The opening reception is Friday evening, from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
North Bay artist Geoff Sullivan\u2019s first solo exhibition has been unveiled at the WKP Kennedy Gallery at the Capitol Centre.\u00a0The opening reception is Friday evening, from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sullivan named the exhibit \u201cDeath Bloom,\u201d as some of the works explore themes of death, life, and the beautiful balance they share. His images often present strong contrasts, bold lines, and symmetrical designs. Sullivan explained to BayToday that his influences are vast, drawing from his love of music, movies, comics, and tattoo flash art.<\/p>\n
Once mixed, those influences create an exhibition that feels very rock and roll in its energy. Even the name \u201cDeath Bloom\u201d is a riff on Mudvayne\u2019s song \u201cDeath Blooms,\u201d a title that has resonated with Sullivan for years \u2014 an inspiring idea that weaved its ways through his own artistic visions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat name just kind of resonated with me, and helped formulate what I wanted for my look and my style,\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n
Those taking in the exhibit will connect Sullivan\u2019s work with tattoo flash art, as many images are bold, vibrant, and would fit in well on a traditional tattooist\u2019s studio wall. Sullivan explained he has always been attracted to the style of those tattoo traditionalists and draws a lot of inspiration from tattoo culture in general.<\/p>\n
Sullivan has displayed his work at other shows at the Kennedy Gallery, particularly the annual Christmas show. However, he assured fans of his art that this exhibit offers plenty of new canvases to behold. He also encouraged everyone to come out, especially those who may not usually frequent art galleries.<\/p>\n
For him, the show is a way to make his artwork accessible to everyone, and he\u2019s really looking forward to chatting about art in all forms with people who come out for the opening reception.<\/p>\n
Sullivan said, \u201cI want everyone to feel welcome, and I don\u2019t want anyone to feel left out. I\u2019m interested in hearing people\u2019s stories, and I draw a lot of inspiration from them. I love cinema, music, video games, comic book art, anime, and all of that comes through in my work.\u201d<\/p>\n
As soon as Sullivan could draw, he did and continued to do so throughout his life. In the heyday of his band, I May Profess, when Sullivan wasn\u2019t behind the kit, he designed a lot of the band\u2019s posters and promotional art. Band life requires plenty of collaboration and drawing inspiration from others, a philosophy Sullivan takes into his graphic art as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are some amazing artists that I have these connections with, and I like to stay connected and see how they\u2019re doing and what they\u2019re working on,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the biggest thing, just surrounding yourself with people and ideas to keep you motivated and on the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n
And that track has led to the WKP Kennedy Gallery, where Sullivan\u2019s show runs until March 7. The opening reception, which Sullivan will attend, takes place this Friday, February 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. The gallery is located within\u00a0the Capitol Centre at 150 Main Street, in North Bay.<\/p>\n
Admission is free.<\/p>\n
David Briggs is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of BayToday, a publication of Village Media. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The opening reception is Friday evening, from 6 to 9 p.m. North Bay artist Geoff Sullivan\u2019s first solo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-270795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}