Nanaimo Arts Council
November Feature Show
Rooting By Artist – Cécile van Woensel
‘Rooting’ is the title of the Nanaimo Arts Council Feature Show for the month of November. Artist, Cécile van Woensel was born in the Netherlands and always had a great interest in nature and art. After she completed her studies in Fine Arts and Molecular Biology, she worked as a teacher in Fine Arts and had her own mural and painting company. Since her Fine Arts study, she has taken full advantage of her Biology background. Drawing is an excellent way to study the morphological structures that are found in nature. While creating art, she can add a more subjective and personal vision, something that is not usually allowed in science.
Cécile notes, “When I am inspired by something, for example a tree, I want to touch with my hands the bark with its mosses, the cracks, crevices and gaps. I want to explore the subject and try to get a glimpse of its unknown, mysterious world.”
In the Netherlands, willow trees were an important source of inspiration in her work. After moving to Nanaimo in the summer of 2008, Cecile continued to explore trees; inspired by the majestic west coast rainforest. Living so close to the forests and the ocean, she finds her imagination triggered by the many impressions of living and beached trees under a great variety of atmospheric circumstances.
“My message to the viewers of my art is: look! Look how beautiful our world is! It is such a rich natural system; not only can you study it in a scientific way in order to unravel its mysteries; you can experience it.”
Cecile’s work was exhibited several times in the Netherlands. In Canada she participated in an integrated art project and in public art projects, showed her work at different locations and won several awards.
Join us at the Nanaimo Arts Council on Thursday, November 4th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM for an opening reception (#259 in Nanaimo North – Town Centre mall).
‘Rooting’ runs for the month of November. For more information call 250.729.3947 or visit nanaimoartscouncil.ca
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