LightKeepers
LightKeepers
"A painter should begin
"A painter should begin
every canvas with a wash of
every canvas with a wash of
black
black
because all things in nature are dark
because all things in nature are dark
except where exposed to the
except where exposed to the
light"
light"
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci
An inner light
An inner light
A force transforming darkness
A force transforming darkness
from absence into presence
from absence into presence
A quiet intensity from within
A quiet intensity from within
The LightKeeprs XXVII
oil on canvas // 2017
60x48 in // 152x122cm
Thompson Landry Gallery
Toronto // 2017
An inner light
An inner light
A force transforming darkness
A force transforming darkness
from absence into presence
from absence into presence
A quiet intensity from within
A quiet intensity from within
Les gardiens de lumière I
oil on canvas // 2011
30x24in // 76x61cm
The LightKeepers I
oil on canvas // 2011
30x24 in // 76x61 cm
The LightKeepers V
oil on canvas // 2012
30x24in // 76x61cm
The LightKeepers V
oil on canvas // 2012
30x24 in // 76x61 cm
Les gardiens de lumière III
oil on canvas // 2011
30x24in // 76x61cm
In LightKeepers, initiated in 2010, Zekoff continues his exploration of contemporary chiaroscuro.
Light and shadow are not mere contrasts, but forces shaping the human form within a black space perceived as depth rather than backdrop.
The LightKeepers III
oil on canvas // 2011
30x24 in // 76x61 cm
The LightKeeprs XXVIII
oil on canvas // 2024
48x40 in // 122x102 cm
Graphite on paper
Drawinigs
drawings
graphite on paper
Thompson Landry Gallery
Toronto // 2017
Awakening Point VIII
oil on canvas // 2018
72x30 in // 183x76 cm
In LightKeepers, initiated in 2010, Zekoff continues his exploration of contemporary chiaroscuro.
Light and shadow are not mere contrasts, but forces shaping the human form within a black space perceived as depth rather than backdrop.
The LightKeepers XXIV
oil on canvas // 2016
48x60 in // 122x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXV
oil on canvas // 2017
48x48 in // 122x122 cm
Photo: Galerie LeRoyer // Montreal
The LightKeepers XXXIV
oil on canvas // 2018
72x60 in // 183x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXIV
oil on canvas // 2016
48x60 in // 122x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXV
oil on canvas // 2017
48x48 in // 122x122 cm
Light reveals the world, yet never reaches what lies beneath.
In these works, the human figure is no longer exposed by light.
​
​
It generates it.
The LightKeepers XXXI
oil on canvas // 2018
72x48 in // 183x122 cm
Light reveals the world, yet never reaches what lies beneath.
In these works, the human figure is no longer exposed by light.
​
​
It generates it.
The LightKeeprs XXVIII
oil on canvas // 2024
48x40 in // 122x102 cm
The Flight VII
oil on canvas // 2017
36x72 in // 91x183 cm
Transpassing I
oil on canvas // 2017
30x72 in // 76x183 cm
The LightKeeprs XXVII
oil on canvas // 2017
60x48 in // 152x122 cm
The Flight VII
oil on canvas // 2017
36x72 in // 91x138 cm
The LightKeepers XXIV
oil on canvas // 2016
48x60in // 122x152cm
The LightKeepers XXV
oil on canvas // 2017
48x48in // 122x122cm
Photo: Galerie LeRoyer
The LightKeepers XXXIV
oil on canvas // 2018
72x60 in // 183x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXXIII
oil on canvas // 2018
60x48 in // 152x122 cm
The LightKeepers XXXIII
oil on canvas // 2018
60x48 in // 152x122 cm
Transpassing I
oil on canvas // 2017
30x72 in // 76x183 cm
LightKeepers // solo exhibition // 2018
Thompson Landry Gallery // Toronto
The LightKeepers XXX
oil on canvas // 2018
72x60 in // 183x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXX
oil on canvas // 2018
72x60 in // 183x152 cm
The LightKeepers XXXII
oil on canvas // 2018
72x48 in // 183x122 cm
Unveiling II
oil on canvas // 2019
60x36 in // 152x91 cm
The LightKeepers XXXII
oil on canvas // 2018
72x48 in // 183x122 cm
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