A new art exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery explores the world of memory – both real and perceived.
Fragments, featuring the works of Mila Kostic and Shari Pratt, opens June 8 and runs until July 1. An opening reception is set for Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m.
“Fragments is the journey of two visual artists through their real and perceived memories, which is expressed in mixed-media compositions in order to bring these fragments into the being,” explains a press release.
Kostic is a Canadian visual artist and curator whose roots are in the former Yugoslavia. The release notes that Kostic has found mixed media to be the language with which she can address the evils she has witnessed in the world.
“Her experiences refused to be silenced; her pieces are a vehicle with which she can communicate as nothing else could,” the release explains.
Kostic mixes media freely, building from a base of oil or acrylic and working on several canvases at once.
Pratt is an award-winning Canadian-born artist who works mainly in painting but often includes found photography and artifacts in her installations. Memories play an important role in her work.
“Her current work is a compilation of how our own past fragments of reality can be erased and replaced, bearing only the traces of the earlier recollection,” the release says. “This formulation of our past is what identifies us; it has many levels of meaning, development and history. Her work has the hazy aspect of memories laid carefully in our past.”
Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. and is open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. See www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for more information.
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