Co-Incidence: An on-line look at the recent gallery exhibition of glass art and garden sculptures by Chuck St. John and oil paintings and pastels by Steve Mennie.
Salmon Arm Gallery Association
June 1 to June 30, 2001
Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada
Chuck St. John and Steve Mennie are Canadian artists living and
working in
south central British Cloumbia. Both artists explore the fragmentary
effects of light, respectively, through faceted glass and shadows
cast by and through porch furniture in this well-matched presentation
at the Shuswap Art Gallery Association's Salmon Arm Gallery.
St. John uses cast and cast-off industrial metal parts, fabricating kiln-fired glass and cast stone elements to create an unified, weathered and mysterious look to this series of pieces. Many have a "scientific" look to them, several having actual functions that produce repeatable effects, although this feature is not the defining goal of the work. To view his web site click here.
Mennie has been exploring the surface reflection and graphic shadow effects of light into his sun porch in a series of continually evolving paintings with rich layers of painterly textures for more than a year. Several pastel drawings are also included in the show, showing his masterful technique with this medium as well.
For more information on the artists, contact Chuck St. John at: (250) 573-3392
