Artists Profile: Victor Giborees
Victor’s been working on an epic painting based on The Ancient Mariner poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1834.
The mariner’s tale begins with his ship departing on its journey. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven south by a storm and eventually reaches the icy waters of the Antarctic. An albatross appears and leads the ship out of the ice jam where it is stuck, but even as the albatross is fed and praised by the ship’s crew, the mariner shoots the bird.
Victor says the albatross is extracting vengeance on the ship’s crew.
Victor works with acrylic on canvas and does very detailed work on the canvas.
Victor works at home as well as in the studio on this artwork.
Victor Giborees does the Thursday morning class at Māpura Studios, Leading a Creative Life.
Image: Victor at Pah Homestead
Image: Victor and his painting
Banner image: (Detail)The Ancient Mariner by Victor Giborees
Leading a Creative Life provides a supportive, instructive, and stimulating environment for people living with stroke-affect (or similar disability), to develop a strong visual arts practice.
Twice a term there will be a workshop or a tutorial that focuses on the learning requirements of the group and individual learning needs, once a term a guest ‘professional’ artist will present on their arts practice. The remaining time is ‘open studio’ where participants work independently and are self-directed in their choice of content and subject matter.
Tutors provide ongoing input regarding methodologies, techniques, media, and guidance re subject matter, so artists are supported in the ongoing progression of their art making capabilities and knowledge base.