Maggie Groat, All Things Under Influence of the Moon I, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Erin Stump Projects.
The Canadian Art Foundation’s annual auction takes place during our 20th anniversary Gala on September 17. In anticipation, we asked members of our art-advisory committee to select their favourite works on the auction block. We’ll be publishing their selections from September 8 to 12—our auction preview week, when all of the works will be on view at Waddingtons.
Corrie Jackson, assistant curator, RBC
Maggie Groat, All Things Under Influence of the Moon I, 2014.
Maggie Groat’s sensitive approach to composition and relationships examines and critiques the experience between native and settler. What draws me to All Things Under Influence of the Moon I is its initial gem-like quality that rewards the viewer who takes the time to consider each component of the image. Through layering found images, she creates a unique composition that reflects on the materials that compose the landscape, each layer reflecting elements found between the earth and the moon, asking how these arrangements offer us a new perspective of looking, seeing and reading.
Click here for information on Gala tickets, and the full auction catalogue.
