Web: http://www.angellgallery.com/artist/kim-dorland

 

"Kim Dorland pushes the boundaries of pictorial representation through an exploration of memory, material, nostalgia, identity and place. His refusal to remain faithful to one medium or approach plays into the symbiotic nature of his work; the deadness of acrylic, the sheen of spray paint and the density of oil all unite to engage the viewer. Dorland is heavily inspired by the Canadian landscape and possesses an affinity for the tradition of Canadian landscape painting and portraiture; his loose yet identifiable scenes are interjected with areas of heavy abstract impasto, adding to the raw, fleeting quality of his canvases.

Kim Dorland was born in 1974 in Wainwright, Alberta. Dorland lives and works in Vancouver. Dorland has exhibited globally, including shows in Milan, Montréal, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. his work is featured in The Sander Collection (Berlin); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (KS); Montréal Museum of Fine Arts; Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art (TX); The Glenbow Museum (Calgary); Art Gallery of Alberta; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and numerous private collections."

 

Kim's work looks very weird. Even what he painted are usually nomal life and always the things surround us. I think his composition is as normal as the one that everyone can handle. It looks like pictures that be taken by hand randomly. But the color he ues is spcecial. And different parts of painting has the different texture. Like I can clearly feel the brush differences between figures and the snow on the floor. I think he is trying to bring the view and feeling into piantings. It is not like the deal of light and shadow. It is more like a little sculpture of the texture on the painting. It is more real and easy to get the feeling.I would like to learn from this and do some test first in the next step.