In Tandem and in 3D

The signature piece from the new series is the monster “We Told Adam We’d Get Over This”—their largest work to date. It took six months to finish and features elements that extend three feet off the wall. Working slowly, Saleik says, was key to making sure “bad ideas had weeded themselves out.”

More large pieces are inevitable, but for now Dave & Jenn will continue exploring double-sided paintings. Saleik says they haven’t yet exhausted the technique that involves painting in between layers of clear resin.

“There’s always interesting things that pop up with them. It’s not just what you paint in between the layers it’s also the way the light works coming through them, and how you can work with hidden images.”

Dave & Jenn will also be showing a large double-sided work as a part of Calgary’s TRUCK Gallery‘s 25th anniversary celebration, Future’s So Bright. Dave & Jenn’s new piece will hang salon-style along with new works from Sarah Houle-Lowry, Hilary Knutson, the Ladies Invitational Deadbeat Society (LIDS) and Caitlin Thompson.

Saleik describes the new work as “a little bit of an installation,” where they painted TRUCK as a landscape. Viewers will be able to peek around the painting to find a hidden image on the back, and felt cutouts of tress that are in the painting will hang from the ceiling.

The pair wanted to get involved with the celebration because Truck gave them their first public show out of ACAD, and Saleik did a practicum there. They’ve since donated works for several fundraisers.

“We always felt warm for them. And if you’ve ever seen the amount of work that goes into an artist-run centre, you really appreciate what they’re doing. You kind of feel like you should give back a bit. It’s something we just want to continually be involved with.”

In Which They Find Themselves Between Here and There will be on display from Thu September 4th – Thu October 11 at Calgary’s Skew Gallery. Find out more about TRUCK Gallery’s celebration here.

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