BioInspired! So What? Now What!

The work in ‘Another Part of the Forest’ is based on a Dutch painting by the artist Paulus Potter who lived in Marjan Eggermont’s home town of Leiden, The Netherlands in 1628. His work is considered an example of early Romanticism - a perfect departure point for Marjan. The movement valued “strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotions as apprehension and awe—especially that which is experienced in confronting the sublimity of untamed nature.” Romanticism “had less to do with proving that he or she was capable of understanding nature (through budding intellect) and therefore controlling it, and more to do with the emotional appeal of connecting his or herself with nature and understanding it through a harmonious coexistence.”

October 19 to November 16, 2013
Opening Reception, Saturday, October 19th from 2 to 5 pm.
Artist in Attendance.

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Marjan Eggermont grew up in The Netherlands and immigrated to Canada in 1986. She has a B.A., a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the University of Calgary and is currently working on a PhD in Computational Media Design, a collaboration between art, design and computer science. Marjan is a faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Mechanical and Manufacturing department of the Schulich School of Engineering. Marjan’s innovative work has continued to gain recognition, including being named in 2003, one of the 20 most influential artists in Calgary by the Calgary Artwalk Society and as one of 45 international artists featured in “Printmaking at the Edge” by Richard Noyce (2006). In 2011, Marjan completed a large installation piece for the new EEEL Building (Energy, Environmental, Experiential Learning Building) at the University of Calgary which is jointly financed by the U of C Alumni Association, The Students Union and the graduating class of 2010 as the first ever legacy gift to the campus.