Learn the Cadillac Ranch. (But please, dance with caution.)
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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Hi, Art!

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Hi, art lovers!

 
Cartoon-style graphic illustrating the dance steps to the Cadillac Ranch line dance. The moves are demonstrated by a cartoon figue wearing a white cowboy hat. Text reads:

Ben Shannon/CBC Arts

 
It’s the last day of the Calgary Stampede, and if you’re a nerd for trivia, head to CBC News to find this breezy story: five unusual facts you’ve probably never heard about the city’s rodeo of rodeos. The article zeroes in on the very first edition of the event in 1912, eons before my favourite Stampede tradition began. OK, maybe not my favourite. (Pancake breakfasts forever!) But I’m pulling this article out of the vault anyway, and if you’re in the mood for a long read — a story about an odd piece of Canadian culture that rivals the Australians’ Nutbush — check out The Strange and Very Albertan History of the Cadillac Ranch. (There’s also a video dance tutorial in the article. If you try it, proceed with caution.)
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Surreal painting of a silhouette of a fox, painted in the pattern of a blue cloudy sky. The fox leaps against a blue patterned backdrop. Objects includingg flowers, inner tubes, bubbles and badminton birdies, float everywhere in the circular compsition. Below, a fence in a classic Chinese style.

Fabian Jean

Absence as Presence by Montreal painter Fabian Jean.
 
Daytime photo of the Plaza Bridge steps in Ottawa, a grey staircase that has been painted with a colourful mural depicting a landscape. At the foot of the stairs, a figure appears with its back to the viewer. At the top of the stairs, a golden sun appears to rise from the horizon.

Jason Zante

Onward and upward! You can find this new mural (Unwritten) by Jason Zante on the Plaza Bridge steps in Ottawa.
 
Photo that looks like a painting. It depicts painted 3D objects arranged to create an abstract composition in shades of blue, pink and tan.

Erin O'Keefe

Nothing is ever as it seems. I mean, just take a look at this image by Erin O’Keefe — like, smush your nose into the screen — and maybe you’ll notice it’s a photo, not a painting. (The artist, who splits her time between New Brunswick and New York, has a solo exhibition at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in London to Oct. 1.)
 
Photo of a framed surreal photo collage framed and hung on a white wall.

Elizabeth Zvonar

Blue Roses by Elizabeth Zvonar (previously seen here). It’s your last week to catch Elizabeth’s solo exhibition at Toronto’s Daniel Faria Gallery. The Weight, The Worry + The Wag closes July 22. 
 
Painting. Composition is a collage of sorts, comprised of various images, many in rectangular composition. Top row: a tree, a pink flower, a fiery cloudscape. Second row: red arches, a door, rows of topiary. Third row: Three figures in blue playing badminton under arches and an arch revealing tall topiary. Bottom row: a band of flowers on a gold backdrop.

Sarindar Dhaliwal

Toronto artist Sarindar Dhaliwal will open her first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario next weekend, and this piece from 1998 (At Badminton) will be featured in the career-spanning show. More info here.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Film poster advertising screenings for the 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians. Artwork is a collage of film still imagery.
Paradise Theatre

Our special screening series continues!

 
In Toronto? Join CBC Arts at Paradise Theatre as we celebrate The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians. 
 
Interior of the Canada pavilion in Venice. Unvarnished wooden sructures fill the space. A person in a flannel overshirt sits behind a desk working at a computer. A hand-made flag reading
Maris Mezulis

Land back! Radical architects take over the Canada Pavilion in Venice

 
Meet the revolutionaries who are representing Canada at the Venice Biennale's 18th International Architecture Exhibition. 
 
Medium closeup of Julia Fox a white woman with straight burgundy long hair, she wears a black top with a collar so high it stretches past her think arched eyebrows. She stares at the camera with a closed-mouth expression. Her heavy makeup is in smoky metallic shades of purple.

March Mercanti/CBC

 

A real ‘uncah jam’ of an interview

 
Julia Fox, the breakout star of Uncut Gems, is one of the executive producers of Something You Said Last Night, the debut feature from Canadian filmmaker (and CBC Arts Rising Star) Luis De Filippis. Julia stopped by Q to discuss the project. 
 

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Marie Bergeron

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Screen print illustration in a circular composition. Rendered in shads of green, white and burnt orange, it depicts two figures on horseback, seen in profile, travelling through a ruin that's become overgrown with plants.

Marie Bergeron

Yep, that’s a scene from the Alberta-shot series The Last of Us, which swept the Emmy nominations last week. The illustrator? Marie Bergeron, the same artist who created all the original poster art for CBC Arts Presents: The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians. She’s tabling at Montreal Comiccon this weekend, and today’s the final day to attend!
 

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