tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64723379856625499502024-02-19T10:21:22.835-05:00two per weektwo new five by seven drawings per weektorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-54370615335301310892014-03-06T16:21:00.000-05:002014-03-06T16:21:12.048-05:00Art!Not my own, though I am - for the first time in a long time - getting inspired to make new stuff. I stumbled across these artists and their work by perusing <a href="http://booooooom.com/">Booooooom.com</a> and was instantly drawn to both of them.<br />
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This piece is called <i>Landed</i> and it's by <a href="http://ianstrange.com/index.php">Ian Strange</a>. It's currently installed at the 2014 Biennial of Australian Art. </div>
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He works across several disciplines, (film, video, photography) and, as shown - site specific interventions using homes. </div>
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I also loved this hand woven piece by Mimi Jung. It really, really makes me want to get back into doing textile work, and maybe even rig up some sort of loom in my apartment. I could totally do this. </div>
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This piece - <i>Six Blue Shadows</i> - is made from bark, wool, and cotton. I love the subtlety of the colour and texture. I took a look at <a href="http://brookandlyn.com/woven.html">her website</a>, and there are many other woven pieces of varying sizes. </div>
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torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-63486247490648743832014-02-25T10:43:00.002-05:002014-02-25T10:45:21.676-05:00Aya Brackett<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning while procrastinating on my homework, I had one of those rare moments where my hobbies and interests collide. I'm often on the lookout for art writing and artists who interest me, but I'm having a hard time looking at those interests as a "hobby" and almost see that search more as work. Why should it be that way? Isn't the dream to have a career that doesn't feel like work, and that combines your personal interests with your needs to pay the bills? Isn't that what I'm working toward? That said, I have quite the blog hobby - mainly lifestyle/food/interior design blogs. When we moved into our new place a year ago, I knew months in advance the size and layout of our new apartment so I spent months bookmarking, reading design blogs, and buying design books. It was something I really latched onto and those blogs are still part of my weekly reading rotation. I've never really thought before about my fine art "career" interests and my bloggy design interests combining, but why shouldn't they? Recently on </span><a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Kitchn</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> there was a </span><a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/aya-bracketts-5-essentials-for-improving-your-food-photography-expert-essentials-200233" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">post about food photography</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Aya Brackett. What stood out to me was the mention that she also does fine art photography and her series explore food and what she considers "painting with food" (not literally using organic material as paint) she explains it best: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Food is so compelling in color and texture and cultural significance. I focus a lot on food when I'm traveling, too. It's so much fun to see what people are eating and to explore what's delicious in Paris, what's delicious in Oaxaca."</span></div>
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<br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-1565620613896826072014-02-20T16:41:00.001-05:002014-02-20T16:41:39.616-05:00On Feeling DownSometimes it's hard not to get discouraged about the way things are going with your life...my life...life in general. This is something that's been on my mind since a year ago, when I decided to go back to school, but more recently with a few things that happened in the last week or two. First, a friend of mine at work let me know that her last day was coming up. She got a full time job doing work in her field, which is very exciting for her - she's been working very hard and she deserves it. Then at school, we had a guest speaker in, who is an artist, writer, and recent participant of a very fascinating artist's residence. She is also a phd student, and is doing some amazing work and writing. She's very inspiring, and it was mainly her focus - the fact that her art and writing have such a clear scope - that inspired me and got me wondering...is there anything that I'm <i>that</i> interested in? Right now, I don't know. This past weekend, <a href="http://unexpectedlyjaime.blogspot.ca/">my lifelong best friend</a> came to visit me. Though we have very different jobs and live pretty different lives, we got to talking about goals and five-year plans. We both want a lot of the same things. We spoke wistfully of homes, cars, kids, and weddings (we may have different feelings and goals in some of those areas, but the main feeling was the same: when is it our turn to grow up?!). Finally, one of the blogs I frequent just <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/02/on-changing-dreams.html">featured a post</a> by one of the writers about her goals and success. It was a great entry, but gave me those pangs of regret. I'm 27 and am working on a second undergrad. I'm basically living pay check to pay check, and personal goals like buying a home and starting a family loom in what seems to be a very distant future. I work at the mall. My uniform consists of a t-shirt, and whenever I see people I know from school in the store I work at I have this odd sense of shame. I want to hide - I don't want people to see me in that damn t-shirt.<br />
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I have to remind myself - almost daily - that my long days and 60-some-odd hour workweek is worth it. I'm working <i>toward</i> something. I do an internship in a great space and I like my program at school. I'm more focused this time around and am doing everything I can to leverage my student status in my favour (it's amazing how many doors being a student can open for people who are looking for opportunities in creative fields). I know I'll have to run myself ragged for a few months yet, but the experience I'm gaining now is headed somewhere. That picture is a little fuzzy and I'm still figuring out exactly what I want. I'm trying to figure out, realistically, what my strengths are. Am I going anywhere as an artist, or am I a better administrator? Will I be better at curating others' work, or writing about it, or both? Can I have it all? It sucks to be on the closer side of thirty and still not have any answers. I feel like a kid in a lot of ways, but with adult concerns...savings, credit scores, debt.<br />
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I just need to power through I guess. I joined Linkedin, I browse for new jobs weekly, I'm trying to stay afloat on my homework and keep aware of what's going on in Toronto, art-wise. I often feel like I'm treading water but I remind myself everyday...it'll be worth it in the end.<br />
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Also, did I just use a stock photo? haha, yep. But it's from a <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/stock-photos-that-hope-to-change-the-way-we-look-at-women">very cool, very positive collection</a> of stock photos that you make you feel warm and fuzzy when you look at them. I picked this one because this chick seems to have it all sorted. I mean, she's actually probably just a model in a photo shoot, but she's basically the image of having it all together. Maybe one day I'll have everything I want and I'll look just as killer in a pencil skirt and heels...</div>
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Currently on at the AGO is <i>The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection</i>. I got the chance to see it last Friday. Full disclosure, it was for school. I'm required to write and exhibition review for my art writing workshop, and the review I write will likely be the first of my art show reviews to be read by someone who does this stuff professionally. I figured I'd feel a bit more comfortable starting out here. </div>
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On to the show. In most senses, I knew what to expect. I've studied work from this period before and understood the basic principles of the movements represented (Cubism, Fauvism, Dada, and Der Bleue Reiter). What I was really looking for, as a student of art criticism and curatorial practice, was to understand how and why the show was put together. Why were certain pieces hung in the places they were? What impact did the text on the walls have on my understanding of the show? I didn't just want to look at the artworks, I wanted to understand them both in their historical context and in the context of here and now - myself, the Guggenheim, and the AGO.</div>
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The show was laid out chronologically, beginning with the "precursors" and moving toward innovation and war. The rooms, leading one into the next, were quite spare. Large (and some not so large) works were given room to breathe, and the space left room for consideration about why certain pieces were placed together. For example, works by Mondrian, Delaunay, Kandinsky, and Picasso were placed together in a square, seemingly in conversation with one another. Despite the artists' different approaches to colour, they all featured similar approaches to linework. Shown together, it was easy to see how his trend in art-making was used by different artists, across countries and movements. </div>
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The "branding" of the show - red, black, and white, a bold sans serif typeface, and diagonal margin justification of the text was reminiscent of wartime European propaganda posters. Context to what was going on in both the art world and the world at large was provided, and didn't distract from the works themselves. </div>
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Moving on to the "war" area of the exhibition, I wasn't sure what to expect. Many artists served, so I thought perhaps we would see impressions of war. A small placard warned on entry that viewers would hear sounds of war - gunshots and explosions. I thought maybe there would be a screen showing newsreels or war footage but this was nowhere to be seen. I investigated the noise and found, zip-tied to the ceiling, two small speakers. Directly over the placard warning viewers of the sound was the source of it. I suppose this was used to "set the scene" as one entered the "war" section. I found it a little on-the-nose, but I shrugged and entered the space. </div>
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What I found most striking in this space was not images or impressions of the brutality of World War One. It was, incidentally, an installation of works dealing with the everyday by Braque, Modigliani, Van Doesburg, among others. Oils on canvas featured still lifes on kitchen tables - positively mundane in the midst of war brutality. I enjoyed the sensitivity in these works, and a picture into wartime domestic life. </div>
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The show ended with a projection in a narrow corridor - a quote by Einstein was projected on the floor: "The world cannot be changed without changing" - a nod, I would gather, to the changes wrought by the artists featured in the show. Indeed, the years leading up to the Great War were incredibly fruitful artistically, and the gravity of those changes and advancements were seen through to the fifties in America (I'm drawing a parallel here with Abstract Expressionism). I was given brief time to ponder the quote as I exited the show into the gift shop. How convenient - I could buy prints and reproduction canvases of the works I just saw! I could also buy high-end barware and $20 art-print socks! I did pickup an exhibition catalogue, beautifully printed and bound, for twenty bucks. Whatever my thoughts are on the placement of the gift shop, I'm sure they're irrelevant. It's a symbiotic relationship, I suppose - patrons support the gallery with their money and the gallery acts as a resource for cultural capital. I'm not going to end my discussion of the show on that note. I want to conclude by saying that it is always satisfying seeing works I've studied in school in the flesh. There is a certain magic in seeing close-up and in full scale the images from google searches and textbook thumbnails. The show was simply and sparely laid out. The work and artists were given a chance to speak for and with themselves, and to the experimentation and developments in art at the time. </div>
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Yesterday I did something that's been on my mind for a few weeks. I purged my art. I'd been meaning to re-organize the closets in my apartment one by one over the next few weeks and I decided to begin yesterday with the studio. My space in that room has gotten smaller and smaller because the work I do has mainly shifted lately to writing, yet my partner's work has expanded to include podcasting in addition to the music recording he does in that space. We needed to address the storage issue in closet - a space that was filled mainly with a backlog of my forgotten work. </div>
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What happens to artwork once its made? I think of the thousands of art students out there - even in this city alone - and I wonder, what happens to those piles of sketchbooks, drawings, paintings, collages, and sculptures? Do they gather dust under beds and in closets, in parents' basements until...? I don't know. Honestly, it's something I've never really heard anyone talk about. I thought about and looked at the art that was in my closet and came to the conclusion that it doesn't really represent who I am now, or where I'm headed with my work. I have no plans to show it and if someone was interested in buying it they likely would have by now. I have plans for new projects and I don't want the ghosts of inspirations past haunting my closet as reminders of projects that never got anywhere. Furthermore, with every subsequent move over the last four years (three in total) I've taken the opportunity to get rid of things I no longer need or use. My old art was the last of these relics to go. I feel comfortable with the title of "minimalist" and my new organized closet finally reflects that. </div>
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How do I feel now that this stuff is gone? Honestly, it's bittersweet. There was a good deal of nostalgia felt when going through work from 2005, 2006 - my first two years out of high school. There was work from my first BFA that I'd completely forgotten I'd done. There was also work that I loved and was totally proud of (and kept). It was an odd feeling bringing it all down to the basement of my building to be taken away. I felt like I was somehow ...betraying it. Or myself. Part of me wanted to take a hammer to it - not because I was angry or wanted to see it wrecked, but so that some well-meaning person wouldn't try to "rescue" it by putting it on their walls. As I explained to my confused boyfriend, I wanted a clean break. I wanted it <i>gone</i>. </div>
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Logistically speaking, there were a few questions I went through before I made my choice. I have friends who like my work and if I posted it all for free on Facebook, I'm sure some of the items would have gone to new, appreciative homes. I considered it. My boyfriend, who is fiercely sentimental and has a hard time letting go of things, couldn't believe that I didn't want to do this. My reasoning was mainly as I mentioned above: the work no longer represented what I'm into, and I wanted it to just go away. My mum has work of mine on her walls that I did in high school and I cringe every time I see it. I don't want to experience that at anyone else's home or apartment. </div>
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So that's it. The studio is a little emptier, and my next move will be that much easier. I have new plans and goals artistically and that include making much smaller, reproducible works like zines and prints. I'm looking forward to re-defining the art I make. </div>
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This is the "before". The dresser at the left of the frame was directly in front of the closet door so only one door could open. The shelves in the closet held supplies, old school notes, and framed small drawings. Behind the door were large pieces piled the entire depth of the closet. </div>
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After. The dresser holds some of my boyfriend's clothes (the bedrooms in our apartment are rather small). His scarf collection has no real place at the moment, so for now they'll be kept here, out of the way and safe from dust and cat hair. The shelves have been removed and the only art that remains is stored flat in a portfolio on top of the dresser. My school notes and some of my photographs (from studying analog photography) remain, but nearly everything else you see in here belongs to Michael - and those boxes beside the dresser are empty. </div>
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As the title of this post suggests, I was recently in London. This post is in no way, however, a definitive look at the art scene in London. Is that even possible? Certainly not in a post by an outsider after a ten day trip. As I was planning, I looked at list of galleries I should go to. There were the obvious choices - the Tate Modern, the National Portrait Gallery, and The Barbican. I also wanted to look for smaller, more independent and artist-run spaces. I had a few on my list, but as I was there over Christmas, I had to pare my list down to the essentials. I made it to the major players on my list, but even the gallery at the Barbican was closed by the time I got there (not to worry - I managed to buy an awesome book on DIY culture in the London eighties at the Barbican before we left). </div>
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The first non-tourist photos I took in London were while walking around east London. The following photos were taken around Brick Lane and Spitalfields. The narrow cobblestone streets were charming and graffiti reminded me of my own hipster city. This ended up being my favourite area of London and one I visited no less than three times during my stay. </div>
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This (below) is me at the Tate Modern and is, incidentally, the only photo I took there. It's me, reflected in <i>11 Panes</i> by Gerhard Richter.<br />
The Tate Modern is a beautiful space for contemporary/Modern/Conceptual Art. It's HUGE and the galleries are never-ending. I was lucky to go when it didn't seem too busy, although it was a Sunday evening. I also loved that entry was free and I was happy to donate £1 for a map. I wish Toronto made art more accessible in this way (looking at you, AGO).<br />
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I also made it to the <a href="http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/home">Whitechapel Gallery</a> while I was there. Unfortunately, much of the gallery was closed due to an installation for an upcoming Hannah Höch exhibition. I did, however, see an installation by Kader Attia. The space was transformed by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves full of books and knick-knacks that created a smaller room-within-a-room that could be entered, and contained even more artifacts. The look at history and collecting was highly engaging. <a href="http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/kader-attia">The explanation provided here</a> gives more information.<br />
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As is always the case with vacations, I wish I had seen and done more. I am glad that I made time to visit a few cultural institutions and I know I'll be back to the city to see even more at some point. London is a beautiful, inspiring place. There is so much history there and even the cobblestones seem to contain more character and energy than our salt-stained asphalt. The fact that I drank at a pub that outdates my country by centuries was tough to wrap my head around - Charles Dickens drank at that same pub and it was old even then. </div>
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All this to say, I could never provide a definitive look at art in London - the city has so much to offer - but I did want to be sure to post on my experience there. As this blog has evolved into a place for me to voice my thoughts on art and culture, I didn't want to miss the chance to talk about London. </div>
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torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-38226626904006261002013-12-11T20:06:00.000-05:002013-12-11T20:06:35.543-05:00Gifts by ArtistsIt's that time of year again - present buying time! Christmas also happens to coincide with another happy time of the year - the end of fall semester. My final project (post to follow) was completed last week, and soon after I had the time and clear mind to squeeze in a few art events. The first one I want to talk about is Gifts by Artists at <a href="http://www.artmetropole.com/">Art Metropole</a>. The gallery/shop is a place I'd heard about in my early years at school as the place I <i>have to</i> visit since I'm into text, zines, and artist books. Fair enough - it's small and filled with unique, small edition, and independently published books by artists. Basically the hippest bookstore you've ever been in.<br />
I had the chance last Thursday to go to the opening of <a href="http://www.artmetropole.com/popups/exhibits/exhibits_13/Grid_Systems_GBA_2013/Preview_Site/index.html">Gifts by Artists</a>. There was some beautiful work there. I had perused the site closely before heading over but didn't plan on getting anything. My eye was caught, however, by the beautiful Risograph printed calendar by the cash desk. It was printed locally at <a href="http://paperpusher.ca/products/risograph-calendar">Paper Pusher</a> and is incredible to look at. I'm eagerly awaiting the new year for yet another reason.<br />
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I've had an amazing opportunity lately to be a part of a local artist-run cultural centre as an intern for the school year. Part of my responsibilities as a programming assistant is putting together a hands-on free workshop for January. I racked my brain trying to think of ideas. I wanted something that would be appealing to a wide range of people - art students, and anyone else. I also wanted to do something a bit unique. There have been some amazing workshops over the last couple of years at the space, and I wanted mine to be amazing among them. I decided on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt#Needle_Felt">needle felting</a>. It's a process that can yield two- or three dimensional projects, and can result in really "crafty" looking results, but also more "fine art" applications, depending on how the artist approaches their work. </div>
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I was first introduced to felting in 2005 when I was studying textiles in London (Ontario). The process uses wool fibres and a special needle which pulls the fibres together to fuse them. As research for the workshop, I've decided to work on a few projects over the next few weeks to use as examples. The first was directly taken from <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/07/needle-felting-101.html">this post on A Beautiful Mess</a>, aptly titled "Needle Felting 101". </div>
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I scaled the DIY down from a blanket to a scarf (no way doI have time to needle felt an entire blanket right now) and I decided to go with simple black-on-white for my Swiss cross pattern. </div>
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In this first image, you can see my stencil laid on the white wool scarf, and the tufts of black wool on top, ready to be pressed in with the needle. </div>
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<br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-21019132720034100652013-10-11T11:56:00.002-04:002013-10-11T11:56:52.317-04:00Career Day/Student Night at the Power Plant On Wednesday evening, The Power Plant hosted an evening <a href="http://www.thepowerplant.org/ProgramsEvents/Programs/Other-Programs/Career-Day.aspx">(<strike>Career Day/</strike>Student Night)</a> for students to get to know artists and to begin thinking about next/alternate steps they may take on the way toward becoming artists professionally. The artists who came, all of whom were represented in the <a href="http://five-by-seven.blogspot.ca/2013/09/one-two-and-more-than-two.html">Micah Lexier show I wrote about recently</a>, were at different stages in their careers but were all willing to hear out students and answer questions about their practices.<br />
I wasn't sure what the format of the night would take and much to my chagrin, it was set up like speed-dating. There were two concentric circles set up with artists sitting in one circle and students rotating around the circle of facing chairs. Each conversation was to last three minutes.<br />
I skipped the first round because as soon as the prospect of sitting and speaking to these people came up, my heart began to race and my stomach churned. I <i>need</i> to learn to stop having such visceral reactions to meeting new people. I reminded myself that the artists who volunteered to do this knew what they were in for, and many probably felt just as "on the spot" as I did. I also knew that this may be a once in a lifetime experience and it would be foolish to pass it by.<br />
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I came up with a question to pose to each one. Since I'm studying curatorial practice in school, I wanted to get a better understanding of the curator-artist relationship. I asked each one about that and got quite varying answers. I got a few negative reactions: an artist to told me he hated "being told what to do". Most answers, however, were quite positive. I got a good understanding of how collaborative the artist-curator relationship needs to be, and how most artists just wanted a curator who speaks to them and respects them. That sounds reasonable - isn't that what everyone wants?<br />
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This year, I decided to volunteer. One of the most important decisions I made when returning to school is that I would get involved in any way I could. This is the only way to meet people and start forming connections so it was crucial for me to branch out. What better way than being part of a Nuit Blanche installation? <a href="http://carlwagan.tumblr.com/">This is the project</a> I helped out with. There was a camper van set up with a projection about the project, called <i>Carl Wagan</i>, in the window. It was created by artist <a href="http://shannongerard.tumblr.com/">Shannon Gerard</a>. My level of involvement was to dress in a scout uniform and hand out "participant" badges and information about the project. There was also a campfire with marshmallows to roast.<br />
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I was there helping out from six until midnight, after working seven until four at my day job. It was a long day, but I still wanted to walk home so that I could see a few things on the way. I was, however, physically and mentally drained from the day and just wanted to curl up in bed. This sign on the ground pointing to nothing wrapped up my night perfectly. <br />
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I love the <a href="https://www.textilemuseum.ca/">Textile Museum of Canada</a>. It's very close to where I work and they have an amazing permanent collection in addition to their exhibitions. I have a fascination with artifacts and I love looking at one of a kind objects from the past. My dream job would probably be a conservator or other such career that would allow me to interact with museum objects. </div>
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The other week I made a point of stopping by the Textile Museum and I checked out their <a href="https://www.textilemuseum.ca/apps/index.cfm?page=exhibition.detail&exhId=348">current exhibition, Ancestry and Artistry</a>. The exhibit features traditional dress from Guatemala's indigenous communities. The description on the website does a much better job of explaining context of the displayed items than I can, but I can talk the impact the show had on me. </div>
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The first thing to strike me was the colours. The intricately woven and embroidered garments were thick with threads of many different colours and it was incredibly tempting to reach out and touch every item (I didn't, of course). Everything was beautifully displayed and descriptions were given for each item, providing information about how the fabrics were crucial to religious ceremony, political statements, and the tourism industry. </div>
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Some examples of masterful embroidery stood out in their simplicity. The image below also shows the loom still attached, giving insight into the simple process that yields such beautiful fabrics. I used to study textiles, a long time ago, before starting university (the first time). I was lucky to be part of a very hands-on textile program and so I'll always have a soft spot for craft. Natural materials, the smell of wool, and the methodic process of hand weaving are things that I'll always feel lucky to have learned about.<br />
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Finally, this image was of a pair of child's pants - look at that embroidery! Is it wrong for me to geek out a little bit about that blue jay? These were beautiful. </div>
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As I said above, I have a real love for objects and artifacts from the past. Even when I go running through neighbourhoods with old homes I get distracted looking at details like the brickwork and stained glass windows. I delight in looking at hundreds year old mundane objects like combs and pens. My mind wanders to the people who may have used them and the journey that object had to go through to get to a place where I could view it. None of the textiles in the Ancestry and Artistry exhibit are quite that old (all twentieth century, and even some more recent) but they still have the same appeal of being hand made and of having a history that led them from the maker's hands to Toronto (and me). </div>
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While I haven't been making new work as often lately, I wanted to do a quick post about a series of two I did during the summer. I found the patterned paper at <a href="http://www.thepaperplace.ca/">The Paper Place</a> and really like them both so I decided to do something with them. It helped that I had two empty 16" x 20" frames just sitting in my closet waiting to be filled. </div>
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I'm still doing a lot with text, and I took a summer class in which I made a zine (post on that soon). These I did for myself. I'm not too crazy about them, to be honest. I like the patterns and I like the text, but something about them falls flat for me. Oh well, the most important thing to me is that I make new work when I'm inspired to, and see the results as developments toward something rather than always trying to produce perfectly finished work all the time. Anyway, that's all for now. </div>
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One of my goals related to going back to school has been to go to more shows, openings, and art-related events and then writing about them. I figure that if I'm trying to get into a career doing this stuff, I should practice now. I need to get into the habit of seeing and thinking about the Toronto art scene (hopefully that doesn't sound as pretentious as I think it does) so here I am, writing about one of the bigger openings to happen this fall. </div>
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<a href="http://www.thepowerplant.org/">The Power Plant</a> and <a href="http://www.micahlexier.com/">Micah Lexier</a> certainly don't need my amateur voice speaking about them, but I'm really doing this for myself. Here are my thoughts on <a href="http://www.thepowerplant.org/Exhibitions/2013/Fall/Micah-Lexier.aspx">One, Two, and More Than Two</a> - a survey of work by Micah Lexier. </div>
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It was not easy for me to go to this show, which opened on September 20th. Show openings are crowded and are just as much (or more) of a social event than they are about viewing art. I'm always anxious in social situations and I tend to become extremely introverted and "in my own head" at these types of things. I asked myself about a thousand times as I put on my makeup, adjusted my belt, and drank a few glasses of wine whether I should go. Of course I knew I had to (this is a huge part of my dream job, right?) so I went. There were tonnes of people, and they were all there to catch up with one another. Luckily though, there was also a lot of beautiful art to see. And by a lot, I mean <i>a lot</i>. </div>
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The premise of the show is that "One" is personal projects by the artist that makeup a pseudo self-portrait of him at various stages in his career. This included the installation <i>Self Portrait as a Wall Text</i>, which is a floor-to-ceiling descriptive work in which the black text represents his life lived so far and the white wall is for things that have yet to happen (it's much more simple in person than it sounds). I was also pleasantly surprised by the video work <i>This One, That One</i>. I'm normally not much of a fan of video based work, but this one spoke to minimalist in me, with a stark white background and hand rendered drawings on cardboard. The tableaus made by the artist's hands were repetitive and almost calming. They were careful, delicate, and almost whimsical. It spoke to the nature of collecting and building and ended up being my favourite aspect of the show. </div>
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"Two" was made up of two-person collaborations between the artist and various writers. <i>Equal Texts</i> is shown below, though not exactly as it appeared in the gallery. This collaboration with Christian Bök was striking in its simplicity and in the way the two have completely abandoned image in this artwork in favour of text and language. </div>
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This brings me to "More Than Two" - a curatorial project in which Lexier brought together the work of 101 Toronto artists at varying stages in their careers. The works, varying in size and media, were placed delicately in vitrines and each item was numbered. The numbers corresponded to a list of each artist, title, and media information. Though the room was crowded, I was able to lose myself among the displays. I took in every single piece that was put under the glass, some of which was beautiful, some intriguing, and some quite inspiring. I watched as people pointed to items under glass that they liked, discussed the different pieces with their friends, and excitedly circled the numbers they liked on their lists. It was a joy to look at the tiny artworks on display and I may even say it was just as fun to watch people as they experienced the show. </div>
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When I left and began the walk home I felt foolish for having been so nervous, but also overwhelmed and even a little intimidated by all the people there, casually breezing through the crowds, kissing cheeks, and showing off their avant-garde haircuts. I turned my thoughts to the work I'd seen and asked myself what story I thought the artist and curator were trying to tell. What was the common thread linking the vast show and curatorial project? The work showed spanned several decades and brought together over one hundred artists and yet felt extremely cohesive, even minimalistic at times. The work was all quite intimate and delicate, even personal and much of it autobiographical. Much of it demanded close-up viewing and it was this feeling of closeness that brought the show together for me. Even though the world of artists, art shows, and crowds seems huge, it's coming up close and letting it all get drowned out by the art that makes it bearable. This show, a culmination of the work of a successful Canadian artist, may have been the perfect way for me to wet my feet in this whole art institution thing. </div>
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<br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-16867449767518891812013-09-27T11:53:00.000-04:002013-09-27T11:53:24.287-04:00I'm Back - and Here's What I Want to Do. It's been a long time since I've been here. It's not for lack of doing work, or for lack of focus. If anything, I've been quite busy working on a lot of new things. The main of those things is that I'm back in school. I'm working on a second BFA, this time at OCADU in Art Criticism and Curatorial Practice. <br />
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I've still been making new work, but much less of it lately. I've been working on some other goals (excluding school) - I've been eating way better and <a href="http://cavemanstrength.blogspot.ca/">blogging about that</a>. I've also been working on getting myself in shape for a half marathon, which I run in about three weeks.<br />
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And that's it. It's quite shocking sometimes how fast time goes and here I am, with a birthday looming around the corner, goals being made and met, and some more goals adding up. I'm back because I need to write for myself, my education, and I need a creative outlet.<br />
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Hopefully you'll be seeing a lot more of me here (again).torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-60740745700713536352013-03-29T11:23:00.001-04:002013-03-29T11:23:34.057-04:00Home ImprovementI've hated being away from this blog for about a month now. All the excitement about moving into a new, huge apartment with space finally dedicated to making art and a new drafting table and nearly one month in and I've made ...zero art. What's the deal? I've been so excited for so long about moving into this place that much of my spare time has been spent getting the place liveable and that includes some DIY stuff. I did have some time yesterday to go to the One of a Kind arts & crafts show here in Toronto, so I plan on doing a post on some of my favourites shortly. I the meantime, here's a little taste of my new home - a bathroom shelf I installed yesterday. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gpL_oQJ98wWiKRX1MmDSMlXPOA789pfkPGKrFLkoqwSzRRSBTcPmAnP5gY9oLo9gZCTVnpsoboftN2u_sIgzY_mcVedKMrTq6feQ5XOYb1_UI0C-9hTS-R4qUWl25uw9yl5IUq6yqA/s640/blogger-image--1615515571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gpL_oQJ98wWiKRX1MmDSMlXPOA789pfkPGKrFLkoqwSzRRSBTcPmAnP5gY9oLo9gZCTVnpsoboftN2u_sIgzY_mcVedKMrTq6feQ5XOYb1_UI0C-9hTS-R4qUWl25uw9yl5IUq6yqA/s640/blogger-image--1615515571.jpg" /></a></div>torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-13440427859067193142013-02-03T14:35:00.001-05:002013-02-03T14:35:34.302-05:00Found on FFFFoundSometimes when I'm bored or lacking inspiration, I look to <a href="http://ffffound.com/">ffffound</a>. You never know what you'll find but from photography to typography to cat .gifs, there's always something new to look at. Here's a few I saw the other day, as I was gearing up to make some new work.<br />
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<br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-88467270715726049722013-01-28T13:16:00.001-05:002013-01-28T13:16:26.857-05:00Photographer Jon Duenas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw these beautiful, dreamy photographs by Jon Duenas while perusing Design Sponge. Grace (of Design Sponge) mentions how they bring summer to mind, and after looking at more of his work online, I can't agree more.<br />
I've been so busy lately - finishing this year's sketchbook project entry, working through a couple of my New Year's resolutions, and preparing to move in March has got me pretty eager for things coming up. It seems that last few weeks have been a flurry of planning and preparation and there's no stopping it for the next few weeks. All I can hope for is that my hard work and planning pays off and that I can enjoy a bit of the calmness captured in these photos. <br />
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Here's a link to the <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2013/01/jon-duenas-photography.html">Design Sponge blurb</a>, and here's a link to the <a href="http://www.jonduenas.com/">artist's website</a>. <br />
<br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-80546247745947439572013-01-28T12:14:00.001-05:002013-01-28T12:28:38.649-05:00Wanderlust at the Textile Museum of CanadaBack in November, I visited the Textile Museum of Canada. After studying textiles in school back in 2005-2006, I haven't done much research or learning into what's going on in fibre-based art in the last few years. What I remember loving about studying textiles was how traditional and unchanging textiles can be, while at the same time there is seemingly endless opportunity for innovation. <br />
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On at the museum while I was there was an exhibition called <i>Wanderlust</i>. It had works by three artists who are Canadian, yet who live quite nomadic lifestyles and call several places home. The piece that caught my attention, pictured above, is by Jordan Bennett - a Newfoundland/Labrador artist who combines objects from popular and skate culture with an exploration into his Mi'kmaq heritage. I was struck by the simplicity of this piece. In the context of the textile museum, it feels at home with the permanent collection of centuries-old traditional pieces - relics of ancient cultures with equally ancient art practices. The catalogue tag on the shoe rienforces this image, yet the fact that the beading appears on a pair of throw-away skateboard sneakers sheds a contemporary light on this work and shows us that this culture is not so ancient after all. </div>
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For some very interesting reading about Native issues and popular culture this is one of my favourite blogs - <a href="http://nativeappropriations.com/">Native Appropriations </a></div>
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A couple weeks ago I sent my completed entry to the 2013 Sketchbook Project off in the mail. The theme for my book was "dwellings" and I used drawings, hand-drawn and letraset text, and found photography to meet that theme. The entire book can be seen on my <a href="http://www.torimaas.com/p/new-work.html">website</a>. <br /><br />torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649151299655037818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472337985662549950.post-76554104369666151422013-01-11T23:14:00.001-05:002013-01-11T23:14:34.179-05:00More photos to finish the weekHere's my daily photos to finish the week. 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