Arts & Entertainment Golden Globes go on, though ceremony Landscapes of the Soul: Works by Bohdi Drophe Mm Mark _«) Fisher de Amelia Douglas Gallery, located on the fourth floor of the New Westminster Campus, opened its latest exhibit last Thursday January 10". The exhibit highlights the eye-catching work of Gibsons-based artist Bohdi Drophe. Entitled “Landscapes of the Soul”, it explores the world of on each piece, and dissect the layers of meaning that each of them contains. _ Many of the works on display came to Drophe as dreams before he made them. He previously worked as a dream facilitator, and helped people understand the meaning of their dreams. His work is laced throughout with bits of poetry, all of which came to him in dreams, and he worked to create an image to match the words. - It’s soon obvious, from observing the display, that the artist has a deep reverence of nature. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his sculptures, particularly “Pagan Idol”, which stands just outside the gallery entrance. Appearing as a torch inside a wood altar, a pinecone represents both the torch’s flame and the potential of the rtist’s dreams, neues life itself. It is an homage collecting a series of “The exhibit to nature and what = impossible images explores the world of artist has learned from it. from deep within his us Most of the material used consciousness. the artist’s dreams, in the sculpture came from Every _ tree, collecting a series of the same tree. Another animal, or place you impossible images sculpture that I found see is real, and was sis . fascinating is “Embrace.” photographed by fr om deep within his Made from a root that grew Drophe himself. He makes the images on display by bringing the photographs into Photoshop, cropping the part of it he wants to use, and modifying the light direction to match the rest of the piece. He describes the process as “constructing a new reality.” It’s notable how the method he uses is similar to the previous exhibit in the gallery, but the finished work is so strikingly different. “Urban Impressions” by David Moon, which was on display from October to December last year, was also made from the photos that were modified on a computer, but whereas Moon eliminated the details from his photos until only a certain feeling remained, Bohdi’s work is a collection of impossible dreamscape images; rather than having a piece portray an immediate feeling to the observer, Drophe prefers that they stop and dwell 14 consciousness.” down into a stone beach near the artist’s home in Gibsons, the root was shaped by the rocks around it and even absorbed rocks from the beach into it. Bohdi dried the root for two years and cleaned it out. As it dried, the wood began to split, so he had to stitch it in places to preserve the piece. The artist uses images of himself in several of his pieces. In some of them he seems to be on a journey. In others he appears to be observing the rest of the image. Often he appears holding a pencil which is nearly the as tall as himself, using it as a walking stick. Bohdi told the Other Press that “I use myself as a symbol... My journey isn’t different than anyone else’s. I’m hoping that when you look at my work, you’ll see yourself as well.” does not By Siavesh Rokni Brey year, in January, a lot of people wonder who will win the Golden Globe Awards. The excitement is due not only to the awards themselves but also from the fact that the Oscars usually follow a mere month later. This year, however, every TV channel and gossip magazine were talking about a very different thing, namely “who is going to show up?” The 2008 Golden Globe awards ceremony was cancelled due toa strike by the Writers Guilds of America (WGA). The awards were instead presented in the form ofa one-hour press conference aired live on NBC on January 13, 2008. The decision was made after many members of the Screen Actors Guild, including 72 Golden Globe nominees in movies and TV, said they would honour the writers’ strike and boycott the ceremony. While there was no ceremony of any kind, a lot of people are still interested in knowing who actually won (especially the winners!). So here they are. The best film of the year award in the drama section went to Atonement. Directed by Joe Wright, the film was based on a novel by Ian McEwan. Best film of the year in musical or comedy section went to Sweeney Todd. It was directed by Tim Burton and featured great acting by Johnny Depp,. Julian Schnable was chosen as the best director of the year for his movie The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. The award for Best actor in drama. section went to Daniel Day Lewis for his performance in There Will Be Blood while the award for best actress in the same section was given to Julie Christie for her role in Away jrom Her. The awards for best actor and actress in the comedy or musical section went to Johnny Depp for Sweeny Todd and Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose respectively. The best supporting actor award was given to Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men and the best supporting actress award was given to Cate Blanchett for /’m Not There. Additionally, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, better known simply as the Coen Brothers, won the best screenplay award for their new movie No Country for Old Men. The best foreign language film was awarded to The Diving bell and the Butterfly which was made as a cooperative effort between France and America. Finally, Best animated film of the year was given to Ratatouille while the best Original soundtrack was awarded to Into The Wild for the song “Guaranteed.” Inthe TV category of the Golden Globes, Mad Men was chosen as the best drama series while Extras won the best musical or comedy series. Jon Hamm | was chosen as the best drama actor for his role in Mad Men while David Duchovny was named the best actor in the musical and comedy category of the award for his performance in Californication. Glenn Close was chosen as the best drama series actress for her role in Damages while Tina Fey was awarded as the best musical and comedy actress for her role in 30 Rock. The Golden Globes are sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), a not-for- profit organization based in California. For over 65 years, the HFPA has donated money to different entertainment charity organizations. Today, their Golden Globe awards recognize 25 different categories of achievement, including 14 in the motion picture category and another 11 in television. Since 1983, the ceremony has been produced by the famous Dick Clark Productions.