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"Most people don‘t know what goes on behind the closed doors of a life drawing session," Ward stated. "It‘s touched upon as a topic in sitcoms some times but it‘s used as a joke. But I think a lot of people are really curiâ€" ous about it. People always ask me questions about it like, ‘Who are these people?" ‘Why do they do it and how much do they get paid?" So, that‘s one of the things I attempt to do with this film artist and firstâ€"time director Marshall Ward does hope to provide audiences with a rare glimpse into the world of "life" models and dispel misconceptions about their work when his film preâ€" mieres at the Princess Cineâ€" ma tomorrow night. t‘s pretty surprising how, Ihaving entered the 21st century, much of western civilization still considers nudity to be a taboo subject. New film explores work of local "life" models The naked male and female forms have been celâ€" ebrated by artists for cenâ€" turies in portraits and sculpâ€" tures that are, more often than not, tastefully rendered images of one of the more fascinating subjects to humans; the body. Still, even when they are not explicitly connected, depictions of nudity are often linked to sexuality, which casts a negâ€" ative light on the entire relaâ€" tionship shared between artists and models. While issues surrounding sexuality and art are certainâ€" ly not the crux of the new film "Behind the Robe," local ask all of the questions that people want answers to." Indeed, "Behind the Robe" is billed as a candid and thoughtâ€"provoking do« umentary about two area "life" models â€" Georgina Brown and Ed Cz who share their experiences about posing nude for artists. The film features the work and assistance of award â€"winning filmmakers Jon Litchfield and Robert Waldeck, who guided Ward in fulfilling his vision to tell ‘Behind the misconceptions‘ By VisH KHanNA For The Chronicle "‘Life‘ drawing‘s been a part of my life for years," Ward explained. "1 think there‘s nothing like drawing from a ‘life‘ model. I‘ve read a lot of books out there on the academia of life drawing but there‘s nothing that I‘ve ever seen from the model‘s perâ€" spective. For me, I think the models arg performance artists in many ways so, I‘d say the main reason I felt inspired to do this is because I wanted to share these modâ€" els with people. They‘re realâ€" ly fascinating people to do this type of work, which most of us wouldn‘t do, and there‘s very few people at any given time in a circuit â€" there‘s about 10 around here this story "Life" model Ed Cz strikes a pose in a scene from the new locally produced film, "Behind the Robe" which premieres at The Princess Cinema on Thursday. and I just wanted to share their perspective." With a BA in fine asts from W1U and an Honours BA in painting from the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo, Ward is now an instructor in the fine arts program at WLU. While he has experience with painting. drawing. installa tion work, and performance art. Ward has found that he is consistently drawn back to the ageâ€"old discipline of traâ€" ditional life drawing "For me, it‘s timeless," he said. "It‘s one thing that never really seems to change: you have a model ARTS FOCUS Though its origins may be traced back to at least the 15th century, Ward believes that "life" or "nude" modelâ€" ing continues to be misunâ€" derstood today. One of the objectives of his film is to offer the uninitiated an opportunity to gain some insight into the world of "life" models and the talent they require to inspire artists. and you have an artist with a drawing tool and paper. It‘s the same now as it was 500 years ago with Michaelangeâ€" lo or Leonardo." "There are misconcepâ€" tions in that some people feel that life modeling is not a noble thing to do; some people see it as other people taking money to take their clothes off," Ward explained "But it‘s actually a very respected profession as is hopefully expressed in the film. There‘s a huge amount of respect for these models and how much artists appreâ€" ciate them. There are models out there that take great pride in what they do and they‘re very passionate about the energy they bring into the room and how creâ€" ative they are with their poses. I think a big part of life drawing and of an artist renâ€" dering good drawings is hav ing a good madel and that‘s something that is really | â€" ELEC| To better answer this question, local "life" models, Brown and Cz, were selected to represent their craft based on their years of experience and the reputations they have garnered as a result of their work "I‘ve drawn them for a couple of years now and they‘re known as great modâ€" els in the area," Ward said. "They‘ve always been very wellâ€"spoken and thoughtful about the work they do. Also, 1 think they‘re a contrast in every aspect; he‘s a very intense person and she brings a more spiritual approach. They‘re passionâ€" ate about it and 1 thought they could speak about it in such a way that would make for a good film." Having such seasoned "life" models as primary sub jects for his film also enabled Ward to address what the appeal of posing for both novice and experienced artists might be for models "What happens is. a model goes into a university class, and there‘ll be 20 dif ferent perspectives on how that model is captured," he said. "Once in a while. a model‘s image shows up in a addressed in the film â€" what is a good model?" Continued on page 23 Christmas is just around the corner and the Waterloo Community Arts Centre is offering two great courses in making a oneâ€"ofâ€"aâ€"kind gift that will be treasured for years to come! On Oct. 27 from 7â€"9 p.m. Dorothy Snyder, a Masâ€" ter quilter and sewer for many years, will share her expertise at the arts centre. Her love affair with sewing began many years ago. From 1998 to 1998 in North Bay, she taught quilting, home decorating techniques, and doll making; and she taught people how to make that very special bear. Since 1999, she has taught quilting techniques at Ruffled Elegance in St. Jacob,s and has also conductâ€" ed quilting and needle wor\lr‘lasses and daylong workshops in Timmins and Giffiph. Snyder will teach participants how to make their very own adorable, mediumâ€"sized, jointed Teddy Bear. Would you like to have fun and explore your artisâ€" tic soul? The Waterloo Community Arts Centre will offers a oneâ€"day workshop for beginners and interâ€" mediates. The cost, which includes supplies, is $50 for members of WCAC and $65 for nonâ€"members For information on these or any other programs at the WCAC, contact Sher DiCiccio, executive direcâ€" tor of the Waterloo Community Arts Centre, at 886â€" 4577 On Oct. 25, Ken MacFarlane will teach a thorough watercolour workshop covering basic techniques, mixing colours, developing procedures and preparaâ€" tion, searching for subject matter, as well «s instrucâ€" tional demonstrations. (‘.all(*y owner Erla Boyer opened Inukshuk C Gallery on Young Street in Waterloo , with her late husband Norman Socha, over 30 years ago In the early 1980s Socha opened Enook Gallery on Young Street and Boyer opened Gallery Indigare®on~ the corner of Dupont and Regina Streets. which is now Harbinger Gallery. Time will be given to personal instruction and class critique. The cost is $40 for members and $55 for nonâ€" members. Gallery Indigena of Stratford has relocated back to Waterloo in the Graystone Gallery location on Princess Street _ Graystone Gallery will continue their framing operation on an appointment basis Boyer moved her gallery to Stratford, but has since noticed a lack of native art dealer in Waterioo Indigena â€" Waterioo opened with the 2003 Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection last week Oneâ€"day workshop teaches watercolour art WCAC offers early Christmas workshop Native art gallery returns to Waterloo