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Category: Art
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more artists spoke
On April 14, three artists graciously shared their time, knowledge, and ideas with us in Fleurbain. Denise Buisman Pilger, Jennifer Hamilton, and Kimberley Mok were three of six artists who showed their work in Art and Architecture. Thank you to the artists, the viewers, and everyone who made this show such a success. Denise Buisman…
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artists spoke
On March 31, three artists from the current exhibition Art and Architecture graced our podium and ears with their insights into Architecture and Art, citing artistic inspiration as diverse as book gilding, Bauhaus textiles, dreams, and beyond. Today (April 14) at 3pm the exhibition’s remaining three artists will inspire us with talks about their works.…
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art review: Francoise Issaly
I had the great pleasure of visiting Fran?ºoise?áIssaly‘s exhibit Structures the other week during the exhibition’s vernissage. It is an exhibit of paintings, mostly acrylic on canvas, or smaller works on paper. Her work simultaneously?áinvigorates?áthe eyes, and pauses the?ámind. Natural forms create something of a meditation for the viewer. Shapes within the works are organic,…
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Breathing at Darling Foundry
This March 15 marked the exhibition opening of Toronto-based Abbas Akhavan’s work Beacon at the Darling Foundry. There was also an open studio opportunity for the public to see work in progress by international artists in residence. We were first struck by the enormity of the open space that Akhavan’s work was in. Over time,…
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Art and Architecture
Art and Architecture is a group exhibition that brings together six artists. The work examines ideas about architecture, and ideas about our use of space, our cities, and our history. Some of the artists are also trained in architecture and are practicing architects as well as visual artists. Denise Buisman Pilger shares three pieces with…
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impromptu art talk… video on “Poetry” in Fleurbain
The other day I made a three-minute walk-about film of my exhibition “Poetry”. I had wanted to share the experience of walking through the exhibit, as well as the photos of individual works, online. Here it is: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHizaDPsUXg] The show is on until March 1st. Keep your eyes open for an announcement about an upcoming…
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Poetry (paintings)
A few years ago, I was captivated by a discussion about a poetic format. I was jogging with a poet friend and we were discussing this format, the Ghazal. She was describing the formal rules of the poem, and how poets opt to follow, break, bend, and twist those rules. We talked about the deeper…
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surprise!
The Small Works exhibition is on display?áin Fleurbain?áuntil January 7th, 2012. Originally?áwe’d planned to have the show on ’til only the end of last year, but happily events have occurred to allow the show to extend an additional week! So if you’d hoped to come by?áto see the Small Works but didn’t find time during…