Going Postal! The exhibition

On November  14th 2103 We had our first ever exhibition at the Point Gallery!  I know i'm posting this way too late but i've been busy, and the internet hasn't worked and a whole bunch of other excuses!  Well, better late than never right?  The exhibition was a blast, with amazing artwork sent in and exhibited by over one hundred students and teachers in our community.  See the previous "Point Gallery" post for details about submission requirements.  Suffice it to say that all artwork submitted were either decorated envelopes or postcards and all were sent through our wonderful postal service.  Below is just a sample of the artwork.  Stay posted for photos from the opening!

Psychological Portraits by Art Careers 12

The first project completed by my Art Careers 12 class this year.  The project s intended for inclusion in their portfolios and is meant to engage their understanding of observational drawing and material use while introducing an element of conceptual intent.  The students were asked to produce an image with emotional or psychological impact through the use of symbolism.  They knocked this one out of the park.  I'm very excited about the variety of solutions that the students found for the challenge.

The assignment sheet that I gave them is below.

Catherine Wang

Kevin McAllum

Cosette Bote

'Beauty' by Nancy Tseng

   Our basic figure and form, our body movements, our animals, our plants, everything on our planet is a form of beauty, yet at the same time everything is judged that way. Is there a real definition, a picture, a criterion, for beauty? We are so absorbed by what society defines as “pretty” that things unable to meet these standards are shamed into being “ugly.” The abstract forms in these pieces capture the fake perceptions of beauty media feeds us. Though when we break from these conceptions, beauty is in fact, limitless. 

Unsettling by Aly Slobadov

The theme of my exhibition is inspired by my growing interest in the horror genre within the last year. I also wanted to experiment with different mediums for each piece. My first drawing was of a character called Alex DeLarge in the film “A Clockwork Orange”, which I found in my old sketchbook from grade 10. Since the movie is quite dark and somewhat disturbing, I thought it’d fit well in the exhibition and decided to work on it to make it feel more complete. I experimented with charcoal, which I didn’t have much previous experience with. The second piece was a sketch from the summer, which I added oil pastels to, which I don’t often use. The next piece was a reproduction of a comic from the ‘50s, which was later made into one of my favorite childhood cartoons. In my last piece, I wanted to incorporate two of my polaroids that didn’t develop, and i thought they fit well since the darkness of the photo is quite unsettling.

GOING POSTAL

Submit Artwork for our first ever Point Gallery Exhibition before it's too late!

And please join us for our grand opening Thursday November 14th at 5 pm.

ATTEMPTS by Forever Young

In general, people always have a feeling that fine art is just all about drawing and painting.  Well, I should not say all but most of the people are more focusing on drawing techniques.  Actually, there are various mediums in art. Therefore, trying out different styles and medium definitely helps us widen our artistic vision. Light painting and multiple exposures were skills that I have used in the following pieces. They seem difficult to be achieved but they are actually fairly easy to do. Why not have a try?

Every Passing Day by Kevin McAllum

For this series I wanted to capture the beauty of fall, from the vibrant colours of the leaves on every tree to the ominous shadows in the night that grow longer and colder with every passing day.  I also wanted to challenge myself by using pastels, a medium that is fairly new to me but with enough practice can be used to make astonishing art.