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Category Archives: Art
Passion for Life Inspires Artist’s Sculptures
My September 3, 2015 Enchanté column Art has shaped John Boxtel’s life just as he has shaped a life for and from his sculptures. Creation is his destiny. The 85-year-old sculptor lives in a secluded home he built near the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sculpture
Tagged Art, artist, John Boxtel, OCAD, Ontario College of Art, Sculptor, Sculpture, The Arts
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Nevermore: hope hovers beyond darkness
My next Enchanté column There can never be a more haunting line in literature than, “Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’” Likewise, there is no more memorable theatre than the Canadian production, Nevermore — The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, New York City, The arts, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Alberta, Beth Graham, Bretta Gerecke, Catalyst Theatre, Choreography, Dr Theatrical Management, Edgar Allan Poe, Gaelan Beatty, Garett Ross, Gothic, Jonathan Christenson, Laura Krewski, Ligeia, Lindsie VanWinkle, music, Nevermore, New World Stages, New York City, Off-Broadway, Poe, Radio Mouse Entertainment, Ryan Parker, Scott Shpeley, Shannon Blanchet, The Raven, Theater, theatre, University of Alberta
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A love affair with New York
My Daytripper column from February 19, 2015 In the uber village called New York, millions of people mingle in hundreds of small neighborhoods and communities. Street smart and gritty, those people who inhabit one of the world’s greatest cultural centres … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, New York City, The arts, Theater, Theatre, Travel
Tagged Blue Note, Broadway, Central Park, Chinatown, Lou Reed, New York, New York City, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Off-Broadway, Pete Seeger, Travel, Washington Square
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Following the beat of her heart
My Enchanté column from January 8, 2015 Art, to Yessica Rivera Belsham, is about celebration. It’s also about joy, healing, and building community. She’s recently found a new home for her creativity. She’s one of the resident artists who opened … Continue reading
Keen and Quirky Observations
My December 3, 2014 Enchanté column A woman sits on a metal bench in a courtyard, talking on a cell phone. Her legs are crossed and turned toward a wall behind her, like she’s positioning herself away from the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, The arts
Tagged Art, artist, Photographic art, Photography, Street Photography, The Craft of Photography, Wayne Hiebert
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Ethical and Wearable Art
One of my Enchanté columns from April 2014 By Mark Bergin Joanne Langlois has spent much of her career promoting other artists and causes. She excels at it. Now it’s her turn to be promoted. Always creative, her current project, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, The arts
Tagged AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ethical Art, Ethical Clothing, Joanne Langlois, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Twirl, Twirl Designs, Wearable Art
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I do believe, I do believe in fairies
After visiting Zena Bernstein’s Studio on Horse Thief Bay in the Thousand Islands region near the border of Canada and the USA you could find yourself believing in fairies. Irish poet W.B. Yeats once noted that if you ask the Irish if they … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fairies, The arts
Tagged Art, artist, Fairies, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, The Secret of NIMH, Zena Bernstein
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Patti Smith: punk’s fairy godmother
Only Patti Smith should cover a Rolling Stones’ song. Same goes for the Who’s My Generation, Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit or Them’s Gloria. No one else can capture the original soul of the sound. In 2007, during her induction … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Photography, The arts, Writing
Tagged Art, artist, Patti Smith, Photographic art, Photography, Poetry, Spoken Word Artist
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Image tells a story
Just received an email questioning how a single image can actually “tell a story.” I offer this photo I took of Drombeg Stone Circle in Ireland. The photo has only been slightly edited. It was a very grey day with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Photography, The arts, Writing
Tagged Photographic art, Photography, Storytelling, Writing skills
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Art – Steampunk
There’s an amazing art show happening at Minotaur on Princess Street in Kingston – eastern Ontario in Canada. The theme is “Under the Sea.” If you’re in the region, don’t miss this show. Thirty artists are participating. No two are … Continue reading
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