Vanorama

Vancouver is one of those cities that becomes like Oz when you see the setting sun reflecting off the buildings. At the magic hour when the sun sets,... more

by Laura Zerebeski

Original - Sold

Price

Not Specified

Dimensions

20.000 x 60.000 x 1.500 inches

Title

Vanorama

Artist

Laura Zerebeski

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

Vancouver is one of those cities that becomes like Oz when you see the setting sun reflecting off the buildings. At the "magic hour" when the sun sets, the usually unremarkable white and green buildings become uniformly iridescent and beetle-green against the dark blue mountain backdrop. It is a sublime effect reserved for late summer evenings.

I called it "Vanorama" as a pun on "Panorama," and "Vancouver." I know of no building or view in Vancouver that gives this view. It's an imagined stitched-together view from multiple perspectives. You might be able to see all the bridges and mountains and major landmarks if you were hovering above Queen Elizabeth park or False Creek like a bird.

I also used metallic and pearlized paint to increase the reflectivity and add to the glowing effect on the water and buildings. The stadium on the right-hand side is new. It's no longer the BC Place mushroom but the not-yet-finished crownlike construction. The Lions mountains are visible and not covered in snow which indicates late summer. The new Erikson building is there, too, as wiggly as the rest of the buildings wish they were. There's a harmony to these remembered summer nights when the city is embraced by light and bridges.

Uploaded

November 18th, 2011