Contemporary Canadian Artist
Toronto artist Gareth Bate works in painting, installation, photography, video, performance, set design and online.
The relationships between people and the environment, our place in the universe, and a search for personal meaning are principle themes in Gareth's work. It addresses the spiritual in a naturalistic world view. His approach is intuitive, and emotionally driven with a strong interest in experimenting with materials. His new body of work "Deep Field" is inspired by the Cosmos and stormy skies. It is a about perspective, a meditation on our ultimate scale in the universe.
Corps Intérieur Remounted
Gareth Bate Visual Artist / Set Designer
The highly successful contemporary dance production of "Corps Intérieur" (Inner Body) was remounted this December in Montreal. The performance by David Pressault Danse took place at the Monument National. The first production was very well reviewed in La Press, Le Devoir and Hour among others. For this project Gareth received an Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant.
Toronto Star Feature Article
Gareth Bate was recently profiled in the Toronto Star's extensive series "Stages: Artists in Real Life". He was chosen to represent emerging visual artists in the "Up and Comers" series.
His YouTube performance video Penance was also featured in the Toronto Star article by Naomi Carniol "The City's A Green Canvas."
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Take a Painting Course with Gareth
Gareth teaches "Paint The City" at Central Technical School as part of the Toronto District School Board's adult night school program. The next session starts April 1, 2010.
Course: Come explore the city from multiple angles and approaches. Projects include exploring a neighbourhood you've never visited, the neon lights of the city at night, interiors of bars, cafes and restaurants and creating collages out of urban materials. Students are introduced to prominent historical and contemporary urban painters. Starts Thursday April 1, 2010.
Painting: China Town Walking, Gareth Bate, 05