Update
Karole Marois
The Parade 2007
acrylic on 13 canvases
4.8 x 1.2 m
“The Parade” is part of the travelling exhibition “A Brush with War: military art from Korea to Afghanistan”. This exhibition, organized by the Canadian War Museum, will travel across Canada from 2009 to 2012.
As an artist with the Canadian Forces Artist Program (CFAP). I was provided with a remarkable opportunity to witness the training of Canadian soldiers up close and translate my observations into a visual language. I traveled with soldiers and veterans for three weeks in 2005, during the commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Holland.
On display at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC, from June 24 to Sept 5, 2011
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
http://aggv.ca/exhibitions/brush-war
Canadian Art Magazine: “A Brush with War: The Art of Conflict”
Follow this link to view
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Together Side by Side 2010
mixed media on 65 wood panels
24.7 m x 1.2 m
The background of this artwork “Together Side by Side” could be described as a meditation on the complicated subject of conflict and war, but the focus is clearly on the act of remembering as part of the psychological healing.
In 2010, to mark the 65 th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland, I completed 65 panels. The rounded vertical panels of the installation allude to a row of soldiers' gravestones. At the same time, one is reminded of soldiers standing side by side, of the strong bond between them in life and beyond, and of the everlasting friendship between the Canadians and the Dutch.
“Together Side by Side” will be exhibited in the Netherlands during the Liberation Festival in 2011.
On display in the City Hall of Apeldoorn, Netherlands, from April 18 to May 15, 2011
Legion Magazine
http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2010/05/karole-marois
Canadian Forces Artist Program
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/commun/ml-fe/article-eng.asp?id=6616
Canadian Military Art Now – The first ten years of the Canadian Forces Artist Program http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNGDiIsGb04
