Mike VanDenBerG / Tableau Maudit
VanDenBerG C 2011
In examining one's sense of identity, Mike VanDenBerG's work seeks to disclose and
interpret life's personal myths through the explorations of paint.
Mike Graduated from Ontario College of Arts in 1993 specializing in drawing and painting which was integral in his early work. He produced paintings that integrated vast layers of postmodern imagery and depicted his understanding of society's sway in the development of one's identity.
In 2003, Mike moved to the Ottawa / Outaouais region with a strong to desire explore nature's innate beauty. His first series to evolve from this aspiration featured the dynamic forces of dusk. These works were inspired by the majestic sense of symmetry inherent within the enigmatic boundaries of the ether and banks of the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers.
Mike recently travelled across Canada and lived in Nanaimo BC. Along the way he gathered a universe of experience in which his current art is a direct result. He focuses on melding layers of introspection with intensity so as to elevate the self, beyond his or her physical appearance. In portraying the intangibles of self-evaluation through the use of palette knives, drips and splatters; the canvas' surface becomes alive with the physical struggles of life's scars, urges and ecstasy. As such, it commemorates the reactionary forces churning below the surface of skin and paint.
EXHIBITIONS
A Little Walk, Arta Gallery, Group Show, 2010. Toronto, ON
The Old Ottawa South Outdoor Art Festival, 2009. Ottawa, ON
The New Art Festival, 2009. Ottawa, ON
Select 2008, ARTGUISE GALLERY, 2008. Ottawa, ON
Radiance, ARTGUISE GALLERY, 2007. Ottawa, ON
Kensington Outdoor Art Revue, 1998. Toronto, ON
Happy, Manifestudio, 1997. Toronto, ON
This Group Is Impure, 96 Spadina. 1996. Toronto, ON
Painterly Ways, Bedard Studio Gallery, 1994. Toronto, ON
Strings in the Sky, Upper Canada Brewery, 1994. Toronto, ON
Open House, Ontario College of Art, 1993. Toronto, ON
AWARDS
Kensington Outdoor Art Revue, 1st place in the painting category, 1998.
Mike Graduated from Ontario College of Arts in 1993 specializing in drawing and painting which was integral in his early work. He produced paintings that integrated vast layers of postmodern imagery and depicted his understanding of society's sway in the development of one's identity.
In 2003, Mike moved to the Ottawa / Outaouais region with a strong to desire explore nature's innate beauty. His first series to evolve from this aspiration featured the dynamic forces of dusk. These works were inspired by the majestic sense of symmetry inherent within the enigmatic boundaries of the ether and banks of the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers.
Mike recently travelled across Canada and lived in Nanaimo BC. Along the way he gathered a universe of experience in which his current art is a direct result. He focuses on melding layers of introspection with intensity so as to elevate the self, beyond his or her physical appearance. In portraying the intangibles of self-evaluation through the use of palette knives, drips and splatters; the canvas' surface becomes alive with the physical struggles of life's scars, urges and ecstasy. As such, it commemorates the reactionary forces churning below the surface of skin and paint.
EXHIBITIONS
A Little Walk, Arta Gallery, Group Show, 2010. Toronto, ON
The Old Ottawa South Outdoor Art Festival, 2009. Ottawa, ON
The New Art Festival, 2009. Ottawa, ON
Select 2008, ARTGUISE GALLERY, 2008. Ottawa, ON
Radiance, ARTGUISE GALLERY, 2007. Ottawa, ON
Kensington Outdoor Art Revue, 1998. Toronto, ON
Happy, Manifestudio, 1997. Toronto, ON
This Group Is Impure, 96 Spadina. 1996. Toronto, ON
Painterly Ways, Bedard Studio Gallery, 1994. Toronto, ON
Strings in the Sky, Upper Canada Brewery, 1994. Toronto, ON
Open House, Ontario College of Art, 1993. Toronto, ON
AWARDS
Kensington Outdoor Art Revue, 1st place in the painting category, 1998.