PRESS RELEASE: “The Enchanted Garden” by Olivier Salvas Artiste

Olivier Salvas Artiste releases his new project “The Enchanted Garden”.

After the success of “Flamboyant”, Olivier Salvas Artiste returns with “The Enchanted Garden”. For this collection, Olivier was inspired by the beautiful gardens around where he lives in British-Columbia, making connections about how nature affects identity and personal growth. As he was strolling through gardens, he let his imagination take him in a fantasy world where fairies and mythical creatures live.

Flying Fairies

Picture by Rory McLeod

Inspired by queer culture, Olivier created characters that tell a story of self-acceptance and inspired by animals he loves such as deers and elephants. The main photography for the project shows Olivier dressed like a fairy, as fairies were a major source of inspiration for the project. With the imagery of a fairy, Olivier wishes to bring conversations about gender identity and the meaning of binary, but he also wants to show how transformative and magical life can be when coming to terms with self-acceptance. With the fairy theme, Olivier also made a nod to his “Flamboyant” project, reclaiming the term fairy as a word used negatively when referring to a gay person or a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

“Art, Activism & resilience” Photography by Rory McLeod

“The Enchanted Garden” is being showed in different Pride art shows and festivals across Canada this Summer. You can meet one of the characters from this project “Beautiful Monster” on billboards downtown Montreal at Montreal Pride’s Art, Activism & Resilience show.

Olivier’s pieces “La Vie en Couleur”, "Have You Seen Him?" and "Free"will be showcased at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver from July 18th-31st. Olivier will also be doing a residency at the Federation Gallery on July 23rd and 24th.

“La Vie en Couleur”

“The Enchanted Garden” is also available at Olivier’s permanent gallery spaces at Bean Hastings in Vancouver 175 W Hastings Vancouver, BC and at The Hallway in Victoria, BC.

Olivier continues to show permanently at HangArt Vancouver, Toronto and Quebec City, as well as at Galerie Lenoir Montreal-Paris in Montreal, at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver and at Lost Lagoon gallery in Vancouver.

You can also catch ARTFASHION! by Charlie’s Charmed and Olivier Salvas Artists at the WINNIPEG Art Gallery in WINNIPEG, MB and at Pacific Arts Market in Vancouver,BC.

For more information or for media inquiries about Olivier Salvas Artiste, you can contact CREATEIIV Arts & Medias at oli@createiiv.com

Photography by Rory McLeod