The University of Lethbridge art gallery ‘popped’ with activity, Jan. 15 during the official opening of Snap, Crackle and Pop which runs until Feb. 26.
Chris Moore set up his ‘Cuddle Commando’ recruitment booth right outside of the gallery hosting the new exhibit, which is a celebration of pop art with a Canadian and sometimes political twist.
The first thing catching the viewer’s eye is a half dozen unusual trailer units set in a variety of odd and chaotic situations including an Ent attack, a trailer island and a crashing trailer shaped blimp.
The exhibit features southern Alberta artists Lisa Brawn, Dave and Jenn, Jason Mathis, Len Komanac plus Shanell Papp all have their work prominently displayed throughout the gallery.One wall is dominated by unique and colourful woodcuts of Canadian pop culture icons including Bob and Doug McKenzie, Don Cherry, and Bubbles from “The Trailer Park Boys.”
Another series of woodcuts portrayed the Fonz, Burt Reynolds, Bruce Springsteen and numerous others lined the east wall. There is a pretty cool series of personalized Batman drawings along the south wall.
Other highlights include a pair of sewn skeletons onto a beige cloth, which are next to a couple Roy Lichtenstein inspired cartoon prints.
