Heather Midori Yamada: ORB
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Gage Gallery Artists Collective 19 Bastion Square, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1H9
Heather Midori Yamada, "Pond," 2017
mixed media on Japanese washi paper, 26" x 45"
Opening Wed Aug 29, 5-7pm
Visual artist Heather Midori Yamada has honed her professional skills over four decades. The artist’s CV boasts a host of awards, grants, commissions and exhibitions. Her collectors include many private clients and over 30 corporate and public firms. This is Yamada’s fourth show at the Gage Gallery since relocating to Victoria in 2015. “We are an 18 member collective that learn from each other,” she says, “and take turns with rotating exhibitions.”
This exhibition features ink paintings on washi paper, hanging scrolls, assemblage and prints. The enigmatic title ORB has several meanings and associations: the path of a celestial body, light reflections and paranormal phenomenon. In her artist statement, she adds “a landing pad, stepping off point and placement in the imagination.” Together we view computer images of “photographic orbs”, which are light reflections found in digital photography. Looking at these floating amorphous blue balls Its like gazing into a mystery. Yamada says: “To me the orbs look like planet earth floating in space."
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