Victoria and Gulf Islands
have a good number of artists, also here in James Bay, our village
neighbourhood. There is an “Art Walk”
which allows us to visit the art of the creative human family, right in their
studios or sanctum sanctorum.
Kispiox Village, BC, 1929 by Emily Carr (same year I was born)
Of course, Victoria, being home to Canadian
icon Emily Carr, has many followers who express themselves by rendering
landscapes. At any rate, 95% of the art is done in a representational,
figurative manner. Myself, I have no
studio, and spend more time writing nowadays than painting, other than playing
Billiards, my new ‘hobby’. (Zen/Russian/Snooker and regular billiards.)
Our latest form of recreational exercise
Of course curiosity wins
over ignoring, which makes us go and experience those “Art Walks”. Artists are
very sensitive and if you criticize it should always be positive. Not easy.
But that way you leave their quarters / abode unharmed. Sometimes I cannot help
saying, “Have you ever heard of
photography?”, indicating how some painters try to outdo Nature and
reality. If there is indeed an urge
to express oneself realistically, why not look into the beauty and splendour of
the unseen realm? Not in order to copy,
but to get that feeling and insight there is another “real” world out there.
Coccolithophores
For inspiration, take for
instance Coccoliths, Diatoms or Radiolarians – all dwelling in the vast oceans.
The realm of Neptune and mermaids. These are blueprints of new artforms, for
painters, sculptors, or even architects. The realms revealed by the micro and
electron-microscopic world are often awesome in colour and design. A whole new world opens up, by just ‘looking’
at this phenomenal phenomena.
Radiolarians
A picture says more than .
. . So here are some examples
and maybe let you pause and wonder about such beauty, which indeed words cannot
describe. Don’t you agree? Hoppy Easter.
Diatoms
Henri van Bentum
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