{"id":238,"date":"2024-04-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiveyyc.ca\/staging\/blkwtr\/?p=238"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:32:34","slug":"introducing-our-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiveyyc.ca\/staging\/introducing-our-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing our Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; constrain_group_1=&#8221;yes&#8221; left_padding_desktop=&#8221;5%&#8221; constrain_group_2=&#8221;yes&#8221; right_padding_desktop=&#8221;5%&#8221; top_padding_tablet=&#8221;75&#8243; constrain_group_3=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding_tablet=&#8221;75&#8243; left_padding_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; constrain_group_4=&#8221;yes&#8221; right_padding_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;50&#8243; constrain_group_5=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;50&#8243; constrain_group_6=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;155346&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; constrain_group_3=&#8221;yes&#8221; constrain_group_5=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;912594&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-146269&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211919&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Art Story[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-698161&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;125168&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Meet the artists who set the tone at HIVE.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;410690&#8243;]A bold, breathtaking exterior mural by renowned artist Alex Kwong sets the tone for the avant-garde vibes inside. Glide into the lobby and find yourself enveloped in Cassie Suche\u2019s nature-inspired mural \u2013 you\u2019ll find new details to obsess over every day.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;none&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;column_reverse&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#6f776f&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;911559&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;700&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1762965953913{background-color: #6f776f !important;}&#8221; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-933780&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding_desktop=&#8221;50&#8243; constrain_group_100=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding_desktop=&#8221;50&#8243; left_padding_desktop=&#8221;10%&#8221; constrain_group_101=&#8221;yes&#8221; right_padding_desktop=&#8221;10%&#8221; constrain_group_102=&#8221;yes&#8221; constrain_group_103=&#8221;yes&#8221; left_padding_phone=&#8221;25&#8243; constrain_group_105=&#8221;yes&#8221; right_padding_phone=&#8221;25&#8243; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;advanced&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;788822&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-698161&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;778813&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Alex Kwong[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-122144&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;512042&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Alex Kwong, hailing from Calgary, Alberta, is a muralist with a talent\u2028for bringing walls to life with his stunning, photorealistic portraits infused with expressive energy. His work bridges the gap between the tangible world and the emotional undercurrents that define our experiences. His latest project? A commanding mural over 700 square feet on the South Elevation wall of HIVE, poised to transform our building into a beacon of culture and beauty. 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animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;advanced&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172077&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-698161&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;900234&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Cassie Suche[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-122144&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163036&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Cassie Suche, known for her distinct art in Calgary\u2019s public spaces, is now bringing her talents to HIVE with two murals in the lounge and another in the fitness room, featuring peacock blues, Hollywood golds, and aquatic turquoises. With over 10 public installations, Suche\u2019s work spans outdoor pieces, installations, sculptures, and paintings, grounded in a philosophy that art knows no bounds, enabling deeply personal and universally resonant creations. 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