Left Brain Artists
Photography What we don’t see does not exist? Far from the sight, far from the heart? We need to magnify to see fascinating worlds that do EXIST despite our oblivion. Whether we use telescopes to bring to our sight the most magnificent enormous worlds from the outer space, or microscopes to illuminate tinny organic worlds […]
Future is utterly unpredictable. We like to think that, in not so distant future, the sucesses of unconventional female art icons like Marina Abramovic or Yayoi Kusama will continue changing the perception and place of women in arts. Yet, we are suddenly overtaken by the advent of artificial intelligence. As we dismiss it lightly as […]
They belong to different cultures and lands. They lived in renaissance, revolutions, modernism, or are contemporaries. In some provocative takes, they may even ‘live’ and create in the future. In some instances, these presentations were meant to bring them out of ‘obscurity’ and to stimulate others to read and learn more about them. In other […]
Woman artists The session that started this project was exploring a woman as an ‘art subject’; albeit with a modern, fun and personal ‘twist’. Two contemporary women artists, encountered on travels, brought to the group their own personal takes on an ambiguous ‘nature of a woman’. Lush, round, sophisticated, moody…Fleeting gestures, feline companions, contemplative, centers […]
The facts speak lauder than impressions – here are some revealing statistics of women in art.
Canadian Indigenous Group of Seven It was an uncanny coincidence that we were showcasing an Indigenous Group of Seven and ‘Close to heart’ member of the Group, Daphne Odjig, when the unsettling news of more than 200 children buried in Kamloops Indian residential school broke out. It brought a solemn feel to our usually celebratory […]
Conceptual and abstract art; oil paintings Given our group’s name, it was very appropriate that in one of our early sessions we dive a bit deeper into this subject matter! There is a common belief, perpetuated by scientists among others, that our left brain is rational and analytical while our right brain is emotional and […]
Drawing and photography What can I say, drawing is challenging…especially as a stand-alone art-form. These days, we avoid it altogether by turning to abstract art. In ‘old days’, however, you had to prep for your oil or acrylic painting with series of drawing studies and sketches… My personal favorites are fast sketches of a moment, […]
The Canadian winter is harsh and long…most of the time prohibitive for meaningful outdoor activities. Shovelings the snow, quick skate. Pandemic made it even less bearable. We all brood over Game of Thrones’ winter wastelands and ice wall. The lonely comforts of our homes are all that is left… Or are they? There is no […]
Acrylic landscape paintings We do not just love or practice art out of nowhere. Even when our natural talents are embedded in our genes, it takes a nurturing hand to mold our creativity. Professional artists graduate in classes of their mentoring professors – mastering the technique, but even more so, developing their own artistic personality. […]
Left Brain Artists