As she draws upon the visual symbolism of the Canadian coast in a fresh and unexpected way, Tania Doucet builds a world of wonder, refuge, and fantasy as these dreamlike visions in acrylic paints on canvas come alive with a glowing vibrancy.
Bending reality with lighthearted ease, the artist’s bold and playful use of surrealism imparts a sense of innocence and naïveté to her works, an infectiously whimsical joy that expresses itself as lighthouses gracefully dip and shorebirds arc in flight. Doucet’s color-based studies of flowers are an explosive dance in pigment, finding abstraction within the most minute of details. Doucet began her artistic career with a style firmly rooted in realism, but found herself unsatisfied and abandoned her work for several years. Later, she returned to art with a renewed vigor as she discovered a more liberated creative vision.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Tania Doucet now lives and works in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and seasonally in Venice, Florida.
Exhibition Dates: October 4, 2013 – October 24, 2013
Reception: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Tania_Doucet.aspx
