Adad and Mark Neufeld Make Phosphorescent Paintings by Mia Thomsett I used to think that all Emily Carr grads worked at the market and lived with their parents. But when I went to Mark and Adad's house last night to see their new work, my notion was proven wrong. I happily realized that ECIAD’s recent alumni show was a poor representation of graduate work. There really are grads out there producing decent art. Because the show hadn’t opened yet, I was invited over for my own personal viewing of on/off which is on at Dynamo this month. The living room of Mark and Adad's small bungalow on Nanaimo Street was full of piles of fabric and velcro. They quick- ly hung these up, and explained how their 'tent' concept works in the space. When the lights in the gallery are turned on, the audi- ence sees a sort of cloth village that, for some of us, might be rem- iniscent of pillow fortresses and elaborate houses made of sheets from our childhood. But it sounds like the highlight of this fabric construction will be when the gallery lights go off and a spotlight is put on a 10-year old playing the cello from within one of the tents. Every ten minutes when the lights go off, the entire gallery space will transform. Paintings on the walls have two vis- ible surfaces, given the lighting situation. When they are lit, we see eerie landscape paintings with weeping willows, rivers, and little colorful geometric shapes which represent tents. Even though they found inspiration from scenery like Trout Lake, certain aspects, like some of the briishstrokes, appear almost oriental in style. When standing in front of one of the paintings for a while, it feels like you're inside the landscape of the image. It reminds me of looking way too closely at my grandmother's blue willow dishes during family dinners. When the lights are turned completely off, there is total blackness for about one second. Then suddenly shapes pop out of the paintings like ghosts, and a whole new landscape appears. Half a pound of glow-in-the-dark powder was used in the series - painted into the backgrounds of the forest scenes. In one of them, it looks like a tent with a lamp inside, casting light in the woods. But like watching clouds, you need good imagination skills to pick out weird stuff like that. I think that Mark and Adad have some pretty crazy ideas. On August 28th this summer, they will be holding a birth- day party for an eleven-year old piece of bacon. Until then, it will remain in its original Safeway packaging, in a frame in their front hallway. Aside from making art, Mark and Adad have cool jobs. Mark makes gravestones on Fraser Street, and Adad takes out three different autistic kids to do fun things like playing chess and going swimming. on/off opens Friday, March 5th from 6pm to 12am and goes until March 27th Dynamo - 142 West Hastings Street ~ Fe | O° 6,5 : [ ] U X volume fourteen issue three A magazine about art, media, design and culture; produced at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. The following 31742 words include: t S$ Survey Says 7 According to our recent provincial government survey Emily Carr Institute ranks at the bottom of all of B.C’s publicly funded post-sec- ondary schools. But while the govern- ment is questioning the viability of ECIAD, others are questioning the direction of post-secondary education in this province. Hazards and Other Hypothetical Matters iS The hazards of being an artist (psychologically speaking). How We Found Foundation 27 Emily Carr Institute’s school of Foundation has an unique way to : evaluate it’s prospective 6 students. 6 Comic by Xero 12 End of the World Atom Egoyan is God. 172 Miss Manners Finger lickin’ good! 20 Animated Film Review The all-American boy plays with his rocket. 30 Letters Letter writer reviews review. 38 Short Waves The student pulse. 42 \nstitute Notes Deck the halls with art committees. 44 E. Hoxha Gallery Mapping out art. Sections Substrates - Nucrient mediums for a bacterial culture. 1] 15 27 Conduits - Circuitry of critical perspective. Junctions = Spaces for creative interactivity. influx: Magazine March1999 3 Adad and Mark Neufeld Make Phosphorescent Paintings by Mia Thomsett {used to think that al Emily Cae grads worked atthe ‘market and lived with thei parents. But when I went 0 Mark nd ‘dad's houre last night to sce their new work, my notion Was proven wrong. 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On August 28th tis summer, they will be holding a birth- ‘ay party for an eleven-year old pice of bacon. Uati then, i will ‘remain in its original Safeway packaging, ina frame in thei front hallway. Aside from making art, Mark and Adad have cool obs ‘Mack makes gravestones on Fraser Steet and Adad takes out ‘hee diferent autsic kids to do fun things tke paying chess and ‘going swimming. ‘onl opens Friday, March Sth fom épm to 12am and goes until March 2705 Dynamo - 142 West Hastings Sweet © 9a lp 0 695 1 a 2 U X volume fourteen issue three ‘A magazine about art, media, design and culture; produced at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. The following 31742 words include: Features According to our recent 7 provincial government survey Emily Carr Institute ranks at the bottom of all of B.C’s publicly funded post-sec- ‘ondary schools. But while the govern- ment is questioning the viability of ECIAD, others are questioning the direction of post-secondary ‘education in this province. Hazards and Other Hypothetical Matters I ‘The hazards of being an artist (psychologically speaking). Survey Says 27. Emily Carr Institute's school of Foundation has an unique way to evaluate it's prospective students. 6 Comic by Xero 12. End of the World Alam Egan is God 12 Miss Manners ingrid! 20 Animated Film Review The all-American by plays ith his rocket. 30 Letters Later eter revi revi 38 Short Waves The suse pe 42 Institute Notes eck the hal eth art commits 4d E, Hoxha Gallery Mapping ou ar. Substrates - Niariont mediums fora bacterial culture. 1 15 2a Conduits ~ cxasty of ctcl perspective Junctions - sje cstenaecy influx’ Magazine March1999 3