The new exhibition opening at Arteccentrix is all about the best local artists.
Nickola McCoy tells us that the title of the show is Vis Vires, which means strength in Latin.
“It focuses on the strength of the artists creativity through their chosen medium,” she says. “This allows for a very diverse show and facilitates a broad section of media which allows the viewers and collectors a true taste of the real talent that Cayman offers.”
There are 12 artists involved in the show, which opens on Thursday, 10 May.
“The show captures the world of art through the lens of two of Caymans most renowned photographers in Patrick Broderick and Courtney Platt both very different artists but both very talented and diverse in their pictorial depictions of society as the see it.
“Anne Goulden tackles a socially hot topic in her installation on sugar, a piece that can not truly be describe but has to be viewed in it’s entirety for the real impact to be accomplished,” says Nickola.
Dready is ready
Shane Aquart will be unveiling new pieces of his Dready series that have taken not only the local market by storm, but have proved to be an international favourite, she tells us, whilst Joe Bernard, a local teacher, is bringing colour drawings of real life depictions of local scenes which have never before been exhibited.
Each artist, Nickola says, has their own approach.
“Teresa Grimes brings her usual high standard of art to the table and has garnered a large following due to sound technical abilities not to mention her beautiful combination of colours. Her loose brush strokes and implied forms creates a vibrancy in each canvas that cannot be mistaken for any one else. Mikael Seffer has established himself as an who is to be watched carefully. His works can be found in some of the best collections both locally and international and he is also a favourite with corporations who are looking for puritanical colours with a twist of abstraction,” she says. “John Broad has elected to showcase a number of his more recent explorations that are turning peoples heads in his direction. He is a long standing member of the art community and as a part of this group is showing that with time and a willingness to embrace positive change things can be made fresh and interesting.”
Joanne and Jeremy Sibley, meanwhile, have both been producing works in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Canada for many years and the pieces submitted for this exhibition are said to be among their finest, says Nickola, who is the curator and also contributing free-standing sculptures from the Puzzled series.
“Gordon Solomon as usual will be producing a number of pieces specifically for this show and as with many of the shows he produces far too little as they are usually the first to go,” she says. “With the fresh new direction he is headed in creatively he can hardly keep pace with the demand.”
The exhibition opens on Thursday, 10 May and runs through to Saturday, 4 August, from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday. School tours can be arranged by contacting Nickola McCoy at 927-2076.
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