okazi proudly presents:

ANDREW POMMIER – AT THE TIME OF FEAR

APRIL 16 – MAY 21, 2011

gallery hours: Tue, Thu, Sat 2pm – 7pm



»At the Time of Fear« introduces new works in oil of canadian artist Andrew Pommier. These paintings explore a minimalist perspective of shape, form, abstraction, and colour, while keeping within a context of portraiture. The paintings in this show take the established conventions of portraiture and strip them down to their most formal elements in order to provide a foundation for the works minimalist explorations.

Masks allow us to hide our individuality, and humanity, and allows a means for reinvention of character. The anonymity allows one to hide in plain view and the freedom to strip away any preconception of who one is, or who one should be, its dominating feature is the creation of fear, but it results in absolute freedom for the wearer.

Andrew’s graphics have graced the bottoms of such top brands as Toy Machine and Girl Skateboards. He continues to be the key producer of graphics for skater owned Momentum Wheel Co., and has lent his name to many signature products from adidas shoes to the Zune MP3 player to Kokanee beer cans. He’s also had a long term association with Southern California based RVCA Clothing who’s music program supports bands like Modest Mouse, Animal Collective and Broken Social Scene.