{"id":17089,"date":"2019-02-06T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17089"},"modified":"2019-02-04T12:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:59:46","slug":"new-exhibit-looks-at-the-work-of-emily-carr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/02\/06\/new-exhibit-looks-at-the-work-of-emily-carr\/","title":{"rendered":"New exhibit looks at the work of Emily Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new exhibit at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is bringing the works of an artist who was overlooked in the early 20th century to the public\u2019s attention once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Carr was born in 1871 in Victoria; today she is well known for her intriguing landscapes and unique painting style. AGGV chief curator Michelle Jacques says there are reasons why Carr is still relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the two things that are evident immediately is that she loved the environment and landscape of this region, so many people who live here or visit are also really connected to it,\u201d says Jacques. \u201cSo we really connect to her as somebody who appreciates the aesthetics and physicality of Vancouver Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AGGV puts on many Carr exhibits, and Jacques has the challenge of coming up with new and refreshing ideas each time. The current exhibit, Unformable Things: Emily Carr and Some Canadian Modernists<\/em>, looks at the work of Carr and some of her Canadian colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe hope to help people realize how many ways there are to look at her work, so that we don\u2019t get to the point where people feel like it\u2019s not worth it to come back because they\u2019ve already seen Emily Carr\u2019s work,\u201d says Jacques. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to look at her from a different angle and to help people realize how many ways there are to consider her work.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A sample of some of Emily Carr\u2019s work to be shown in Unformable Things<\/em> (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Carr started off with Aboriginal imagery but ultimately found success when she focused her art more on landscapes, expressing the beauty of Vancouver Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you think about the context, not just the aesthetics, it helps you understand the way the world was historically,\u201d says Jacques, \u201cand it helps to understand change and evolution, and that just brings into focus the concerns that we have now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, it\u2019s easy to view and buy images online instead of going to an art exhibit. But seeing a piece online is a very different experience than seeing it in person. Jacques says that the work of someone like Carr is a prime example of how important it is to see art in the flesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe had a really unique approach to putting paint on her canvas or paper. You can really see the movement of the paint across the surface with her work, and imagine her making those marks,\u201d she says. \u201cIn relation to the way she tries to convey her emotional response to the subject that she\u2019s painting, you start to really imagine her in the forest making those marks on the canvas and you can see the detail in the flesh. It\u2019s really hard to see that in a digital image.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason Carr is still relevant today is because many people feel a certain connection to her as a person and an artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was really unique,\u201d says Jacques. \u201cShe was a loner, and she lived a kind of alternative lifestyle for a woman of her era. So I think people really appreciate her as a person because she was a trailblazer as a woman artist in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unformable Things: Emily Carr and Some Canadian Modernists<\/em>
Until Sunday, October 27
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
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