
"Some spoken truths that often fall on deaf ears retain the ability to reach people by way of a visual mechanism; the existential charity offered from artworks allows for an effortless interpretation of deep seeded ideas.
A lived and learned history of Canada brings the basis for constant, reflexive consultation of ideas and anecdotes through the use of imaginary tropes grouped in relation to each other and offers a heightened interplay of information throughout each tableau. This new series nods to the Southern Ontarian experience, finessing Canadiana and social parodies through whimsy and masquerading."
- Words by James Hewitt
June 15 - July 22 | 2023
OPENING RECEPTION
SATURDAY JUNE 17 | 2 - 6
LALANI JENNINGS CONTEMPORARY ART
JAMES HEWITT
PEACEFUL, BRUTAL AND STRANGE
Lalani Jennings Contemporary Art is delighted to announce PEACEFUL, BRUTAL AND STRANGE the debut exhibition by James Hewitt.
The exhibition presents a series of new drawings reflecting Hewitt’s lived experience of a black man growing up in Southern Ontario. Inspired by the artists Bill Taylor and Phillip Guston, and mid-century comic book illustration, Hewitt’s drawings are a comical and emotional reflection upon Canadiana.
PEACEFUL, BRUTAL AND STRANGE runs at Lalani Jennings Contemporary Art until Saturday July 22.
THE MINSTREL HAD ENOUGH
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
THE HIDDEN AGENDA
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
DELUSION SLID THROUGH THE CRACKS
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
THE MINSTREL AND HIS AUDIENCE
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
HEARTS AND MINDS CAN'T BRING BACK THE DEAD
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
A DREAM ABOUT GROOMING 3
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
A DREAM ABOUT GROOMING 2
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
A DREAM ABOUT GROOMING 1
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
RETIREMENT AT THE END OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER
2023 | 30 x 20 | Charcoal on paper
THE ALCOHOLIC
2023 | 24 x 18 | Charcoal on paper
THE MONKEY ON MY BACK
2023 | 24 x 18 | Charcoal on paper
SCARFACE WOULD RATHER REMAIN A FICTION
2023 | 24 x 18 | Charcoal on paper


DEATH IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EGO | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
A NEXUS AT THE EDGE OF TIME | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
A CYCLE OF INDOCTRINATION | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
A FIRE UNDER THE COLLAR | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE BARFLY DRANK TOO MUCH COLOGNE | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
A MONSTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE COMMONWEALTH AND ALL ITS FLAWS | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE HOT SUN INTERFERES WITH RATIONAL THOUGHT | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE SUN REVEALS A TEMPEST OF RETRIBUTION | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE SUN REVEALS A SHIFT IN CONSCIOUSNESS | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
CONTINUUM OF DESIRE | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
SUNLIGHT REVEALS GHOSTS | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper
THE SUN INTERVENED IN THE CAPER | 2023 | 12 X 9 | Pencil on paper