Betty Kovacic Art
Public Art
Shadows of the Past
Acrylic, mixed media, and mono types on rice paper collaged on canvas.
192″ x 72″
Permanent Collection of the College of New Caledonia.
Shadows of the Past Panel I
Permanent Collection of the College of New Caledonia
Acrylic, mixed media, and mono types on rice paper collaged on canvas.
24″ x 72″
Shadows of the Past Panel II
Permanent Collection of the College of New Caledonia
Acrylic, mixed media, and mono types on rice paper collaged on canvas.
36″ x 72″
Shadows of the Past Panel III
Acrylic, mixed media, and mono types on rice paper collaged on canvas.
Permanent Collection of the College of New Caledonia
48″ x 72″
Shadows of the Past Panel IV
Permanent Collection of the College of New Caledonia
Acrylic, mixed media, and mono types on rice paper collaged on canvas.
84″ x 72″
Into The Future
Acrylic, mixed media and India Ink Monotypes on rice paper collaged on canvas.
5′ x 4′
Permanent art instalation at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Reflections – Past, Present and Future
Into The Future
Acrylic, mixed media and India Ink Monotypes on rice paper collaged on canvas.
Close Up Details
Into The Future
Acrylic, mixed media and India Ink Monotypes on rice paper collaged on canvas.
Close Up Details
A Leap of Faith
Acrylic, mixed media and India Ink Monotypes on rice paper collaged on canvas.
4′ x 3′
University of North British Columia Premenant Collection
Public Art
It is always a profound honour to have a project selected, then installed into a public space. It allows those who may not have access to art or may not be comfortable attending an art gallery or museum, to personally experience art. Public art adds visual, intellectual, and sometimes spiritual richness to a community. It can speak of a multitude of subjects while addressing the past, present, or the future. Art can take on any form or subject; real or imaginative. Public art can be informed by community identity while adding to public and self realization.
Shadows of the Past
The painting “Shadows of the Past” presents an opportunity for people to gain a greater understanding of the events that happened in Canada during the First World War. Through this piece, people will have the opportunity to experience and learn about the issues and events of Canada’s First World War Internment Camps. I wished to depict and express the internees’ strength in dealing with the physical, emotional, and spiritual hardships of life in an internment camp.
Art speaks to the viewer on a profound level in a manner that cannot be achieved by the written word alone. Art can elicit emotional responses including compassion and empathy as well as knowledge and comprehension. I hoped that this piece would add to visual richness of Prince George and the College of New Caledonia, while revealing important information about Canada’s past.
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