About this event
LearningMarvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario.
Join artist Paul P. and Adam Welch, Carol and Morton Rapp Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, as they discuss Paul P.’s recently acquired paintings, drawings, and prints.
Paul P.’s art puts the viewer on intimate terms with the codes of queer representation, drawing on both what is explicit and what is hidden in plain sight. Emerging in the early ‘00s as a leading artist of his generation, P.'s varied practice spans works on paper, sculpture, and prose—but centers on the painted portrait. These faces are not taken from life, but lifted secondhand from the archive, often copied from a cache of gay pornography that dates to the 1970s, bracketed by Stonewall and the onset of the AIDS crisis. P.'s work is both strikingly beautiful and subversive, blending the sordid with the sublime.
Paul P. is a Canadian artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage. His work explores themes of identity, desire, memory, and art history, often drawing on archival imagery and historical references. Known for his evocative portraits and atmospheric landscapes, Paul P. combines a refined visual language with nuanced explorations of gender, sexuality, and representation. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to engage audiences through its thoughtful dialogue between past and present.