"Embodied Ideals" by Frances Ferdinand
Frances Ferdinands, Balcony, the most beautiful of all lies, 2001, acrylic on canvas.
Wednesday, 26 November, 2003. 7:30pm
In collaboration with Toronto South Asian Review (TSAR)
Art and Literature come together for one extraordinary night at the historic Gladstone Hotel. SAVAC presents an exhibition preview of new paintings by Frances Ferdinands, and TSAR Publications present the launch of their Fall 2003 titles.
Reading from their works will be Raywat Deonandan (Divine Elemental; novel), Wayson Choy (Strike the Wok: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Canadian Fiction), Rita Nayar (Ordeal by Fire; memoir), Rienzi Crusz (Gambolling with the Divine; poetry), and Cyril Dabydeen (Hemisphere of Love; poetry).
Toronto artist Frances Ferdinands gives an artist talk and exhibits four paintings from her new series Embodied Ideals. Ferdinands' paintings are diptychs referencing art history and advertising which encourage a re-assessment of ideals such as originality, desire, beauty and culture.
