AT Art & Interiors and Más Studios are pleased to present, Dreamlike, a solo exhibition featuring a series of abstract artworks by Canadian artist Kale Barr (Calgary, AB). Curated by Allison Thompson, of AT Art & Interiors, the exhibition is a review of how Barr’s work interprets the relationship between nightmares and realistic visions from childhood into adulthood, translating his vivid mental images onto canvas.
Dreamlike features 20 works of the artist’s large-scale paintings, some of Barr’s largest works to date, presented for the first time in Calgary. These paintings involve aspects of the psychology behind trauma, recognizing it’s causes and learning how to reflect and move forward on these unfortunate events. In this series of work Barr continues to take ownership of his past to provide optimism for others who have gone through similar circumstances. This exhibition’s purpose is to be a catalyst for open conversation and continued healing. The artist speaks about his work as follows: “unfortunately a large portion of my childhood was stolen, through art I have been able to recapture it. I can’t tell you why art heals, I can’t tell you what you’re seeing or why I see what I do. But I can be proof that art does heal and not knowing what we are looking at is exactly what brings us to what we need to see.”
