Landscape Geometry
Marcia Harris, “Peyto,” 2017
acrylic on board, 48” x 48”
After taking a break to raise two children, now seven and three, Calgary artist Marcia Harris is back with a show at the Elevation Contemporary Art Gallery in Canmore, Alta., that presents a series of landscapes, often with added geometric elements such as diamonds and triangles.
Peyto, for instance, is based on a photograph of Peyto Lake in Banff National Park. Its vantage point is high, overlooking lake and mountains, but suspended in middle ground is the outline of a diamond.
Marcia Harris, “Girls,” 2017
acrylic on board, 40” x 40”
Harris is interested in the concept of beauty as it pertains to nature.
“The architect in this natural world has designed a perfect image within the landscape,” she says.
She enjoys the awkwardness that occurs when organic forms and precise geometry are juxtaposed and plays with how they both interrupt and complement each other.
Marcia Harris, “Blending In,” 2017
acrylic on board, 60” x 48"
The show’s title, The In Between, refers to that tension.
“I appreciate how the shapes and lines either settle in or appear to stand out,” she says. “ There is a dichotomy between the reality and the uncertainties.”
The show, which runs until Aug. 17, also includes paintings of suburban houses.
Marcia Harris, “Conscious Observation,” 2017
acrylic on board, 30” x 24"
Harris has done previous work about the destruction of B.C. forests by the mountain pine beetle and the collapse of bee colonies.
Her work is in the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Elevation Gallery
729 Main Street, Canmore, Alberta T1W 2B2
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