False Idols: Tristan Unrau @ Unit 17, Vancouver
Unit 17 // - May 23, 2021
May 19, 2021 | in Painting
Not sure if it s a personal preference or just a human way of thinking but for some reason, it always feels easier to appreciate and enjoy an exhibition comprising works with a coherent theme/imagery/style. And the new solo show by Tristan Unrau at Unit 17 in Vancouver, kept luring us back to check it out and examine it more thoroughly, even it s purposely opposing this proven concept.
Over the years of talking with artists about their practice, we ve come across many that use the diversity of their imagery as a way of showing their ambition and creativity. And while this makes sense and seems like a logical choice, the reality is that one s attention tends to water out when looking at this sort of collection of images. The paintings find their precedents somewhere along a history of painting, Unrau said in an interview back in 2017 when explaining a similarly conceptualized bod