- City
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- Nathan Phillips Square
Booth 103
Courtlandt Swartz
Courtlandt Swartz (b. 1993) lives and works in Toronto Canada. Swartz graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design University with a BFA in 2015. Having attended Toronto’s Academy of Realist Art from 2010 -2012, Swartz found the inspiration to create works that involve the viewer without the use of any subject matter or objective message.
In 2013 Swartz began to suspend sculptural forms of paint within geometric prisms of hand cast acrylic glass. This sculptural medium allows for selective surface clarity, creating windows and apertures that offer glimpses into the internal elements, which are concealed and revealed as the viewer's vantage point changes. Swartz’ art practice is focused on creating multi-faceted works that challenge the viewer's perception of space and presence.
In 2017, Swartz began working with back-painted tinted Plexiglas as a medium for his large scale paintings. These paintings utilize abstracted linear geometric forms inspired by the phenomena generated within his sculptures. These minimalistic artworks blur the distinction between two and three-dimensional painting.
