signed and dated 2008 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12.5 × 9.25 × 2.5 in (31.8 × 23.5 × 6.3 cm)
Auction Estimate:$7,000 - $9,000
Sale date:May 16 - 30, 2023
Price Realized
$7,200
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Galerie Division, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Tim Powis, ‘Kim Dorland: Beautiful Stuff’, “Canadian Art”, 10 May 2013 [online]
Working in his signature technique of thickly applied paints, Kim Dorland’s “Untitled (Silver Lori)” depicts his wife, Lori Seymour. The importance of the material and its limitations are a priority, negotiating the tension between fluorescent and muted earth-toned pigments. With paint literally squeezed from the tube and piled high on the board support, Dorland blurs the line between painting and sculpture in this work. Challenging contemporary modes of portraiture in the age of photography and digital reproduction, Dorland explains: “I literally just started piling on the paint because I wanted to remind the viewer that they’re not photographs; they’re paintings.” The tactile texture of the work lends a rich complexity to contemporary painting practices and highlights the importance of Lori as the subject with such intention placed on the monumental use of paint.
