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| New collage by Helene Lacelle for art show at Cafe Nostalgica |
theOLDtheNEWtheMARVELOUS
art by HELENE
LACELLE & PETER EVANCHUCK
from
04Feb to 29th
at Café Nostalgica, 601 Cumberland on the Ottawa UNiversity campus
theOLD:
a
retrospective of the past decade and a half of LACELLE’s art work.:
tracing her various styles, forms and reincarnations. Her
experimentations in ‘new’ art makes even these ‘old’ art pieces look
contemporary.
the
NEW:
prolific
artist HELENE LACELLE has created a completely new set of collage images for showing at CAFÉ NOSTALGICA. Entitled –
theOLDtheNEWtheMARVELOUS
LACELLE’s
technique is rather unique in that she sees her ‘art ‘ on the canvas
not in her head. In her collages, using old photos loaned from a German
baroness as a central focus, she creates
and enhances them into her personal ‘art’ by mixing in various images/styles from many sources
that together form an overall effect of modernity i.e. new-ness. They are complex yet very simple, very effective.
theMARVELOUS:
continuing
her collaboration with partner PETER EVANCHUCK on MARVELOUS REALISM
CANADA, LACELLE has created new additions to the original abandoned
homes
photographs of EVANCHUCK. This portion of the exhibit is called ‘A
DOLL’s HOUSE’
One
Toronto critic referred to LACELLE as the NEON MATISSE of Canada due to
her colourful, neon-like imagery. Self taught she has been making art
all her adult life winning many awards, hanging in several galleries/art
places in Canada and the U.S. with sales
on line and around the world.
Former
professor EVANCHUCK now devotes his time to filmmaking, photography,
writing, curating. He has produced several feature films, scripts, books
as well as many docs over his ongoing career.
The
abandoned homes represented in MARVELOUS REALISM were shot last year in New Brunswick.
