DÉJÀ VU
New Paintings by WILL RAFUSE
EXHIBITION DATES
April 2 - 25, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 10
6‑9PM
ARTIST STATEMENT
With this series of paintings I have titled “Deja Vu,” I returned to the familiar imagery of Vancouver’s neon signs and lost storefronts. My artistic life has always been influenced and inspired by Edward Hopper’s style of rich paintings of Americana. I wanted to capture the highlights, colors and shadows of those iconic buildings and signs from a bygone era. Part of my series focuses on “Save-on Meats,” the "Aristocratic Restaurant” and the infamous “The Only Seafoods.”
These grand signs were originally designed to attract consumers and sell products. Some see them as works of art worth preserving while others consider them old relics and would rather see them torn down. My hope is that they evoke a sense of nostalgia and their images re-created on my canvas’ preserves them in another sense.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW
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ARISTOCRATIC RESTAURANT, 2015
Oil on Canvas,
30˝ × 40˝
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SAVE ON, 2015
Oil on Canvas,
48˝ × 40˝
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THE ONLY (ON SILVER RAIN), 2015
Oil on Canvas,
30˝ × 40˝
SOLD -
TED HARRIS - PAINT, 2015
Oil on canvas
40" x 26"
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BARCLAY GROCERY II, 2015
Oil on canvas
20" x 36"
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HO INN - CHOP SUEY, 2015
40” x 24”
Oil on canvas
SOLD -
ABC COFFEE SHOP A.K.A STAR WEEKLY
Oil on canvas
22" x 24"
SOLD -
MOVIELAND ARCADE, 2015
Oil on Canvas,
14˝ × 24˝
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THE CECIL HOTEL, 2010
Oil on Canvas,
45˝ × 30˝
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THE GREYHOUND BUS, 2010
Oil on Canvas,
48˝ × 30˝
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MAGEE GROCERY, 2015
Oil on Canvas,
36˝ × 30˝
SOLD -
Aristocratic Restaurant II, 2015
Oil on Canvas,
36˝ × 36˝
SOLD
