[BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] Giant Waterscape on View at YLW

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Giant Waterscape on View at YLW



Aunauray Carol Clusiau: Sea Song

November 9, 2015 to May 9, 2016

At the Kelowna Art Gallery's satellite space at the Kelowna International Airport


December 2, 2015 - Kelowna, BC: Travellers on their way to the departure gates at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will now walk past a giant blue-hued painting that is an homage to water by Peachland-based artist Aunaray Carol Clusiau.

The work presents the path of a large wave that cascades from left to right across a matrix of seven five-by-five-foot-square wooden panels that are mounted together, creating a continuous 35-foot-long mural. Visitors might think of the 18th-century Japanese artist Hokusai and his famous Great Wave work in block print, but Clusiau's work has been created in a more contemporary fashion. Various creatures that rely on water as their habitat - a porpoise, otter, eagle, orca, shark, and even a mermaid - are presented cavorting in the large wave.

Younger visitors will no doubt enjoy discovering all of the animal life included in the waterscape, while viewers with a few more years under their belts may consider current issues around water, for example, drought, clean drinking water, and loss of wetland habitats.

Clusiau was born and raised in Toronto, then attended Emily Carr University in Vancouver. Her work is represented by Hambleton Galleries in Kelowna, and by the Avens Gallery in Canmore, Alberta, the Latitude Art Gallery in Calgary, and the Lloyd Gallery in Penticton.

Aunauray Carol Clusiau: Sea Song will be on view through May 9, 2016 at the Kelowna International Airport.

For more information about current exhibitions, public programming or special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www.kelownaartgallery.com.

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