Let's Go Plant Hunting!

Casa Luis Barragán

….With the Plant Hunter; my new favourite online magazine exploring relationships between people and plants through designing, writing and thinking.

Behind the scenes of the Very Talented Shayne Gray

Read more about Shayne Photography and his amazing behind-the-scenes videos:

http://www.slrlounge.com/behind-scenes-videos-can-help-business-interview-shayne-gray

Bonus: What's a Shayne Gray?

Matador, je t'adore.

Photography : www.cedricroulliat.com with the assistance of Camille Germser.

Models : Alejandra Deneige et Jose Maria Fijo

Medusa by Chris Curreri

Untitled, 2013. Gelatin silver print 7 3/4″ x 5 3/4″

From Chris Curreri: Medusa, view Full Size

Mesmerizing!

Fascinating to see how discarded pottery clay is transcended and turned into significant (organic) matter by Chris Curreri.

Chris Curreri: Medusa 

November 28th, 2013 - January 18th, 2014

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 Daniel Faria Gallery

Tuesday to Friday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

416 538 1880

info@danielfariagallery.com

188 St Helens Avenue

Toronto ON M6H 4A1

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Abandoned and so Beautiful!

Found on English Russia, photos by Ilya Varmalov

This is an abandoned railway station in Abkhazia, former Russian territory. It has remained  untouched since the collapse of the USSR – the railway connection of Abkhazia and Russia stopped and the railway station was left out of demand so nature could take over the left-overs of Soviet architecture.

Of Tunnels and Dreams...

« Le rêve est un tunnel qui passe sous la réalité. C'est un égout d'eau claire, mais c'est un égout. »
P. reverdy

Photographe : www.cedricroulliat.com avec l'aide de Joël

La Route des Fantômes à l'AfT

Pourquoi ces croix qui longent la route ?
Qui sont les Colocolo et que nous veulent-ils ?
Sommes-nous au paradis – ou en enfer ?

Le photographe Brian Damude vous donne rendez-vous mercredi prochain pour le vernissage d'une exposition photo incroyable, vous conduisant à travers l'Amérique du Sud, du Salar d'Uyuni en Bolivie en passant par le Chili. 

VERNISSAGE

 mercredi 23 janvier

 à 18h30 

à l'Alliance française de Toronto

24 Spadina Rd

Toronto

Une pastorale pour Noël avec Shayne Gray & Co.

Un premier cadeau :
une très, très charmante pastorale pour célébrer l'approche de Noël!

I would like to share with you a charming, charming lyrical ballad that Shayne Gray directed for our greatest pleasure.

The song 'La Rouille' (the rust) is by ARLT (in French).

Enjoy!

Luis Jacob: Show your Wound

Birch Libralato is pleased to present the solo exhibition
Luis Jacob: Show Your Wound

 The exhibition runs from September 13 to October 13


Birch Libralato
129 Tecumseth  Toronto, Canada M6J 2H2
(416) 365-3003
gallery hours Wednesday to Saturday 11-5 or by appointment

Andrew Putter: still lifes - photographs

A couple of weeks ago, Marco and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend in Montreal and Ottawa.  

In Ottawa, we visited one of the current exhibits at the National Gallery, 'Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature'. I was not blown away by the whole exhibit but it was well worth it as I discovered the work of South African photographer, Andrew Putter with his series Hottentots Holland: Flora Capensis

Hottentots Holland: Flora Capensis 1, 2008

 

Contact at the Alliance Française Gallery

 

Far Between
Elisa Julia Gilmour / Gemma Warren

May 1–June 1

Alliance Française Gallery
24 Spadina Rd
Toronto M5R 2S7

Mon–Thu, 9:30–6:30pm
Fri, 9:30–4pm

Simultaneously form and space, water is a tangible element that—through light, time, and motion—is subject to temporal and spatial transformation. The human body can displace water but is also vulnerable to its force. This slow and meditative installation creates a space in which both co-exist, one continually disrupting the other, each equally malleable and fragile in its own way.

Visually enveloping, the installation removes the viewer's awareness of the outside world by transforming the white cube into a swimming tank. Five projections play simultaneously as a figure moves through the water, never appearing in more than one location at the same time. The submerged form—an extension of the viewer—symbolizes the unpredictability of human experience. The artists make compelling use of the grainy and unrefined aesthetic of 16mm film to create a dark, cyclical, and immersive viewing experience.

This exhibition is the result of an award program presented in partnership with Ryerson University, Alliance Française and CONTACT. Far Between was selected by a jury from proposals by third and fourth year Ryerson University Image Art students. Gilmour and Warren were subsequently mentored by CONTACT’s Artistic Project Manager, Persilia Caton.

All the Photography Festival here !

Miguel Jacob on America's Next Top Model

...and Miguel Jacob is coming too!

Read more on Miguel Jacob's blog

To watch this ANTM's episode, click here

Three Mexican Photographers

March 1- 24, 2012

Nicholas Metivier Gallery

451 King Street West

Toronto

Le son d'un autre tambour...à Paris

 Photo tirée de la série "Le son d'un autre tambour", par Cédric Roulliat.

Si vous êtes à Paris...Ne manquez pas d'aller voir :

Six images de la série "le son d'un autre tambour" sont actuellement exposées à la Galerie Design 58, 58 rue Mazarine, Paris 75006.

Horaires d'ouverture : du mardi au samedi, 11H -> 19h

Tél. : 01 46 33 00 76 

On the Moon with Björk, Inez and Vinoodh

Miguel Jacob, photographer: the blog

Challenge gravity and check Miguel Jacob's blog!

Now You need Miguel Jacob's Now I need You

Click on the image for the full video.

Miguel Jacob's short film "Now I Need You" will be screened at the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival on August 5-6, 2011.

Karl Lagerfeld, Bruce Weber and others will also be showing films there!

Kudos, Miguel.

The Pandorian interviews Cédric Roulliat

PLEASE""""DoN't MisS this GrrRRReat interview!
http://thepandorian.com/2011/03/cedric-roulliat-interview/
You will discover my friend Cédric's talent and irresistible sense of humour.

Bonne expédition au pays de Cédric & Co.!

The video of Factum Jacob by Candice Breitz : now available!

"Like the near-identical paintings by Robert Rauschenberg, Factum I and Factum II, 1957, on which Factum Jacob is based, the duality of the two prints is permeated with differences which may not be apparent at first."
Candice Breitz, Factum Jacob, 2009, stills from a two-channel video installation.For more info on this photo, go to:
White Cube, London
or The Power Plant, Toronto

Factum Jacob...This title might sound familiar to your ears. On October 27, 2009, I already published a post on the subject of Factum, this special Power Plant/Partners in Art commission to Candice Breitz but, at the time, only photos were available as the video still needed to be edited.

A few days ago, Candice Breitz sent us her love from Singapore where she finished with the installation of the whole Factum series last week. The show is up and running now and Candice is very happy with the installation. It took them very long hours (2 years!) in order to finish the edits but now everything is done and they were happy to let us know that the final demo version of Factum Jacob is now available today!
You can download the film via this link (it takes a little while to upload, be patient!):


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9247688/FactumJacobVimeo.mov

Please remember that the actual art work is shown in a loop. That means that the viewer cannot see a beginning or an end of the portrait.

I have waited 2 years to watch this video, so I was very happy to discover this final edited version. I learnt a lot about my husband, Marco, his twin brother, Miguel and their quite unique relationship.

I hope that you too will enjoy watching it.
Let me know of your impressions!

The Red Shoes of Despair...

Bryce Dallas Howard in "Despair"
Photographer Alex Prager turns director with this 50s chiller.

I am in awe!