From two of the founding members of the influential collective, the Royal Art
Lodge
"Constructive Abandonment "is a series of small paintings featuring surreal
vignettes with animals and children weighed down by the pressures of life. With
absurdly comedic interactions, the text varies from straightforward to even more
abstract and nonsensical than the images that it accompanies. The paintings
reference child's play or literature and some are seemingly without reference,
completely untethered.
Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are founding members of the Royal Art Lodge.
Since the dissolution of the influential Winnipeg art collective, Dumontier and
Farber continue to work and create art together. "Constructive Abandonment "is