Saturday, April 5, 2008
March--Recent Works
Recent Works
Delicate and Serene are my 'first impressions' of Lori Motokado's large watercolours on display in the Hope Arts Gallery. An old boat docked in Harrison lures me through the hallway tunnel. In the Backroom, a dozen more familiar scenes. Boats in Nelson and Steveston. A casual display of battered trunks at the Kilby Museum in Harrison Mills suggests travel and a time warp. A toy wagon, a tricycle evoke nostalgia for a childhood of long ago. Another tricycle, stashed in the Kettle Valley Museum in Midway, is a streamlined rocket of the 1930s whose design is so fast and sleek and modern, it was way ahead of cool. The plant portraits-bamboo, an apple branch laden with blossoms, a frilled tulip bud, a blue balloon bursting to pop, all atop the palest suggestion of a wash-are images of transformation, capturing the moment when one thing becomes another.
Artifacts, horticulture, waterfronts are subjects and scenes which could be 'anywhere', yet the artist's graceful captions locate them specifically, .......more
B r i l l i a n t C o l o u r s
By Janis Warren The Tri-City News
Published: February 09, 2011 2:00 PM
Updated: February 09, 2011 8:11 PM
Anything of quality has a story, be it a set of old luggage, recipes or a film camera. And what the next generation does with these heirlooms says a lot about the value system that's passed down.
Lori Motokado has many keepsakes, and several she's photographed and captured in watercolour as part of her new series, titled Possessions, now on display at Coquitlam's Place des Arts.
Her 10 pieces in the Mezzanine Gallery serve as a reminder about objects bought today versus items built years ago that were meant to last. "You just don't see a lot of quality anymore," she said. "Things are replaced so fast. There's so much consumerism. It's like, 'He who has the most toys, wins.'...........more
February 11 2011
Her ethereal paintings inspire the imagination. Please take time to visit this lovely exhibit..............more
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