Untitled Ogilvie's latest body of work explores the metaphysical nature of the self and how it is illuminated through the presence of the other. In using the human figure, he addresses themes of intimacy between bodies, lovers, strangers, and the myriad of others within the self. Ogilvie works directly from life, using textures and various mediums of painting and drawing to heighten the physicality of the canvas surface. Ogilvie states that with a juxtaposition of the two genres and the use of both realism and abstraction, together, his forms negotiate a metaphysical reality through an inexorable need for touch.
Inspired not only by the sensitive objectivity of the Old Masters, Ogilvie's earth-toned palettes and timeless figures have also been influenced by the "carnivorous" paintings of Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon. Toronto-born Ogilvie graduated form Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2000 and continues to live and work in Vancouver.
