Scratching the Surface

MAX WRIGHT & RYAN PRICE

Max Wright (Montreal/Toronto) and Ryan Price (Guelph/Toronto) are two of the most gifted young artists to have emerged on the scene in the last several years. Both have been included in Alma Gallery group shows, and have made a significant impact on local, regional, and national audiences.

The juxtaposition of Price and Wright’s work are what make SCRATCHING THE SURFACE really come alive. Highly expressive, yet almost opposite in style, these two artists visually depict powerful stories about architecture, the environment we live in, and the human experience.

Wright’s work is anchored in experimentation using materials, particularly photography and paint, as a means to explore the boundaries between media. Fascinated by the history that is evoked through marks and traces that scar the surface of objects and structures, Wright manages to turn cold manufactured environments into comfortable familiar spaces.

Price’s work is anchored in exploration using figurative illustration as a means to investigate the eclectic oddities that make us what we are today. Full of wit and dark humour, Price ultimately celebrates his subjects, and the mystery that lies at and beneath the surface of each of our experiences.

Opens Friday, September 18th, 7-10pm

Runs until mid-October