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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada
Open from Tuesday to
Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm

Admission always free
ArchiveExhibition
31 Oct 98until5 Dec 98

Kevin Madill

555 Hamilton St

Two photographs are installed at the corner of the gallery. One on the front wall depicts two women in front of orange curtains, and the one on the back wall shows a person standing on a swing.

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Vancouver artist Kevin Madill. His formal education includes training in both music composition and the visual arts. His photographs have been exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Artspeak Gallery, Access Gallery, and YYZ.

Madill has gained recognition for his photographic murals which explore various facets of the portrait genre. His portraits are not mere likenesses of individuals, but rather, convey a broader psychological presence of the individual in contemporary society. His ideas and experiences find a present summation in the fantasy-portrait, The Disaffected Hairdresser, one of three large-scale works in this exhibition that have never been exhibited in Vancouver.

In constructing his images, Madill combines digital technologies with works grounded in the history of art. Technology allows for the manipulation of colour and detail, while his references to art history examine the way we read representation and the portrait.

Three large photos on the walls of a gallery space. One is black and grey in a staged salon space, one shows a duo in front of a curtain, and one shows someone standing on a swing, with an open mouth.
Three identical posters align on the gallery wall. The poster contains a black and white photo image of a short-haired person looking at a small flat bottle. The word VUOTO is typed below the image.
A black and white photograph is installed on the gallery wall. In this tall rectangular-shaped photo, a man sits on a chair in front of a large mirror. He looks away from the newspaper on his lap.
Two photographs are installed at the corner of the gallery. One on the front wall depicts two women in front of orange curtains, and the one on the back wall shows a person standing on a swing.
Three large photos on the walls of a gallery space. One is black and grey in a staged salon space, one shows a duo in front of a curtain, and one shows someone standing on a swing, with an open mouth.
Three identical posters align on the gallery wall. The poster contains a black and white photo image of a short-haired person looking at a small flat bottle. The word VUOTO is typed below the image.
A black and white photograph is installed on the gallery wall. In this tall rectangular-shaped photo, a man sits on a chair in front of a large mirror. He looks away from the newspaper on his lap.