Olivia Hoe, Centretown News
Viewers examine the photographs from 2014 Karsh Award winner Chantal Gervias at Karsh-Masson Gallery in Ottawa city hall. The photograph, Vitruvian Me by local artist Chantal Gervais is a familiar sight with art lovers. It features a naked Gervais in two superimposed positions and with her arms and legs wide apart, much like the famous Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. The twist? Gervais’ version was created by piecing numerous scanned images of her body together, against a dark background.
Month: September 2014
Nanny Goat Hill mural collaboration with artistic public
The Nanny Goat Hill Community Garden has been working for more than five years with Ottawa Urban Arts to create colourful murals to showcase the passions of both the garden and graffiti communities. A new 20-metre mural, marked by a ribbon cutting in early September, is the latest symbol of artistic collaboration within the community – but it won’t be there for long.
Viewpoint: Technology helps, not hinders, youth connection to history
Ottawa residents will get a backstage pass to the city’s arts and culture scene this weekend, as museums and galleries offer behind-the-scenes tours in celebration of Culture Days.
Photos bond community
A local photographer used his recent exhibition at the Ottawa School of Art to bring together a neighbourhood.