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I Gabe Daly is b e i n g s a i d t h a t a m o n g is y e a r ' s l o c a l a r t s c h o o l g r a d u a t e s t h e r e is a s t r o n g e r thi g r o u p o f painters t h a n there has -Jb e e ng r fa or some years. One-time C a p College student Gabe D a l y is c o u n t e d a m o n g t h e m a n d h e ' s a m o n g one o f those i n the g r o u p to have been c o u r t e d a n d s n a p p e d u p by galleries. WHAT: G a b e Daly solo exhibition: Gravity One W H E R E : Parking Spot, 8 East Cordova S t . , Vancouver WHEN: November 1-19 M O R E INFO: vvww.JeffreyBooneGallery.com I T Gravity One, is D a l y ' s f i r s t s o l o e x h i b i t i o n . In this c o l l e c t i o n of seven large abstract a c r y l i c w o r k s o n paper, inspired by h o w water moves and forms, Daly allows gravity t o act o n p a i n t i n the w a y it d o e s o n r i v e r d e l t a s p o u r i n g into oceans. H e pours paint onto synthetic w a t e r resistant paper laid flat, a l l o w s it to d r y t o v a r y i n g degrees a n d t h e n tilts a n d m a n i p u l a t e s the a l m o s t 3 ' x 4 ' sheets t o m a n e u v e r the p a i n t o n the s u r f a c e . T h e e x h i b i t i o n a i m s t o i l l u s t r a t e the h o w the results o f D a l y ' s efforts p a r a l l e l , w i t h p a i n t , the effect that g r a v i t y h a s o n f l u i d s in n a t u r e . I n t r u e n a t u r a l i s t t r a d i t i o n e a c h p i e c e is l a b e l e d , specimen-like, by a n u m e r i c code d e n o t i n g the date it w a s p r o d u c e d a n d it's r a n k i n g i n t h a t d a y ' s e f f o r t s - w o r k i n g o n one piece at a t i m e , f i n i s h i n g it a n d m o v i n g o n t o the n e x t . A t first g l a n c e , t h e r e s u l t s i n pieces s u c h as 0 6 0 4 0 7 _ 2 (left), (the s e c o n d p a i n t i n g p r o d u c e d o n A p r i l 7 t h , 2 0 0 6 ) a p p e a r as i f t h e y m i g h t be p r i n t s . T h e c o n t r a s t o f t h e s o m e t i m e s v i b r a n t , s o m e t i m e s m u d d i e d c o l o u r s o n the s t a r k w h i t e p a p e r g i v e s a sense t h a t they c o u l d a l s o be p h o t o g r a p h s . M o r e c l o s e l y i n s p e c t e d , areas o f t e x t u r e a n d t h i n stains o f p i g m e n t o n the paper become a p p a r e n t . In 0 6 0 3 1 5 _ 1 (below) the p r i m a r y c o l o u r s r u n together to p r o d u c e rich earth tones. In o t h e r s , o c c a s i o n a l s m a l l masses o f d r i e d a c r y l i c a d h e r e t o the p a p e r w h i l e t h a t w h i c h is s t i l l l i q u i d h a s c o n t i n u e d t o f l o w . T h e o v e r a l l images are s t r o n g l y reminiscent o f f l o w e r petals, feathers o r other o r g a n i c , perhaps m i c r o s c o p i c matter. Still o t h e r s suggest g r e a t , v i b r a n t p l u m e s o f s m o k e . D a l y ' s a i m is t o r e m i n d us o f o u r c o n n e c t i o n t o w h a t the i m a g e s r e s e m b l e a n d t o the e a r t h . The pronounced silhouettes of these large pieces have a s t r o n g graphic p u n c h , while i n his more r e c e n t e x p e r i m e n t s D a l y is u s i n g the same t e c h n i q u e t o c o v e r the entire surface o f s m a l l sheets o f paper w i t h colour, r e m o v i n g the silhouettes a n d w o r k i n g o n more of a c o m p o s i t i o n w i t h i n the f l u i d abstractions. Daly's c o n t r i b u t i o n to the Contemporary A r t Gallery's annual auction in September caused a f l u r r y o f b i d d i n g by 'those i n the k n o w ' w h o k n o w that G a b e D a l y is a t a l e n t t o w a t c h . PACIFIC D R E A M S THEATRE S O C I E T Y nesents 'llplijtina hilarity Jor the entire jamilu! a magical, musicai jairu tale! D e c e m b e r 2 1 s t J a n u a r y 6 t h in Matinees 2pm //<·/,<·/ fchiMuii. Qfc E v e n i n g s 7 p m Utlwn: Prices: ·>·»·> t rent J. ocatwn: Kay Meek Centre 1700 M a t h ers A v e West Vancouver www. kaymeekcentre.com C h i l d r e n $10 S t u d e n t s $ 15 A d u l t s $20 604-913-3634 www.pacificdreamstheatre.org A r t s A l i v e M a g a z i n e N o v e m b e r | D e c e m b