Living Portraits he `Living Portraits' exhibition at the Seymour Art Gallery will include "all the art forms 1 love," says I photographer/artist Tina Schliessler. Born in BadenBaden, Germany, she was brought up surrounded by art. Her grandfather was a sculptor, her grandmother a painter, and both parents were in the film business. She credits her m en to rs, two C zechoslovakian animators, Stania and Pavel Prochazka for her eventual involvement with filmmaking. *T 6 ^ ShtCCey Harrmn Rae part photographic series. She has received many commissions for her work both in Germany and in Canada. S c h lie ss le r sa y s, " iP s interesting. First you have something in mind, what you want the final picture to be, but then to actually Nadya succeed is another thing. The whole process is very exciting." Living Portraits is a series of photo portraits. She combines her photography with painting and adds the animation film aspect into it. Schliessler describes this as "a very technical project" involving a lot of computer work. She explains the process, "Starting with black and white portraits, I tint/paint them and then use animation to bring them to life in a very subtle way. The effect on the viewer is remarkable--did that painting move? " Enter the Living Portraits exhibition and see for yourself. WHO: Tina Schliessler / Schliessler's family immigrated to Canada when she was seventeen. Her father had fallen in love with the wildness here when he travelled to film documentaries. She attended Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, focusing on anim ation film and photography. Her success as a student filmmaker landed her an animation series for German TV. After that she started working in many fields of the film industry including editing, writing, and acting. While producing one of her animated films, she met and fell in love with the man who was cutting the sound on the project - Charles Wilkinson. Together they have made their home in Deep Cove, which they share with their "three masterpieces" (children). Painting was always side bar to Schliessler's film making. Having had success with private sales, she began "seriously showing" her work in the last five years. She has now exhibited her art in Germany, the U.S., and various parts of B.C. including a threeAisha tinaschliessler@telus.net WHAT: Living Portraits Where: Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., Deep Cove WHEN: Opening reception: Tues. 10th July show continues to Sun. 5th Aug. INFO: email: info@ seymourartgallery.com Tel: 604.924.1378 www.arts-alive.ca July | August 15