On Saturday, we ventured to the Vancouver Art Gallery to escape the wet weather, and of course, try and bump up our cultural content for the weekend. One of the most beautiful and impressive pieces we saw that day was artist Michael Lin's installation on the exterior of the gallery titled A Modest Veil... it is huge and a sight not to be missed!! Three large hand-painted, yes... that's right, hand-painted murals cover the building's facade (I only managed to squeeze in two of the panels into the first photo, they are that gigantic). The pattern is based on traditional Taiwanese textiles. Venture downtown Vancouver if you haven't seen it yet... it will be up until May 2010.
All I can say is "wow"! Those are so beautiful and so amazing! I can only imagine what it must have been like to see them in person.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! They remind me of Wavery fabric!
ReplyDeleteOh my god! That is amazing!
ReplyDeletegoodness! that's incredible! what a contrast that would have been to the building around it too in reality! thanks for posting the pictures :)
ReplyDeletewow! these are fabulous. wish i lived closer to vancouver... ( :
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! I love it.
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ooh - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewow! what a perfect SPLASH to brighten up these short winter days.
ReplyDeleteWe loved the Gallery when we visited Vancouver last year. The resraurant and the roof top eating too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Wish I was closer to see them in person!
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing. They remind me of Cath Kidston's style.
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning! I can only imagine how amazing it looks in person.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I can't believe they were hand painted! Holy cow, that must've taken some time. Thanks for sharing--my sweets got his passport not long ago so we may venture northward in the coming months :)
ReplyDeletejust gorgeous! thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteSo, so cool!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it! Thanks for sharing. Incredible!
ReplyDeleteThat bright colour looks so great contrasting against the plain grey of the building!
ReplyDeleteThat is outrageous, but very cool! Wish I could go see it. It must have taken forever to make.
ReplyDeleteHow I would love to be an aclaimed artist with minions to execute my grandiose visions... I need some interns
ReplyDeleteWow-so vibrant and beautiful
ReplyDeleteSpring is definitely in the air! Looks like an amazing exhibit. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Why can't all buildings dress themselves up?
ReplyDeletethat's amazing! I can't believe they're hand painted!
ReplyDeletewow!
ReplyDeleteOh my! This is AMAZING! Your pictures are brilliant and I wish I could have seen it in real life too :-)
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Woah! That is intense!
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