In the Spotlight: Joel Stevens

par | Jan 22, 2016 | Perspectives

Scratching the Surface It is the bane of major cities worldwide, blight on the urban landscape. But many will argue that graffiti is a form of art and have examples to prove it. Plural of graffito, a 19th century Italian word for ‘a scratch’, this spontaneous form of...

Alcheringa’s Gathering of Spirits

par | Jan 22, 2016 | Visites

In 1999, for Vie des Arts, I wrote about Alcheringa’s exhibition, “Vision Keepers — four women carvers — Dale Campbell, Valerie Morgan, Susan Point and Isabel Rorick.” The show was just one of the many groundbreaking exhibitions produced by Alcheringa’s director,...

Chagall Colours. Daphnis & Chloé

par | Jan 22, 2016 | Visites

It might reasonably be assumed that a tale as often told as the pastoral, diaphanous story of Daphnis & Chloe by 2nd century Greek fabulist, Longus, might, by now, have exhausted itself. But no. I suppose it’s the story’s sweet admixture of innocence and eros that...

Kittie Bruneau. Eruptions

par | Jan 22, 2016 | Visites

Kittie Bruneau (b. 1929) has been compared to everyone from Picasso through Kokoschka to Joan Mirò, with a touch of Jean Dubuffet for good measure. And while some of these references are not without merit, they ultimately do a disservice to the original and utterly...

Marcel Barbeau, le séducteur

par | Jan 22, 2016 | Visites

« Ce qui caractérise la récente phase de création de Marcel Barbeau, c’est l’équilibre pictural, la légèreté de l’écriture, le flottement… », déclare Ninon Gauthier, historienne de l’art et femme de l’artiste. En effet, les peintures des années 2011-2015...