One Surrealist a Day
because we all need to dream a little
The Oneiroscopist by Edith Rimmington, 1947. Oil on canvas. The Vera and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel Museum. This piece and approximately 350 others like it are on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery from now until September 25. The exhibit is curated by Dr. Dawn Ades, Ph. D. of whom I have a reverence for as well as a deeply-seated brain-crush. Go to your local book store and find an art book about surrealism (let’s face it: it’s probably about Dalí). Betcha I know who’s name is on the cover. So Canucks, if you can break away from the hockey games for just a little bit and get to this gallery, please bring your camera and send me your photos.1 I will be extremely grateful for your effort. I will trade any amount of blog/twitter/flickr/facebook/meatspace pimp-age for some great shots of new works.2 Seriously, you don’t even need to edit the photos. Just zip them all up and send them to me. If it’s too big, use ge.tt. I live in NY and can’t make it to this amazing exhibit. Most galleries are cool as long as you don’t have a tripod and avoid using a flash. ↩ When I go to galleries I always take three shots: two of the piece (in case one is burry), and one of the title card. I keep them in that order so that when I dump them into Aperture or Lighroom I can reference the title card along with the piece. ↩

The Oneiroscopist by Edith Rimmington, 1947. Oil on canvas. The Vera and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel Museum.

This piece and approximately 350 others like it are on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery from now until September 25. The exhibit is curated by Dr. Dawn Ades, Ph. D. of whom I have a reverence for as well as a deeply-seated brain-crush. Go to your local book store and find an art book about surrealism (let’s face it: it’s probably about Dalí). Betcha I know who’s name is on the cover.

So Canucks, if you can break away from the hockey games for just a little bit and get to this gallery, please bring your camera and send me your photos.1 I will be extremely grateful for your effort. I will trade any amount of blog/twitter/flickr/facebook/meatspace pimp-age for some great shots of new works.2

Seriously, you don’t even need to edit the photos. Just zip them all up and send them to me. If it’s too big, use ge.tt. I live in NY and can’t make it to this amazing exhibit.

  1. Most galleries are cool as long as you don’t have a tripod and avoid using a flash. ↩

  2. When I go to galleries I always take three shots: two of the piece (in case one is burry), and one of the title card. I keep them in that order so that when I dump them into Aperture or Lighroom I can reference the title card along with the piece. ↩

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