"Artshole: From Posters to Paintings" - Author unknown for the Montreal Mirror / Thursday, July 24th 2008
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Installation History
2008 - Ran Thursday, July 24th to Friday to July 30th at the Emporium Gallery in Montreal, Canada / www.theemporiumgallery.com

About Weak Brave Light
Weak Brave Light is a collection of recent paintings and illustrations by Toronto-based visual artist, Alexandra Snelgrove. Artistically interested in the prolongation of fleeting moments and memories, Snelgrove's artwork is an intimate re-representation and reconstruction of imperfect, personal snapshots that document both her life and her experiences. Exploring themes of detachment and longing, Weak Brave Light is an artistic preservation of one's fragile, personal history.

Artist Statement
"My work is referenced closely from photographs that I have taken- these photographs are neither extraordinary nor well taken- but they celebrate my memories which, as digital photographs, would have been overlooked or possibly deleted. Aesthetically, I am attracted to the faults of my photographs- sunspots, focus problems, harsh flashes, flares, etc. My artwork communicates feelings of love and loneliness along with my experience of living in the city. I believe that the aforementioned technical imperfections of the photographs that I paint from enhance the themes of detachment and longing that exist in my artwork. "

Artist Biography
London, ON raised visual artist Alexandra Snelgrove is a recent graduate of Ryerson University's Fashion Design program. A freelance illustrator, Snelgrove has illustrated apparel, album packaging and posters for both Canadian and international rock acts. In addition to her freelance illustration work, Snelgrove creates custom airbrushed t-shirts through Heart Guts, her apparel company. Alexandra Snelgrove currently resides in Toronto, ON.

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