Eric Metcalfe
January 24, 2025
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“In the 50s and 60s there was a lot of dialogue between the painters and the poets and the musicians.”
“In the 50s and 60s there was a lot of dialogue between the painters and the poets and the musicians.”
Topophilia, or a strong sense of and affection for a particular place…
A self-taught artist who took inspiration from the Impressionists.
“We must, more than ever, support and encourage the arts in everyday life.”
“It’s not about clay so much as how it relates to our lives.”
“I am interested in what the distance of time and space can do to distort and obscure…”
“I saw a large painting of a mountain by Lawren Harris, and I felt that I had never seen a mountain before.”
“The art that I make and that I see others make confirms the miracle of being alive.”
“I always hope that my conscious intentions will somehow be transcended and that the work will take on its own life…”
“Since early childhood I have explored the mountains around Vancouver and then later the Coastal Mountains of BC.”
“I have always been intrigued by… the relationship between chance, order, structure and randomness.”
“The focus for me has always been the landscape, the garden, the seasonal world.”
“Whatever mark the artist makes has a reference.”
“I would describe my art making as primal imaging.”