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Swallows Meadow a show to remember

Visiting the 1 Exhibi-

tion Centre to see the show Swal- lows Meadow by lan Thomas was a particularly interesting experi- ence on opening night.

lan presé¢nted one hour of slides, photographs of home and family and.a reading from his poetic diary.

Finally there was a well acted piece of drama when Lan took the role of his mother, father and him- self. The audience was very quiet,

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rbed by this p | type of show which we heard later was done for the first time

It was followed by an enthusi- astic discussion period and I believe it gave us all much food for thought fegarding parent/child relationships.

Ian Thomas, in this mixed media exhibition explored the relationship between himself and his ageing parents who finally had to give up their home in Eng-

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land and live in an institution called Swallow Meadow. In this exhibition, some of the pictures were painted greys and black in acrylic and char- coal which showed various stages of his par- ent's life. There were old-age pictures of both his par- ents. Small images such as a dresser or a long passage brought emotional sad- ness with institutional-like atmo-

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tal sheets in a heap, and a collec- tion of his mother's numerous shoes. There were tape record- ings of his parent's repetitive unmotivated sayings while in Swallows Meadow ‘and much imagery including a final letter to Thomas from his mother before her death.

Heart to Hearts The Children’s Art show at the

NEC is called Heart to Hearts Forces Between Generations and was created by students at Tarry's Elementary School and curated by Pippa Dean- Veerman.

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It is inter- esting to note that the chil- dren's paint- ings with their color- fulness are in perfect contrast to the grey emo- tions of Swallow Meadow. This children’s show is delightful.

Letters are written about grandparents and illustrations of their feelings are painted in bright colors, full of gardens, fruit and parks. Some forms of this art are done in fabric to make up grand- ma or grandpa dolls.

Some have used string and wood and paper to add to their pictures for effect. The show illustrates the love of family, free- dom of expression and happiness of environment. Do visit this show. I am sure you will enjoy it!

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THE ROAD HOME

It seems wildly improbable that one of the world’s biggest arena acts would find renewed enthusiasm and perhaps another level of suc- cess in a small basement club, but that’s just what Heart has done. The Road Home takes them to the 500 seat backstage club in their hometown of Seattle, Washington, giving us the finest acoustic album I've heard since the word ‘unplugged’ entered our vocabulary.

As you might expect with a live album, we know most of these songs already...but as Page ‘and Plant did, Heart has taken old pictures and given them new frames. These 14 tracks take pages from the band’s 20 year history, remind ing those of us who had forgot- ten Hean is a great band

Appropriately, The Road Home opens with the title song from the group's first album, Dreamboat Annie

After that, anything goes as they chapter called Rvad”, and covers include Joni Mitchell's “River”, Elton John’s “Seasons” and the classic “Love Hurts

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versions of the aggressive stuff. “Barracuda” sounds just as nasty, perhaps more s0, with acoustic guitars. The undisput- ed star of this album however is “All 1 Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" .

Originally a mid-tempo rock- er from the Brigade disc, it has been rear- ranged into a piano bal- lad with stunning results. You have Ann Wilson's passionate voice and a piano, some strings...that’s it.

As muchas I enjoy the stu- dio original, this is the defini- tive version.

The packaging? The cover depicts a young Ann and Nancy Wilson with a single burning candle.

Inside, the liner notes include an interview with the girls conducted in February of this year, in which they discuss the album, the sessions, work- ing with John Paul Jones, and the inspiration behind most of these tracks

For instance, musically, “Barracuda” wasn't inspired by Nazareth's “This Flight Tonight” as previously believed, but rather by Led Zeppelin's “Achilles’ Last Stand”, a not too Zep’s obvi- ous influence on Heart

The introduction to the lin- ers indicates this is “the best” of the three shows, so perhaps a double disc would've been called for. We'll just have to get the video too, to find out what we missed.

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The inescapable business of growing old

None of us wants to grow old. But most of us do. We can only hope we grow/old graciously without losing our faculties — without losing all our vitality and having to depend too heavily on others. We can only hope that our bodies hold on and don’t let us down,

Tan Thomas is a brilliant artist who uses mixed media to tell us two stories about old age. The first is about his parents as he observed ‘them in their last days in a seniors’ home called Swallows Meadow \somewhere in England. The sec- ‘ond is about the inescapable lousi- ness of growing old.

The entire display of paintings and objects and installations at ithe National Exhibition Centre focuses on lan Thomas and his parents. Occasionally, we note self-portraits of a younger Ian Thomas trapped with these par- ents he can't seem fo understand and wants to escape from.

Other pictures*focus solely upon his parents at various stages of their lives, from the point when he was a child until they have entered this seniors’ home.

Most of the paintings, howev- er, feature Thomas's parents in their final days. The black and white acrylics depict most clearly the deterioration of his parents until they are only echoes of their former selves and decrepit husks of once vital beings.

Who needs it? you might ask. And from one perspective, you'd be right. We probably don’t need to be reminded of our mortality and the perhaps awful future awaiting us in old age. And yet,

the fate of Thomas's parents is very real, Perhaps the images pre- sented will remind us to live our lives fully while we still can.

As you enter the large gallery, to your left is the first installa- tion. It is com- posed of a blown-up photo- graph of Thomas's moth- er when she was a lovely young woman of about 20, but Thomas has altered the photo to indicate the deterioration that comes with time. Even photographs fade or become splotched.

Just beneath the photograph is a marvelous black and white painting which has three parts to it. In the middle is his mother when she is middle-aged and sail- ing through the air on a swing amongst the brilliant sunshine. To the left is a picture of his father, already with a cane, coming up the walk to the house.

And to the right in the fore- ground of the picture is a self- portrait of Ian Thomas himself with a pained look on his face as he remembers what his parents once were like. But the look on his face also reflects his horror as they stumble into an old age that seems to lack any real dignity.

The most remarkable painting — again black and white — is a large triptych or three-part paint- ing entitled “The Letter.” You must see this work of art to understand the sadness associated with growing old in this way.

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The Maze

The Visac Gallery in Trail is showing an art show called The Maze by Pat Freshci.

This exhibition has been described as an interpretation of the labyrinth theme found in ancient civilizations and is on until September 29.

The gallery is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1-4 p.m It is located at 1501 Cedar Ave.

Jack Leyland At the Nelson Museum there is | an exhibition of recent and older paintings by Jack Leyland. Jack lives in Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast and has been painting many years in between a busy career. He also has designed jewelry and has taught at the Arctic Col- ' lege. He has done commercial art, designing church windows | and many other art media. His ' varied career includes animation | for TV commercials and film edi- | tor for the CBC. This will prove |

an interesting show for those who visit Nelson.

Nelson Museum is open from 1-4 p.m. daily except Sundays until Oct. 14.

Grand Forks Art Gallery

If you are still travelling west in this beautiful fall weather, stop at the Grand Forks An Gallery by the library. Visit their gift show and their present art shows. There is also some good shows at the Osoyoos Art Gallery opposite Smitty's restaurant in the centre of town.

Fall courses

For those pecolc interested in art courses in the fall, there are two workshops; one in water- colour for beginners and one for drawing. Both these courses are given by Keith Selfontiuk. There is a course on children’s writing by Ann Alma and finally a course on camera technique given by Jerry Addinton.

If you want more information phone Selkirk College or obtain a booklet on all fall courses at the Castlegar Library.

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On the right is a picture of his mother, now very old, She has written her son a final letter which she is holding. On the left is a picture of his father, also very old, near- ly. asleep with the same letter nearly falling to the floor, In the centre is a blown-up copy of the letter itself.

In the spidery handwriting of old age, his mother has tried to

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convey thoughts to him about his last visit and wisties him a safe trip and a good life, But her hand-eye coordination has failed her and the letter is very difficult to follow.

Beneath her signature is a little note from ‘his father who has not valued his mother for many years, Here he says the letter is “not my idea.

In all of the paintings, you can't miss the hands, which are larger than anything else in the paintings. The hands almost seem tq reach out to you just as the hands of old people are the busi- est part of them and the part

you're most aware of when you visit them.

The paintings are complement- ed by three standing closets with clothes of various types in them. ‘These are the clothes that remained for them to. wear at Swallows Meadow. In the closets are pho- tographs, and if you stand on the mats in front of the closets, you can hear the voices of his parents.

His father is always saying “When I set up a contract, I stick by it,” while his mother repeated- ly says “I must be back to my room by 7:00 — that's when they give out the pills.”

lan Thomas's show drives home the point that senior citi- zens’ homes are lacking in quali- ty of life no matter how perfect the care given. The exhib- it is worth secing, even if you have to wander into the smaller gallery from time to time to clear your head.

There you can get a breath of fresh air as you are over- whelmed by the explosive colours of children’s art brought to you by the children of Tarrys Elementary School

Both of these shows continue at the NEC to Oct. 8.

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