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Jo Fallak’s work is primarily tangible and traditional in format. The idea of disruption proliferates the large and colourful canvases which, despite being initially inviting, avoid immediate resolution. Jo embraces space in her work, using white paint, blank canvas, scratches and black lines to add emphasis to the interruption of the image.

Jo works against the concept of painting as a solitary pursuit although she does not paint with others; she values the audience as a conceptual partner. She paints disruptive images with hope for an audience that is curious and interested in seeing whatever they can. In this way, Jo uses her art as a stepping stone to communicating an unlimited scope of ideas.

Jo’s current practice is centered around the Christian Science concept of ‘flesh’ as an illusion that matter has sensation. She explores this concept by abstracting the human figure completely beyond recognition; by asserting that technically substance is the same as object. She finds inspiration in books of all kinds. Read Less

High Art
An abstract set by Jo Fallak and Hanna Kunysz
The Special Projects Gallery- Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
April 13 to 17th, 2009
Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Play//Pause
Whippersnapper Gallery, 587 A College Street, Toronto Ontario
Jo's The Hunt/The Garden Party diptych will be on display at the Whippersnapper Gallery in Toronto, Canada.
March 1 - March 13, 2009 Read Less