Twelve Filipino-Canadian artists are paying homage to nature with a new exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery – and a Burnaby artist is among them.
Broderick Wong is one of the artists who will be showing work in How Green Is Your Muse?, running from Nov. 16 to Feb. 2 at the Surrey Art Gallery, 13750 88th Ave. An opening reception is set for Saturday, Nov. 23 from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
“In an exhibit of catalytic artworks, they convey visceral images of peaceful, majestic surrounds while engaging the viewers to imagine a world stripped of clean air and devastated by effects of harmful human activity,” says a press release.
The work in the show features a variety of mediums and techniques, including carving, printmaking, collage of found objects, painting and painting with soil.
Wong’s artistic career has evolved in both graphite portraiture and watercolours.
“Broderick has found many parallels to life in watercolours, one of them being: to know when to control and when to let go,” says his bio. “Painting has allowed him to experience moments where all he can be, is just be.”
You can find out more about Wong and his impressionistic watercolours at www.broderickwong.com or @broderickwongwatercolors on Instagram.
Or stop by the Surrey Art Gallery in November to check out his work for yourself.
The show is presented by the Filipino Music and Art Foundation, in partnership with the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver.
