A Gesture of Pears
by: Carla Stein
The Feature
Show at the Nanaimo Arts Council for November is called “A Gesture of Pears”. It
is an acrylic series by Nanaimo painter Carla Stein.
Partly social
commentary, partly emotional expose, and full of tongue-in-cheek humour, Carla
Stein’s new acrylic series, “A Gesture of Pears”, explores body language, the
unspoken component of human communication. Each painting uses pears as stand-ins
for human subjects and looks at postures which suggest emotions such as love,
pride, envy, and suspicion. The pieces, all on stretched canvas, are hallmarked
by intense color and bold brushwork. Some pieces also incorporate palette knife
work and sgraffito (scratching into the paint.)
“I chose to
use various varieties of pears in order to keep the focus on movement and
gesture rather than on personality. Pears have versatile shapes and contours. I
think that’s one of the reasons many artists have chosen to paint them. They can
also be very sexy, without being sexual. I have an affinity for surrealism and
fantasy, so it was fun to create compositions with fruit that moved away from
traditional still life.”
Carla was
born in Chicago, Illinois and immigrated to Ontario in 1975. She has lived in
four different Canadian provinces and currently resides with her family in
Nanaimo, B.C. Her art career includes a Diploma in Fine Art from Fanshawe
College in London, Ontario. She works in a number of mediums including
watercolor, oil, acrylic and pastel.
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