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Artist Statement:
Each painting in this mixed
media series is related to
another and symbolically
expresses one small facet of
the human experience with the
unifying elements of the word
“Image” and a number. As
artists, we are concerned
about images. As a public, we
seem to be preoccupied with
numbers – from our need to
know the time of the day and
the amount of money that we
and others make and spend – to
the number of people lost in a
world conflict or die of
starvation, and the number of
years, months and days we have
left to live. Numbers are
facts in life, and like the
works in this series, they
just keep counting.
Although sometimes obscure and
hidden below the surface, each
painting contains the shape of
a divided heart, commenting
that love and ecstacy can also
be the source of significant
pain and division. In
dissecting this universal
symbol of love and compassion,
positive and negative
phenomena are expressed as an
integral into the cycle of
life.
The paintings are highly
textured. Ripped plywood is
integrated with other bits of
three-dimensional material,
including wooden and metal
type, newspaper printing
plates borrowed from my
published illustrations and
obsolete ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 - “PAINTING by the
NUMBERS,” The Arts Project,
London, Ontario, Canada
1994 - Picture This Art
Gallery, London, Ontario,
Canada
1982 - Howell Gallery,
London, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Arta Gallery, The
Distillery District, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
2007 - The Art Exchange,
London, Ontario, Canada
2007 - Toronto Art Expo, ...
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Cliff Kearns Biography:
| Biographical information for Cliff Kearns can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
Christian |
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| Education |
Professional Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Art - (1910 - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Life |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Cliff Kearns’ artwork has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers in Canada, including The Arts Project, Picture This Art Gallery, and the Howell Gallery in London Ontario, the Art Works Gallery in Vancouver BC, Toronto Art Expo, Arta Gallery and the Papermill Art Gallery in Toronto, and Galerie Luz in Montreal. In addition, his work is in private and corporate collections, including those of General Motors of Canada, International Harvester, Kurtz Steel Inc., and Dashwood Industries. |
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