Cross Words and Guilty Pleasures

Halifax artist Peter Dykhuis combines the intellectual fun of word-play with the "guilty pleasure" of painting in these scrabble-like constructions. Superimposing familiar expressions onto partial maps of North America -- which, in turn, are overlaid with patterns and symbols taken from military and media sources -- these encaustic paintings strategically position an array of issues on the map. The front alcove exhibition has been organized by the Dalhousie Art Gallery.