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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Exhibit: 15 Years of a Stunning POV at the AGO!

AGO's Stephen Andrews POV Exhibition Review

A few weeks ago I visited the Art Gallery of Ontario to specifically see the amazing From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia exhibit. I had some time to kill afterwards, so I decided to visit the fourth floor's Stephen Andrews POV exhibit and I'm so glad I did.

Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps
A small part of something larger 1, 2001
I knew very little about Stephen Andrews and was not very familiar with his work, but after seeing POV, I have become a fan.

This is Toronto-based artist Stephen Andrew's largest solo exhibition to date, and the first at the AGO, his home-town art gallery. It spans the last 15 years of his 30+ year career. Visitors can see the progression that Andrew's art has taken and the time period it was created exploring a variety of topics.

Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, 10 IX 01
10 IX 01, 2001
10 IX 01 (detail), 2001
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, auditorium
Auditorium, 2009/2015
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps,view from above
View from Above, 2010
POV features installations, 21 large paintings - six of which are making their debut - photographs, sketchbooks, and handmade ceramics including studio props.

Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, after before,
After Before and After After, 2001
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, sarnia
Sarnia, 2007/2015
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, butterfly effect
Butterfly Effect, 2014-2015
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps, heaven
Heaven, 2012
Stephen Andrews POV Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exhibition, culture, art, artmatters, photography, paintings, Canadian, artist, solo, ceramics, ontario, canada, AGO, the purple scarf, melanie.ps

I was surprised how I much I enjoyed this exhibit. It was wonderful, sometimes thought-provoking and stunning. A really cool mix of different medias. Stephen Andrews POV runs until August 30, 2015. Please visit AGO for more information.

P.s!: POV as well as Elevated: Contemporary Art in the AGO Tower is included with general admission, which means its free on Wednesday nights!

P.s,
Melanie!

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