A View from the Atlantic Sobey Art Award - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Where Fishes ComeFirst & FreshestAGNS Yarmouth• Scallop & Chorizo Chile Pesto Pasta• Blackened Salmon with Mint Yogurt Salsa• Potato Crusted Haddock with Fresh Herb ButterAGNS HOURSTHE GALLERY IS OPENDaily 10:00am - 5:00pmand Thursdays until 9:00pmPrince Street at Bedford Row, Halifax | 421-6161 | www.mckelvies.caADMISSIONAdults $10.00Seniors (60+) $8.00Students (with ID) $5.00Youth (6-17yrs) $3.00Children (5 & under) FreeFamily Rate $20.00(2 adults & 3 youths)MembersFreeFor more information902-424-75421723 Hollis StreetHalifax, Nova ScotiaB3J 3C8John O’Brien, HMS GALATEA, Steamship , in Halifax Harbour, (detail) 1888, Oil oncanvas, 44.0 x 71.1 cm, Gift of Alice Egan Hagen, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1955On view until October 4, 2009traits document vessels madein Yarmouth and other communitiesthroughout the SouthShore, the exhibition reflectsupon the significant role thatthis region played in the earlydevelopment of North Atlantictrade and commerce.Reflections on the Sea: Tall ShipPortraits and Models was madepossible with the generous supportof the Yarmouth CountyMuseum and Archives throughthe loan of works from theirpermanent collection.David Diviney,Curator of Programs28FALL IN LOVEALL OVER AGAIN WITHA DELTA FALL GETAWAYWhen you stay at Delta Barrington or Delta Halifaxyou’ll get away from it all right in the middle of everything.Our adjacent properties in downtown Halifax are justminutes to shopping, tourist attractions, theatre andnightlife. When it's time to relax, our comfortablerooms and popular restaurants serving the best ofMaritime cuisine will be a welcome retreat.Check out our Fall packages/offers atwww.deltahotels.com/specialsYour room is readywww.deltabarrington.com www.deltahalifax.comFor reservations and information call 1-800-268-1133 (toll free)Into the WildOctober 9, 2009 to January 31, 2010The Greek philosopher Aristotleattributed the origin of art to ouraffinity for imitation. Within this,he suggests that art imitatesand even perfects nature in hisassertion that “art completeswhat nature cannot bring tofinish.” He arrived at this claimby making some key observationsin differentiating betweennature and art. In the naturalworld, for instance, things occuron the basis of an internalprinciple of motion and change.Here, the growth and developmentof plant and animal lifeis hard-wired in the instinctualresponses and genetic codes ofReflections on the Sea: Tall ShipPortraits and Models offers aglimpse into the province’s historicties to the ocean throughthe eyes of artists practicingduring the late 19th and early20th centuries. Including scalesculptural replicas and paintingsby recognized ship portraitartists, such as John O’Brien andJohn Loos, as well as examplesfrom the Chinese School andby lesser-known artisans of theperiod, the selection of workfocuses on the representationof tall ships which were builtor registered in Nova Scotia.As many of the models and poritsspecies. Artistic production,on the other hand, requires anexternal driving force, one that’sgrounded in reason as well asintent in its direction and aim.Into the Wild draws upon theArt Gallery of Nova Scotia’s permanentcollection in bringingtogether a selection of worksthat delve into this conversation.Through varying forms ofproduction, the artists includedin the exhibition reimagine thenatural world in giving us, inAristotle’s words, “knowledge ofnature’s unrealized ends.”David Diviney,Curator of ProgramsDavid Askevlod, Harbour Ghosts, (detail), Halifax, 1999, Ink jet print on coated paper,Three panels, each panel 122.0 x151.8 cm, Purchased with funds provided by theCanada Council for the Arts, Acquisition Assistance Program and the AGNS GalleryART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA FALL JOURNAL 2009 Shop, 1999ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA FALL JOURNAL 2009 29