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What to do while waiting at a red light? Some listen to music, others simply stand there, but Mohammad Reza Atashzad, watercolour artist and art instructor, is different – he can finish a painting before the light turns green. “Watercolour painting is very spontaneous; I can draw it very quickly,” says Atashzad. Born in Esfahan,…
“The curator was wanting to debunk the theory of women going to Italy because they’ve had a life crisis, and they go into this space where they lose their inhibitions and fall in love – perpetuated by books like Room with a View and Eat, Pray, Love,” says Danaca Ackerson, adding that people still have…
Judy Chartrand’s ceramic collection, What a Wonderful World, is showcased at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. The pots, bowls and ceramics explore issues of colonization, racism and relations between indigenous and non-native community. The gallery is featuring Chartrand’s work in aims of working towards its mission of building bridges between native artists and…
Ilsoo Kyung’s exhibition, Jayeonmi, depicts the significance of the environment, as well as her message to her audience. The exhibition takes place (Oct.27–Dec.10) at Douglas College. Kyung, who immigrated to Vancouver from South Korea at the age of 29, says the environment has always been an inspiration for her artwork. “I grew up near a…
Watercolour painter Sandy Blass will be appearing at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (JCCGV) to debut her first solo exhibit No Other Country… The exhibit expresses Blass’ inner feelings toward her dual identity of being from both Canada and Israel. As a Diaspora Jew, Blass finds herself in the middle of two cultures.…
Felix Böck wants to give used chopsticks a second life. He founded a company named ChopValue that takes used chopsticks and turns them into woodwork items such as coasters, tables and shelves. When Böck was six, he carved hiking sticks for tourists in the Alps. Since then, he has been closely connected to wood. He…
He calls himself The Light Chaser. “I call myself the light chaser because I chase the lights in landscapes – sunsets, sunrises, any source of light elements,” says Frannz Morzo, Vancouver-based landscape photographer. New kid on the block Together with his parents and siblings, Morzo immigrated to Canada from the Philippines when he was 15…
The Richmond Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition this month, featuring works tackling issues of cultural conflation and mixed identities. Many of the works by Vancouver-based artists Diyan Achjadi and Shawn Hunt have never been shown before on the West Coast. “While very different in the way they look, their work shares features in…
Photographer Brendan O’Leary’s upcoming exhibition Golden Eagle Bayan Ulgii will be at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam and will feature 20 digital prints on canvas. The exhibition will also showcase other highlights of Bayan-Ulgii such as the celebration of Kazakh traditions. The show runs from Sept. 29–Oct. 31. An excerpt from…
Upon returning to Iran after a decade, Langer was astonished to see the rapid change the country had undergone. What stood out most to him was the change in attitude as well as recently built infrastructure. As part of SFU’s Saturday Forum, Peter Langer will give a free virtual tour of Iran on Oct. 1.…
Italian-Canadian poet Diego Bastianutti and Italian photographer Jon Guido Bertelli have combined their works to shine a spotlight on the stark contrasts of Vancouver. They have focused on illustrating the humanity that revolves around the Downtown Eastside and the stories of its inhabitants. The exhibit opens on Sept. 10 at the Italian Cultural Centre –…
With two exhibitions currently showing in Vancouver, Dutch artist Mirjam Linschooten and Canadian artist Sameer Farooq say it’s a blend of research, asking questions, engaging in dialogue and working together. The exhibition features a mix of installation, photography, design and writing. Farooq says White, Steel, Slice Mask which is on display in the windows of…
The Seriousness of Play, an exhibition of the unique art that is Haida Manga and created by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas will be on display until Oct. 2 at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Haida Manga is a combination of iconographies and frame lines from the culture of the North Pacific Indigenous peoples along…
