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Art Benefit For Emilie Gossiaux at The Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, New York City . (click to open / close)
Stanczyk had the privilege of showing his art in the Houghton gallery with some amazing New York artists, such as Hans Haacke, while also selling his work which helped contribute to the funraising efforts for Emilie Gossiaux who was a Cooper Union student in a hospital after sufferring a tragic accident making her blind and disabled.
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Muse Magazine Article Featuring painting . (click to open / close)
Stanczyk's painting Stephen Shine & Mick Brennan (below right) and the HEROS exhibition where it was shown were featured in the November–December 2010 issue of Muse Magazine (below left), the publication of the Canadian Museums Association.
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Level Ground Live painting for Brian Doerksen DVD recording . (click to open / close)
Over the course of two evenings in April 2010, during the live video recording of Brian Doerken's latest album and DVD project Level Ground, Stanczyk created two large paintings, adding a creative visual expression to the project and video experience.
Painting above is Level Ground II. Acrylic on canvas. 47" x 129" in.
Painting at left is Level Ground I. Acrylic on canvas. 96" x 164" in. 2010. Painted with the assistance of Tracy Rahn, Brittney Bremnes and Dave Hensman.
The line in the center of the painting is the place of "level ground" where heaven, represented by the yellow and blue sky, meets earth, depicted in its colorful and raw state, with browns, greens, blues, reds and yellows.
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Canada Painting Presented to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa . (click to open / close)
Presented a canvas reproduction of We Stand on Guard for Thee to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
We Stand on Guard for Thee (For God and for Country). 72" x 162" in. Acrylic on canvas. 2006. Depicts Jesus with His arms outstretched over Canada, corresponding with the verse, “He shall have dominion from sea to sea,” from Psalm 72:8, the verse that Canada's founding fathers were inspired by to name Canada the “Dominion” of Canada. This scripture is inscribed on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Canada's motto: “A Mari usque ad Mare,” Latin for “From Sea to Sea,” is also from this verse. On the left side of the painting is a First Nations woman, on the right is a European woman, “standing on guard” for Canada in accordance with the words of Canada's national anthem: “Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” Christ’s arms are reaching through their hearts, bringing reconciliation and healing between the two cultures and uniting them from coast to coast. The writing across the figure on the left is Psalm 72:1-8 and the text on the right is a poem and a prayer for Canada written by Faytene Kryskow. The verse at the center bottom is Revelation 22:2, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." Lithograph poster prints and canvas reproductions are available.
All images copyright Steve Stanczyk 2011
