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Vi And The Finalists Please! by Diane Lund Images and Objects X. co-ordinated by the Assembly of B.C. Arts Councils, is the visual component of the y early B.C. Arts Festival. This year, for the tenth Images &. Objects Show, ten local artists have been selected at the North Shore Spring Jurying at the West Vancouver Silk Purse to represent the North Shore in the Provincial Show to be held in Vernon. May 22 - 27. 1992. Jurors Martin Honisch and Sandra Semchuk reviewed over one hundred and thirty entries to the show. Due lo the high quality of the works entered ten finalists were chosen and an additional 2 K artists were selected to receive honourable mentions. Martin Honish believes the real value of this show is ihat it is truly a grassroots event providing many first time artists with an opportunity to have their work placed in a juried environment. Ideally, he believes that all of the entered works should be shown at a local gallery to both encourage ihe artists and provide the community with a chance to view all the entries and make their own personal selections. The Silk Purse in West Vancouver, where the jurying was held, is not a gallery and could only accommodate a show for the quajUf) ing len entries, just after the jurying. However, plans have been made to show the 2H honourable mentions at The Silk Purse. March 29 - April 24. As a preview to the final Images & Objects X show, here are a few ot the selected entries with their accompanying artist's statement. Gordon Finlay'a "Vulnerability Reciprocated" Communities evolve, at least in part, out of our human need to nurture the vulnerable. Regrettably the responsibilities of adulthood then shut us down emotionally. The grind to survive and the competition tends to take its toll. In the painting, the aging man is a toughened forestry exposes his soft underbelly. Vulnerability Reciprocated goes to the heart of community our need to nurture the vulnerable. I. A. Mohr's "My Sister And Her Daughter" My work involves presenting the human figure in a social context: often members of my family. I am intrigued by how easily misunderstandings can occur Despite communication and best intentions. My specific interest lies in attempting to capture the dramatic tension at the moment of misunderstanding. Lisa Klepak's "Enfer", "The Model's Amusement" My objectives when I paint are to seduce and with modern subject matter, social issues and painting concerns (such as Harness and depth) creates arichenigmatic feeling. My influences include David Hockncy. Susan Rothenberg. Max Bechman and Eric Fischl. I believe ihe world needs art that truly feeds the mind. The Top Ten. On the cover of Arts Access Boomer Jerritl's ·inspiration for Preservation" The Carmanah Valley On a recent photography trip to the Carmanah Valley. I witnessed for the first lime an old growth forest. I stood in awe at Ihe size of the trees, so old. so much history. At the same time I saw hillsides left bare to erosion. The contradiction of the two landscapes emphasized lo me the need for presen. ation of this stand of old growth timber. My image. "Inspiration For Preservation" The Carmanah Valley, is ihe result of nine and a half months of effort. 1 have portrayed man and nature working together as protectors. The young woman with the tree painted on face looks ahead to the future: her future and ours. She looks ahead with apprehension, as an everincreasing demand is placed on our natural resources, and the eagle. To the eagle, the lnrest IN his home, his domain He has donenothing to foster the destruction, though as h e soars high above his wilderness home, he can see the boundaries that he knows so well shrinking daily. The proud eagle and those w ho depend on the forcsi as their homes and means for survival, stand to lose the most. Rita Rowbotham's "Blue And White Jar" My preference is for relatively pure and simplified forms together with strong, uncomplicated decoration Perhaps somewhat unusually, 1 find the most aesthetic pleasure in work which feels right, as well as that in which shapes and decoration harmonize. Careful workmanship andfinefinishare essential markers of such an approach lo art. shown here include: Lyla Bessner's "Sycophancy" I've noticed thai I tend to become what I judge self-observations. Maureen L Brown. Mango Cuihbcn. Lindsay Ross. Jack Ploesscr. Neil MacDonald, Robert Jones. Marie Price. Kim Payne. Jas W. Feltcr. Charles W. Phoios: Valerie Browcr Aris Access Spring 1992 V