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The CowgirlsHigh Park in a way you’ve never seen it before.
Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery
From today until February 20th, you can check out the Mara Korkola exhibition at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Her “no place” theme of everyday views create a sense of the extraordinary from the familiar – an interesting dynamic between positive and negative spaces. Or if you’re just interested in having a few cocktails, the reception starts at 6:00 p.m. tonight.
– The Cowgirls.
In case you missed it, here’s our take on the Gladstone’s most recent exhibition.
Courtesy of mushypony.com
This past weekend, the Gladstone Hotel hosted their annual alternative exhibition: Come Up My Room featuring several surreal installation pieces by our local dreaming artists. The Cowgirls were there in full force, taking photos everywhere we went – because frankly – you wouldn’t believe what we saw otherwise.
A sculpture by Mitchell F. Chan, performance by Ashleigh Semkiw.
Tonight at the Spoke Club, witness a brilliant installation piece where song literally comes to life. Dangling strings dancing to a beautiful piece by Olivier Messaien. – XO The Cowgirls.
Why burlap sacks bring artwork to our cold and snowy city.
Courtesy of mushypony.com
Artists have created installation pieces before by wrapping up various buildings or objects in order to create something new; a sculptural piece unrelated to its original form. But in urban Canada, we’ve been creative every winter without any fanfare or media blitz to motivate us. While caring for our trees, bushes, hedges or other plants, we wrap them in burlap to protect them from the harsh Winter winds. But when tied or stapled to wood, new structures emerge resembling tepees, boulders, tents, or even umbrellas. They represent the care shown to other species – something to look at with no admission fee required. Check it out:
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