Art

Doongalik hosts Dwight Ferguson’s hopeful new exhibit

Doongalik Studios is hosting the opening of Dwight Ferguson’s fifth solo exhibition, “Colour Me Yellow”, on Friday, November 5, from 5pm to 8pm.

“Colour Me Yellow” continues the theme from Mr Ferguson’s last show in 2019 entitled “Hope”, which was a response to the tragic passage of Hurricane Dorian through the Bahamas, before yet another tragedy in the form of

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COVID-19 would become a reality several months down the line.

The artist is dealing with this ongoing and devastating worldwide pandemic by using the colour yellow in every piece of art in this show as a symbol of hope, healing, and wholeness based on the passage in Scripture which states: “Hope is an anchor for the soul.”

The exhibition consists of abstract paintings, photographs, copper and metal sculptures, and mixed media pieces. Mr Ferguson’s wish, as always, is to offer his art as a panacea to lift the soul of his audience during this seemingly endless pandemic. He revisits the theme of using his photographic images to chronicle the journey of the sunflower which, like the human life cycle of birth to death, demonstrates beauty at every stage if one looks for it.

Mr Ferguson is also paying homage to and celebrating the lives of five artists he has mentored, in an installation called “On The Road”. The title signifies that these five friendships were established on the road, or on East Street, to be specific. ‘What Do You See’

The five artists, Robert Johnson, Andrew Maycock, Anthony Boyd, Patrick D’Haiti and Prince Clarke, all of whom are now deceased, were all challenged with addiction but throughout their years of interaction, Mr Ferguson made a conscious decision not to diminish them because of this, but rather to treat them with dignity.

Mr Ferguson’s first exhibition at Doongalik, “The Road”, in 2016 was held in conjunction with his friend Robert Johnson, a well-known poet and writer who passed away this year. Mr Ferguson was inspired to produce a mixed media in memoriam piece in his honour. The exhibition will also feature a tribute to Bahamian musician Joseph Spence, entitled “Encore”.

The exhibition will be on display for the month of November. Gallery hours are Monday to Wednesday, 10am to 4pm. Further information can be obtained by contacting the gallery at pam.burnside@doongalik. com or by telephone at 394-1886.