Another imagined view of Vancouver, greening the downtown office landscape, a concept illustration appealing for more rooftop gardens, submitted by Mariken Van Nimwegen.
What might have been on the back of our banknotes (in the 1930s); a speculative drawing for the British American Bank Note Company by Paul Goranson. The back of the 1935 $2 bill and 1937 $10 bill feature a similar etching by George Gundersen. Was this drawing by Goranson a competitive entry, or a litmus test for artistic ability? It is undated, so it may have come before, or even after the George Gundersen etching.
The image depicts Poseidon and the shipbuilding trade, which was a vital Vancouver industry at the time, and which may once again become a lifeblood for the region. Along with EJ Hughes and Orville Fisher, Paul Goranson was part of a group who called themselves the West Coast Brotherhood, as seen previously here. In fact, it bears a certain resemblance to this prize winning contest entry for The Province newspaper by Paul Goranson and Orville Fisher.
This charcoal and pencil vignette on illustration board is currently up for auction on ebay, along with 5 other similar speculative drawings.
BC First Nations Theme Park, a 11” X 17” gouache painting of an imaginary theme park map by Lance Cardinal, 2011. Lance is a contemporary aboriginal artist from the Bigstone Cree Nation, attending Emily Carr University and living in Vancouver. Is this perhaps a subconscious fusion of Stanley Park meets Granville Island meets Museum of Anthropology? Makes me think of Sonny Assu’s Coast-Salish sign. Thanks for the submission, Lance!
BC First Nations Theme Park, a 28” X 36” pen and ink illustration of an imaginary theme park map by Lance Cardinal, 2011. Lance is a contemporary aboriginal artist from the Bigstone Cree Nation, attending Emily Carr University and living in Vancouver. Is this perhaps a subconscious fusion of Stanley Park meets Granville Island meets Museum of Anthropology? Makes me think of Sonny Assu’s Coast-Salish sign. Thanks for the submission, Lance!
Intersection, comprised of 18”x24” acrylic panels by Tom Carter, on exhibit at the Baron Gallery May 11-Aug 27, 2011. The entire piece is over 16’ long, and is sure to have much more impact in person. Also mentioned here yesterday; Intersection is not actually a precise representation of Vancouver so much as it is an amalgam of many places; expect to see more from Tom Carter in the future.
