“As life takes on a faster and faster pace, I am taken by the impermanence that surrounds us. So much of what we experience is fleeting that it may as well be an illusion. These photo-based works are expressions of the ethereal quality of light, colour and perhaps life.
For over twenty years my painting has explored life forces and a sense of universal connection. In this current body of work I explore the temporal nature of things. 'Light painting' is the antithesis of traditional photography: the sweeping motions of the camera or subject create the effects of a paintbrush, recording light energy with its expansive airy quality.” - Micky Renders
Micky Renders is well known for her painting practice and has used photography as a tool for collecting data. Over the past 4-5 years, Renders has begun to view photography differently and has built a body of work with it. This is the first time they have been shown publicly.
Micky Renders is a Peterborough based artist and has been an active painter for over 30 years. She studied photography and video at Ryerson and OCAD and her work has been shown in Ottawa, Peterborough and Toronto. This summer, Renders' work will be exhibited at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Renders currently teaches visual art and photography at Thomas A Stewart SS Peterborough but takes regular sabbaticals to pursue her art practice.
