{"id":17075,"date":"2017-12-06T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T19:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=17075"},"modified":"2017-12-06T14:53:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T19:53:44","slug":"artscopeto-06-interview-with-abstract-painter-donna-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=17075","title":{"rendered":"ArtScopeTO 06: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise"},"content":{"rendered":"

December’s edition of ArtScopeTO features a Q&A with Toronto-based abstract painter Donna Wise, and her series Flights of Fancy, which runs until Sat. Dec. 30 at The Urban Gallery (400 Queen Street East).
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A key abstract work in Donna Wise’s Flights of Fancy series, showcased at The Urban Gallery (400 Queen St. East). The exhibit runs until Sat. Dec. 30, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Perhaps the most imposing aspect when the canvases are first seen is their size and scope – grand, elegant, and exquisitely balanced. Wise’s circular abstract patterns float over deep singular colours or creamy backgrounds, and the patterns themselves are almost three-dimensional due to their tactile design.<\/p>\n

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The crowd gathers at Donna Wise’s Flights of Fancy series, showcased at The Urban Gallery (400 Queen St. East). The exhibit runs until Sat. Dec. 30, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n

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An iridescent, creamy set of patterns from Donna Wise’s Flights of Fancy series, showcased at The Urban Gallery (400 Queen St. East). The exhibit runs until Sat. Dec. 30, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Three-dimensional sample of my favourite work, with Wise’s ‘Trinitron blue’ strokes that radiate the colours of analogue video.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Artist Donna Wise, whose Flights of Fancy series is showcased at The Urban Gallery (400 Queen St. East) until Sat. Dec. 30, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"My interview with Donna Wise (http:\/\/donnawiseart.com\/<\/a>) covers her entry into abstract painting, methodology, patterns, and inspirations, and the podcast is available on Google Play<\/a>, iTunes<\/a>, Libsyn<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a>, and her work can be seen until Saturday December 30 at The Urban Gallery<\/a>, 400 Queen Street East.<\/p>\n

Special thanks to Glenda Fordham at Fordham P.R.<\/a> for facilitating the interview. See Fordham’s blog<\/a> for additional photos and a video tour.<\/p>\n

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Mark R. Hasan<\/strong>, Editor
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