Tag Archives: British Columbia

Kyler Kelly | The Summit

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The Summit from Kyler Kelly on Vimeo.

“High on a mountain, a rope ties together a climber and a mountaineer. They climb or fall as one. This bond is worn and strained as they ascend the treacherous peak.”

 

I made this film after living in the mountains for four months and reading a technical guidebook on mountaineering. The film is textured with hand-painted watercolours which were scanned and folded into the 3d models. It was my final graduation film from Concordia University’s Film Animation Program. As part of our animation program, I was able to collaborate with composer Julie Thériault. We had access to a fantastic recording studio and wonderful musicians.

 

For more information about the creation of the film please go to my website at www.kylerkellyanimation.com

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Studio Practice | Seathra Bell

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I remember one of my teachers telling me that Fibre was the easiest and most low-tech of studios to set up ourselves when we were done school and needed a space to work. I have found this to be true.

My workspace varies with each project I take on. I have a felting table under a covered deck that accommodates most of my felting needs (Yes, I do felt out there even in the winter! The only thing that stops me is when the water on the wool is actually freezing as I am working)

I enjoy the natural light, fresh air and the sounds of a nearby creek and bird sanctuary as I work. If I need more space to felt a larger piece, I can use the deck floor to lay out my work or the living room floor at my mom’s house is very spacious and she lets me rearrange her furniture as needed. I usually sew in my spare bedroom, but have recently moved to my living room where I can work by a large window to enjoy sunshine and Spring unfolding.

My lovely husband is very understanding and fibre friendly, carefully stepping over and around pins, scissors, mannequins and felt scraps that sometimes take over the entire living room area-what a keeper! I always mix my own custom colours so I have a two burner hot plate that I keep outside on the deck for my dye pots. Lately

I have been working more with natural colours of wool and silk, like the beautiful grey wool and silk /yak hair combination I am laying out in the photo. I have been felting and drafting for 12 years and I am graduating from ACAD this Spring. I live and work in Nelson, BC.

Contact Seathra Bell (please use “artclothtext” in the subject line)

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Ruth Scheuing | GPS Tracks

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These lines were captured as tracks with a hand-held GPS. They represent simple daily activities, driving to work, shopping, visiting friends, walking around the neighborhood, or riding a bike around the park. The emerging patterns anchor my memory and trace narratives with simple lines. GPS tracks represent real lived patterns, and at the same time, they are evocative abstract shapes and scientific records of daily life. Although invisible in the work, my body is agent of these drawings. These tracks allow me to move in time and space to create links between the activities that shape my everyday experiences. I am especially interested in satellites and Geographical Positioning Systems, specifically their histories as military surveillance technologies. My work has long engaged in blurring the lines between global perspective and domestic spaces, between nature and technology, here and there.

Ruth Scheuing is one of sixteen artists partiipating in the PuSh Festival exhibition Counter Mapping.

From the Mercator projection to Global Positioning Systems, maps have long remained the language of power. In Counter Mapping, we push back against this history. This exhibition began with a question: if maps are the instruments of power, how might we produce and circulate a poetic, even, radical cartography? READ MORE

Counter Mapping  runs from January 18 to 29, 2011 at the Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre, Gerry Thorne Exhibition Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Natalie Purschwitz | MakeShift

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MakeShift is an art and research project that examines the relationships between ‘making’, ‘clothing’ and ‘living’. The basic premise for the project is that for a period of one year starting on September 1st, 2009, I will only wear things that I have made myself. Initially this may seem like a reasonable task, but it will include all of my clothes, socks, shoes, underwear, coats, jackets, hats, bathing suits, accessories and anything else I might need to protect my body from the elements while trying to lead a fulfilling life.

VIEW MakeShift blog

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Review | Art of Craft at Museum of Vancouver

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Adam by Greg Payce. Porcelain, 61 x 46 x 28 cm. (Museum of Vancouver)

Adam by Greg Payce. Porcelain, 61 x 46 x 28 cm. (Museum of Vancouver)

 Mary-Beth Laviolette reviews Art of Craft for the CBC HERE. Looks like a great exhibition… (Thanks Emma!)

Gunma Silk Seaforms by Yvonne Wakabayashi. Mixed Media, gunma silk, monofilament, 10 x 24 x 24 cm. (Museum of Vancouver)
Gunma Silk Seaforms by Yvonne Wakabayashi. Mixed Media, gunma silk, monofilament, 10 x 24 x 24 cm. (Museum of Vancouver)

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Art of Craft at Museum of Vancouver

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Arron Lowe, Horizon

January 14 through April 11 2010

Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

Celebrate the exuberance, inventiveness and refinement of fine craft at this exhibition of work from Canada and the Republic of Korea.

Art of Craft showcases 173 spectacular fine craft works in three parts:

Unity & Diversity: Selected Works – 75 pieces from across Canada recently on display at the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in the Republic of Korea.

By Hand/BC and Yukon – 51 pieces from Canada’s West Coast with a focus on the artists’ creative processes and studio environments.

Craft from the Republic of Korea – 47 pieces demonstrating the excellence of traditional and contemporary crafts.

Presented by Museum of Vancouver in partnership with Craft Council of British Columbia, Canadian Craft Federation, Korean Craft Museum, and the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale.

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Yang Hong | broken lines

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YANG HONG Mountain (Red) Oil & acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

YANG HONG | Mountain (Red), Oil + acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

An exhibition of new work by Yang Hong will be shown at Elissa Cristall Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia October 31 to November 21, 2009. An opening reception will take place November 5 from 6 to 8 pm.

View more of Hong’s work on his WEBSITE

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Joanna Staniszkis to visit ACAD April 2

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Prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk at the Alberta College of Art + Design April 2 at 7 pm in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. All are welcome!

(The artist talk coincides with the closing of Fibre Fort-Night Exhibition and the Miniature Silent Auction proudly presented by ACAD’s Fibre Department.)

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Mary Kim’s Monster Folio on Poplar ArtCraft

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You are invited to view Vancouver Ceramic artist Mary Kim’s Monster Folio on Poplar ArtCraft, online gallery of visual art.

“This collection of monsters stemmed from an interest in fantasy role-playing books, which created a list of intriguing creatures that were both familiar and alien. They reminded me of the realm of magic and imagination during childhood.”

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