Deer Lake Gallery

The Burnaby Art Council’s Deer Lake Gallery features a wide variety of art from various individuals and organizations from across the Greater Vancouver area. The Gallery is situated in the home office of the BAC, in beautiful Burnaby, British Columbia and borders on the scenic Deer Lake Park.

The Deer Lake Gallery is open from noon to 4:00pm  7 days a week.

Come and view some of the outstanding work that is always on display

WHAT’S ON NOW?

Now Showing at the Deer Lake Gallery….

“The Seen of the Unseen” paintings by NICU LIUTA

On exhibit February 5-28th 2010

NICU LIUTA uses both spiritual and painterly strokes to capture the luminescence of our life cycles in his breathtaking expressionistic and figurative paintings. He blends color and form in a gripping collection of signs which point out the soul’s pilgrimage in and between the conflicting realms of the spirit. His paintings relate a profound search for “the seen of the unseen”, the visible of the invisible. With emphatic splashes of color and scratches of his brush, he translates mystical experiences of spiritual encounters in works reminiscent of Marc Chagall and Ad Reinhardt. Nicu believes that color has the capacity to heal our soul by inspiring contemplation, thus leading the viewer to reach beyond the limitations of his perceptive mechanisms to get closer to the natural world.

Born in and raised in Romania today Nicu Liuta resides in Burnaby, British Columbia. He has studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, and has participated in Group and Solo Exhibitions in Romania and Canada. His paintings are housed in private collection across Europe, Canada, and United States.

You won’t want to the miss the ‘BAC-Talk’ event on Feb13th,at 1pm! There will be an artists reception followed by a talk in which Nicu will be speaking about his technique and the impetus behind his translation of the ‘unseen’ of spirit, and how he captures it as ‘the seen’ on canvas.

Artworks will be available for sale and refreshments will be served.
Donation.

Nov 27th- Dec. 27th, 2009

“Reflections on the Inner Landscape”

TAMERA OLSEN

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Artist’s Statement

Reflections on the Inner Landscape – My Journey Through the Desert
Life took an abrupt turn when we moved to the southwest desert of Arizona. Living at high altitude in a water starved environment opened my eyes to everything green. I would seek out rivulets and the sounds of running water almost unconsciously and look past the apparent searching for deeper revelations. The desert challenged me physically in its unrelenting sun and I found myself a shade seeker. Temperatures were often triple digits Fahrenheit, causing me to live on the fringe of days – rising early to spend time outside, and returning to the open at dusk. I found I was living as the animals of that area, and came to discover many fascinating activities. Witness to the daily life of reptiles, insects, arachnids and mammals, I realized that the desert was far from desolate, rather teeming with life. Up close and personal with them I found myself as I walked the mesas. The highest concentration of both rattle snakes and mountain lions changes radically one’s idea of the day hike.
We lived remotely, in a small mining town at the end of the road. Its inhabitants were reclusive, much like the animals, thus we were solitary in our existence, reliant on inner peace and personal fortitude. Adventurers nevertheless, our excursions into the wild were exciting and we experienced many moments of awe in that radical and unforgiving landscape. Water was a necessity, even for short distances. To become stranded in this desert without it, one doesn’t last long.
Venom. Everything is on a mission to survive. Xerascaping gave me a respect for the plant life of the desert as I was nicked and poked by most flora of the area. Reptiles and arachnids as well offered unique opportunities for avoidance.
Clarity. Clear skies. Views into other galaxies. The night sky opened up the universe, but was far from silent - a city full of intention. The monsoon cleansed and brightened the desert palate – increasing contrast and overflowing - stranding the desert dweller or opening up a new path of travel.
Peace. Solitude and introspection. Growth. My journey.
Tamera Olsen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana with an emphasis in painting and printmaking. She has taught art to children and adults, sat on arts and museum boards, actively participated in the arts in every community she’s lived. “I believe you cannot separate art from our existence, and its implications define us. Art brings sanity to chaos.”
See an article about Tamera’s show here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/burnabynewsleader/entertainment/78560942.html

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