She Sings From Somewhere You Can’t See

I mentioned the Roq La Rue show, Lush Life, in my regular journal, but if you want to see the works, they have the whole show right here.

When I was talking about how much different a piece looks in real life versus the internet, here’s an example of what I mean: Queen of the Nile by Mia Araujo. In real life, this piece just GLOWS. While I thought the composition was a little overwhelming, each individual part of it is like a set gemstone. The jellyfish off to the right have gorgeous colour, and there are subtleties there that a picture and/or scan can’t capture.

Incidentally, here are the pieces by my former coworkers:

Brian Despain: Unnatural Selection (Click to see full painting).

Again, an example of seeing something which in real life looks so much more awesome–the hues are really fantastic, and those blue feathers just light up against the background. (There was another smaller piece as well, but which isn’t showing up in the show list.)

Andrew Arconti: Gather
Seems Vermeer inspired, which is something I am surprised I didn’t notice last night.

John Brophy: Animism Regions
This piece strikes me as hitting an artistic spot somewhere between the Christian iconography and portrayals of Indian gods. (That’s a tapir, incidentally. My brain said capybara, I have no idea why.)