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Gabriela Hirt

Abstract and figurative abstract from Victoria BC
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Gabriela Hirt

Gabriela Hirt is an expressionist mixed media artist who tells stories of connection and separation through abstract human figures in relationship with space, time and each other.
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Dark drama and subliminal tension often reverberate in Gabriela’s paintings. Raised in post-war Germany in the wake of the Holocaust, her work is informed by family trauma as well as by the collective guilt she grew up with. Juxtaposing themes of isolation and belonging is the artist’s attempt to communicate the paradoxes she perceives in herself and in society.

More specifically, Gabriela is aiming to understand the legacy of colonialism in her adopted home in Canada by looking closely at the segregating concepts of hierarchy and superiority subconsciously living in herself and other white bodies.

Gabriela uses contrast, simplified forms and bold energetic marks to articulate inner emotional states as well as to invite questions of social justice. She likes to work large.

Rooted in her original career as a writer, Gabriela depicts whole narratives in which her stylized people interact. Faces are deliberately treated ambiguously. The focus is on the language of the body which the artist deems not only more subtle, but also more genuine, particularly when it comes to social interactions.

Gabriela’s desire to push the boundaries of awareness — her own and that of viewers — sparks a process of radical experimentation. Paintings start with stream-of-consciousness writing followed by several layers of paint applied in large gestural movement to access somatic wisdom. Out of the chaos top layers are carefully composed, reflecting her fascination with the intersection between analytical inquiry and the intuitive.
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13
Sep
2022
until
02
Oct
Storied Bodies
Exhibition of new paintings & sculptures by Victoria artist, Gabriela Hirt
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
14
Dec
2021
until
02
Jan
REFUGE - a group exhibition and sale
Refuge is a group exhibition and sale offering sanctuary in hectic times
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
09
Mar
2021
until
28
Mar
The Indelible Mark: Legacy of a German Upbringing: Gabriela Hirt
In this new painting collection German-Canadian artist, Gabriela Hirt investiga...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
05
Jan
2021
until
24
Jan
Dreamscape (group exhibition): Leslie Bell, Tanya Bub, Gabriela Hirt, Karen Lynn...
 
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
18
Aug
2020
until
05
Sep
Re-Scheduled - Inside Out: Deborah Leigh, Gabriela Hirt, Tanya Bub
In a series of new paintings and sculptures, three women artists explore what sp...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
13
Jun
2020
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: Gabriela Hirt
In this Window Show Victoria artist Gabriela Hirt is grappling to come to terms ...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
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12
Jun
2020
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: Gabriela Hirt
In this Window Show Victoria artist Gabriela Hirt is grappling to come to terms ...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
11
Jun
2020
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: Gabriela Hirt
In this Window Show Victoria artist Gabriela Hirt is grappling to come to terms ...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
14
Apr
2020
until
02
May
Inside Out Art Exhibition: Deborah Leigh, Gabriela Hirt, Tanya Bub
In a series of new paintings and sculptures, three women artists explore what fe...
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Event can be attended in person
10
Dec
2019
until
22
Dec
SOLSTICE DREAMS - THE POETRY OF WINTER: Gabriela Hirt, Tanya Bub, Jane Michiel, ...
 
Free
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
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