Four Techspressionist Artists featuring Colin Goldberg, Renata Janiszewska, Karen LaFleur, and Jan Swinburne
APRIL 28—JULY 20, 2025
This visually dynamic collection of moving-image works presents four artists’ unique perspectives on Techspressionism, a global, community-driven art movement that embraces technology as a tool for emotional and aesthetic exploration. Drawing connections to 20th-century Expressionism, the movement values subjectivity, innovation, and individual voice—channeled through the tools of the 21st century.
Interior Landscape by Colin Goldberg: Borrowing ideas from Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism, the artist applies early 20th Century principles in a digital context. The abstract movement of colorful geometry leaves the piece intentionally open to endless interpretation. Score by Paul D Miller (aka DJ Spooky).
Souffles Pastels (Pastel Sighs) by Renata Janiszewska: This piece presents a stylized femininity through the eyes of a modern-day romantic. A palette of blush pinks, powder blues, and creams evokes traditional fashions. Intricate textures like lace and embroidery reference heritage and domestic arts. Portraiture co-exists with abstraction, suggestive of femininity’s responses to social changes.
Mycorrhizal by Karen LaFleur: This piece takes its name from a type of symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, in which both organisms benefit from combining their root structures. With visuals that appear as organic circuitry, the piece grows and moves through rapid changes. Score by Nancy Tucker.
SONIC FLIGHT: Towards Peace by Jan Swinburne: As a site-specific iteration of the artist’s larger SONIC FLIGHT project, this piece transforms a harsh sound into a place of blue serenity. The slow-moving visual is derived from the waveform image of a sonic boom recorded as a war jet flew over the Toronto Air Show.