Eva Brandl

Eva Brandl is a Montreal-based artist who is recognized for her bold and often theatrical sculptural installations. She has been exhibiting nationally since 1974 and has been featured in exhibitions in New York, Milan and London, England. The Contemporary Art Gallery exhibition is the first occasion for Brandl's work to be seen in Vancouver and will afford the Vancouver community a rare opportunity to encounter artwork from Montreal.

In her mixed media installation, *Morceaux Choisis (Pour Anatole)*, Eva Brandl employs a variety of iconic forms, among them a globe, a cross, a table, an urn, and oak leaves. She reformulates these elements through materials such as lead, wood, bronze, and aluminum to create evocative wall reliefs and sculptural objects. Brandl’s careful placement of the objects within the space of the gallery is poetic. It draws the viewer into the space, inviting an intimate reading of the work.

Essay: “Eva Brandl: morceaux choisis (pour Anatole),” Keith Wallace

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Mounted on a white wall, a long piece of brown fabric drapes to the floor. The fabric has 22 french phrases on it in italicized, purple lowercase text. The first phrase reads: "voilà le monde."

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A gallery with one artwork on each of the visible walls. One work is a long piece of fabric that touches the floor. One is a wood panel with gold foil and small bits of material along its bottom edge.

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The corner of a gallery space. On one wall, there is a wood panel with gold foil and small bits of material along its bottom edge. On the other, an asymmetrical work with layered painted panels.

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The corner of a gallery space. A large photo of a silver ball in a dark room is on a wall. On the floor, a table with an asymmetrical cross painting on it, and a vase with metal detailing beside it.

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In a gallery, a large photo of a silver ball and a geometric work with layered painted panels are on the wall. On the floor, there is a table with a painting on it, and a vase with metal detailing. 

Eva Brandl

Exhibitions