BAU-XI GALLERY NATURE TRANSFORMED GORDON WIENS 1 GORDON WIENS NATURE TRANSFORMED

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2 NATURE TRANSFORMED June 8 23, 2018 Bau-Xi Gallery Vancouver Gordon Wiens acrylic paintings are largely inspired by the imperfect beauty and impermanence of decaying objects found in nature. Wiens uses an intuitive approach to his layering of texture, colour and form. Wiens material erosion of paint mimics nature s elements as the artist s forms are fragmented through the act of pulling and erasure. Multiple layers of forms and lines are added, covered and altered. Through the artist s process of painting, a subtle transformation occurs. A vestige of each layer remains to illustrate the understated and undefinable qualities of the transient beauty of nature. Gordon Wiens studied painting at St. Lawrence College where he subsequently taught drawing and painting. Wiens' works have been exhibited in Vancouver and Toronto, and can be found in many private collections. Wiens creates contemporary abstract paintings in acrylic on canvas and paper. His most recent work reveals his interest in the transient, fragile nature of existence. "As part of my work I collect found objects and take photos of crumbling walls, faded signs, rotting flowers, and other debris in various states of erosion. These objects have been transformed by nature and imbued with a strange beauty. What is revealed in many of these weathered ruins is the interrelationship of orderly/chaotic, permanent/transient, and physical/spiritual qualities. It is within this context of connections and contradictions that my paintings are created. I never refer directly to source materials; rather I draw inspiration from their essence. Each painting develops through a process of layering using a personal vocabulary of marks and forms. Through this approach a unique image emerges that is open to interpretation by the viewer. VIEW THE COLLECTION 2 NATURE TRANSFORMED

3 1. NAGEIRE WITH RED Size: 54 X 54 in. 3 NATURE TRANSFORMED

4 2. VIOLET FADING Size: 54 X 54 in. 4 NATURE TRANSFORMED

5 3. REMNANTS INTERTWINED Size: 48 X 48 in. 5 NATURE TRANSFORMED

6 4. BLUE REMNANTS Size: 48 X 48 in. 6 NATURE TRANSFORMED

7 5. FORMS IN LIGHT Size: 48 X 48 in. 7 NATURE TRANSFORMED

8 6. GARDEN DREAMING Size: 48 X 48 in. 8 NATURE TRANSFORMED

9 7. NAGEIRE IN BLUE Size: 48 X 48 in. 9 NATURE TRANSFORMED

10 8. NAGEIRE WITH BLUES AND GREENS Size: 48 X 48 in. 10 NATURE TRANSFORMED

11 9. REMNANTS FADING Size: 36 X 72 in. 11 NATURE TRANSFORMED

12 10. INTO AIR Size: 72 X 48 in. 12 NATURE TRANSFORMED

13 11. FADING FORMS Size: 48 X 72 in. 13 NATURE TRANSFORMED

14 12. NAGEIRE WITH VIOLET Size: 40 X 60 in. 14 NATURE TRANSFORMED

15 OVERVIEW 1. Nageire with Red, 54 x 54 in. 2. Violet Fading, 54 x 54 in. 3. Remnants Intertwined, 48 x 48 in. 4. Blue Remnants, 48 X 48 in. 5. Forms in Light, 48 x 48 in. 6, Garden Dreaming, 48 x48 in. 9. Remants Fading, 36 x 72 in. 7. Nageire in Blue, 48 x 48 in. 8. Nageire with Blues and Greens, 48 x 48 in. 11. Fading Forms, 48 x 72 in. 12. Nageire with Violet, 40 x 60 in. 10. Into Air, 72 x 48 in. 15 NATURE TRANSFORMED

16 CV Gordon Wiens studied painting at St. Lawrence College in Ontario where he subsequently taught drawing and painting. Wiens' works have been exhibited in Vancouver and Toronto, and can be found in many private collections. Wiens now lives and works out of his studio in Victoria, BC Born Kingston, Ontario. Resides in Victoria, British Columbia. EDUCATION 1976 Fine Arts Diploma, St. Lawrence College, Kingston Recipient of St. Lawrence Art Projections grant for outdoor sculpture Taught studio drawing and painting, St. Lawrence College, Kingston SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Nature Transformed, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2013 Form and Formlessness, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto ON 2013 Form and Formlessness, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2011 Hybrids, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2008 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2008 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2007 Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2006 Transformations, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2006 Earth & Air, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2005 Voices, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2004 Earth Songs, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 "Into the Garden", Bau-xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2016 "Washed by Water", Bau-xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2015 "50th Anniversary Exhibition", Bau-xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2013 "The White Show", Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver BC 2005 Bau-Xi 40th Anniversary, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005 Bau-Xi at Oni One, Toronto, ON 2004 Transience, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 1985 New Artists, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1985 Landscape Artists, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC SELECT PUBLICATIONS 2011 Kelly Deck, "Stepping Stones to a Stunning Room", Globe and Mail, November House and Home magazine, Tea Time, painting featured, May Terese Saplys, The Art of Erosion, The Varsity, January Gary Michael Dault, Gordon Wiens at Bau-Xi Gallery, Globe and Mail, January. COLLECTIONS The Keg Steakhouse Nordstrom Pacific Rim Mining Concord Pacific Group Irving Oil Methanex Corporation Intracorp Homes Numerous Private Collections 16 NATURE TRANSFORMED

17 CONTACT VANCOUVER Bau-Xi Gallery 3045 Granville St Vancouver V6H 3J9 PHONE WEB TORONTO Bau-Xi Gallery 340 Dundas St West Toronto M5T 1G5 PHONE WEB 17 NATURE TRANSFORMED