Opening: William Wegman at Simon Fraser University Gallery
- Date: 3–5 pm on Saturday, September 10 2011
- Show: Do/Redo
- Artist: William Wegman
- Location: Simon Fraser University Gallery
- Address: AQ 3004, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby
William Wegman has been creating paintings and works on paper using found postcards since the early 1990s. The practice of altering existing images began much earlier in his career, initially altering his own discarded photographs, such as Ray Cat (1978), to create something new and singular. Wegman currently uses the cozy scenes of vintage postcards, and extends/connects/alters them, until they become something completely different, unexpected – yet familiar.
”Do/Redo” features some of Wegman’s first altered card pieces, as well as new paintings, some with cards from Canadian vacation spots. The works in the show span a period of fifteen years, and Wegman’s characteristic intersection of humor and nostalgia is present throughout.
Posted by Mike Gobbi