Nighthawks portrays urban ennui and isolation
Edward Hopper’s famous painting displays a scene at a late night diner, depicting life in the city as…
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Glimpse into Wifredo Lam’s ‘The Jungle’
Despite Lam’s extensive collection of works, one particular painting persists as his most memorable Without any context, Cuban-born…
A brief look at artist Emily Carr’s totemic paintings: innovation or appropriation?
The well-known Canadian artist’s work has sparked debates for quite some time when it comes to her paintings…
A conversation with artist Henri Bouchard
How COVID-19 helped this Concordia student set his artistic path It’s no wonder that Henri Bouchard has become…
Existential art: a brief look at Alex Colville’s Pacific
Pacific, one of Colville’s most well known works, challenges viewers to be inquisitive and to derive their own…
Behind the scenes of Mephisto Bates’ universe
Creating universes with primary colours As part of its second artistic residency, Aussenwelt.co, a community of multidisciplinary artists…
What makes Paint Nite such a hit?
The joy of paying to paint You’ve seen the memes, you’ve seen the Instagram posts. Paint Nite. Women…
The home, the settlers, and the uninvited
Ozone Gleaners explores notions of the “alien” through saturated hues and contrasting textures Gallery spaces can often feel…
Imagine Van Gogh: the good, the bad and the ugly
Read our take on the exhibition on everyone’s newsfeed THE GOOD Youmna El Halabi, Opinions Editor It comes…
Spotlight on Liza Isakov
Liza Isakov, 4th year Studio Arts Liza Isakov is an emerging artist based in Montreal, creating works on…
For the sake of painting and photography
ANTES is an artist-based curatorial collective run by third-year painting students and partners, Alexia McKindsey and Jose Guillermo…
Emotion, representation and identity
Navigating the complex history of painting and landscape in the contemporary world Painting is a medium with a…