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Events An exciting collaboration with SR Autogroup!

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SR Autogroup is opening a luxurious, new head office, and we have a special collaboration in the works! A sneak preview can be seen on the SR Autogroup website.

More details coming soon!

A splash of colour

A splash of colour

Events, Pictures TREADZ Tire Art at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend!

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This summer, Raymond Chow and I created our TREADZ Tire Art paintings. This unique series debuted at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend, September 8 – 9, 2012. What a fantastic event!!!

Here are some pictures from the weekend…

Shimmering Silver painting

Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai in front of “Shimmering Silver.”

Painting exhibit

Paintings on display in the ‘Owners Lounge.’

TREADZ Tire Art

Paintings on the back wall, beside the wine table.

Mercedes tent at the car show

The Mercedes tent where the fashion shows were held.

Stacy Sakai with Nigel Matthews

Stacy Sakai with Nigel Matthews!

Stacy with car

Stacy with a vintage car.

Mercedes

Mercedes on display.

Hot orange car

Beautiful car!

Raymond on piano

Raymond Chow playing on the ‘John Lennon’ piano!

Events, Pictures TREADZ Tire Art Exhibiting Now at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend!

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The TREADZ Tire Art series of paintings is a collaboration between Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai. The artwork is on display in the VIP section of the fantastic Luxury & Supercar Weekend at VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC.

Images of all the TREADZ paintings can be seen by clicking on the TREADZ Tire Art link under the ‘Galleries of Paintings’ tab at the top.

Treadz Ferrari Magenta painting

“TREADZ Ferrari Magenta”

 

Events, Press “One And The Same” Exhibition Listed on Quinary Art Projects Website

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Being part of the Quinary Art Projects was fantastic! Information about the show is listed on the Quinary Art Projects website. Also, be sure to check out all of the weekly events listed under the Exhibition Listing tab!

Events, Press TREADZ Tire Art to Debut at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2012

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Artists Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai debut their unique TREADZ Tire Art paintings at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend, September 8-9, 2012 at VanDusen Botanical Garden!

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Saturday, August 11, 2012) – Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai combine their artistic talents to create a unique series of paintings using tires to impress tread marks onto the canvas! To create these abstract expressionist works of art, tires of various types and brands are covered in paint, and then rolled across a prepared canvas. This leaves a beautiful impression of the tire, the energy of the application, and the artist’s choice of colour, direction and pressure.

About the Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2012
“For the third time in Canada this lifestyle weekend is the Nation’s finest two day outdoor showing of Luxury & Supercars. The 2012 event once again offers a unique up-close and personal opportunity to view the world’s most important examples of automotive achievements.”  Excerpt from http://luxurysupercar.com/p/the-event

Registered Press & Media Only
Preview of Shaughnessy Concours d’Elegance & New vehicle displays
Friday, September 7, 2012 4:00pm – 6:00pm

About Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow is an internationally renowned artist based in Vancouver, Canada. He first became known in 1960 for his drawings of old Victorian homes and buildings. His paintings and drawings now decorate homes of prominent personalities, collectors and gallery owners. Raymond also composes music, and he enjoys collecting cars.
http://www.raymondchow.com

About Stacy Sakai
Stacy Sakai is a Canadian artist, based in Vancouver, BC. She spent her childhood in South America, Florida and northern British Columbia. From an early age, her interest in art was influenced by the teachings of her father and grandmother, both also artists. Sakai enjoys painting with freedom to create abstracts that emphasize colour, and energy.
http://www.stacysakai.com

Events TREADZ Tire Art! A Chow & Sakai Collaboration

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This ongoing series of abstract expressionist paintings by Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai is created using tires to impress tread marks onto the canvas, leaving beautiful, multi-coloured patterns.

In painting, abstract expressionism is about capturing a moment, and the energy of the application of paint. The marks left on the canvas by a particular tool, whether it’s a brush, a hand, or a tire, are a permanent record of the tool, the energy, and the artist making the mark in that particular moment in time.

To create these works of art, tires are covered in paint, and then rolled across a prepared canvas along various tracks, leaving a beautiful pattern and impression of the particular tire, and the artist’s choice of colour, direction and pressure.

The TREADZ Tire Art series will debut at a spectacular upcoming event! Details will be announced in a few days.

A close-up section of the first TREADZ painting.

Events A Busy Summer!

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So much has been happening, and so fast!

On July 4th, I had an artist reception for my “One And The Same” art show at the Quinary Art Projects Pop Up Gallery in Vancouver. I was thrilled to have so many people attend the event, and visit throughout the week! The gallery project involved 14 seven day events where invited artists are presenting weekly.

A selection of my paintings is now installed at the Inner Evolution Healing Centre, which had its grand opening on August 1st. It was a beautiful event! Inner Evolution has amazing energy, and I’m so honoured to be part of it.

I’m also working on a series in collaboration with another artist. We have some very exciting things in the works, and the details will be coming out soon!

It has been a busy summer so far, and so much fun too!!!

Events “One And The Same” Solo Exhibition

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At the quantum level, everything in the Universe is essentially energy, and there are no hard boundaries.  The One And The Same series of oil paintings is about our connection to the Universe, and everything in it.

With this abstract expressionist series, I have created oil paintings based on images of galaxies and nebulae from the Hubble Space Telescope, combined with a human element.


“Enlightened”

 

Solo Art Exhibition
One And the Same
Quinary Art Projects Pop Up Gallery
1387 Richards Street, Vancouver BC
Artist Reception July 4, 6pm – 9pm
Gallery open July 3-7, 2012 by appointment only

Events, Pictures After the ‘Interspace’ Painting Performance

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Here are some additional photographs from the Interspace photoshoot…

After the performance

Painted elbow length gloves

Stacy Sakai relaxing on the stage after the painting performance.

Events, Video The ‘Interspace’ Painting Performance

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My Interspace painting is part of my current series about our connection to the Universe, and everything in it.

Creating ‘Interspace’ on a stage was very exciting! The freedom of expression was amazing! I had a photographer capture the experience, and the photos have been made into a video. The video incorporates our collaboration of painting, photography, music, and video design. I feel so honoured to have such an incredible team of artists on this video of my painting performance!!!

Photography by Dave Dutton, music by Barry Ostash of STAVOC and Steven Kitchen of Dephorm/Hologram, and video production by STAVOC.

The video can be viewed here on YouTube.

Below are some photographs from the photoshoot. All photos are credit to Dave Dutton.

The beginning of Interspace

Interspace painting

Creating the layers

The colours developing

A quick contemplation

Interspace

Stacy Sakai in front of the 'Interspace' painting