There are always a few hotly anticipated entries in the Toronto International Film Festival (#TIFF) and this year’s buzz includes the creatively presented Road Movie, about roads rarely seen and voices rarely heard. Here’s an excerpt from the festival program. And then have a look at the […]
From Canadian Art magazine: Lorraine Gilbert Shaping the New Forest 1990 Detail Courtesy National Gallery of Canada I know a lot of young tree planters, and therefore this photography exhibit instantly caught my eye. Organized and toured by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in Ottawa, “Global Nature” brings […]
These specially commissioned illustrations are from Pageant magazine’s February, 1951 edition, produced by Alexander Leydenfrost, famous for realistic impressions. The edition took a look at what would happen in America if an A-bomb (atomic bomb) hit. The exodus illustration is especially good, and the whole layout realistic. It’s […]
A great post by a Toronto blogger tipped me to this exhibit at the Ontario Crafts Council in Toronto, called Studio Remix. The work of Shuyu Lu and Aneela Dias D’Sousa in particular caught my eye. She uses the Tim Hortons (coffee) bag, familiar to every Canadian, and […]
Winnie Truong’s website Toronto’s Winnie Truong is featured in San Francisco’s top online arts magazine talking about her upcoming show in Toronto at ESP and how she answers when people ask her to describe her work: “I usually tell them that I make really big drawings of hairy […]
The Corkin Gallery in Toronto is exhibiting a recent series by David Urban called Returner, 2011, a number of abstract oil paintings on canvas that vary in size and color. The exhibition, on this month, coincides with the Abstract Expressionism exhibit currently on view at the Art Gallery […]
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