So here in the beautiful city of Montreal in slightly less than two weeks our Culture Days 2011 will take place. Les Journées de la culture is comprised of several hundred amazing, fun free events happening all over Montreal. This is a celebration of the artistic and cultural abundance in the city and Culture Days are going on country-wide. So much to see, do and experience.I will be participating in an activity called Art x 9. This event includes myself and seven other Montreal-based artists who have made works celebrating life and art as we see it in the context of Montreal. From the 30th of September to the 2nd of October join us at Studio BBG for demos and workshops (Screenwriting, Bodhran Playing, Face Painting, Jewelry Demos and more).
My piece for this show is a textured acrylic work inspired by the architecture of the city. This piece represents the way that upon leaving my home I am immersed in the culture of Quebec and its art as soon as I step out the door each day. A wrought iron spiral staircase winds down to street level from a beautiful brick facade, stained glass windows, with fleur de lys motifs look out over the street. Gardens with Tiger Lillies explode into life around the stairwell. The side walk is covered in chalk drawings of different coloured hand prints representing the cultural diversity that blesses the city and amidst all of those hands is the Fleur de Lys again chalked in this time on cement. Underneath it all on the bottom panel lies the Spirit of The City uniting the whole, sending living shoots up through the cracks in the sidewalk, full of patience and mystery, only this connected being knows all of the secrets that this city has to offer.
This piece differs from my regular work in that I am usually working on a much larger scale and the theme of my work is usually much more mythological and meditative with a lot more texture. I seldom do cityscapes of any sort as I am inspired by the truly natural world. This was a challenge for me in that I had to find some way to meld the two so that the piece would speak from my heart and also convey what it is for me to live here and how I am affected by the art and culture of this city.
I am glad to do commissioned works and viewings of my current work are available by appointment. You can see pictures of a few of my other paintings below or on my web sites listed below.
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To get in touch with the artist:
514-473-5682
www.elissabaltzer.com
http://elissafaeryfire.blogspot.com/
elissabaltzer@gmail.com
This piece differs from my regular work in that I am usually working on a much larger scale and the theme of my work is usually much more mythological and meditative with a lot more texture. I seldom do cityscapes of any sort as I am inspired by the truly natural world. This was a challenge for me in that I had to find some way to meld the two so that the piece would speak from my heart and also convey what it is for me to live here and how I am affected by the art and culture of this city.
I am glad to do commissioned works and viewings of my current work are available by appointment. You can see pictures of a few of my other paintings below or on my web sites listed below.
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To get in touch with the artist:
514-473-5682
www.elissabaltzer.com
http://elissafaeryfire.blogspot.com/
elissabaltzer@gmail.com
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