{"id":298,"date":"2011-12-05T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauraculic.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2012-08-11T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T21:00:31","slug":"heroes-new-exhibition-at-mjg-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/2011\/12\/05\/heroes-new-exhibition-at-mjg-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Watershed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watershed is the painting I contributed to the exhibition \u201cHeroes: Real, Fictional and Close to Home\u201d at <span class=\"caps\">MJG<\/span> Gallery, 555 Parliament St. Toronto.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lauraculic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/watershed_30x701.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639\" title=\"watershed_30x70\" src=\"http:\/\/lauraculic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/watershed_30x701.jpg\" alt width=\"600\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/watershed_30x701.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/watershed_30x701-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed, 30\u2033 x 70\u2033 encaustic, oil and paper on wood panel&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">SOLD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Watershed\u201d is a tribute to Lake Ontario and specifically to the <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.waterkeeper.ca\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Lake Ontario Waterkeeper<\/a>; in my view, a heroic organization. <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.waterkeeper.ca\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Lake Ontario Waterkeeper<\/a>, a Canadian charitable organization, works towards a swimmable, drinkable, fishable lake, and endeavors to protect and celebrate the Lake Ontario watershed.<br>\nWhen Mark presented the theme of \u201cHeroes\u201d I was delighted to arrive at this concept of combining the maps and symbols that I am currently obsessed with, along with the heroic efforts of working to heal and preserve this significant and beautiful body of water, which has been an influence on my life in so many ways. This painting juxtaposes a map-like representation of the lake and its related lakes and rivers, with symbols and abstracted areas of colour and texture, suggestive of the history, topography and navigation associated with the&nbsp;lake.<br>\nPart of my painting process is the search for a story; each piece suggests and reveals a story as I work, which in turn guides the direction of the piece. In the painted story of \u201cWatershed\u201d, the lake and its tributaries are the&nbsp;hero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watershed is the painting I contributed to the exhibition \u201cHeroes: Real, Fictional and Close to Home\u201d at <span class=\"caps\">MJG<\/span> Gallery, 555 Parliament St. Toronto. \u201cWatershed\u201d is a tribute to Lake Ontario and specifically to the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper; in my view, a heroic organization. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Canadian charitable organization, works towards a swimmable, drinkable,&nbsp;\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/2011\/12\/05\/heroes-new-exhibition-at-mjg-gallery\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cWatershed\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Watershed - Laura Culic Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/2011\/12\/05\/heroes-new-exhibition-at-mjg-gallery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Watershed - Laura Culic Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Watershed is the painting I contributed to the exhibition \u201cHeroes: Real, Fictional and Close to Home\u201d at MJG Gallery, 555 Parliament St. Toronto. \u201cWatershed\u201d is a tribute to Lake Ontario and specifically to the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper; in my view, a heroic organization. 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