Art Gallery Of Ontario

Sandra Brewster. Hiking Black Creek, 2018. gel medium transfer, charcoal, acrylic on wood, Overall (three panels): 335.3 × 406.4 cm. © Sandra Brewster 2020/17 The title of the work is Hiking Black Creek, created in 2017 by Sandra Brewster. A gel medium image transfer, charcoal, and acrylic on wood measures 335.3 by 406.4 cm. This large photographic artwork of a Black couple outside in nature is made up of three large panels, like a triptych. The two figures fill the left side of the foreground; a woman on the left and a man on the right. Standing in front of a forest scene, the couple is cropped just below the hip. While the work is mostly black and white, the artist has painted the couple's shirts in colour. The woman’s long-sleeved shirt is yellow and the man’s long-sleeved shirt is orange. Both figures are looking towards the camera and the viewer. The woman has short, dark hair and wears a brimmed, polka-dotted hat. Her eyes and most of her face are obscured in shadow. She has a neutral expression, c