Gina Sarro
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Artist Statement: The literal subject of my work is my surroundings. Through a distinct techniqu...
About the artist
Gina Sarro
Joined In 2018
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About the artist
Gina Sarro
Joined In 2018
(7 Followers)
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Artist Statement:
The literal subject of my work is my surroundings. Through a distinct technique, skies, mountains, lakes and fields evoke both flatness and depth. I use both a brush and knife, partly to diminish, and partly to layer the paint itself, balancing strong compositional horizontals with rhythmic vertical gestures. I choose subdued colours, that suit the calm stillness of my process, but only to the extent of their disruption by insertions of geometric lines. This creates a visual conversation that speaks to the deeper intervals of time and experience I am drawing on.
While painting I am looking at my own internal landscape, sourcing its connection to our shared human spirit. I seek the same outside myself as within, layering attention in pass after pass over each subject. This layering depicts and then reduces, simplifying and even erasing elements towards their essence. There is abandon in my willingness to obscure the original visual inspiration, though ultimately arriving at a balance between my outer and inner environment. I hope my paintings give us pause. A moment with both the world and our inner selves; to visit an artist’s journey of refined seeing into both.
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 2010
Alberta College of Art, 1989
University of Calgary, 1987 (B.A. Economics & Political Science)
Thousands of hours in my studio, constantly searching for new ways of capturing the landscape with paint.
2018 The Christopher Hill Gallery - St Helena, CA
2017 Solo Exhibition - "Intervals of Time" The Space Gallery, Vancouver
2017 Group Exhibition – The Space Gallery, Vancouver
2017 Group Exhibition – The Space Gallery, Vancouver
2016 Solo Exhibition - Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association – Reid Developments, Vancouver
2016 Art! Vancouver Exhibition – Canada Place, Vancouver
2014 Group Exhibition - Hollyburn Golf and Country Club, West Vancouver, BC
2014 Group Exhibition - Roundhouse Exhibit – AIOM, Vancouver, BC
2013 Group Exhibition - The Roundhouse Exhibit – AIOM Vancouver, BC