Sculpture Society of Canada exhibits at Temiskaming Art Gallery

If you happen to be up in the Kirkland Lake area, check out the Temiskaming Art Gallery in Haileybury which is currently exhibiting a group showing of sculptures by members of the Sculpture Society of Canada.

Ontario Society of Artists — Open Juried Exhibition

I'm delighted to announce that my work Autumn from Parallel Lines, has been selected for “Suspension & Motion” — the Ontario Society of Artists 143rd Open Juried Exhibition. 

Out of 221 images from 122 artists, the jurors selected 38 works in various media, including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 7th 2016, 6:00 - 8:00pm

The exhibition runs April 5 - 29th.

John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay Street (Bay and Wellesley)

Highlights from the Cloisters Museum in New York

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The Cloisters Museum is well worth a visit. One walks from the subway (86th Street) in northern Manhattan along a winding path bordered by trees and rocks with a panoramic view of the river. It's a refreshing and rejuvenating experience after the busy streets of New York. The Cloisters' collection comprises approximately two thousand works of art. 

The museum reminded me of the Alhambra in Spain. Chatting with the attendant when I returned to the coat check, I was delighted to hear him say:

"I love it here. I am from Spain, it feels like home." 

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another highlight from the Neuberger Art Collection

Sophie Calle - is another intriguing artist born in France, 1953. Much of her work is photography based and generally tells a story. The stories may be autobiographical, derive from tales of others' experiences, or be entirely fiction. Questioning the line between fiction and reality is fundamental to her work.

In her work Autobiographies (The Tie) she accompanies an image of a tie with an amusing anecdote which would be fun, if true — in which she claims to have seen a man who was badly dressed, so she sent him a silk tie. Each year, she said, she sent him a new article of clothing. One day, she wrote, she hoped to meet him clothed entirely as she had dressed him.

I love this concept. I couldn't find an image of the exact work but here's a link to a website which seems to represent her work.

a highlight from the Neuberger Art Collection

I was charmed by an enchanting work by Teun Hocks. 

Born 1947, Leiden, The Netherlands, Teun Hocks seems an intriguing artist with a great sense of humour. 

Hocks creates "large scale hand painted photographs", featuring himself in the works. 

He first creates a background with paint and props; he then positions himself within the created environment and captures the scene in a black and white photograph. This photograph is then blown up and sepia toned. He then paints a transparent layer of oil paint, colouring everything but allowing the original photo to come thought the paint.

A fascinating process — drawing, performing, photographing and painting. 

His works include images of himself but are not self-portraits. He creates a kind of 'every man' situated in a puzzling, thought-provoking environment.

I'd like to meet him someday! I think we have a lot in common.

Check out his website too. Great fun.

Adventures in New York

Heading off to explore the New York arts scene.