benjamin rodger
The painting "Nico's Shirt" was selected to be on the CD cover of "Nos artistes- édition émergente" produced by FESFO!
For further information (in French) or to buy the CD, please click here
Benjamin Rodger is pleased to announce that he is now represented by Galerie St-Laurent +Hill in Ottawa.
The paintings from the exhibition J'ai vu l'homme invisible, mais lui ne m'a pas vu are crossing the city to be presented as I Saw The Invisible Man But He Didn't see Me at the Orange Art Gallery near Parkdale Market. From March 3rd to March 27th.
Opening reception in presence of the artist March 3rd from 6pm to 10pm.
On the cover page of "Voir" cultural newspaper, Ottawa-Gatineau edition, February 17-23 2011!
The article (in French) is available under "Press Book" in the "CV" section of this site.
J’ai vu l’homme invisible, mais lui ne pas vu (I saw the invisible man but he didn’t see me).
While continuing his pictorial research on figure and form, decorative and figurative elements and their interaction on a same surface, Benjamin Rodger has created a series of paintings that take into account the very place where they will be presented: the Espace Roger St-Denis at La Nouvelle scène.
La Nouvelle Scène is an important Franco-Ontarian cultural institution. The paintings are based on an influential poem in prose that has also marked Francophones in Ontario: l’homme invisible/ The invisible man by Patrice Desbiens. Without being illustrations or visual re-transcriptions, the works presented are based on an idea, a mood or a sentence segment.
The title obviously refers to the poem but it also refers to a non-meeting that happened between the writer and the painter a few winters ago in Montréal.
Opening on the 7th of February
For further information click here (In French)
The painting "Nico's Shirt" was chosen to be on Liaison arts magazine's front page (number 149, Autumn 2010). A four page article (in French) on Popshop is also in this edition. Available in book stores or under "Press Book" in the "CV" section of this site.
Benjamin Rodger received a grant from the Fonds commémoratif des IVes Jeux de la Francophonie administered by the Fondation franco-ontarienne. This grant will be used to reseach, create and produce new projects. The artist would like to thank the Fondation franco-ontarienne for its dedication to emerging artists and to the francophone community of Ontario.
Ottawa’s newest art gallery Orange, located next to the Parkdale Market, is pleased to announce “Pop Shop” -Paintings by Benjamin Rodger running from June 23 to July 18, 2010. The title "Pop Shop" is based on the works that reference pop art and on the gallery that used to be a soda pop factory!
Opening night on June 25th from 6pm-10pm
For further information: http://orangeartgallery.ca
The exhibition “Paintings for Squares” is part of a continuing investigation of painting itself, from both historical and aesthetic points of view. Initially inspired by the use of repetitive squares in contemporary design and in the “hard edge” painting of the ‘60s, as well as by figurative poster art from the same period, these canvases intertwine different painting styles, materials and techniques. They are accompanied by an installation of appropriated textiles having the same concerns about painting.
The title “Paintings for Squares” alludes to the squares which are the departure point of this new series as well as to the outdated term “square”.
Painting for squares? Or Paintings for Squares? Or paintings with squares?
Admission is free from June 3rd to June 26th at the Ottawa School of Art Gallery in the Shenkman Arts Centre
Opening Night on June 3rd from 6pm to 8pm
In order to equitably support active artists across all regions of Québec and to diversify its acquisitions, Loto-Québec has called upon Galerie Montcalm to organize an "Exhibition-Sale" featuring the best artists of the Outaouais region. Admission is free from March 11th to April 18th.
The exhibition « Nice Paintings » is one of three shows presented in 2010 at the Espace Odyssée of La Maison de la culture de Gatineau. This solo show consists of large scale paintings started in Nice (France) and completed in Canada. Admission is free from February 12th to June 5th.
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Copyright ©,Benjamin Rodger 2011