Thomas Dane Gallery | Etienne Zack

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ETIENNE ZACK

Progression, 77''x55'', acrylic and acrylic gel transfers on linen, 2020

Jorge Queiroz / Etienne Zack
Thomas Dane
Gallery
London, UK
2006

Installation view of Etienne Zack's acrylic on canvas paintings at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, England, in 2006. In many of these works, the viewer is reminded of the artist's presence. Scenes from the artist's studio are frequently embellished with humorous references to contemporary art historical and critical debates. Using iconic symbols of 'the artist', and specifically 'the painter' as centre pieces (paint, brushes theoretical books and canvases), Zack focuses the viewers' attention on the physical act of painting and the painter's relationship with his audience. Living in Vancouver, a city in which photography dominates the cultural scene, Zack uses the isolation of the painter as a motif.

Installation view of Etienne Zack's acrylic on canvas paintings at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, England, in 2006. In many of these works, the viewer is reminded of the artist's presence. Scenes from the artist's studio are frequently embellished with humorous references to contemporary art historical and critical debates. Using iconic symbols of 'the artist', and specifically 'the painter' as centre pieces (paint, brushes theoretical books and canvases), Zack focuses the viewers' attention on the physical act of painting and the painter's relationship with his audience. Living in Vancouver, a city in which photography dominates the cultural scene, Zack uses the isolation of the painter as a motif.

Installation view of Etienne Zack's acrylic on canvas paintings at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, England, in 2006. In many of these works, the viewer is reminded of the artist's presence. Scenes from the artist's studio are frequently embellished with humorous references to contemporary art historical and critical debates. Using iconic symbols of 'the artist', and specifically 'the painter' as centre pieces (paint, brushes theoretical books and canvases), Zack focuses the viewers' attention on the physical act of painting and the painter's relationship with his audience. Living in Vancouver, a city in which photography dominates the cultural scene, Zack uses the isolation of the painter as a motif.

Duo exhibition of Jorge Queiroz' drawings and paintings on paper and Etienne Zack's acrylic on canvas paintings at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, England, in 2006. In their work, Queiroz and Zack explore the idiosyncratic nature of their respective situations; a sense of isolation and a pursuit of a very private world. Both artists playfully hover between the surreal and the real, acutely aware of their own art practice and their place in its history.

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