12 Midnite

Taking Liberties

Contemporary Pop artist 12 Midnite discusses his roots and inspiration; car culture, graffiti, neon, comic books and advertising art, culminating in Vancouver's first Contemporary Pop exhibition in a major commercial gallery - "Taking Liberties" at the Elliott Louis Gallery in Vancouver, BC, March 8 - April 2, 2011.

8 minutes 10 seconds in length

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Andrew Tong

Modern Times

Painter Andrew Tong at his downtown Vancouver studio discusses his upcoming exhibition, "Modern Times" at the Elliott Louis Gallery, February 8 - 26, 2011.

5 minutes 10 seconds in length

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Virginia Ivanicki-Strell

Play Time

Painter Virginia Ivanicki-Strell was kind enough to invite us to visit her at her art studio to converse about her current exhibition "Play Time", at the Elliot Louis Gallery from September 9 - 26, 2009. Indeed we learn that play time is "serious business".

6 minutes 8 second in length

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Kent Laforme

Altissimo

Sculptor Kent Laforme discusses his exhibition,"Altissimo", at the Elliott Louis Gallery from June 2 to 20, 2009. The exhibition consists of marble sculptures that depict interpretations of different fabrics in stone. T-shirts, handkerchiefs, pillowcases and socks are carefully arranged, then carved in order to re-present both a landscape and the object's relation to the figure.

13 minutes 7 seconds in length

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Andrew Tong

So It Goes

Artist Andrew Tong in a wide ranging discussion with art dealer Ted Lederer as he discusses his exhibition, "So It Goes" at the Elliott Louis Gallery in Vancouver, B.C. Included are Andrew's upbringing in South London and how the violence and crime that were endemic to his family and area influenced his work. The title of the show refers to Kut Vonnegut's book, Slaughterhouse Five - the paintings, often seen through the eyes of children, reflect how man's greed can lead to all manner of apocalyptic action.

9 minutes in length

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Jane Adams

Floral Cuts

Well known and much loved artist Jane Adams discusses her current exhibition, "Floral Cuts" at the Elliott Louis Gallery from Feb 10-28, 2009. Included is a demonstration of Jane's contemporary print making technique that is incorporated into these one of a kind paintings.

9 minutes in length

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David Grieve

Earth.Surface.Sky

Ontarian, painter David Grieve discusses his exhibition, "Earth.Surface.Sky" at the Elliott Louis Gallery, January 13 to 31, 2009. Grieve discusses his unique painting technique and the inspiration for his landscape work.

8 minutes 46 second in length

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Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson, Wonderland

Vancouver painter Doug Robinson discusses his exhibition, "Wonderland" at the Elliott Louis Gallery, October 21 to November 8, 2008. Robinson's discusses how his combining contemporary realism, classical composition and use of optics with modern sensibilities, and his merging of traditional techniques with photo-realism to depict the commonplace.

8 minutes 46 seconds in length

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Katherine Surridge

City Trees Other Voices

Acclaimed Vancouver painter Katherine Surridge returns to exhibiting after 10 years of film making. Surridge discusses with gallery owner, Ted Lederer, her new exhibition, "City Trees, Other Voices".

8 minutes 20 seconds in length

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Virginia Ivanicki-Strell

Air-Plane-Era

Painter Virginia Ivanicki in conversation with Ted Lederer about her upcoming exhibition, "Air-Plane-Era", depicting WWII vintage aircraft. 'The Architects of Heaven' series was so named after reading the lines 'Composer, sculptor, painter, poet, prophet, sage - these are the makers of the after-world, the architects of heaven.

9 minutes 21 second in length

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