The Artist
Bill Wrigley is a Toronto based visual artist with a successful career that spans 38 years in the field of mural painting. Numerous commissioned works of his exist throughout North America..
Some of the Collection
The Exhibit comprises large-scale acrylics, oils and wax paintings on panels or canvas, smaller oils on panels, and 50 hand-fashioned boomerangs that are each one of a kind, and can fly.
When and Where
Opening Reception Thursday, September 6th, 7 - 9 PM
Friday, September 7th to Friday, September 14th
Gallery Hours: 11 AM - 6 PM
Artist's statement
being Wrigley embodies pivotal moments of my life. It is a collection of my private works - from extremely large-scale oil and wax paintings on canvas, to the opposite end of the spectrum, the significantly smaller oil on panel series aptly titled Little Billys®. Add to the mix Billy Booms® - hand-made, one of a kind boomerangs painstakingly perfected to fly and return.
These works exemplify the reality of an overwhelming sense of aloneness and subsequent feelings of abandonment that live and thrive in my head. From a very young age the realization of this notion enabled me to cope and therefore better adjust to the mechanics of life - most notably abandonment by, and towards, others - through my art. On viewing these works, it is clear to see the ‘oneness’ influencing each piece - be it the solitary act of dreaming, musing, fantasizing, or brooding; or in the guise of a boomerang, a recreational contrivance designed for a single participant.
I believe that in creating this collection, being Wrigley epitomizes the notion that strength can be gained through solitude.
Some of the Collection
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