Afternoon in a Candy Store - Anne-Marie Cosgrove, nine new hand drawn works on paper.

January 26 – February 22, 2022

Statement

Deeply influenced by the visceral and corporeal qualities of painting, this work was born from the need to paint more directly. Drawing with her fingers had an impact on the look and characteristics of the lines undermining and commenting on the look of digital media culture.

Press Release

Anne-Marie Cosgrove began experimenting with digital format in the fall of 2021. These new, large-scale drawings developed from an exploration of the digital medium. As a result of working directly with her fingers, these new works embody an unfinishedness that is noted foremost in the edges of the works and in the multi-layered lines that drop off into the unfinished borders. CMS Art Projects is thrilled to release Cosgrove’s first digital drawing series, Afternoon in a Candy Store, in collaboration with the artist and Smokestack Studios in Hamilton, Ontario.

CMS Art Projects is pleased to present an on-line exhibition of new drawings by Anne-Marie Cosgrove from October 7 - November 1, 2020.

The title You Can Have Any Line You Want reflects the artist’s desire to build intimacy between the viewer and the work. It’s an invitation to participate, to choose and in some sense to empower the viewer, to begin a dialogue about desire.

Born in Montréal, Québec, Anne-Marie Cosgrove lived and worked as an artist until moving to Toronto to complete her MFA in 1987. Anne-Marie maintained a studio in Toronto for 25 years. The impact of living and working in two of the largest, most populous and multi-culturally diverse cities in Canada has been the greatest influence on her identity, her production and her work.

Anne-Marie Cosgrove’s work pulls from art history, philosophy, poetry, religion, graffiti and pop culture and engages with current cultural issues including identity, feminism and human rights.

When the pandemic broke this spring, Anne-Marie closed her Toronto studio, placing her work in storage and began working north of Toronto.

About CMS ART PROJECTS

With over 25 years of international experience working in partnership with artists, writers, curators and galleries CMS Art Projects is embarking on a new series of ambitious artistic initiatives. CMS Art Projects is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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