C. Kent
Biography

A NEW SUN IN ART FIRMAMENT
After many years of deeply appreciating art in its many forms and absorbing the lessons of the masters, C. KENT has refined his own strong mode of expression.
From his art studios in Toronto and Provence (France) the Toronto native has emerged as one of the most tantalizing exponents of abstract colour and form seen in some time.
In approaching his work, C. KENT applies the diligence and discipline honed in his years as a most successful entrepreneur in the printing industry. Through C. Kent's initial career in the graphic arts and design industry, he is said to have been a pioneer in bringing the bloom of true colour to the cheeks of lithography.
In these early years, colour entralled him: but now he is its master. In his hands, the brush is not simply an applicator: but rather a scalpel that cuts directly to the soul of his vision. And yet his work is anything but surgically pristine. "Others see colour as an element to be disciplined" says Kent, "I see colour as a glorious personification to be seduced." In describing his work, Kent continues, "It is really my approach to an ageless yin and yang: - the tension to control and the freedom to express. These disciplines of form are forced to surrender to the primeval powers of pigment."
C. KENT's abstracts are not timid of intellect or fearful of addressing their own secretly volumptuous emotions. They are at once enigmatic and decidedly evocative. His heightened sense of composition and powerful colour are almost embarrassingly sensual: an assault on the senses.
Recently C. Kent has collaberated with Miller Harding ( a realist ) in producing the Jean Charles Series; combining abstract and contemporary realism. The results are extordinarily effective and unique. C. KENT's works has found pride of place throughout the world. Followings have begun in private collections and galleries in such disparate locations as the United Kingdom (London, Brighton), France (St. Tropez, Marseille, St Maxime), United States (Houston, New York, Los Angeles etc.), Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Calgary) and the Far East (Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia).
C. KENT has shown recently at the International Art Fair in Toronto and is showing presently in six locations in Provence. His works can be seen at galleries in Toronto, Atlanta, London, Marseille, Saint Tropez and Calgary.