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Tattoo art, in the last decade, has gained much mainstream popularity. Even a reality TV show, Ink Master, highlights the skill and stress involved in being a tattoo artist. Here in Vancouver, two artists are keeping alive the traditional tattoo art of Japan and Peru. Shoko Sonoda is a Vancouver tattoo artist with 17 years of…
Candace Thayer-Coe is one of the rare artists in Vancouver who specializes in the traditional art of Turkish paper marbling. The Italian Cultural Centre is currently presenting The Bookbinder’s Art, an exhibition featuring her art work, along with some antique Venetian books. “I’ve never come across anyone else who practiced paper marbling in Vancouver”, says Thayer-Coe, a…
Though their civilizations and art histories are ancient, the technique of printmaking is a relatively recent practice in Northwest Coast (NC) First Nations and Inuit cultures. Recent Acquisitions of First Nations and Inuit Prints, an exhibit of 47 works currently on display at the Burnaby Art Gallery (BAG) until Apr. 6, celebrates the pioneers of printmaking who…
Crumpled candy wrappers, torn postage paper and sharpened pencil stubs are often overlooked by the beauty-seeking observer. Janice Wu, local artist and freelance illustrator, is an exception. Her work with pencil and acrylic whimsically portrays the mundane, inanimate objects that people often dismiss as detritus, proving that beauty is truly in the eye of the…
For young people fascinated by the styles and techniques of manga and anime, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby is offering a chance to learn how to do it themselves. On March 15, the museum will host a Spring Break Manga Workshop aimed at introducing young people to the art of drawing…
Spectacular and sophisticated may be the best words to describe Ukiyoe Spectacular, an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints at Nikkei National Museum and West Vancouver Museum that will run to March 22 and 23. Ukiyoe, which literally means ‘pictures of the floating world,’ is a genre of woodblock prints and paintings produced in Japan in the 1800s.…
For co-curators Chris Bose and David McIntosh, it was the contrast between their Vancouver stories that inspired Walking Projects: Vancouver, Crawling, Weeping, Betting, a new co-presentation by UNIT/PITT Projects and Battery opera performance. In the fall of 2012, multi-disciplinary artist Bose and Battery opera cofounder McIntosh met at a pub in Kamloops after being introduced by…
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has an established history of showcasing Cuban art to Vancouver audiences.
Some people tell stories through words or pictures.
Rabih Mroué, who lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon, is an actor, director, playwright and visual artist.
Everything has an end just the Wurst which has two, an exhibit by Luxembourgeois artist Mike Bourscheid, will be held at the Yactac Gallery on Ontario St.
In order to foster interest and understanding in the arts, the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) offers guided tours in various languages, including French, Spanish and Mandarin, to audiences who may not normally interact with art.
Interactive video art has a capacity to speak poignantly to contemporary viewers.
