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become a r g u a b l y o n e o f t h e f i n e s t b o o k s w r i t t e n in t h e 2 0 t h Century--Under Malcolm Lowry the Volcano. even S o m e y e a r s later, a f t e r while spending that same m a n h a d m o v e d t o C a n a d a , h e w o u l d g e t t o k n o w better hours, w h i t e - g l o v e d , i m m e r s e d in n u m e r o u s a r c h i v e d letters a n d stories written by a n d a b o u t t h e well- k n o w n C a n a d i a n author. Andrzej B r a k o n i e c k i , painter a n d p r i n t m a k e r , w a s b o r n in 1 9 5 5 in O l s z e y n , P o l a n d . H e i m m i g r a t e d t o C a n a d a in 1 9 8 1 a n d ironically resides a s h o r t d i s t a n c e f r o m Lowry's first V a n c o u v e r home. A n d r z e j s t u d i e d p a i n t i n g at t h e C o l l e g e o f Fine A r t s in Gdansk, Poland a n d classical a n i m a t i o n at V a n c o u v e r Film School. His p a i n t i n g s a n d prints have m a d e their w a y into p u b lic a n d private c o l l e c t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t P o l a n d , C a n a d a , t h e United States, A u s t r a l i a , G e r m a n y a n d France. His w o r k s have been s h o w n in m a n y solo a n d group exhibitions across C a n a d a a n d E u r o p e . A n d n o w his p a i n t i n g s are o n v i e w at t h e S e y m o u r A r t G a l l e r y (Sept 13 - O c t 14) in Malcolm Lowry's Eridanus. " M a l c o l m Lowry's w r i t i n g is filled w i t h i m a g e s that arouse m y painter " s e n s o r s " , i m a g e s I c a n w o r k w i t h intimately. W h e n I read Lowry's w o r d s -- b o o k s , letters, o r e v e n L o w r y comments as q u o t e d b y p e o p l e w h o k n e w h i m -- I a m s t r u c k b y h o w frequently his i m a g e s a n d reflections o f t h e w o r l d are directly concerned with Vancouver's n a t u r a l s u r r o u n d i n g s . Even in Under the Volcano there is a n excerpt in w h i c h d e s c r i p t i o n s o f British C o l u m b i a ' s earthly b e a u t y set t h e b a c k g r o u n d t h r o u g h w h i c h the m a i n character, G e o f f r e y Firmin (an ex-British c o n s u l living in M e x i c o a n d s t r u g g l i n g t h r o u g h a p e r s o n a l envisions a better life s o m e w h e r e in t h e n o r t h e r n country. Malcolm L o w r y h a d an e x t r a o r d i n a r y ability t o project himself onto the w o r l d and to reflect the w o r l d back u p o n his "self" w i t h great passion. Lowry's discovery of a n e w self-identity, through the intense observation and interaction with his natural s u r r o u n d i n g s , has b e e n inspiring a n d is dear to me. U n d e r s t a n d i n g his j o u r n e y t o personal discovery has given multiple a n d enriched n e w m e a n i n g to the images he so eloquently put into w o r d s -- a n d in my case can be expressed and set only by w a y of painting." --Andrzej Brakoniecki T h r o u g h this l o v i n g a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of M a l c o l m Lowry's hell), Eridanus w e are r e m i n d e d o f t h e universal n o t i o n t h a t every " t h i n g " a n d every " o n e " is c o n n e c t e d . S e y m o u r A r t G a l l e r y Director/Curator, J a c q u i e M o r g a n , e x p l a i n s , " T h i s e x h i b i t i o n gives the o p p o r t u n i t y t o b o t h celebrate a local w r i t e r w h o lived w i t h i n o u r c o m m u n i t y a n d t o f e a t u r e a n artist w h o s e t w o dimensional creations are i n s p i r e d by this local author's w r i t i n g . " To f u r t h e r a p p l a u d t h e literary, J a c q u i e has i n v i t e d authors t o p a r t i c i p a t e in this 3 5 - d a y - l o n g c e l e b r a t i o n : Trevor Carolan, Richard Walton, Paul & Audrey Grescoe, and members f r o m t h e N o r t h Shore Writers' A s s o c i a t i o n . t h i s i s y o u r e l e m e n t Gear up for any adventure. Discover the highly functional, extremely versatile Element. Part dormitory. Part base camp. All Honda. With easy-loading side cargo doors, waterproof seating fabric, a huge cargo floor that just wipes clean and much more Every Element is built to take whatever your lifestyle dishes out - including 'ready for the rough stuff 4 x 4 models. Shown with optional roof rack and bike rack Pacific H o n d a s t o r y c o n t i n u e s o n p a g e 20 > 816AutomallDr . Sales & Leasing P a r t s 604 984 0331 604987 1 0 1 1 6049874618 North Vancouver Service mvw.pacific-honda.com H O I S I D A S e p t e m b e r I O c t o b e r