The early part of the 20th century was a time of monumental growth and change in the world. Modernization, an intellectual, scientific and cultural revolution, including interest in the unconscious, provoked artists into experimentation and new terrain. Abstraction shook Western art to its core. It confronted audiences with vivid visual poetry devoid of representational imagery. Expression was characterized by shocking juxtapositions of color, light, and line. These artists abandoned convention and played with new materials: commercial paints, housepainter’s brushes, unstretched canvas, working on the floor, using hands, sticks and experimental tools. Think Kandinsky, Klee, Rothko, Frankenthaler, Pollock, and Rauschenberg (to name just a few). Moving forward to now, the realm of Abstraction has only deepened with process driven artists exploring new concepts, materials, tools, sites, and collaborations. We invited abstract artists to showcase the magic of nonrepresentational work; art with NO discernible visual reference to our day to day worlds. Join us at the Leslie Grove Gallery from Wednesday, Sept 25th to Sunday, Oct 13th open from 12-5 PM. Opening reception on Wednesday, Sept 25th, 6-8 PM. Artist talk on Saturday, Sept 28th at 2 pm. Details at https://www.lesliegrovegallery.ca