Oh, the joys of getting ready for a show.
There is always a last minute rush to finish each piece, not necessarily to finish painting a piece (although that happens too), but to finish those little details that suddenly become important. Things that, before, in your studio, don't really matter, but to be displayed in public they suddenly do. In my studio it doesn't matter that I have not installed a hanger on a piece and it is only hanging by its crossbar on a single nail, that I haven't signed or dated it, or that the edge might need a touch-up.
So today is the day to finish all those little details before taking my work to be hung for the show this Saturday. As a part of the process it also seems inevitable to need to make a trip to pick up some small item or two that you thought you had, but don't have enough of. (They need to sell picture wire in bigger rolls, I'm constantly running out of it)
And yet, despite all the last minute-ness of getting pieces ready (it's not just me, by the way, I think it is a trait shared by every artist) my pieces are ready to be hung and seen. It feels good to have them done and I'm excited to be showing them on Saturday.
missed the details of the show? find them here http://www.nwcrc.ca/recreate-art/
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Monday 21 April 2014
re:Create Art show
Celebrating the creational goodness of the arts, and encouraging artists in our community.
This is a great opportunity to see what's happening and meet other like-minded people in the arts community within our churches.
If you are interested in seeing some of my work in person, come on out, as there will be a couple of my pieces on display (and for sale).
For more info see http://www.nwcrc.ca/recreate-art/
I hope to see you there!
Monday 7 April 2014
A Terrible Beauty & Lawren Harris
This weekend we went to see the Vancouver Art Gallery's A Terrible Beauty: Edward Burtynsky show as well as the Lawren Harris show.
Edward Burtynsky is a Toronto based photographer that is internationally renowned for his captivating photographs of natural and manmade landscapes that reflect both the impressive reach and impact of our human endeavors. I was very excited when I learned that the Vancouver Art Gallery was presenting an exhibition of his work, as he is an artist whose work I admire. I find his photos fascinating. His images are beautiful and epic with the scale of things he photographs. And yet when you read the title or story behind a piece you realize the awful environmental impact on the landscape that he has captured so beautifully. Burtynksy's photos capture both natural and manmade subject matters in abstract, highly patterned compositions. The abstracted and patterned nature of his work is what draws me and fascinates me about his work.
Oxford Tire Pile #4, Edward Burtynsky
Rock of Ages #26 Abandoned Section, Edward Burtynsky
Oil Fields #19a, Edward Burtynsky
We also took the opportunity to see the show Lawren Harris: Canadian Visionary show that was on. Lawren Harris was a founding member of the Group of Seven, painters of Canada's iconic landscape art. Most people will have come across his work in some form, often reproduced on a calendar, greeting card or mug. What I found most interesting about this exhibition was that it looked at his whole range of work that he produced throughout his career. It began with his early work before the Group of Seven (1920-1933) and followed it through to the 1960s. After touring through the exhibition I found that I prefered his more structured work to his flowing, curvy work. Some of these included his early architectural paintings and his modern, hard edged abstracts pieces.
Abstract No. 7, Lawren Harris
Red House Winter, Lawren Harris
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