Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Erik Volet at the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective

"Georgian Carnival" Berikoaba by EV


Garden of Masks: a Collection of Paintings by Erik Volet

Fresh oil paint dry orange at the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective. Today, I talked to Erik Volet about his next solo exhibition. There is a secret excitement to seeing an exhibition before its unveiling.

On Thursday January 29 at 7pm, anticipate Volet’s world of gardens, masks, and more at the Opening Reception. It is a personal collection of Volet’s old and new works. Each painting tells a story relative to the viewer’s own interpretation and experiences of the journey to find oneself and place in the world that is both personal, political and universal. The importance of Volet's exhibition is its relevance to living in Victoria, also known as the City of Gardens, surrounded by branches & blossoms and people wearing masks without stopping to think and ask: what is the meaning of all this? Who are we? What are we becoming in relation to the Other, here?

"Masks are portraits; people’s aspect of self are really aspects of everyone’s selves.” - Erik Volet

The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective is on 2516 Douglas Street, Victoria BC. Exhibition runs until Sunday February 15.

Sheila R. Alonzo for exhibit-v

1 comment:

  1. correction: surrounded by branches & blossoms and people wearing 'masks' without stopping to think and ask

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