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Xmas Dinner
at 33 Rosemount
Missing Best Friends
Alex & Mother Uta Hope
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ASTRI REUSCH
The artwork used as a theme for the Gala is taken from the large-scale
environmental works of the Tropical Rain Forest Series by Astri Reusch.
Original oil paintings up to 30 feet (9 meters) long, these works are part
of an ongoing series of hundreds of images which the artist has created
to celebrate the strength and diversity of the natural environment.
David Nicholson |
The artist was born in the tropics of South America and in this series
she has immersed herself in the imagery of the tropical rain forest of
her childhood. She has had the opportunity to observe both the beauty and
the devastation of this resource and her artwork reflects her awareness
and concern with respect to this process.
In January of this year, Astri Reusch explored this theme in
the sets which she created for a multi-media performance work by the experimental
dance group Danse-Cité at the Théatre du Monument National.
DTN
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Ms. Reusch has received international recognition for her sculpture,
glass and major architectural works. Her work in glass has been exhibited
throughout the world from Montreal to Tokyo, including the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the
Corning Museum of Glass,the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musée
des Arts décoratifs in Paris and many others.
Sam Stine |
She also created the monumental sculpture La Débâcle in
the main hall of the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City, inspired
by the force and drama of nature as expressed in the break-up of the massive
ice floes which takes place every year on the St. Lawrence River. She has
also created sculptural works in entrance halls at the headquarters of
IntelSat in Washington DC and Belcourt Construction in Montreal.
Alex Hope & Mambo
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Mambo
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Uta Hope
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Uta Hope John Ciaccia & DTN
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Tango
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Uta Hope
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1997, 98 by David T. Nicholson
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