Nouscentric is Claire Roberts, a lifelong multidisciplinary artist creating traditional art
and computer graphics for video games, VR/AR, and interdisciplinary art projects.
On the surface, at the moment, this painting seems like just a whole lotta red and yellow, and it is - but it's slowly becoming more. It takes a while to build up and blend, and then drying time between layers. I was really enjoying this part of the work last night - the part where three dimensionality starts emerging - so I thought I'd share.
I’m working on three paintings at the moment, which might seem like a lot, but it’s good so far.
The left is inspired by a gold and garnet sword hilt that had belonged to the Frankish King Childeric I, who had a thing for bees. The centre is the trefoil design I posted about earlier, and on the right is a memorial piece for our two snakes who passed away.
In 2010, I offered an interactive, meditative, and temporary art installation: A mandala sand painting. Inspired by sacred art, the small-scale sand mandala offered participants an opportunity to create, interact with other sand painters, and meditate with temporary art. Participants added coloured sand to the design throughout the afternoon, and at the end, the mandala was swept up, leaving only a time-lapse video as evidence of its existence.
In 2011, I hosted a discussion series to investigate what inspires us, how it feels, and how we share it. A few question prompts encouraged an intimate gathering of creative individuals to speak openly about their experiences and processes, and laugh together.
With Frank Roberts and Chelsie Kadgien, these two seemingly separate community projects were combined to make a short film, and was screened at a community event in autumn 2011.
Seven years, and a few audio & video skills skills later, I’ve finally added titles, credits, and subtitles. Enjoy.
A long time ago, I'd been up all night and was impatient to get home to tend to my existential angst. Moments after I had decided that "waiting for the light to change" was a metaphor for my whole life, I got my walk signal, and was abruptly cut off by a car turning in front of me. SEE? Just like life!
I had no idea that 20 years later, I'd turn that moment into dream sequence and poetry, and would never have imagined that I'd be submitting it to be considered for screening. On a giant screen. In my neighbourhood.
Read about the grunt gallery's urban screen:
http://grunt.ca/mount-pleasant-urban-screen-announcement/
http://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/art-seen-new-non-commercial-video-screen-opens-this-summer-in-mount-pleasant
Created during grunt gallery’s 2018 Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen Digital Storytelling workshops, Migration is about movement, and the anticipation of transition.
Written, directed and performed by Claire Roberts
Camera: Claire and Frank Roberts
Editors: Claire Roberts and Lorna Boschman
Voice Recording: Zoe Kirk-Gushowaty
Music: WildWatersWaveSpace by Gecko Temple
Mentors: Lorna Boschman, Zoe Kirk-Gushowaty, and Moira Simpson