Bratsa Bonifacho | No Sugar Added
Bratsa Bonifacho | No Sugar Added
November 7 - 28, 2024
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin, Upper Floor Gallery
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 7th, 5-8 PM | ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE
This November, Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is delighted to present No Sugar Added, the highly anticipated solo exhibition by internationally collected artist, Bratsa Bonifacho. In this series, the artist expands on his current interest in simplified grid structures and interrupted code-like symbology. Reflecting a desire to pare back frills and unnecessary adornments, the latest collection of paintings highlights the power of simplicity by way of a rigorous form and bold, emotive colour. The immediacy of the work seeks to emphasize the all-encompassing importance of the present moment.
Artist Statement:
"My choice of title 'No Sugar Added' refers to a paring back of frills and unnecessary adornments to reveal the power of simplicity. I have a relationship with each painting which is driven primarily by emotion. This collection picks up from the previous 'Celebration' series, focusing on simplified grid structure and interrupted code-like symbology. However, while the 'Celebration' series focused on an overall presence of white with bright colour accents, this collection features rich, deep colours in combinations which reflect mood and intuitive impulse, emphasizing the all-encompassing importance of the present moment." - Bratsa Bonifacho
Bratsa Bonifacho is an established artist based in Vancouver, Canada. His work is held in many private, corporate and permanent museum collections across five continents. Major collections held include the Canadian Embassy in Argentina, the Museum of Modern Art in Yugoslavia, the National Museum of Serbia and the Department of External Affairs in Ottawa.
Internationally recognized for his deeply layered abstract paintings, an intense interest in technology, communication and cultural identity is at the forefront of his current artistic practice. Bonifacho imitates the effects of computer viruses and worms by scrambling letters and messages in his large-scale oil paintings. His work carries the elegance of programming code and indicates the deep layers of chaos and confusion caused by viruses, conflict, and crisis.
Bonifacho joined Bau-Xi Gallery in 1998 and affiliate gallery, Foster/White Gallery in Seattle in 2004.