RICK RIVET (1949-) SAHTU-MÉTIS, AKLAVIK, NWT / ONTARIO
titled, signed, and dated, and with directional arrow, '"Journey #25 / Rick Rivet / 1995'.
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
Further images
While Rick Rivet’s artistic practice draws influence from many sources, a recurring theme within his canon is that of the journey. He presents these crossings through his own invented visual language and imagery, which almost always include some sort of watercraft, depicted in various ways. Journey #25 presents a slim rowing boat seen from a bird’s eye view, with several long paddles splayed out from its sides. With possibly the truest sense of the “hand of the artist,” Rivet’s handprints at left and right create the impression that he has folded open some shroud that allows us to look down onto the scene from high above. It’s an interesting, and dizzying, trick of perspective.
References: For another work from the Journey series, see Journey #1, First Arts, Toronto, 11 June 2024, Lot 32. For further reading about the artist and his career, see Portia Prieger, "Homage: Rick Rivet" in Galleries West, (Spring 2008), pp. 64-67; see also Janet E. Clark and Rick Rivet, Directions: Recent Work by Rick Rivet, (Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1992); see also George Moppett and Rick Rivet, Rick Rivet: Paintings, 2000-2005, (Saskatoon, Mendel Art Gallery, 2006).
Provenance
Gallery Phillip, Toronto, ON, their label, verso;Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Toronto.
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