There’s something about print. Even with growing technology, artists still flock to the printed form. “We have the instinct to create with one’s hands,” says Ericka Walker, a visual artist and instructor at the Nova Scotia College of Art of Design. With the accessibility of machinery at the Dawson Print Shop, artists mix digital imagery […]
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A Very Long Engagement
Six unique artists explore connection through textile art. Dorie Millerson worked with needle lace to create pieces that blend light, shadow and imagery. Each piece took 50 to 150 hours. “When you spend so much time, you really get to know the subject,” says Millerson. “I wanted to bring my drawings into sculpture.” Jozef Bajus […]
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Weightless World
They are weightless, majestic and beautiful. The women in Steve Richard’s The Sensual World float in a dark, mysterious world. Through elaborate staging, Richard successfully gives a modern spin to the classic aesthetic of the female body in his underwater fine art photography. The models pose in flat water with a black background and velvet […]
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Oh, Canada
Where would Canadian art be without Emily Carr or Tom Thomson? Canadian Pioneers gives viewers the rare treat of sampling the best Canadian art in one exhibit. The artistic classics sourced from the Sobey Collections are magnificent. Jean Paul Lemieux’s “Time Remembered” showcases portraits set in the early 20th century while Cornelius Krieghoff’s paintings capture […]
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Stringing it together
The SMU Art Gallery hosts Kai Chan: A Spider’s Logic, a retrospective exhibit spanning 35 years of contemporary textile art. by Julie Sobowale A quick look in the past can inspire work for the future. When the opportunity came for Kai Chan to add new work to his retrospective exhibit, he knew what he wanted. […]
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Lord of the Coven Ring
Call it sporty art. Marigold Santos finds the perfect blend of her Filipino roots and physical expression in Coven Ring, exposing the frailty, skill and beauty of boxing through her large, watercolour paintings. The colours and textures of the pieces give a living portrayal of sport. The blue and brown strokes on the punching bag […]
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Wrapped in The Vines of Niklah
The quiet simplicity of rural life is on full display in Tarek Abouamin’s The Vines of Niklah. Known for his award-winning cinematography, Abouamin traveled to his father’s native home in Tanta and Sharqiya, Egypt to document rural life. The photos, taken shortly before Arab Spring came to Egypt in 2009, showcase the vibrancy and beauty […]
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Map quest
Take a tour around the world in Place Markers: Mapping Locations and Probing Boundaries. The exhibit features various artists using a wonderful mix of mediums to convey the evolution of mapping technology within the global landscape. Technology is prominently featured alongside traditional art methods to invoke a sense of wonder and mystery. Artists successfully capture […]
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Great Lake
The impact of feminism and self-discovery is clear in Political Poetics, a 40-year retrospective of Lake’s work. Heavily influenced by second-wave feminism, Lake’s photography is the perfect combination of technique and powerful storytelling. Viewers will experience “Choreographed Puppets” in a new way. The original piece features Lake hanging from black ropes with two men as […]
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Twenty-four seven
Alanah Corriea shares her world in A Year in a Life, an imaginative and youthful exploration on life. Corriea, a recent high school graduate and a member of ViewPoint Gallery since age 15, describes herself as “the type of person who changes every five seconds.” She brings out her dark and playful side in her […]
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As told to Sheilah Wilson
Sheilah Wilson’s latest work, A line drawn continuously and without looking while you tell your out of body experience attempt to translate memory into drawing. The show features drawings translated into a print in the darkroom, collected over the past eight months. Interviewees drew on a canvas as they shared their stories of out-of-body experiences […]
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Just Folks
It’s that time of year when art lovers discover the latest sampling of local talent at The Eyelevel Gallery. The Folks Fest: Annual Members’ Exhibition will feature a variety of artists in video work, photography, installation and textiles. “What makes the event special is that there’s no curator picking and choosing the artwork,” says Elizabeth […]