Peter Chan’s “For the Love of Gold” at Galerie Youn.
A selection of works from artist Peter Chan’s recent exhibition “For the Love of Gold,” which had been virtually on view at Galerie Youn in Montreal, Canada.
Within many of Chan’s paintings, we see characters enthralled by golden objects, inspecting them, meditating on them, measuring their worth.
Chan hopes the viewer will question their own attraction to the mesmerizing metal and will consider gold’s immutable power to buttress civilization through currency, commerce, and conceptions of cost.
Most importantly, “For the Love of Gold” demonstrates Chan’s astounding ability as a painter of texture and light; of surface and refection. It establishes him as a prodigious talent, effectively achieving the tricky task of replicating and communicating the spellbinding beauty of gold.
With this exhibition, Peter has earned his place among the illustrious artists of history, whose paintings have been celebrated, discussed, and valued down through the ages.
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Interview with Lyuben Petrov
Prague-based artist Lyuben Petrov brings a peculiar pop culture twist to classic mythology. He paints princesses with mouths full of bees and gives elegant figures with a hip hop twist. Imagine Tim Burton meets Hieronymus Bosch brought together by a magician who drapes fantasy, illusion and a cabinet of curiosities. One painting features a woman in golden slippers draped in a mermaid outfit, another has a man in a queen’s gown. Bees, bugs and birds play prominent roles in Petrov’s paintings, giving clues as to the final meanings of these canvases. Many of his artworks bridge together fairies and medieval figures in apocalyptic scenarios. As he just opened his solo exhibition Plays of Nature, which runs until March 2 at Galerie Youn in Montreal, Petrov spoke to me about fairy tales, mythology and magic.
Why is the show called Plays of Nature?
Lyuben Petrov: My paintings are quite narrative: I like to manipulate time and the history or stories encoded in them. Just like in a play. I set up new heroes to change the décor, or I connect several plays and construct a whole new piece of work. All of this is deeply related to nature, the time we live in and the history we create – even the identity of man in general. I try to look iconic. But I do not want to put history first and foremost, though it’s an illusion in which I want viewers to believe. The colors, their combination, the interplay between them, are also important. This is also a play. Turning colors into feelings, impacts, passion – this makes us believe the picture itself and it becomes reality.
The apocalypse means a lot of different things to different people, what does it mean to you?
Yes, the apocalypse I depict can be taken in many different ways. For me, it’s a New Beginning. Ending one period begins another. I have the feeling that this is the age we live in. I think we’re on the verge of something big. We just have to cross the border, but it already depends on us. I’m not trying to ask complicated questions; I just want to show something of mine, my honest world. This is a reflection of the reality we live in.
What do you hope to be the message in your mythological paintings?
The message is quite important to me, but I do not want it to be very specific. I want mythological messages in my creations to interweave and connect. I often put humor in my paintings, or themes like pop culture, science, mythology; this gives my surreal vision even more rich visual contents. The message is that the audience is immersed in my world and looking at things from another angle. Just open your eyes, stare and feel.
What is your favorite fairy tale and why?
I like fairy tales that are related to nature, or where the action is set in a fabulous magical place. When it comes to such tales, my imagination starts to work in an extraordinary way. I like fairy tales with sorcerers, perhaps because I feel like one sometimes, creating illusions and enchanting viewers with colors. I like the duality found in fairy tales; I use it often in my works.
Why do you show subjects which are hybrid animals?
More precisely, I use human hybrids or some kind of metamorphosis. The inspiration comes in part from Greek mythology. If we scientifically follow the morphology of the human body, there is a lot of evidence, but my explanation is rather allegorical, related to modern times. Man becomes marginalized in nature. I feel that we are moving further and further away from it. In fact, I try to portray a mystical creature, like a modern man, a creature who lives in nature as one.
How has your upbringing in Sofia shaped your vision as an artist?
In 2007, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sofia. I spent four years there, but I cannot say that it was crucial for my construction as an artist or more specifically for a modern vision of one. To some extent, my time there showed me the way I wanted to go, but everything was over already. In fact, right after my graduation at the National Academy of Arts, I left for the Czech Republic. There, the scene is distinctive and gave me more opportunities for realization. When I lived there, I really began to believe – and especially to believe in what I do.
What do you draw from Bulgarian artists like Boyan Dobrev, Andrei Daniel and Ivo Bistrichki?
They were my teachers and professors at the Academy in Sofia and the secondary school of art in Burgas. I’ve taken something from everybody. I have had a lot of teachers: these names are not the only ones to deserve a mention. I will always remember those who helped me in my development as an artist. One who deserves my gratitude is Professor Martin Mainer at the Brno Academy in the Czech Republic. He has helped me think differently and look at things from another perspective, experimenting and having more faith.
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" EXCESS LOVE "
EKRI PA : FADELÈNE AUGUSTIN
TÈKS : JUILLET 2021
EPIZÒD : 11
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Marie-Magdala pot ko dòmi , li tande bri a . Li soti , li jwenn Florence blayi atè a . Li pran pase l nan betiz .
SCÈNE 1 : MARIE-MAGDALA
MARIE-MAGDALA(ap avanse pandan l ap ri) : Ou pa wont , ou gen limyè nan men w ni w pa p gade kote w ap met pye w .
Pyès moun pa reponn .
MARIE-MAGDALA(avanse pi pre) : Flo !
Flo pa reyaji , Mama wè sa li bese pou l souke l . Li pase yon bon 30 minit sou Flo atè a , anyen pa mache . Li leve pou l al pran flash la ki te tonbe menm kote ak sachè a , li wè l bouje .
MARIE-MAGDALA(klere) : Sa bagay sa ye la ?
Li avanse dousman pou l al ouvri l , se rete l rete l wè sachè a ap avanse sou li . Li bap, li pran l . Li voye l nan lakou kay vwazin nan .
MARIE-MAGDALA : Al jwenn mèt ou , Satan !
Vwazin nan te chita anba galeri a , pyès moun pa konn sa l ap regle . Lè l tande bagay la tonbe nan lakou a , l al frape pòt medam yo men pyès moun pa ouvri . Kèk minit apre , bon sans Florence retounen sou li . Yo antre pou y al kouche .
SCÈNE 2 : FLORENCE/MARIE-MAGDALA
MARIE-MAGDALA(gade Flo) : Kòman w fè tonbe menm ?
FLORENCE(pase men l nan figi l) : Se pa tonbe m tonbe non , se sezisman ki fè m pèdi konesans .
MARIE-MAGDALA : Kòmansa ?
FLORENCE(vire tèt li lot bò) : M pa anvi pale de sa pou kounya .
MARIE-MAGDALA(ensiste) : Ou mèt pale Flo , m pa menm kwè m ap wè demen menm .
FLORENCE : Sa w ap di konsa pitit ? Retire pawòl sa nan bouch ou , ou pa konn demen . Kòman w pa p leve demen an ?
MARIE-MAGDALA(bese vwa l) : M jis di sa konsa paske lavi chaje sipriz .
FLORENCE : M konnen lavi gen sipriz wi men nan mizè m ye la , m pa kwè Bondye t ap vin ajoute sou pèn mwen .
MARIE-MAGDALA : Lavi se tankou yon balèn , chak youn etèn se kòmsi se yon vi ki pran fen . Menm jan nenpòt moun ka pase l tiye yon balèn , se konsa tou yon moun ka parèt li wete lavi w .
FLORENCE : M konnen men pa enkyete w Mama , anyen pa p rive w . Li fin ta bon lannwit .
Li baye pwi l lage kò l sou kabann nan , Mama fè menm bagay la tou . Philippe blayi atè a bò pisin nan ap plenn sò l pou sèvant lan ki mouri a , pou jounen an l gentan dechaje nenpòt 6 kès byè . Nan demen , Florence leve li souke timoun yo . Marie-Magdala pa t twò byen , li leve ak yon men l anfle . Florence fè beny pou li pwi l al fè manje . Pedro chita ap lave , manman l fèk sot nan mache .
SCÈNE 3 : PEDRO/MANMAN PEDRO
MANMAN PEDRO(avanse pi pre Pedro) : Ou pa fè nouvèl fiston ?
PEDRO(gade l) : Non man , sa k tonbe ?
MANMAN PEDRO : Ah ! Move nouvèl gason m .
PEDRO(enkyè) : Di m manmi .
MANMAN PEDRO : M pral met bagay yo anndan , lè w fin lave .
PEDRO : M pa renmen lè moun ap mete m sou sispans non mwen , si w ap di m bagay la di m li w fini .
MANMAN PEDRO : Kòm ou ensiste .
PEDRO : Wi , sa k pase ?
MANMAN PEDRO : Sèvant Philippe la mouri .
PEDRO(sezi) : Kisa ?
MANMAN PEDRO : Jan w tande a .
PEDRO : Ki moun ki di w sa ? Bon l pa t malad ?
MANMAN PEDRO : Yon dam m te kwaze bò kay Florence lan , m pa t menm wè l se li k rele m .
PEDRO(kontinye fè sa l t ap fè a) : Depi se Timamoun m gentan wè se manti l ap bay .
MANMAN PEDRO : Kòman se manti a ?
PEDRO(byen vag) : Anyen man .
MANMAN PEDRO : Tout sa yo di w ou di se manti , kou w viktim tou wa vin plenyen . Bondye k fè m pale w .
PEDRO : Ah ! M pa p viktim nan anyen , Bondye pi fò .
MANMAN PEDRO : Depi w di m .
Li antre .
PEDRO(ap pale pou kò l) : Si sa manman m di a se vre , fò m fè yon ralanti sou fason m ap ede medam yo wi sinon m ap viktim .
Florence fin fè yon ti soup , li pote l pou Mama .
SCÈNE 4 : FLORENCE/MARIE-MAGDALA
MARIE-MAGDALA(gade l) : M pa santi m byen menm Flo .
FLORENCE(enkyè) : Sa k pase ankò ?
MARIE-MAGDALA : M santi nanm mwen vle kite kò m .
FLORENCE : Kòmansa ?
MARIE-MAGDALA(li te bay do , li vire fas li) : M pa konn si jodya se dènye jou pou m viv men m ap mande w yon favè .
FLORENCE(chita sou pwent kabann nan dousman) : Ki favè ?
MARIE-MAGDALA : M vle w retire Timamoun nan kòlèt ou Flo .
FLORENCE(vire tèt li lot bò) : M fè sa deja Mama .
MARIE-MAGDALA : M vle w pran vi w serye menm si mwen menm mwen pa t fè l , pou sa w dwe retire tout moun toksik nan antouraj ou . Li pa p fasil pou w idantifye yo men w ap wè sa nan fason yo pale e aji .
FLORENCE : M konnen Mama , se sa k fè m toujou vle pran prekosyon men lavi a enjis pafwa .
MARIE-MAGDALA : Se pa vi a ki enjis men se lòm ki egoyis , pran egzanp sou Philippe (dlo kouri nan zye l) m te renmen l anpil e menm plis pase tèt mwen . M pa t janm panse yon jou menm Philippe sa ki te fè m gen yon ti kras konfyans nan mwen t ap rive imilye m nan fason sa . M pa p di m regrèt paske tout sa k fèt gen yon rezon men lanmou m pou li toujou rete menm .
FLORENCE : M konprann lanmou w , m te renmen fason w te toujou fyè de tèt ou lè w te avèk Philippe la men sa pa ka anpeche m di m pa t renmen l pou ou . Sa te fè m mal anpil lè m te aprann li t ap twonpe w avèk pwòp zanmi w , fanm tankou w yo pa fèt pou Philippe Mama . Konprann sa . Philippe se yon Gamer , yon playboy .
MARIE-MAGDALA(gade l) : Pedro fè m konnen pitit Victoria a se pou Philippe .
FLORENCE(sezi) : Kilè l di w sa ?
MARIE-MAGDALA : Yè .
FLORENCE : Epi m la , li pa di m anyen ?
MARIE-MAGDALA : Paske l pa t nesesè Flo .
FLORENCE : Sa vle di tout tan l te konn vin la a , li te konn ap twonpe w avè l ?
MARIE-MAGDALA : Pa sèlman li menm .
FLORENCE : Ki moun ankò ?
MARIE-MAGDALA(byen tris) : Timamoun .
Florence tèlman sezi , li trangle san l pa p bwè . Philippe kouche sou kanape a ak zye l fikse nan plafon an , ti figi l ale tèlman tris , rad sou li nenpòt kòman . Pòt salon an frape , lè l al ouvè l wè se Victoria .
PHILIPPE(byen move) : Sa w vin fè la ?
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