Landscape artist Steve Driscoll’s hallmark is the urethane he pours to create his light filled landscapes, works that translate his experiences hiking, camping and canoeing into massive immersive vistas and close-ups.
Urethane on Plastic Panel, 78 x 120″
See the explainer on Driscoll’s technique on this previous Art Junkie post from 2012.
“Inspired equally by Gaugin and Go-Pro, Steve Driscoll’s paintings respect tradition but embrace technology,” the notes say for his current exhibition at Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, on through Nov. 25.
Known mostly for his paintings, his work has also taken the form of light-boxes and site-specific installations, many of them major projects such as this multi-faceted work at CIBC Square. (Go here for a full look at all parts of this stunning installation)
“The element of performance plays an important and evolving role in Driscoll’s practice,” notes the Nicholas Metivier Gallery. “Recently, he sent GoPro cameras on inflatable pillows down waterfalls and rapids in Northern Ontario, recording the power and energy of water and referencing this in his work.”
Above – Snow Covered Morning, 2016, 108″ x 80″ photographed for the heralded collaborative exhibition Size Matters, with photographer Finn O”hara at the McMichael Canadian Collection (see more about it here)
Steve Driscoll’s website, here.
Peter Robertson Gallery, here.
Image at top of post: A Long Way Home, 2023
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Beautiful.
I love bright colors, so I’m sold. His paintings are so bold, I was thinking that the decorating would have to be very subdued, let the art do the talking. Lovely.
True – whenever I see his work on a corporate hallway wall or similar, it’s always extremely neutral, or even colorless, due to those colors you mention. The tones are so vibrant.
I thought they were so clever to take the photo of his painting out in the snow. Brilliant!
I agree. That exhibition at the McMichael Gallery had a lot of other photos of his work in various locations, like the middle of a busy street, etc. Wonderful creative work.