Is Shary Boyle the queen of contemporary art in Canada?

8 thoughts on “Is Shary Boyle the queen of contemporary art in Canada?”

1. I hope NOT – that stuff looks like crap – an embarrrassment to Canada!

2. I am embarrassed. For you jay.

   It is clear that you have commented on an artist and work that you have no first hand experience of. Shary’s work is provocative and brilliant as well as being exceptionally well crafted and executed in a diverse range of mediums.

   Please do tell us who you would have represent Canada at the Venice Biennale.

3. I’m embarrassed for you Su-Ying.

   Shary is no queen. Secondly, her work is derivative.

   For me, it’s just a propped up version of things done before. It’s described as “quirky”. Do you really think Ms. Boyle is the first woman artist to come up with these images, incorporate a twist – whether it be feminist or surreal? Get a reality check and start looking at Mexican and American women artists from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Who by the way were brilliant.

   Su-Ying, my problem with your comment is that you seem like a person with blinders on, you only see what’s in front of you. And Shary’s art does not inspire.

   Yeah, I’d recommend several contemporary women artists that are native to these lands – there are many indigenous women artists who can proudly represent Canada. If you’d stop kissing ass to the “conventional”, you might expand your horizons, even just a little.

4. & Shary’s “fairytale like figurines” – take a look at women surrealist artists – 1st half of 20th century. It’s been done before, bigger and better…like 70 years ago!

5. jay you sound so bitter! did you used to show with her at Katherine Mulherin? is that the problem? sounds personal to me.

6. Ms. Boyle has been chosen and should be congratulated and supported. Regardless of what your opinion is about her art (I like it a lot), she’s got a big challenge ahead and should be wished well – seeing what anybody under these circumstances can pull together is exciting. Go Boyle go!

7. How can something so derivative be celebrated?

8. Being “derivative” is a good quality. Bob Dylan was a derivative of Woody G and the delta bluesmen; many great film makers derived their methods from Rossellini, Bergman and Pasolini; and many great visual artist pay homage to the history of art. There are no “originals” — just creative expansion on the past, so let’s get past it.

   The fact that Shary Boyle has studied art makes her better. She remains focused on the great work that proceeds her, but certainly, her procelain work is nothing other than fantastically original. She is a master of the past and the present. She is smart, and she deserves to represent Canada at Venice.

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