The Tower of Babel and Other Follies - Exhibition of works by Ian McKay
Exhibition runs from June 3 to June 20, 2009.
Opening reception on Saturday, June 6, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
Babel 2008
About the Tower of Babel
Over the past 20 years I have been working with architectural
images. This exhibition incorporates works from an ongoing series based
on the Tower of Babel. For me, this tower would have to be infinite in
scale. The drawing method is axonometric, there is no horizon and no
vanishing points. In theory I can draw in all directions endlessly. The other works shown in the exhibition are about 9/11 and its aftermath. At the onset of
these paintings I had just been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration.
These images are simultaneously about the destruction of war and the
degradation of my vision.
Ian McKay
For more information on the artist, please visit his web site at www.ianmckaygallery.ca
