This month's solo art exhibition features one-line drawings by Kimberley-based, Japanese artist Rico. Please come see Rico's incredible, unique one-line drawings in person and meet Rico at the opening reception this Friday, June 10th between 7 and 9 pm. Rico will be demonstrating her one-line drawing technique on Thursday, June 16th at 7 pm. Combine your visit to the first Farmers' Market of the season with a visit to the art gallery and learn all about Rico's one-line drawings. |
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About Rico Rico was born in a house filled with her father's paintings in Japan and she started drawing when she was just a baby. Since then she has been working naturally with various techniques like drawing, painting and paper collage.
Rico received a BA in Visual Communication Design from Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan in 2006, and a BA in Fine Arts from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Her artwork has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries in Japan, The Netherlands, and Canada, and she has taught workshops in Japan and Canada.
When asked what aspect of her art Rico likes best, she says: “To represent ordinary things, such as a tree, a building, and people on the street in an original, positive, and colourful way. Exploring new techniques and subject matter, and seeing the unexpected finished work gives me the most pleasure in creating art”.
For her art book project called “One Line”, Rico creates one-line drawings on long pieces of paper that form an accordion book. While walking around, she draws what she sees by using a single line without lifting her pen and she uses watercolour paint to make these drawings come to life.
Rico started creating one-line drawings about 13 years ago on the way from her house to the hospital to visit her beloved grandmother. She walked around and drew what she saw on the street, train and also in the hospital. Seeing the book that she made during the trip to visit her grandmother was quite an interesting experience for her. According to Rico, the one-line drawing book is a curious reminder of the feeling of temperature, light, and walking speed when drawing. They contain certain memories of the flow of the time and space she travelled around in.
One-line drawing is Rico’s version of taking photographs, but they give a totally different experience. She has made about 40 accordion books and also illustrated a picture book “Cinnamon Bear Comes to Town” with the one-line drawing technique.
The longest book Rico has made is 18 feet long. It is about her vacation in 2016. It started in Canada where she lives and moved to Iceland, The Netherlands, Germany, Czech, Japan and came back to Canada. Rico says “I am obsessed with creating art and curious about what I will create next”.
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As part of her solo art exhibition, Rico is providing two long rolls of drawing paper and she is inviting everyone to join in on the fun by participating in the Community One-line Drawing Project. People visiting the art gallery are encouraged to draw what they like with their favourite writing tool, starting at the end of the line that was drawn by the previous person and stop their drawing whenever they want for the next person to continue with their own one-line drawing. Rico’s goal for this fun community project is connecting with people through one line on paper without seeing and knowing each other. Rico says, “We will share the same space but not at the same time. It’s a special space to feel free to draw and connect with other people in the community”. |
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The following three artists were added to the art gallery roster in the last month. - Invermere-based abstract watercolour painter, photographer, and writer Carol Gordon: abstract watercolour paintings and wearable art.
- Calgary-based, watercolour landscape artist Sandy Blass: watercolour paintings.
- North Vancouver-based, award winning, and internationally collected fine arts painter Crystal Rassi: narrative landscape oil paintings.
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Crystal Rassi's unique oil paintings arrived at the art gallery yesterday and will be hung later today. You are the first to get a glimpse of Crystal's artworks! Yes, that's one of the perks of signing up for our newsletter. You're welcome ;-). |
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"Rock, Paper, Socks: Fanciful Fibre and Paint" by Elaine Rudser and Lauren Rudser, this art exhibition will be in the art gallery from July 6 to July 30, 2022. Get ready for an original, inspiring, and whimsical art experience brought to you by this wonderfully imaginative mother-daughter duo. As part of this art exhibition, Elaine and Lauren will be giving an artist talk on Wednesday, July 13th, at 7 pm and Lauren will be introducing us to Marbleized Paper on Wednesday, July 20th at 7 pm. Registration is required for these events: info@artgallerykimberley.com. |
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- Introductory Art Demonstration - One-line Drawing by Rico:
Thursday, June 16, 2022. - "Rock - Paper - Socks: Fanciful Fibre and Paint" Solo Art Exhibition by Elaine Rudser & Lauren Rudser:
July 6 - July 30, 2022. - Artist Talk by Elaine Rudser and Lauren Rudser:
Wednesday, July 13, 2022. - Introductory Art Demonstration - Marbleized Paper by Lauren Rudser:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022. - Solo Art Exhibition by Barbara Maye:
August 3 - 27, 2022. - Solo Art Exhibition by Katherine Evans:
August 31 - September 24, 2022. - Christmas Pop-up Art Market:
November 16 - December 24, 2022. - Solo Art Exhibition by Laura Leeder:
March 1 - 25, 2023. - Art Exhibition by Helen Geddes and Heidi Sidhu Gigler:
August 30 - September 30, 2022.
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Kimberley (k̓ukamaʔnam, pronounced: ‘koo-ka-mah-nam’) is within Ktunaxa ?amak?is (pronounced: ‘k-too-nah-haa-mah-kis), commonly referred to as Ktunaxa Territory, the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation. |
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