Scotty Schafer is showing at the Elyse George Gallery
Scotty Schafer at West Queen West's
Elyse George Galley, 652 Queen Street West
elysegeorge.com
"...For Schafer, Toronto is the first stop in a
year-long adventure that started when he decided to leave the comforts
of home in Vancouver, as well as the security of a steady income as a
design consultant, for the unpredictability and thrill of life as a
nomadic artist..."
"...“It’s not for the faint of heart,” he
explains, his clothes stained with assorted hues. “All of this for me
was based on experiences, one after the other leading me to a point.
You could be as old or young as you want, if you can manifest truly what
it is you need to do and be passionate about what it is you do, you’re
just going to do it. I tell people, and I forget who wrote it, that the
greatest loves and accomplishments always take the greatest risk.”..."
"...“So
I thought I’ll do this journey around the world that will allow the
artist no funding whatsoever, manifesting whatever it is that you need
to make that particular process happen, that particular moment where you
are going to be painting somewhere, and let that just be. The
inspiration will come to you.”..."
"...He’s found plenty of inspiration in Toronto, as
well as support from the local art community...."
"...“I became very
humbled by the art community here and I know that wherever I go it will
be the same, art has a way of giving itself.”..."
"...“I see a definite
energy here," he adds excitedly. "Very, very colourful, there is this
street energy here that you don’t really get in Vancouver. In Vancouver
you really have to search for the energy, once you find that energy it
can be very dynamic and cultural on its own, but it’s definitely a
search. In Toronto you walk out to the street and you feel it, you feel
the intensity.”..."
