PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS...day after the Juno's!

Vancouver has grown since 2009, the last time the Juno awards were hosted here. Roger's Arena 2018 was an awesome show for anyone wanting to share in a top notch celebration. Music was happening around this city for anyone looking, to say nothing of all the party's -- the Warner's After Party was just a stone's throw from the hood.  Like any major event,  it takes people coming together in a place to make things happen.  I was lucky to have a dear friend scored tickets to the show so I had the good fortunate to be there. Other friends told me about and/or scored music, dance, and art events all weekend so to say the least I was one happy camper!

Here are a few images of the results:

1. A show during the day @ Carnegie community centre on Hastings -- thanks Rika for letting me know.  Two local musicians played a medley of Canadian folk songs and were followed by Juno nominees Autorickshaw!    2 - 4. Micheal Buble hosting the show    5. Great lightshow -- I'm all over those triangles.     6. Tribute to Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip     7 & 8.  Things I'm hoping to put into the 851 Project -- Love and If I won a million dollars...

As I celebrate the music of our talented Canadian's, in true construction honour I've decided to add a few select shots from the project that reflect the spirit of joy.

Cheers to love and music being apart of this project (homes) now and forever!!

COMMUNITY -- the commonalities...

We  live in the Technological age (or Information age) and should note it's only through the past and reflecting from that place that a more clear understanding of an age has encompassing meaning.  While living in that age it's difficult to fully comprehend it's consequences .  A Futurists, a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends, can try to understand that direction.  Does intuition play a role in the evolution of taking matters in a direction that is unpredictable? 

If one considers and observes art and culture as a community there are some interesting global shifts that can be tracked.  Looking at creativity through an educated eye and understanding of the field one can look for that unpredictable direction..  Look to the Murakami exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery for instance, where lines of disciplines are shifting.  Where does art enter design, and where does design enter art and how does it interact with commercialism and pure artistic progress?  How does technology come into play with all of this?  

Here are images from that show. The one thing I believe to be our most precious commodity in this Technological age is "time".  That's a conversation I'm always happy to have, just be prepared to pay me for those precious moments.

Should you have a chance to go in person, which I would recommend,  make sure to take time and fully read this one...(what can happen over time and in a community)

PROGRESS...to move forward inspiration is a must

The week has been eventful, visiting family, celebrating special moments, partaay's full of love and respect, close looking at art...

Happy to share the things that make my brain so happy.

ART... industrial lines

Last ART post looked at the mapping of artist studios, neighbouring artists and art influences in the hood.  During these crazy times of change, (fingers crossed we'll preserve the artistic treasures we have) I've decided this week, to simplify.  There have been many exhibitions on drawing and the references to the fundamentals of line, so why not take a trip to Project 851 with that in mind?

BIG HOUSE lines:

OCTOPUS lines:

...and the Editor's Cut...

There could be a whole series on the "line" as drawn by the "cord"!  (maybe next time )