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Sybil Goldstein 85 D’arcy St. Toronto ON M5T 1J9 (416) 598-2073 goldstein@eol.ca Artist Statement How We Live The formal concerns of painting, issues of colour, line and composition are the continued focus of my work. My subject matter is drawn from both urban and rural contemporary life. These ‘genre’ paintings, explore bank towers, shopping malls and amusement arcades. Environments that bombard us with auditory and visual displays creating a sensory overload. Working with an abstract application these images vibrate with the delicate interplay between what is seen and what is remembered. Examining the relationship between architecture and human behaviour, I examine how simple gestures can reveal a personality within the impersonal. The locations are recognizably Toronto, yet the work addresses the universality of modern urban architecture. From sterile and bland to cacophonous and overwhelming, these paintings convey the sense of dislocation often experienced in large public spaces. Oct./Nov. 2003.
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