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the purpose of art

Art directs us to identify vulnerabilities within ourselves and our cultures. Through this exposure, we are granted great opportunity for connection, community, growth and development.  We see every moment of every human day impacted by this opportunity, from large scale design & construction of cities, roadways, transport systems, community networks and housing to smaller scale conception and […]

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opening at the reach gallery museum / field 103w / janet bright

  EXHIBIT OPENING at the REACH GALLERY MUSEUM   June 16, 2011          New Exhibits on view at The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford from June 16 to October 9, 2011 include:   FIELD 103W :  Paintings by Janet Bright / FIELD 103W presents a study of landscape and memory, exploring theundisturbed expansive fields of vision, colour and silence of our Canadian prairies and […]

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janet bright / field 103w

  New Exhibits on view at The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford from June 16 to October 9, 2011 include: FIELD 103W :  Paintings by Janet Bright / FIELD 103W presents a study of landscape and memory, exploring theundisturbed expansive fields of vision, colour and silence of our Canadian prairies and coastline, and the effect memory imposes on the creation and interpretation of landscape painting. The […]

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mondrian

Two weeks ago at Centre Pompidou, I chose a favourite amongst the Mondrian pieces on display in the gallery. It was a ‘study’; a piece so contrary to how Mondrian’s final pieces usually appear, it couldn’t help but stand out in the crowd. The study is something I’m guessing Mondrian himself might not have chosen […]

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the sketchbook project

The Sketchbook Project is an international, collaborative art project where each participating artist fills every page of a Moleskine sketchbook in any medium, based on a chosen theme. I’ve begun my sketchbook with the selected theme, ‘Faces in the Crowd’; a theme with great figurative & commentary potential. Figurative sketching and painting have long been an […]

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