The unique mix of traditional artistic style with Hall’s colourful and abstract additions makes for eye-popping art. Two themes you’ll always find in his pieces are the Raven and a rope. “I use [the Raven] because it is part of my family crest and our lineage. The Raven has so many different stories behind what he’s done. The rope signifies every single thing I have created is tied together as one,” says Hall.
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Read MoreDancer Antonio Somera is onscreen, wearing a yellow tunic with jagged fabric down one arm like feathers. He lunges deeply, shouting into his hands under a shining spotlight. The sheer intensity of the act jolts me out of my thoughts, transforming my living room into a theatre. So starts Offering, Co.ERASGA’s live digital performance for their 20th anniversary season.
Read MoreKevin Lanthier is a Vancouver based photographer whose work seeks to tell stories about everyday life through the archetypal. Using composite images and juxtaposition, Lanthier tailors narratives in ways that reflect and heighten his concept-driven projects. His current project HUMAN:NATURE turns the lens on urban wildlife and highlights the lives and contrasts of the animals that call Vancouver home.
Read MoreThe inspiration for this month's playlist is the illustration 'Cortex Prime'. This mix is curated with Afrofuturism as a theme. Find genre-bending Black artists envisioning the future through music. Listen and board the mothership of possibilities.
Read MorePainter Megan Majewski finds creativity goes hand in hand with curiosity. “I get inspiration from a lot of different places, and it continuously changes. I let myself go down these rabbit holes with experimentation and research and see where I go from there. Usually, a body of work ends up unfolding itself when I’ve found something that really interests me that I want to explore with my artwork,” says Majewski.
Read MoreFor artist Sára Molčan, painting selfies doesn't always mean she's painting herself, or at least, not exactly, herself. “My painted self is me but not really me. There’s a strange disconnect for people — they really want to believe I’m painting myself,” she says. Instead, Molčan’s oil paintings grapple with the broader curated context of online representations people portray on social media by using provocative images of selfies, text messages, and iOS notifications.
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