Paws, Breathe, Relax
March 2023 - June 2023
About Y. F. Guan’s Artwork
“My watercolour paintings reflect my love of nature.
I am interested in the nature of water, the fundamental substance that it is so easy to take for granted. The transparency of watercolour offers a special sense of honesty on the paper. Because I cannot hide any of my mistakes, my humanity is in bare view. Watercolour likes to do its own mysterious thing most of the time. Just like nature, it is an artist by itself.”
- Yong Fei Guan, Exhibit Artist
CURRENT EXHIBIT
Paws, Breathe, Relax features nine unique images just in time for spring, by Edmonton-based artist Yong Fei Guan, who was invited by the Project Curator (Gabriela Rosende).
We encourage you to absorb the warmth and light emitted off of these beautifully vivid images, inspired by the landscapes of the Alberta and BC landscapes, by artist Aeris Osborne.
ARTIST BIO – Y. F. GUAN
Yong Fei Guan is a Chinese Canadian artist-researcher currently completing a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta. Guan explores multicultural identity, politics and their relationship to environmental issues in her work. She has been involved in public and community art projects including 塑胶狮 Su Jiao Shi and 金猪 Golden Pig, in which the artist created public art installations made from plastic waste diverted from landfills. Guan is currently researching an eco-art project regarding local gojis as well as their migration history.
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
“As we enter the year of the Rabbit 2023, predicted to be a year of hope (the rabbit being a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese Culture) we are amused with a rabbit’s folly, while other animals also bring a feeling of contentment and calm into our human lives. Via curious companions in artist Yong Fei Guan’s whimsical, water colour paintings, we are reminded of our own connection, or disconnection, to nature.”
- Gabriela Rosende, Exhibit Curator
The Edmonton Downtown Business Association, The Works International Visual Arts Society; The Art & Design in Public Places Program; Government of Canada under the auspices of PrairiesCan; City of Edmonton; Winter City Edmonton; Arttec Signs.