#Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

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#FrogFriday:

Teapot with Raised Frog Design Japan, c.1900 Bank Ware (stoneware & overglaze enamels), 11.5 x 16 cm Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 2004.013.032 a,b

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WINDOW 57: VIVIENNE BESSETTE (JANUARY 28 - MARCH 17, 2023)

WINNIPEG’S ONLY 24 HOUR ARTIST-RUN CENTRE PRESENTS VIVIENNE BESSETTE

Location: Artspace Building, corner of Bannatyne @ Arthur [sidewalk level]

window is pleased to present our fifty-seventh installation:

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Image descriptions: 

[Image 1]: An oversize poster hangs in the window. It is green throughout with details in red, yellow, purple, and blue. It reads "COMPOST HOTLINE. Dial Now!" Strips dangle at the bottom with a phone number on some of them, as if ready to tear off. The imagery includes a red phone, compost, and superimposed images of flowers and organic material.

[Image 2]: A regular size version of Bessette's poster is stapled up on an outdoor bulletin, among other posters.

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Party line, 2023

Material list: RJ-45 talking to RJ-11, exponential growth of compost slime, spiritual technology of the tear-off flyer, landlordism, call waiting as extra sensory perception, antidote.

By Vivienne Bessette. On view until March 17, 2023.

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Artist statement:

The compost hotline is just a phone number but it is also a network of gardens, an imaginary friend and an always-developing informal online collab space where artists, gardeners and community organizers can temporarily freeze the flow of the internet (spirit net) to reflect and share research, personal archives, or the 2am–4am late-night google unconscious. It is meant as an alternative to death for precious trans liminal space, digital scraps, not-to-be-forgotten embodiments, or otherwise entombed hard drive materials. To apply, upload files into the google drive as a constellation of web links, screen shots, images, a recording, or text about what is keeping you up at night.  ~~ About the artist:

Vivienne Bessette (b. 1982) is a queer settler & interdisciplinary artist whose ancestry ties them to Ireland, Croatia, France, and the Metis settlements of Cayer, MB, and Red River. Bessette incorporates drawing, painting, woodworking, sculpting, dying, writing, fermenting and building relationships with plants into their practice. They work in and out of the studio, the garden and the kitchen, developing sustainable and alternative modes of food production and utilizing unconventional materials. The strength of entangled and interdependent community is at the stomach of Bessette’s process. Bessette holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University. They have been involved with multiple garden and food-based collectives, including Commons Garden at Sahalli Park Community Garden, Garden Don’t Care, Looking at the Garden Fence, and the project What artists bring to the table for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria with Derya Akay and Kurtis Wilson. Bessette was a Food Coordinator for Slow Waves Small Projects on Mayne Island. They have been published in The Capilano Review (“Pattern of Pears,” 2020 and “Organize Your Building with the Support of the Vancouver Tenants Union with the Belvedere Residents,” 2018). They live and work on the stolen and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlí̓lwətaʔɬ Nations.

window is located on Treaty 1 Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and the Homeland of the Métis Nation. window is co-curated by Noor Bhangu, Mariana Muñoz Gomez, and Jennifer Smith.

This installation was made possible with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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Seiko Okuhara, (1837-1913) - "Cherry Blossoms"

Colour woodcut

Sources: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Ukiyo-e Search

Unknown, Cherry Blossoms in Moonlight, ND

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The Young V&A in east London has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award, fighting off competition from the National Portrait Gallery to win the £120,000 prize.

Judges described the museum as a “truly inspirational” institution that engaged with the local community of Bethnal Green and radically rethought the museum with young people in mind.

Jenny Waldman, the director of Art Fund, said: “The Young V&A has done something completely rare, it’s completely reimagined the museum. It started with its target audience and then it fit all the pieces of the museum – the building, the collection, display, interpretation, exhibitions, learning – around that central focus of young people. It’s the world’s most joyful museum.”

Its previous incarnation as the Museum of Childhood was described as “a place where childhood went to die”, inhabited by rows of Victorian doll’s houses that were designed for older visitors to “take a trip down memory lane”.

The renovated building, which had a three-year makeover at a cost of £13m, was a different proposition all together: light, airy and playful or, as the Observer called it, “serious and playful at once, sophisticated and direct”.

Waldman said that, even on an incredibly impressive shortlist, the Young V&A stood out with ideas such as, in the 0-5 years area, the curators grouped items together by colour to be more accessible to young minds.

“It’s mind-blowing, a brilliant concept perfectly executed,” she said.

The Young V&A was among a shortlist of institutions which had undergone extensive renovations in the last few years.

The National Portrait Gallery’s £41.3m makeover, which took three years and included Tracey Emin-commissioned doors that serve as the new entrance, was in the running, as was the Manchester Museum, which reopened after a £15m refit in 2022 and included a new South Asian gallery. A partnership with the British Museum, it was co-curated by 31 people from Manchester’s South Asian diaspora – who were “just ordinary folk, not museum folk”, according to its director, Esme Ward.

There were also nominations for Dundee Contemporary Arts in its 25th year, and the tiny Craven Museum in Skipton that was helped by a local authority that increased its funding rather than cutting, which has been the pattern around much of the UK.

Before the shortlist was announced, Waldman called for greater financial support for the museum sector, telling the Sunday Times that investment in museums was “contracting in a very worrying way”.

“Museums, local authorities and the national government all need to think together about how to empower museums to create the conditions for people and communities to thrive,” Waldman said. “Museums are absolutely up for it, they’re already doing incredible work.”

The new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said: “This year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year was a tough competition with an exciting shortlist representing institutions from across the country. Congratulations to the Young V&A on this achievement, recognising their hard work to create a unique space dedicated to young people.”

The Young V&A opened a year ago, and is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum empire, along with London’s V&A in South Kensington, plus outposts in Dundee and another at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, which is due to open next year with an inaugural exhibition about Black British music.

The new Young V&A contained architectural references pulling from postmodernist architects Hans Hollein and Michael Graves, while the renovation was the work of two different architectural practices: De Matos Ryan and AOC.

For a project located in the heart of east London’s Bethnal Green, the architects consulted children from the nearby Bangabandhu and Globe primary schools and Morpeth secondary school for their ideas.

The result was a fun, colourful and tactile space that one critic said had become one of “London’s great indoor public spaces, a British Museum great court ruled by the under-15s”.

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Emily Carr

Blue Sky

1936

[Art Gallery of Greater Victoria]

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Sexypink - Curator, Writer, Artist, and Researcher O'NEIL LAWRENCE from the National Gallery of Jamaica will be guest speaker at the Kolloquium's next session tomorrow May 23rd at 6.15 pm. 

He will present a talk with the title PRESSURE: THE EVOLUTION OF A BIENNIAL about NGJ's most recent Kingston Biennial from 2022.Talk and Q&A will be online. It would be lovely to see many of you in the audience. Please find abstract and webex-link for the meeting below.Cheers,David--Pressure: the evolution of a biennial The National Gallery of Jamaica's 2022 Biennial - themed "Pressure" - represented a dramatic departure from previous incarnations. The exhibition itself was the institution's first major show following a protracted closure due to the pandemic and it represented an evolution in the curatorial vision of the gallery. 

This presentation will critically engage with the different models, their merits and deficits and outline the vision for future Jamaican biennials.   BioAn artist, curator, researcher and writer O'Neil has worked at the National Gallery of Jamaica in various capacities since 2008 most recently as Chief Curator. He was the lead curator on the exhibitions Seven Women Artists (2015), Masculinities (2015), I Shall Return Again (2018) and Beyond Fashion (2018). His photography and video work have been included in several international exhibitions; most notably Rockstone and Bootheel (Real Art Ways, Connecticut, 2009), In Another Place and Here (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2015), and his solo show Son of a Champion (Mutual Gallery, Kingston, 2012). 

His research interests include race, gender and sexuality in Caribbean and African Diasporal art and visual culture; memory, identity and hidden archives; photography as a medium and a social vehicle.Image: Katrina Coombs, Apocalypse: Lifting Of The Veil, Kingston Biennial 2022: Pressure.

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With a range of amazing amenities, including heated swimming pools, fitness centres, spa treatments and gourmet restaurants, they offer a luxurious vacation experience that you won't forget. Relax and rejuvenate in the serene surroundings of Parksville Beach Resorts There's nothing more soothing than the sound of the ocean waves. Parksville Beach Resorts take advantage of the seaside location with balconies and patios overlooking the Pacific. You can appreciate an evening walk at the beach to enjoy the serene natural beauty and catch the Sunset with no rush to return to your room. The resorts also offer various spa treatments to indulge, soothe, and rejuvenate your mind and body. Take advantage of the Adventures around you Are you looking for some outdoor fun with family or friends? Parksville Beach Resorts have got you covered. From kayaking and paddle-boarding to hiking and biking, there's plenty of outdoor recreational activities to experience around Parksville. They also offer guided tours of area attractions, such as sea kayaking guided nature tours, white-water rafting adventures, helicopter sightseeing tours, and much more. In conclusion, Parksville Beach Resorts is the perfect destination for those who seek a luxurious vacation on the beautiful beaches of Vancouver Island. It offers a range of world-class amenities, serene surroundings, and abundant outdoor activities, making it an ideal place to unwind and rejuvenate. Unleash your inner artist with the First-Class Photography Tour of Halong Bay and capture stunning images of one of the world's most beautiful natural wonders. Read the full article

[arthistoryanimalia]

Banko Ware Vases with Insect Motif Decoration

Japan, c.1900

stoneware w/overglaze enamels

18.2 x 11 cm (top photos) & 18 x 10.6 cm (bottom photos)

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 2004.013.016,17

https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/16116/vase-with-insect-motif-decoration

https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/16117/vase-with-insect-motif-decoration

[windowwinnipeg]

WINDOW WINNIPEG PRESENTS: WORKSHOP WITH VIVIENNE BESSETTE

window winnipeg presents the poetry of ugly pickles: a compost related workshop, delivered by visiting artist Vivienne Bessette.

Workshop date: February 25, 2023, 3-5pm

Location: Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, 625 Osborne Street

Accessibility information: All areas are wheelchair accessible. There are gendered washrooms available.

This workshop is free to attend. Please sign up by clicking this link.

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Image description: Text in the image reads: “the poetry of ugly pickles. workshop with vivienne bessette. saturday february 25, 2023.” The text is white and the background is olive green. In the top left corner there is a shadow of a plant.

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Vivienne Bessette will host the poetry of ugly pickles: a compost related workshop centred around food, composting, and community resources. Using produce and materials gathered by Bessette, participants will garble/sort/arrange them into delicious and interesting pickles to take home.

We will be sharing resources about good grocery stores, where to get dollar bags of food, seconds, and “ugly” produce. If you have suggestions or ideas (a story about abundant summer fruit trees in the neighbourhood?) regarding community resources, share your thoughts at the workshop!

Materials for the workshop will be supplied, however participants are asked to bring a knife and cutting board if possible.

This event is presented in conjunction with Bessette’s exhibition Party line, on display at window and surrounding areas from January 28 to March 17, 2023.

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About the artist:

Vivienne Bessette (b. 1982) is a queer settler & interdisciplinary artist whose ancestry ties them to Ireland, Croatia, France, and the Metis settlements of Cayer, MB, and Red River. Bessette incorporates drawing, painting, woodworking, sculpting, dying, writing, fermenting and building relationships with plants into their practice. They work in and out of the studio, the garden and the kitchen, developing sustainable and alternative modes of food production and utilizing unconventional materials. The strength of entangled and interdependent community is at the stomach of Bessette’s process. Bessette holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University. They have been involved with multiple garden and food-based collectives, including Commons Garden at Sahalli Park Community Garden, Garden Don’t Care, Looking at the Garden Fence, and the project What artists bring to the table for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria with Derya Akay and Kurtis Wilson. Bessette was a Food Coordinator for Slow Waves Small Projects on Mayne Island. They have been published in The Capilano Review (“Pattern of Pears,” 2020 and “Organize Your Building with the Support of the Vancouver Tenants Union with the Belvedere Residents,” 2018). They live and work on the stolen and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlí̓lwətaʔɬ Nations.

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window is located on Treaty 1 Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and the Homeland of the Métis Nation. window is co-curated by Noor Bhangu, Mariana Muñoz Gomez, and Jennifer Smith.

window acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for this programming.

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One of the most prominent things to do in Melbourne Australia

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The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne Australia is one of the finest landscape yards on the planet. With over 50,000 plant species, it is not a surprise that this place is a visitor fave. It is also a valuable asset to the heritage of the city. Site visitors will find a series of plants to appreciate, from native Australian plants to a lot more exotic selections. In addition to the many types, there is also an abundance of indigenous animals and birds to see.

A check out to the gardens can be a silent as well as enjoyable experience. You can delight in a mid-day barbecue while admiring the vegetation. This garden is also a great place for kids to learn more about nature. There is an interactive Kid's Garden, with a play area, which is open to any ages. The Australian Research Study Centre for Urban Ecology, which belongs to the Royal Botanic Gardens, carries out research study right into the effects of urbanization on flora. They likewise undertake research study into eco-friendly processes as well as aid improve the remediation of city areas.

While in Melbourne, visitors can take a look at the renowned Tropical Glasshouse. It consists of a greatly great smelling orchard, with large blossoms and peaceful unethical spots. It is a remarkable area to get away the cool winter months air and also kick back. The Ian Potter Structure Kid's Garden is an additional area to check out. The 5000-square-meter garden is designed as a discovering setting. Lots of people involve the garden with their children.

The National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria is one of Australia's essential art galleries. This museum includes a substantial collection of Australian as well as worldwide jobs. It lies in Melbourne, and it offers free entry to its permanent collection. The National Gallery of Victoria was founded in 1861. There are two primary buildings in the museum: the Main Building and the Ian Potter Centre. Both of these buildings house the long-term collection, however they also host numerous exhibitions and efficiencies.

As of today, the National Gallery of Victoria is Australia's largest public art museum. The gallery has a collection of greater than 70,000 artworks. These include paints, sculptures, drawings, photos, textiles, attractive arts, and also Egyptian artefacts. The collection is topped a number of areas, including Ancient Art, European Art, and also Australian Art. Along with these, there are various other collections also.

The NGV's European art collection is one of the most comprehensive in the country. Amongst the works are those by Veronese, Tiepolo, and Picasso. The Asian collection is additionally excellent. There are over 4,000 Asian artworks in the gallery. Most of the pieces are special to the continent.

In addition to the irreversible collections, the gallery hosts events of contemporary Australian and also global art. On Friday evenings, you can enjoy totally free art-making activities for children and also teens. Throughout the week, site visitors can additionally enjoy songs and also dining. The gallery has an unique place. Both its main structure and also the Ian Potter Centre are positioned in Federation Square.

The Queen Victoria Market Queen Victoria Market, additionally called the Vic Market, is the biggest outdoor market in the southern hemisphere. It has functioned considering that 1878 and it provides visitors a variety of fresh produce, specialized items, as well as food. There are hundreds of small businesses on the market, consisting of garments as well as homeware stores. These shops focus on moral service methods and also offer quality products.

The market is open five days a week. You can find regional art and also handmade crafts, natural fruit and vegetables, mementos, and also much more. The marketplace is a popular destination for both travelers and locals. Numerous scenic tours of Melbourne consist of a stop at Queen Victoria Market. Visitors can delight in the market's easygoing environment and also dynamic performances.

On Wednesdays, the market becomes a night market. During this moment, you can uncover international road food and live music. This market is additionally a dreamland to discover artisan cheese, fresh fruit, fish and shellfish, as well as more. A market is a location of history as well as society. You can learn about the Victorian past and experience the marketplace as it was in the very early 19th century.

Among one of the most fascinating parts of the marketplace is the Delicatessen Hall. Set against an art deco layout, the stalls below are piled high with food. Numerous food trucks lie throughout the market. As you walk through the market, you will certainly have the ability to sample a few of the best food in Melbourne. Whether you're trying to find a hotdog, a cheeseburger, or a mug of coffee, you make sure to discover something at this market.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground, additionally known as "The G," is just one of the globe's largest sports arenas. The ground was originally constructed in 1853, and also it has organized a variety of prominent occasions for many years. It is likewise the home of the Melbourne Cricket Club, the Victorian Rugby League, and also the Australian Football League. In 1869, the MCG organized the first-ever roadway competition. It was additionally the website of the first-ever tennis suit.

Among the most important sporting events at the MCG is the Boxing Day Examination match. This annual suit is in between Australia as well as a seeing team. It can last five days. There have been numerous other grand finals at the MCG. These consist of the AFL Grand Final, the Rugby Union Bleisloe Cup, and the FIFA Globe Cup Qualifiers.

The ground becomes part of a larger sporting activities and also home entertainment precinct, called the Melbourne Sports as well as Entertainment Precinct. Various other sports locations in the location are the Hisense Sector, Rod Laver Arena, and AAMI Park. For followers of cricket, the Boxing Day Examination match is a must-see. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is additionally a wonderful location to capture a performance.

The MCG is easily accessible by vehicle or train and is within walking distance of the town hall. The ground is likewise linked by cable car to both Richmond and Jolimont railway terminals. Since 2006, the northern stands were redeveloped to a new, a lot more contemporary layout. They have actually been upgraded with much better facilities and a larger capability.

The Melbourne Skydeck The Melbourne Skydeck offers 360-degree sights of Melbourne. Situated on the 88th flooring of the Eureka Tower, it supplies breathtaking sights of Port Phillip Bay, the Dandenong Ranges, as well as Melbourne's CBD. Along with its impressive views, the Melbourne Skydeck includes a selection of experiences. Visitors can select the virtual reality slab experience or the Edge Experience. Both are mind-blowing as well as the very best component is that they can be experienced on either a day or evening.

Unlike the plank experience, the Side experience is an interactive experience that leaves guests hanging 300 meters over Melbourne. Throughout the experience, visitors are put on hold in a dice of clear glass. They are after that assisted right into an immersive experience that ends with an exhilarating virtual plunge. As a benefit, site visitors can acquire the Sunlight & Stars bundle, which permits them to see Melbourne from 2 different perspectives. This plan is additionally readily available for youngsters.

Melbourne Skydeck features a one-of-a-kind indoor skydeck and a balcony exterior. You can likewise take in the sight from atop the tower making use of one of the many viewfinders. If you would like to delight in a beverage, you can do so at the Skydeck Bar 88, which is located at the top of the tower. The bar is open all day and also is run by the Eureka 89 group. It offers an option of drinks as well as heartier snacks. One more alternative is to get a seat in the Voyagers Theatre. This incorporates virtual reality with activity, audio, and aroma to offer an immersive experience.

Cleaning your residence can be a taxing as well as tedious task. Finding a reputable professional cleaning service can make it much easier. It is very important to choose a firm that provides a top-quality solution that ensures a clean, hygienic area. In addition, the professional cleaners at the firm can aid you to save cash. The cleaning experts have a wide range of services, which include window cleaning, springtime cleaning, floor scrubbing up, as well as much more. You can likewise select specialty solutions, such as carpet cleaning.

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Picks of the Week - January 25, 2023

Can you believe we're already at the final weekend of January!? Let's take a look at what's happening in these picks of the week Panto: If you missed it over the Holidays, the digital edition on-demand performances of East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid is still available on line until January 31st. Also on digital, the audio-only play The Year of The Cello is online now, part of The Cultch Re/Play season. Arts: PuSh International Festival of Performing Arts continues to bring the city a line up of hot entertainment to the cold winter nights with a curated a program filled with timely, honest, politically active works of dance, music, theatre and multimedia productions all around the city until February 5, 2023. Dine: The city’s most flavourful festival, Dine Out Vancouver Festival, offers hundreds of events, like tonight's Art, Eat & Sip hosted by Vancouver Foodster or Street Food City, plus fixe prix menus from 350 restaurants from Abbotsford to Ambleside for the 17 day festival. Chocolate: Until February 14, the 13th annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival is brewing up and a bigger and better festival than ever, with visions of hot chocolate flavours from cafes, bakeries and eateries to keep us warm on winter days. Marionette: You have until January 29th to see or see again, whacky world of Ronnie Burkett’s Little Willy, an adults-only marionette retelling of Romeo and Juliet, at the Historic Theatre Internment: At The Arts Club Theatre Company until February 12th Forgiveness, based on the acclaimed memoir by Mark Sakamoto, tells the powerful story of his family’s harrowing experiences during World War II.  Drag: Vancouver & Victoria get a taste of some of the best and brightest drag performers as It's Just Drag it's the runway January 26th in Victoria and January 27th in Vancouver Skate: The Robson Square Ice Rink is open until February 28th for your old-fashioned outdoor skating family fun, with skate rentals just $5. Saddest: Produced by the Firehall Arts Centre and Victoria’s Puente Theatre, acclaimed Portuguese-Canadian playwright Elaine Ávila’s play, FADO – The Saddest Music in the World returns to The Firehall stage until Sunday, February 5. Free: This Saturday January 28st, The Anvil Centre presents another outing of the Outside/In series, a free celebration of arts and culture - “IN” performances at the Anvil Theatre while “OUTSIDE” is an outdoor street festival from 2-5 on performance days in Hyack Square, featuring local artisans, musicians and more! Net: The Vancouver Warriors are back at home at Rogers Arena to host Panther City Lacrosse Club on Saturday night. Comedy: The curtain closed Sunday January 29th on the Metro Theatre production of the romantic comedy Shirley Valentine. Lunar: Lunar Fest and Lantern City celebrations pop up all around the city at šx????n?q Xwtl’e7énk Square (Vancouver Art Gallery), Granville Island, and West End- Robson Street until February 20, 2023.   Fly: You don’t have to go far to visit Asia as guests to Fly Over Canada can experience spectacular Taiwan from above as Soar Over Taiwan takes flight only until February 12th.  Guitar: New Westminster's Massey Theatre hosts it's annual International Guitar Night on Saturday January 28th, the world’s premier touring guitar festival Read the full article

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Mark Henderson

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“Black Raku Tea Bowl, Japan, 19th Century, width 4 3/4".

Photo: P. W. Jarrett, Collection:Fred and Isabel Pollard, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

From: “The Art of earth : an anthology”, 1979.

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Emily Carr (Canadian, 1871-1945), Above the Gravel Pit, 1936. Oil on paper, 61 x 91.1 cm. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Colombia

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William Blake, St Peter appears to Beatrice and Dante (Paradiso XXIV, 19-33), ca. 1824-27, pen and ink and watercolour over pencil, 37.3 x 52.7 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. 

   “From the on I noted as the richest I saw come forth a fire so joyful that it left none there of greater brightness, and it wheeled three times round Beatrice with so divine a song that my fancy does not repeat it to me, there fore my pen leaps and I do not write of it; for our imagination, much more our speech, has colour too bright for such folds. ‘O my holy sister who prayest to us thus devoutly, by thy glowing affection thou dost loose me from that fair circle.’ When it was still the blessed fire breathed forth these words to my lady as I have told them,” (trans. John D. Sinclair)

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William Blake, St Peter and St James with Dante and Beatrice (Paradiso XXV, 13-24), ca. 1824-27, pen and ink and watercolour over pencil, 37.1 x 52.7 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. 

   “In Paradise Dante, guided by his beloved Beatrice, meets St Peter and St James who are illuminated by the brilliant flames of redemption. The ethereal world is radiantly evoked by the translucent rainbow hues, while the figures are clearly influenced by the art of Michelangelo, just as others in the series pay tribute to Dürer.“

   “On that a light moved towards us from that circle from which had come the first-fruit that Christ left of His vicars, and my Lady, full of gladness, said to me: ‘See, see, that is the Baron for whom below they visit Galicia.’ Just as, when the dove alights beside its mate, the one displays its fondness for the other, circling it and cooing, so I saw the one great and glorious prince received by the other, both giving praise for the feast they share above.” (trans. John D. Sinclair)

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William Blake, St Peter, St James, Dante and Beatrice with St John (Paradiso XXV, 103-11), ca. 1824-27, graphite, pen and ink, and watercolour, 36.5 x 52 cm, The British Museum. 

   “Blake’s illustrations to Dante were commissioned by John Linnell; it was planned to engrave the series, but the project was interrupted by Blake’s death.”

   “And as a happy maiden rises and comes forward and enters the dance, only to do honour to the bride, not for any lightness, so I saw the splendour that had brightened approach the two who were wheeling to the song as befitted their burning love. He joined there in the singing and the dance, and my Lady held her looks on them, just like a bride silent and montionless.” (trans. John D. Sinclair)