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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 56 #2
work is focal. Using at times a layering and
mark making technique for texture, Koven
has created several pieces where GAK stands
out as a strong and powerful image. Other
pieces however, are soft and serene with an
uninterrupted flux of the picture plane. An
excellent example of this flow is her series of
six entitled, 'The Girls of Gimli are
Dreaming." While employing warm shades of
reds, peaches and pinks, Koven creates a
womb like atmosphere surrounding her GAK
figure.
These warm embryonic canvases explore
shape and space and convert them into a tem-
poral suspension that exudes a calm silence,
conforming to Koven's myth of GAK the God
of Silence.
It was a privilege to attend this show and
meet the artist. Koven and her husband run an
alternative music school in Toronto where
they live with their daughter. Koven looks
forward to returning to Winnipeg for future
shows and she hopes one day soon to visit
Iceland.
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