The Art Club took advantage of a beautiful day and we went on a art walk to the local galleries close to the school. The first gallery we visited was the Gibson Gallery of Fine Art- Sheila Kernan, a Calgary based Canadian artist had on a show called "The Stories We Tell". Sheila explores the Canadian landscape and cityscape genre through her abstract paintings. Her work is a mixed media that has bright colours and is highly textured with the use of oils, acrylic and watercolour. She also uses an air brush and hand created stencils to create her layers. It is obvious from viewing Sheila's work, that you can see her attempt to share her journey's with us in a unique and vibrant way, her passions and love for life!
The second gallery we visited was the Herringer Kiss Gallery-Jason Fizzell, a RDC faculty member had on a show called "Worn Out Shoes and Back Page News". Jason explores undefined narratives and uncertain relationships that are made in a 1:87 scale. His sculptural dioramas show imaginary environments and architectural spaces that explore themes of isolation, transition, denial and discovery. One of my favourite pieces was "We Dig and Fill These Holes." It is made of high density foam, paint epoxy putty and acrylic paint. You can see from the picture below, that the details were amazing and I can't even imagine how much time it took him to complete not just this piece, but his whole collection!
Of course I cannot end this without telling you what our art challenge is this week- it is to " Create and Photograph Inedible Art. It will be interesting to see what they can come up with! Enjoy the examples below!
