Please join us for
Bodies: Hanna & Franziska Barczyk
Public opening Sat, Nov 26th, 2:00-5:00
Show Dates: Nov 24th - Jan 7th
Public Opening Reception:
Saturday, Nov 26th: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Hanna and Franziska will be giving artist talks at 3:00 and 4:00 during the public opening.
Address:
Coldstream Fine Art
80 Spadina Ave, Ste. 208
Toronto
Contact:
info@coldstreamfineart.com
647-401-6469
Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Friday-Saturday: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Or by appointment.
About The Exhibition:
Bodies is the first time exhibiting work together for German twin sisters Hanna and Franziska Barczyk. The focus of the sisters’ work is the emotional and physical state of the human body. Its shape and form is portrayed in their work through bold, vibrant images that evoke the body at rest, at play, and in passionate interplay with its environment. The view experiences how the same unifying theme, the human form, is portrayed by identical twin sisters with similar, yet different, life experiences.
The fusion of emotional and conceptual themes is not new to Hanna. Her ongoing, award-winning, editorial work for publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and many others, regularly portray the human body succumbing to issues we often must confront, from sex, violence, and politics, to war, poverty and death.
Franziska’s work, which is more geometric in form, reveals tensions between the body and it’s environment. Bold patterns, shapes, and a unique arrangement of colour bring the viewer into a world that is at once foreign yet familiar. Similar graphics and themes can be found in Franziska’s vibrant editorial illustrations as well. They deal with themes such as relationships, women’s issues, and modern life, and are regularly featured in publications such as Nylon magazine, Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter, and animations in The New York Times.
About The Artists:
Franziska Barczyk was born in South Germany and emigrated with her sister and mother to Canada in 1996. It was in Toronto where she graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with a major in illustration in 2008. She has since moved back to Berlin, Germany in 2011 and has worked as an illustrator and art director since. She has exhibited her fine art work in group shows in Germany, The Netherlands and in New York City. She currently divides her time between Toronto, Berlin and New York.
Hanna Barczyk was born in Germany and currently divides her time between New York City and Toronto. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with a bachelor of Design. She creates conceptual illustrations for editorial, advertising, book and institutional clients. She has exhibited her fine art work in group shows such in Germany, The Netherlands and in New York City. Hanna Barczyk has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Creative Quarterly and 3x3 (Magazine of Contemporary Illustration). She has also been the recipient of the Melville White Award, received "Honourable Mention" from 3x3 Magazine and has been the subject of a feature in Communication Arts Magazine.
