“透过她的眼睛”

—— 两位移民女性的艺术展

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图/二月兰艺术家Bianca（左）和Nivetha

图/二月兰两位艺术家

两位第一代移民，两位年轻女性，不约而同拿起相机、画笔、彩纸。她们的双眼所见，化成心灵的感受，又变做绘画、摄影、贺卡。本周，这两位年轻艺术家，在万锦市老镇Unionville的艺术馆展出她们的作品，在加拿大“画坛七君子”（或“七人画派”）之一的Frederick Varley曾经居住过的房子里，献出她们的首秀。

Bianca中学时来到多伦多，大学以后又从这里出发去感受世界。旅游者，带回异国的纪念品；旅行者，带回异乡生活的气息。Bianca的摄影作品，正是她旅行生活的收获。在芬兰，她开始设计制作贺卡，而后，这变成她生活中不可缺少的一部分。虽然每一张贺卡都不尽相同，却都表达了那一刻她的所知所感，也都传递着爱的信息，犹如一个拥抱、一声问侯。

Nivetha的绘画既是她眼中的世界，也是她对世界发出的声音。她用画笔发表她对社会问题的关注和看法，也用颜色线条表达她的感觉和情绪。对她来说，一件事、一首歌、一个地方、一种感觉，都可以化成大小形状不同媒体上的画作。不知不觉中，没有绘画的生活已经变得不可思议。

Bianca DeSouza 的自述：

Art has always been an important part of my life. As a child, my parents sent me to painting classes and encouraged my venture into the world of sketching. As I grew older, my family championed my poetry and creative fiction. As I continue to discover myself and the world around me, I believe art is my best vehicle forward. Photography and card-making in the last couple of years, have permeated my life and serve as a productive creative outlet. I am grateful for family and people I call family who support and encourage me every step of the way, because without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.

My greeting cards were a product of necessity initially. I was living in Finland at the time and there was no place to buy greeting cards in English to send to family and friends back home, so I decided to make my own. I have continued this venture because I am addicted to the therapeutic process. Each card is an expression of the moment I was in. I like to try out new designs and the product is a unique card each time. Cards are meant to convey important feelings, like a warm hug or an encouraging pat on the shoulder.

Nivetha Yogarajeev 的自述：

I have been dreaming of displaying my artwork since I started University. The exhibit came to life when my friend, Bianca agreed to collaborate with me and share her work too. Life and art are just better with a friend by your side. We share the passion for the arts and majored in Psychology and English at The University of Toronto. We do come from different backgrounds though. I was born in SriLanka and moved to Canada at the age of 2 fleeing from war. I try to speak Tamil at home in order to preserve the language in my own little way. I will be going back to teachers collage this fall as I absolutely love working with children. I am especially interested in giving children with special needs and their families tools and resources for living life to their fullest. All the issues I'm passionate about, beliefs I have and even emotions surface through my paintings.

My paintings are literally how I see the world. Sometimes there is an issue that I am passionate about or something that bothers me. I use my paintings as a way to express myself regarding matters surrounding gender perception, accepted norms and so forth. On days when I am not using my paintbrush to make a statement, I might be inspired by a song I heard, a place I visited, a feeling I have. This transient element of art is what I find particularly enabling.