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John Eisler Video: Immersive Painting

Diaz Contemporary, Toronto Sep 11 to Oct 11 2008
John Eisler “we want your complex” 2008 Installation view John Eisler “we want your complex” 2008 Installation view

John Eisler “we want your complex” 2008 Installation view

John Eisler’s current show in Toronto combines mylar floors, wire sculptures and stained canvases to create an environment for viewers to step into and onto. In this video, Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes looks at Eisler’s paintings, sculptures and installations as offering a “Jackson Pollock in three dimensions.” (Running time 3 minutes 21 seconds)


John Eisler Video: Pollock in 3-D from Canadian Art on Vimeo.


John Eisler <I>Untitled</I> 2007

John Eisler Untitled 2007

This article was first published online on October 9, 2008.

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