The Thames Art Gallery will launch an exhibition of Laara Cassells work beginning Jan. 23.
It’s a solo exhibition where the artist integrates icons of historical portraiture with contemporary subjects to create a series of double portraits.
Each painting is staged in the manner of the original source with the inclusion of a contemporary model who bears an uncanny resemblance to the historical sitter. In this series, the models are interacting with their electronic devices.
The Alberta-based Cassells has designed sets and costumes for opera, ballet, theatre and TV across Canada and in Denmark. As a sculptor and painter, Laara maintains an active exhibition record showing in over forty exhibitions since 2010.
The portraits will be on display from Jan. 15 to March 6.
