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Installation view: Of Possession, Painting, 72" x 72", $5,000.00
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Installation view: Of Possession by Pearl Van Geest, Painting, 72" x 72", $5,000.00

Of Possession collects a new body of oil paintings by Pearl Van Geest. Using bold compositions and vivid colour, the canvases are studies of the same image; a close-up of a woma...
In The Garden, Photography, 72" x 72", $5,000.00
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In The Garden by Pearl Van Geest, Photography, 72" x 72", $5,000.00

Of Possession collects a new body of oil paintings by Pearl Van Geest. Using bold compositions and vivid colour, the canvases are studies of the same image; a close-up of a woma...
Possible Symptoms, Painting, 48" x 96", $4,000.00
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Possible Symptoms by Pearl Van Geest, Painting, 48" x 96", $4,000.00

Of Possession collects a new body of oil paintings by Pearl Van Geest. Using bold compositions and vivid colour, the canvases are studies of the same image; a close-up of a woma...
Belle Blanche 2, Painting, 60" x 60", $3,000.00
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Belle Blanche 2 by Pearl Van Geest, Painting, 60" x 60", $3,000.00

One of a series of paintings examining a desire to deeply connect with the natural world. In part based on readings on the theory of "biophilia" put forward by E.O Wilson, a ree...
On Possession 1, Painting, 48" x 49.4", $2,400.00
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On Possession 1 by Pearl Van Geest, Painting, 48" x 49.4", $2,400.00

Of Possession collects a new body of oil paintings by Pearl Van Geest. Using bold compositions and vivid colour, the canvases are studies of the same image; a close-up of a woma...
On Possession 2, Painting, 48" x 48", $2,400.00
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On Possession 2 by Pearl Van Geest, Painting, 48" x 48", $2,400.00

From the series "Of Possession", exhibited at Cambridge Galleries, Preston.

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Artist Details
  • Artist Name:
  • Pearl Van Geest
  • Statement:
  • I am interested in the intersection of art and science, with questions that arise about the nature of reality and the natural world, our place in it and perception of it. In my paintings I explore the boundary or “skin” between the human and the natural world and ways in which our consciousness, and sensual and cultural perceptions can both facilitate and impede an experience of the natural world. Can the boundary or skin between the human and natural world be dissolved or made transparent by the energy of desire, by Eros, by love, by ecstasy and a desire to connect: to be at once subsumed and to possess what we see, feel, touch, taste and hear? Perhaps these perennial questions have been made particularly relevant by our occupation of a space that is increasingly mediated by technology and by experiences that are more virtual than corporeal. Perhaps, as a consequence, there is a renewed desire to lose oneself in the landscape. Paint is used to explore these questions and ideas because it is at once is material, molecular, and is a conveyer and a repository of ideas. The idea is embedded in the paint and the canvas is an analogous “skin”. In all works colour is paramount.
  • Biography:
  • Pearl has exhibited her work extensively since graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1996. Recent solo exhibitions include Of Possession at the Cambridge Galleries (2008), Love on the Rocks at James Baird Gallery>Pouch Cove, Newfoundland (2007), and Eat Me at Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto (2006). Although born and raised in Canada she spent the better part of the 80’s working and traveling in Africa (Nigeria and Zimbabwe) and India. Her work is informed by these experiences as well as her studies in Biology and Science (BSc. 1980). In addition to maintaining a studio practice she teaches art at various public galleries.
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