{"id":297,"date":"2020-04-21T07:42:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/?p=297"},"modified":"2020-04-21T07:44:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T07:44:15","slug":"blog-5-douglas-coupland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/2020\/04\/21\/blog-5-douglas-coupland\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 5: Douglas Coupland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/leadImage_large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/leadImage_large.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/leadImage_large-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Germany, but grew up in Vancouver, BC, Douglas Coupland has established himself as a Canadian author and artist. In 1984, Douglas attended Emily Carr University of Art and Design as a sculptor but then moved to Hawaii to study Japanese Business Science. In 2013, Douglas was given Officer of the Order Of Canada for his great accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/download.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" width=\"573\" height=\"381\" \/><figcaption>Douglas Coupland with Governor General David Johnston after Douglas was named Officer of the Order of Canada in 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of Douglas\u2019 greatest works include 2018 Vortex, an installation at the Vancouver Aquarium to bring awareness to plastic pollution in our oceans and his first solo exhibition 2014 \u201cEverywhere is anywhere is anything is everything\u201d. You can see from his great body of work that he is heavily influenced by the pop art era, artists such as Andy Warhol. The difference between pop art and Douglas Coupland\u2019s art is that Douglas Coupland makes pop art that reflects the digital age that we are living in. For example, the \u201cDigital Orca\u201d is a sculpture he produced that showcases Vancouver\u2019s past of harbour life with the future of the digital era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/5-4-Montecristo-Magazine-Winter-2012-DOUGLAS_COUPLAND_48-53_PAGE_2_IMAGE_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" width=\"580\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/5-4-Montecristo-Magazine-Winter-2012-DOUGLAS_COUPLAND_48-53_PAGE_2_IMAGE_0001.jpg 813w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/5-4-Montecristo-Magazine-Winter-2012-DOUGLAS_COUPLAND_48-53_PAGE_2_IMAGE_0001-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/5-4-Montecristo-Magazine-Winter-2012-DOUGLAS_COUPLAND_48-53_PAGE_2_IMAGE_0001-768x945.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Douglas Coupland&#8217;s \u201cEverywhere is anywhere is anything is everything\u201d exhibition showcased many pieces that were inspired by pixelations and patterns that represented the digital era.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/digital-orca-e1475270945135.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/digital-orca-e1475270945135.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/digital-orca-e1475270945135-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/digital-orca-e1475270945135-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Douglas Coupland&#8217;s &#8220;Digital Orca&#8221; is a popular sculpture that sits beside the Vancouver Convention Centre in Downtown Vancouver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Douglas-Coupland\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Douglas-Coupland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/douglas-coupland\">https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/douglas-coupland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Germany, but grew up in Vancouver, BC, Douglas Coupland has established himself as a Canadian author and artist. 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