麻豆传媒映画artist John Ferrie says the show must go on.
His latest exhibition, Ultra, was supposed to open Friday with guests, martinis and a bevy of drag queens.
But, with the COVID-19 situation 鈥� and a friend telling him that going ahead would be irresponsible 鈥� Ferrie has decided to move the show of his flowing, imaginative and wildly colourful works into the virtual realm.鈥‵errie describes the show as, 鈥渂right, bold, colourful, whimsical, organic and dynamic.鈥�
Sure, he鈥檇 have liked to have had a gallery full of people but, he said, 鈥淭his is a different year. What else can you do but wing it?鈥濃�ㄢ�淚t could be a colossal flop or it could be kind of fun,鈥� he added. 鈥淚鈥檓 trying something different.鈥�
Ferrie said he鈥檇 put so much work into preparing the 20-piece show 鈥� initially to be held in the gallery space below his studio at Second and Main.
鈥淚 wondered what I could do,鈥� the 1988 graduate of Emily Carr College of Art and Design said. said. 鈥淎rtists are always thinking outside the box. It鈥檚 something new.鈥�
Then, Ferrie saw an online drag queen show put on by a friend from Puerto Vallarta. Their show had been cancelled but they moved it online.
鈥淚 thought, 鈥榠sn鈥檛 that clever,鈥欌�� he said. 鈥淚 could do this.鈥�
And, when he broached the idea, friends from across North America said they would tune in for the opening.
He said other inspiration to do the show in a virtual space has come from seeing people singing together from their balconies, seeing operas moved online.鈥ㄢ�淲hy not?鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see what happens.鈥�
The show can be seen starting at 7 p.m. 麻豆传媒映画at on Facebook at 鈥淛ohn Ferrie鈥� or 鈥淛ohn Ferrie Artist,鈥� or on Instagram at 鈥渏ohn_ferrie鈥�.
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