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`Silent Spaces' to
open at gallery
Silent spaces
Toronto-based artist Julian Mulock is bringing his latest
exhibit to the Blyth Festival Art Gallery, set to open on Sept.
1. The art will focus on empty rooms in well-known
buildings. Above is The Bishop's Palace, a painting of a
room in a castle in Waterford, Ireland. (Photo submitted)
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery has
announced its final exhibition for the
2017 season. "Silent Spaces" is a
striking display of architecturally
precise paintings of - what else? -
empty rooms.
Imagine a young man, hunched
over the carcass of a flightless bird,
meticulously drawing each layer as
a scientist carefully dissects wing
muscles. The job of scientific
illustrator at the Royal Ontario
Museum (ROM) in the 1970s was
extremely technical and demanded
patience and detailed precision.
After leaving the ROM, Julian
Mulock used his skills to make a
living illustrating scientific and
technical publications and
textbooks. He also used his rare
talent to produce multiple series of
paintings on various themes, from
landscapes to abstract geometrics,
all with a particular emphasis on the
interplay of light and shadow.
Exhibitions of his work have been
mounted in galleries in Canada and
the United States.
A few years ago, while touring
Civil War -era mansions in the
Southern U.S., the artist stepped into
a large room which had been
stripped of all its furnishings and
decorations. He was struck by the
sunlight flooding in through the
windows, unfiltered by curtains and
highlighting the now empty
architecture with brightly lit areas
and shaded corners. He felt the
presence of the historic residents.
What or who had been in that now
silent space?
It was that question which
inspired this presentation of
his exhibition entitled "Silent
Spaces".
Among the various subjects of his
paintings are Warwick Castle in
England, Toronto's Don Jail, Perth
County's Fryfogel's Inn and even
the former Canadian government
"nuclear safe" facility, nicknamed
the "Diefenbunker".
Julian Mulock, the nationally -
renowned Toronto artist, will present
his "Silent Spaces", each painting
executed with architectural
precision, yet inviting and warm.
This is the final show of the Blyth
Festival Art Gallery and it runs from
Sept. 1-23. The gallery is located in
the newly -renovated Bainton
Gallery in the Blyth Memorial Hall
and is open during the same hours as
the Festival box office. Admission is
free.
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Bill 148 and the Fair Workplaces
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Ontario businesses, farmers and
consumers. It is simply too much,
too soon. The OFA has been
working with industry and business
groups to help the government
understand the impacts of its
proposed legislative changes. If Bill
148 is successful, Ontario farmers
and our agri-food businesses will
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undermine the sustainability and
variety of agricultural products
available to Ontarians.
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Colton Smith, right, was the focus of a special fundraising breakfast over the weekend that
brought together the Blyth Lions Club, the Legion and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary to host two
meals over the Blyth Festival's Bonanza weekend at the newly -renovated Memorial Hall.
Nearly $4,000 was raised for Smith, who is currently looking for answers as he suffers from
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extremely rare genetic disorder with no cure. He was also screened for two other degenerative
diseases and the results of those tests will be made available to the Smiths in November.
Marg Anderson, left, of the Legion was one of the many who pitched in over the course of the
two days. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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