The Monte Clark Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition, Brilliant Disguise , by Dan Kennedy.

Brilliant Disguise
January 21 - February 15, 2003
Opening reception: Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 6 - 8 pm

With reference to cartoons and animated film, to old sign painting, text-based art and formalist painting, Dan Kennedy's paintings have a look that often seems more hallucinatory than Pop. Kennedy uses recognizable icons from childhood media-related recollections within an explosion of visual information to draw the viewer in. In them we view stories within stories, images upon images. Our eyes cannot remain static. With a masterfully executed painterly style, Kennedy creates layer upon layer in mesmerizing detail. There is great depth as a result of this clever layering. Images of innocence are contrasted with caricatures of the sinister. Like fond childhood memories worn away, jumbled or tossed by a darkness within a dream like state. Nostalgia is counterbalanced by the insidiousness of commercial culture. While Kennedy's iconic images and rich palette may lead us one way, his use of text may lead us another. Kennedy brilliantly collages together imagery resulting in an overall ambiguity that allows us to pull our own narratives from his mesmerizing worlds.

Dan Kennedy lives and works in Toronto

Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm
E-mail: info@monteclarkgallery.com
Website: www.monteclarkgallery.com