John Climenhage-Symphony to Delight an Ocean of Conquerors

March 6 – April 9 2009
Opening and Artist talk: Friday, March 6th at 7PM

Symphony to Delight an Ocean of Conquerors is an exhibition of two new works that move away from formal painting in order to break up the fixed notion of a finished image. The transparent nature of Exile allows the viewer to participate with painting in a sculptural sense, seeing the work from multiple angles with reflections constantly changing the given image. The Myth of the Big Picture on the other hand, presents us with renewable dialogue where an image, comprised of 30 individual panels, is capable of constant reconfiguration and endless possibilities.

Born in Brockville Ontario, 1968 John Climenhage has been painting, teaching and exhibiting throughout Canada and the U.S. since 1989. He apprenticed in Victoria with acclaimed oil painter Jim Gordaneer from 1994-1999. He has a vast knowledge of art history, which he references in both his landscapes and abstract works. His paintings incorporate theories of quantum physics and existential philosophies in a two dimensional field upon which the painting occurs as an event.