A Gallery Visit
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Since Sunday was so lovely weather wise I hauled the boyfriend off the couch to go check out some art.
At the Glenbow Museum was a painting by Peter Paul Rubens - The Fruit Dance. It is now on long term loan from an annonymous donor. The museum put together a short term display of Baroque sculptures, period furniture and other works of art past and present with The Fruit Dance for a lavish Valentines display. Sad to say it came down yesterday but perhaps it will be brought out again at some point. None of the pemanent galleries have a corresponding theme so we'll just have to wait for an appropriate exhibit to see it again.
At Arts on Atlantic, the main show is a retrospective of sorts for the well known illustrator Charles Van Sandwyk. He has crafted a beuatifull book of original works spanning 21 years and this show is a celebration of that. Only 10 books have been made but all the artwork in each book are original prints created especially for this.
A scanned copy was out where the public could flip through. You can ask to look at the original and the gallery will provide the white gloves to prevent damage. According to a newpaper article, 3 collectors from Ontario flew out just for the opening. But the artist's work is undeniably beautifull so I really don't blame them. You can check out the images here.
At the Glenbow Museum was a painting by Peter Paul Rubens - The Fruit Dance. It is now on long term loan from an annonymous donor. The museum put together a short term display of Baroque sculptures, period furniture and other works of art past and present with The Fruit Dance for a lavish Valentines display. Sad to say it came down yesterday but perhaps it will be brought out again at some point. None of the pemanent galleries have a corresponding theme so we'll just have to wait for an appropriate exhibit to see it again.
At Arts on Atlantic, the main show is a retrospective of sorts for the well known illustrator Charles Van Sandwyk. He has crafted a beuatifull book of original works spanning 21 years and this show is a celebration of that. Only 10 books have been made but all the artwork in each book are original prints created especially for this.
A scanned copy was out where the public could flip through. You can ask to look at the original and the gallery will provide the white gloves to prevent damage. According to a newpaper article, 3 collectors from Ontario flew out just for the opening. But the artist's work is undeniably beautifull so I really don't blame them. You can check out the images here.
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