"Merete Kristiansen and Kate Barron may be on the verge of revolutionizing the Canadian art world."
- anne watson, the vancouver observer
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20
Dec
12
Why should you care about Tom Thomson? I mean, he's been dead for 95 years, it's not like his art could possibly be fresh and exciting!?!
we love it when people have that opinion because it really gets us fired up and we feel like we have to prove a point.
theartmarket.ca plans to cover this topic and help bridge the gap between historical, modern and contemporary canadian art in the new year. Keeping in tune with our goal of breaking down the barriers in the art world and increasing accessibility while...
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19
Nov
12
Having grown up in the art world, I have seen my fare share of films about Canadian painters. After a while, most of them tend to blend together as they often follow the same formula of attempting to illustrate an artist’s entire life and career using shots of famous paintings and background wilderness sounds. Zooming in and out are about as close as these films get to special effects. So last week when I watched the screening of William Kurelek’s The Maze at the Rendezvous with Madness Film...
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30
Aug
12
Everyone knows the photograph of workmen taking their lunch while perched on a girder high above New York City. Taken in 1932, it remains one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century. Every time I look at it an instant fear of heights resonates within me. A lunchbreak 850 feet above the ground? Only if I'm seated at a table and safely behind a window enjoying the view!
But, I've always wondered about the story behind the photograph. Who are these daredevils and who took...
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