Left Brain Artists
Sculptures of Ivan Eyre McMichael’s art collections in Kleinburg hosts a sculpture garden – grand-scale black shiny statues against green screen of leafs and intermingled nature paths. Surprising, stunning, Egyptian, modern, indigenous – hard to find a footing in this encounter. A little out of place, yet primal as the nature surrounding them. Admittedly, little […]
Giant flowers Garden is difficult to photograph – many layers, colors, canopies, plant varieties – the photo is often too busy and lacking in perspective and holistic view. That is why we often focus on photographing single garden specimens – or is it because they are irresistible? Individuals… Standing out, beautiful in display of their […]
Silk scarf painting Luxurious, soft, waving – silk has been a symbol of natural, beautiful, and indulgent. For millennia. It is hard to imagine a fiber having such a rich history. Legend has it that the process for making silk cloth was first invented by the wife of the Yellow Emperor, Leizu, around the year 2696 […]
Pre-Colombian Art Montreal Museum of Fine Arts hosted several exhibits this summer 2023 – the first one we explored in a rush to absorb all art Montreal can offer, left us in awe and reverence – a ‘Portable Universe’. ‘Portable’ because the art transcends centuries. ‘Universe’ because the artifacts embodied a philosophy of life, values, […]
Surrealism and collages of Jasmine Kukic My first serious attraction to art was surrealism. Andre Breton’s manifesto, Marcelle Duchamp, da-da, Chirico, Dali, of course – a young soul searching for the identity in subconscious, mysterious, illogical, defying ‘prescribed, ordinary, routine’. The attraction never stopped since then – only recently, though, I realized that it was […]
Multimedia immersive art forms ‘Immersive art experience’ has become a ‘trendy’ exploration of emerging media, AI, and unexpected displays. Virtual reality and video games are taking art icons such as Van Gogh and Frieda Kahlo into their realms. Embedded, sensory overload kicking in, the viewer reacts not by observation and contemplation, but by ‘immersion’ – […]
Photography Perhaps I can start this blog with a musing about what might be an ideal city? These days, fantastical, futuristic city designs generated by AI, stunning yet somehow dehumanized, are regular in my Instagram feed. Prompting the question – would I like to live in these cities? Honestly, I do like the image or […]
Gel plate prints of drawings Recently, while browsing through the Museum of Archeology in Montreal, we stumbled upon the book ‘..of Horses and Man’ – much about warriors and conquerors and art representations of their glory. Mounted on horses, swords thrusting victoriously… It was a cunning coincidence, as we were in the process of assembling a […]
Garden and photography Summer visit(s) to Rideau Ramble garden and Merickville art community fair have become regular for Hung and I. It is one of those leisurely summer outings that brings both joy and tranquility – rambling about garden grounds, discovering hidden leafy spots, unusual plants, and surprising garden inhabitants. There is a familiarity with […]
Gel plate monoprints The life spinning in unexpected ways, there is much on my mind, usually adaptable and efficient, yet vulnerable. Verbalizing feelings helps, but true listeners are rare…and there is always a sense of empowerment in ‘dealing with issues’ on your own, a false comfort in shielding others from a bother. Thus, I speak […]
Left Brain Artists