Three young artists from Montreal have combined to stage Thankfully, Nothing Lasts Forever at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen.
Going from the height of the trees to the pigmentation found in the soil, the trio shows deep emotions and vibrant pieces in the exhibition that’s on view until Saturday, Feb. 2.
A designer from Montreal, Roxanne Durocher is an art and nature lover. She worked a lot with wood before discovering the world of fabrics. In order to converge the two mediums, Durocher mastered the Shibori dye technic inspired from the Japanese.
Benjamin Charette is a Vancouver-based artist-activist whose work captures the delicate balance of nature’s cycle of extinction and evolution. Using an aerial mixed-media technique inspired by arboriculture, Charette’s work is a dynamic and raw portrayal of the urban forest’s struggle for relevance within the ecosystem of society’s revered urban jungle.
Gabriel Rioux Jomphe is a young painter from Quebec who considers painting creative meditation. His background in literature highly influences his work, as he often incorporates words and scribbled sentences from old notebooks in his paintings.
His primary goal is not to eye please but to express deep thoughts and feelings which are not always beautiful to see. Combining oil paint, acrylic, markers and material, his style comes in as rough and intuitive.
The gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s located at 1710-56th St. (adjacent to the South Delta Recreation Centre).
