3 page handout from November 30

CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY TRIP

 On November 29th, Site Stories visited the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver.

 Here we were met  by Holly and her staff, and given detailed tours of the work of: 

Guillaume Leblon, entitled: UNTANGLED FIGURES

CAG staff explain aspects of Guillame's work. All of which was made on a 3D printer. 

Guillame's sculptures were made from 3D printing, and are all representative of 'parts' of the human anatomy. 

Students sketched and reflected on what they were seeing: partial structures, detached clothing, a purposeful space with 'unfinished' flooring....

Light reflected, windows created: Guillame uses a projected film to create a sense of 'space' in the room. (Note the lifted floor board) 

Inside the second room the piece is entitled, "Child of Vision" and is a sculpture made of both the artist's sons: the body is therefore disproportional to its head. Students gathered around and were asked to sketch this sculpture.

Holly Schmidt, CAG curator and our guide for the outsider portion of the exhibit, discusses the use of space and highlights the purpose of several of the objects in the window displays such as the plates below, and the window painting on Davie Street Skytrain seen below. 

Students taking in "Bear Claws, Salad Hands"  by Farrooq and Linschooten
Students are asked to examine the text and understand the audience and the implications. 

White, Steel, Slice, Mask, by Rarooq and Linschooten
Students have a chance to look at how 'found objects' can be art in the several window displays found at the CAG on Nelson Street. 

SameerFarooqandMirjamLinschooten–BearClawsSala 

Site Stories students exploring the world of downtown Vancouver on our way to the CAG. 

Everybody working

November 23 was an early foray into the 'studio' for the students since recently submitting their proposals for their final projects. Students at this stage were working on a combination of things: discussing their recently returned proposals with the artists; researching their areas of interest or their required materials; and consolidating their ideas through visual thinking, drafting and conversation with their collaborators. A big thanks to Rachel Topham who took these photos for us. She will be back to take photos of all the student's final artworks when they have been installed.

Saying Something: Stencil Bomb, Nov. 16, 2016.

Yesterday we stencil-bombed the hallways in front of the School's main office and the Library with spray chalk, and made a beautiful and articulate mess. The action had received permission in advance, but we still managed to draw complaints and raise the anxiety levels of some. I was more struck, however, by the shared thrill of empowerment that the students communicated when we reflected afterwards on our experience/performance of 'vandalizing' the school.