VARIETY MAGAZINE “The Englishman’s Boy” and “The Tudors” were the big winners on Wednesday at the third and final Gemini Industry Gala, which saw 33 prizes handed out to TV shows in the drama, variety and comedy categories. Based on Guy Vanderhaeghe’s award-winning 1996 novel about cowboys in 19th century Saskatchewan and the early days […]
Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts!
As a continuation of yesterday’s blog, “Ordinary folks don’t care about arts”, the following quote about the arts being an essential part of culture is actually featured right on the Canadian $20 bill. The fact that Prime Minister Stephen Harper considers it “a niche issue” shows how out-of-step he is with his country. “Could we […]
“Ordinary folks don’t care about arts.”
Saddly this comes from the Prime Minister of Canada. TheStar.com – Ordinary folks don’t care about arts: Harper Source: www.thestar.com Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sparked a culture war in the federal election campaign with a claim that “ordinary people” don’t care about arts funding. I especially like this part: Under fire for his government’s […]
Subject matter and spirit…
When both subject matter and manner of rendering are transcended, by whatever means, that which seems to be matter becomes what seems to be spirit. -Minor White
True art…
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. -Jerzy Kosinski
Art is…
Art is not documentation but reflection. -bret
Sculptural Images Artist Statement
This is my Artist Statement for the Sculptural Images show. The exhibition was part of the Contact Toronto Photography Festival and ran from May 17 to June 9, 2007. Roots creep over rock searching for refuge and nourishment, neglected bricks and mortar crumble under the elements and return to the earth, a mountain is slowly […]
Black and White Abstraction
The qualities of abstraction intrinsic to Black and White photography grant it the power to intensify life – to deepen its mystery, depth, and beauty. –Bret Culp
Landscapes Revealed Exhibition
LANDSCAPES REVEALED Leonardo Galleries, Toronto, Canada April 24 to June 3, 2006 Reception is Thursday May 4, 7-9pm, artists in attendance Leonardo Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition of photographic works as an official venue of the CONTACT Photography festival. Photographers Bret Culp, Joshua Harrower and John Long explore landscapes outside the […]
Landscapes Revealed Artist Statement
This is my Artist Statement for the Landscapes Revealed show. The exhibition was part of the 10th Anniversary of the Contact Toronto Photography Festival and ran from April 24 to June 3, 2006. Children are instinctively attuned to the wonders of their surroundings. As years pass the discord of modern life overwhelms and the connection […]