Born in Taiwan, Rachel Chou embraced her artistic ability from a young age. A fan of the outdoors, she enjoyed painting landscapes and murals. After her childhood, Rachel moved to Vancouver, where she studied animation at the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound. She has freelanced as an illustrator and graphic designer.
Earlier this year, she explored Australia for six months. Since then, she has moved back to Taiwan and is immersing herself in art and music. Rachel thrives on the creativity that life drawing extracts from her. The unpolished figures she captures reflect a raw energy that photography cannot replicate. She also wants to use different media to express her views on society and the environment.
Rachel Chou rachelhchou@yahoo.ca
Visual Dialogues XIV
Visual Dialogues XIV
1/8/17 THE RED ROOM COLLECTION
The art on the walls shows the incredible talent and diversity of the artists in Taiwan. Red Room is proud to offer monthly shows that bring artists from different cultures and places to share ideas, art and experience. The opening on the 8th was also an opportunity to discuss the coming year and what else can be done with the Visual Arts at Red Room. A group of about 15 people, artists and audience, came up with some ideas, which we are excited to share with you!
Workshops: Led by artists sharing their technique or talents. Perhaps the work done during the workshop will be displayed in future Visual Dialogue shows.
Themed Art Shows: Holidays are always a great theme, and the suggestion was to feature the food of the holiday at the opening. The Lantern Festival, is a bit of a rush, but how about Easter? Paint eggs, eat chocolate, have an egg hunt on the grounds?
Interactive Art Exhibitions: This spring we will have a Visual Dialogue called ALMOST THERE. Artists will be asked to bring an existing incomplete work of art or create one for the show that will be completed by everyone at the opening. An artist in the group said during the discussion, “This would be so good for me, I have works that I have not finished but this will help me to let them go. It is also a great opportunity for the audience to become part of the creative process.”
Your input is essential to move forward on these plans. Do you have ideas to share? We would love to hear them please the discussion on our VISUAL DIALOGUES Facebook page.
by Constance Woods
