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Brandon A. Dalmer

Vanitas

[renaissance painting of a skull on a table with food and books]
Acrylic on panel
48 x 36 in. / 122 x 91 cm
Unframed
2022

In 1965, the camera system aboard Mariner 4 captured the first digital image of Mars. Upon receiving initial data snippets, the NASA/JPL team manually coloured a numerical printout of raw pixel values using pastels from a nearby art supply store, testing the image compilation process pre-computerization. These artworks strive to reverse engineer this process. Using p5.js, a digital image is parsed into brightness values between 0 and 255. Each pixel is meticulously hand-painted with varying opacities of paint, resulting in images amalgamating artificial and human mark-making.
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We represent emerging, mid-career, and established artists with a focus on contemporary art.

We handle custom framing on behalf of our collectors. We work with trusted framers based in Ottawa. Framing takes 2 to 3 weeks. Quotes are provided before fabrication.

We offer a complimentary service to deliver, hang, and install artwork for collectors in Ottawa.

For all other major Canadian cities we have a list of recommended art handlers.

We provide both domestic and international shipping. Quotes are prepared on a case by case basis depending on the size, weight, and medium of the artwork as well as its destination.

We are located in the heart of the Glebe neighbourhood at the intersection of Bank Street and Fifth Avenue. Metered street parking is available infront of the gallery and 1-hour parking on the residential streets surrounding the gallery.

de Montigny Contemporary Inc. is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the unceded and unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.

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