Recently decamped from Toronto’s excellent Le Gallery to Angell, we like Brendan Flanagan’s ‘jolie laide’ aesthetic. We also like how his modelly use of paint bears some similarity to the Group of Seven’s thick sketches. And we think this young painter is one to watch.
Brendan Flanagan, Owl, 2009. Acrylic enamel on wood. Image: angellgallery.com
Glenn Brown, Some Velvet Morning When I’m Straight I’m Going to Open Up Your Gates, 2007.
Image: gagosian.com
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