Gigspace Art Gallery
953 Gladstone Ave. K1Y 3E5 Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Opening tonight! Artist Mary Giles Human/Nature/Spirit exhibit.

Nov 14 - Jan 29, 2020 - Mary Giles is a photography-based visual artist who captures images that invite the viewer to acknowledge their inseparable connection ...to nature. The urgency to document fleeting moments and vanishing existences is central to her practice. Mary recently completed a Master of Arts in English Literature at Carleton University. A poem Compost and a photograph Scaffolding Memory about the passing of time, fading memory and the transformation of landscape, were recently published in Issue 18 Nostalgia of TRANSverse, a comparative studies journal at the University of Toronto. She also published a paper in 2017 on Perspective, Travel and Truth in Issue 25 Truth of FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture and the Arts. Artist Statement Human/Nature/Spirit Through my images, I attempt to encourage a human connection and an understanding of our tie to nature. I am curious about the relationship between humans and our natural world and the way that we see ourselves reflected in the elements and shapes found in nature. The interconnection between plants, animals and the elements inform images capturing human qualities such as roots reaching into the earth, branches outstretched to the sky, the intimacy of intertwined plants, and the inevitability of dying trees and other beings. My current work is inspired by capturing the transformation from one form of life to another the transitions between light and dark, new and old, growth and decay, physical and spiritual, real and ideal and the re-creation of these forms and bodies into other elements, as well as the documentation and preservation of these transitions. @marygilesart http://marygiles.com

Tonight was the opening of my solo art show "Geometry of Sound" at GigSpace Performance Studio. Thank you to all of the incredible people who came by. It really... meant the world to me. I'll be back at the gallery Oct 24 and Nov 5 from 7pm to 8pm so let me know if you can make it. Three paintings have sold so come by and pick up your favourite. See more

Hi Everyone I'll be at Gigspace Performance Studio (953 Gladstone Ave) tonight for the first day of my art show "Geometry of Sound". This show features 14 paint...ings of musicians and travel art. Here's my youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpldPbYewXY If you can't make it tonight the show is up until Nov. 13. www.AnNguyenArtist.com /IG @AnNguyen.Artist

Hello, I am a local artist who does vibrant paintings of musicians and cityscapes. My latest art show the "Geometry of Sound" will be on display from Oct 7 to Nov 13 at Gigspace. Come by and check it out. I'll be at the gallery this Monday, Oct 7 from 7pm to 8pm.

Oct/Nov 2019 - An Nguyen uses vibrant colours and intricate composition to illustrate the rhythms and joys of modern life. Inspired by her extensive travels and love of music, her cubist abstract paintings capture musical concepts of cadence and rhythm in the movement of their fluid lines and shifting shapes. Simple moments of everyday life are transformed in her paintings via the convergence of music and culture, while thematic elements of jazz and urban architecture intermi...ngle throughout her work. An studied fine arts at the University of Waterloo and was tutored by Guatemalan artist Sergio A. Solorzano. She is inspired by the work of modern artists such as Joseph Holston and Stuart Davis. Her paintings have been featured in local restaurants and public venues throughout Ottawa, Ontario, where she currently resides. An was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and was part of Canada's response to the refugee crisis post-Vietnam War. She is the mother of twins, and married to a jazz musician who performs regularly as part of Ottawa’s jazz community. @An_Nguyen.Artist www.AnNguyenArtist.com AnNguyenOttawaArtist Artist Statement Geometry of Sound Music and travel are the primary sources of inspiration for this show. I studied classical piano for over a decade, and later taught music out of my home studio. Jazz music grew especially prominent in my world when I met my husband. As a pianist, and the wife of a musician, I have become immersed in the world of jazz. Surrounded by artists and musicians, I’m consistently inspired by the craftsmanship and communication between bandmates, as well as by the places music takes me. Jazz represents the ultimate synthesis of independence and dependence, of the individual shining while part of a group. Improvised jazz symbolizes participatory democracy at work in real time. There is a delicate balance between selflessness and ego personified in the collective endeavour to achieve a unified sound while simultaneously expressing one’s individuality. Music has also been a highlight of my travels. My love of music has taken me from local rehearsal spaces in Ottawa all the way to the refined stages of New York, Rome, New Orleans, and Tokyo. In my painting, I hope to depict the camaraderie amongst musicians and to offer a glimpse into my global travels while exploring the musical world. This series of acrylic paintings, in particular, were inspired by songs I have enjoyed throughout the years. The theme Geometry of Sound investigates, within an urban landscape, the connection between music and travel. The contrast between warm and cold tones combined with fluid figure work animates a playful world where light-heartedness rules and where the magic of art and music can take you anywhere.

The gallery is alive with colour! The work of Anne Theriault Lakeshore Art on display to the end of September. #gigspaceartgallery #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #localart #localartist #ottarts #painting #gallery #expressionist #abstract #modernpainting #originalpainting #annetheriaultart #gigspace