It’s all about New Perspectives for Michael Kast, the artist in residence at Omineca Arts Centre.
The opening reception for Kast’s exhibition takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 at 369 Victoria St.
The exhibition features a series of black and white photographs that offers a new perspective on things Kast sees on his daily morning walks.
“My first love is photography and I love black and white,” Kast said. “I’ve been doing photography since I was 16 so it’s been a while and I used to development black and white film in a dark room both at high school and at home. I think black and white takes away any distraction and then the person viewing the piece can put their own stamp on it.”
During the creation of the photos, Kast limited himself to the use of his iPhone to take the images and used only an app on the phone to edit the photographs.
“That forced me to look at things with a new perspective,” Kast said. “It forced me to look at things differently.”
The black and white photos grace one wall of Omineca Arts Centre and on the other side of the room is Kast’s display of Icons where the viewer can get a glimpse of iconic people like Marilyn Munroe, John Lennon and Freddie Mercury. Kast created the images by digitally using water colour to create unique artwork after purchasing the rights to use the famous images.
“So there will be artists, art lovers, musicians and poets just hanging out and enjoying a fun evening,” Kast said. “It’s going to be a beatnik (artistic self-expression) sort of thing.”
There’s a free workshop offered by Kast on Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on how to make quality images and video with a smartphone. Limited seating. Please register at [email protected].
New hours of operation for the Omineca Arts Centre are Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
