Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal by Nicole Young
July 29 - August 20
12:00-4:00 weekends, 10:00 - 4:00 weekdays
Opening Reception, Friday, July 29, 6:30pm
Nicole's approaches her work with the mentality that nothing will be wasted during the creation process, and this idea affects the way she creates everything from paper studies to large scale installations. The gathering of materials and production of pigments is of equal importance to the creation of the final work itself.
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal is an ongoing series considering the life cycles of nature, objects, and the people around us. All of the elements in these pieces tell a story of what they were before they became paintings. The colours and pigments come from plant and mineral sources, both wild foraged and cultivated. The textiles are all repurposed materials, sometimes coming from unknown and imagined beginnings, and at other times coming from friends, family and community members. Complexity is built and connections are formed through sewn and repurposed canvas, naturally dyed textiles, and layered inks.These pieces demonstrate the often overlooked ways in which we’re connected to the world around us, and showcase the importance of working within a circular economy. They are also vaguely tongue in cheek, highlighting the fact that the things we discard are almost never really gone.
Born in Ontario, Nicole Young attended the University of British Columbia Okanagan where she received a BFA in Visual Arts and Art History, and studied studio arts and art history at the University of California Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and abroad since 2010, and her paintings are in private collections around the globe.
Nicole's approaches her work with the mentality that nothing will be wasted during the creation process, and this idea affects the way she creates everything from paper studies to large scale installations. The gathering of materials and production of pigments is of equal importance to the creation of the final work itself.
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal is an ongoing series considering the life cycles of nature, objects, and the people around us. All of the elements in these pieces tell a story of what they were before they became paintings. The colours and pigments come from plant and mineral sources, both wild foraged and cultivated. The textiles are all repurposed materials, sometimes coming from unknown and imagined beginnings, and at other times coming from friends, family and community members. Complexity is built and connections are formed through sewn and repurposed canvas, naturally dyed textiles, and layered inks.These pieces demonstrate the often overlooked ways in which we’re connected to the world around us, and showcase the importance of working within a circular economy. They are also vaguely tongue in cheek, highlighting the fact that the things we discard are almost never really gone.
Born in Ontario, Nicole Young attended the University of British Columbia Okanagan where she received a BFA in Visual Arts and Art History, and studied studio arts and art history at the University of California Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and abroad since 2010, and her paintings are in private collections around the globe.
