[events:art] CYCLOPS
/CYCLOPE
SHOWS IN OTTAWA - OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
The
Cyclops/
Cyclope artists will be exhibiting comics pages, paintings, and sculptures in two upcoming exhibits:
Cyclops
Contemporary Narrative Art
Ottawa School of Art Gallery / Galerie de l'École d'art d'Ottawa
October 23 - November 23, 2003
Ottawa, ON (October 7, 2003): CYCLOPS INVADE OTTAWA!!
The Ottawa art scene is set to explode with a new exhibit of incredible art and... comics? Beginning October 23, the Ottawa School of Art Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of contemporary narrative art featuring 13 artists from Montréal. The emergence of autobiography in graphic novels in Europe and the United States has opened the gates to representing personal and literary points of view by artists working in the narrative arts field. In Québec, and especially Montréal, a large community, both French and English, has emerged at the forefront of this graphic narrative movement after twenty years of struggle. Perhaps it is the unique position of the city, influenced by both European and North American styles, which has made some of these artists internationally recognized.
Curated by Marc Tessier and Hélène Brosseau, the Cyclops exhibit will display the work of thirteen highly prolific, award-winning, Canadian artists known for their art and comics: Siris, Line Gamache, Alain Reno, Stéphane Olivier and Gilles Boulerice, Marc Richard, Marc Tessier, Caro Caron, Richard Suicide, Obom, Jean-Claude Amyot, Hélène Brosseau, Billy Mavreas, and Alexandre Lafleur. Consisting of graphic narratives mixed with paintings, sculptures and photography, the exhibition will allow these artists an opportunity to display their unique approach to narrative art.
Meet the artists from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. on October 23, the opening night! Billy Mavreas, whose comics have been described by the
Montreal Gazette as "a mix of David Lynch, funny animals, surrealism and atavistic paganism", will present a reading/lecture at the opening.
Keep an eye out for Cyclops!
Ottawa School of Art / École d'art d'Ottawa, 35 George Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 8W5
Tel: 241-7471; Non-profit Organization #126510528.
Contact:
osagallery@hotmail.com
The Ottawa School of Art Gallery
35 George Street in the Byward Market, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8W5
www.artottawa.ca
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Also:
Cyclops will be launched in Toronto at Loop Gallery (1174 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1J5) on November 21, 2003, from 7-10 pm, free. The gallery show, which features work from all the contributors in the book will run to November 30, 2003. There will also be a signing at one of the best comic shops in North America,
The Beguiling, 601 Markham St., on Saturday, November 22 from 3-5 pm.
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thanks to Jamie Salomon ]
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