Artists and novices come together and apply art
One artists lets herself go with colour.
Young and old tried their hand at art.
Judy Singh prepares her paints.
Friday, August 12, 2005
There are as many different interpretations of “art” as there are artists.
creators of art and appreciators of art are not always one and the same nor do
they even necessarily agree on what constitutes “art.”
As an examination of this, local artist and winner of the 2005 McCoy Prize
for fine art, Aston Ebanks, decided that in order for art to truly belong to
the artist, its creation must be accessible to those who may wish to use it as
a form of expression.
“Applied Art” brought artists of all backgrounds, ages and experience
levels together for a full day of creative expression. In preparation, Mr.
Ebanks collected nearly 60 sheets of 4’x8’ply wood (donated by Arch & Godfrey)
and just as many cans of colourful latex house paint (donated by A.L.
Thompson, Cox, Uncle Bill’s and Cayman Coating) so that artists could forget
about the gathering of materials and concentrate on the creation of art.
With the sun shining, DJ spinning, beer chilling and BBQ BBQ’ing, artists
from various backgrounds such as video and music in addition to fine art and
sculpture came out to apply themselves on ply-wood.
Red Bull donated tents to offer precious shade in the afternoon sun and
even some living room couches completed the outdoor lounge atmosphere.
Novices and first-timers came out to create in a relaxed, non-judgmental
environment, while well known, local artists in attendance included Nasaria
Suckoo-Chollette and Randy Chollette, as well as Wray Banker, Joseph Betty,
Chris Christianson, Gordon Solomon and Nicola McCoy, many of whom form part of
the art collective, “Native Son” showing for the first time as a group in
three years this Friday, 12 August at the National Gallery.
“This was my first time ever making a painting,” said Judy Singh. “It felt
great to depict my world in a completely different medium than I am accustomed
to.
“The challenge was truly enlightening. Not that the painting was any good
mind!” laughed Ms Singh.
Themes ranged from the political to the abstract to the abstractly
political as artists gave in to the recklessness, which eventually became the
theme of the day.
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