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July 21, 2006
Fine art faces off with sport
Latest Zack Gallery exhibit may be a fan's dream come to life.
KYLE BERGER
Since I'm not what one would consider one of the world's most passionate
art fans, the exhibits hosted by the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery
in the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (JCC) have rarely
caught more than my passing glance from time to time. However, last
week, as the most recent display was in set-up stage, I found myself
very interested in what was being readied.
Once completed, I sat down by myself in the middle of the Art of
Sport exhibit and just looked around. I quickly came to one conclusion:
the Zack Gallery had become every sports fan's ultimate den. All
it needed was a couple of sofas, a small bar and a plasma TV.
The Art of Sport opened July 13 and will run through to Sept. 3,
coinciding with the JCC Maccabi Games taking place Aug. 13-18. Featuring
works by Jennifer Ettinger, Antonia Lanik Gabanek, Kris Heuckroth,
Isaac John Lewis, Saul Miller, Stanley Mishkin, Sidi Schaffer and
Anne Swannell, the exhibit brings out the passion and spirit of
sport, while at the same time having a little fun at its expense.
One of my favorite pieces, created by Saul Miller, who is a sports
psychologist in his other life, depicts a baseball crowd engaged
in the universally known stadium cheer called "the wave."
Miller has his crowd actually forming a wave that playfully splashes
on its participants over the cap. It is the type of humor that any
sports fan, or art aficionado, could appreciate.
There are moments of personal silence painted by Heuckroth, the
more colorful stylings of Ettinger and Mishkin, the creative and
powerful imagery of Lewis and the introspective humor of Miller.
Really, the entire exhibit is worth at least a few innings of perusal.
All the works are available for sale, with the exception of a centrepiece
item by Ettinger that features the typically pensive stance of hockey
goaltending legend Ken Dryden. The piece includes a game-played
stick and an autograph of Dryden himself.
For more information, call the JCC at 604-257-5111.
Kyle Berger is a freelance journalist and graphic designer
living in Richmond.
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