by Steve Rockwell
Walmsley has taken pains to formalize the painting of his Thomson’s in the direction of a match between an original and his version of it.
Ben Walmsley Channels Tom Thomson at Birch Contemporary
Category: FEATURES
Joseph Muscat at Propeller Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Muscat has a real knack for pulling together diverse images. The best of these works are impactful. There is a lyricism to his work that I enjoyed.
Propeller Art Gallery turns 25
Interview with Frances Patella by Emese Krunak-Hajagos
as Frances Patella said in the interview: Propeller keeps going because there is a real need in the community
Alberto Giuliani’s San Salvatore
by Simon Termine
San Salvatore is both a memorialization of the very doctors and nurses who saved so many lives from ruin, and a cautionary tale of what will happen should we once again become complacent and take those efforts for granted.
Patel Brown Gallery’s Inaugural Exhibitions
by Hugh Alcock
they have staged an impressive pair of inaugural exhibitions, titled Fair Adaptation and Adapt and Pivot, each packed with great art
EARTH WORKS at Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Kexin Wu, Uzair Mehmood and Emese Krunák-Hajagos
a group show by eleven Ontario and Quebec artists, dedicated to nature and environmental issues. They invite the visitor to examine our planet’s natural vulnerabilities and celebrate the vitality of life.
Douglas Coupland’s Slogans at Daniel Faria
by Olivia Musselwhite
Each slogan is on a brightly colored surface contrasting with bold font, projecting pessimistic words that unapologetically call out the world for how it is.
Sean Yelland: Lazy Boy at Ingram Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Yelland’s paintings are alluring in their compositions and colours. As a long-time resident of Toronto I recognise his works collectively as a love-letter to the city. He tenderly captures the essence of the place.
COVID 19 Portraits – Online Exhibitions at Gallery 1313
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
These portrait exhibitions reflect the current times in many ways: the anxiety, the fear, the sadness, the unspoken
Eduardo Basualdo at Scrap Metal
by Olivia Musselwhite
Basualdo creates a fictional world so the viewer can contemplate their lives and bodies. He creates a space for a humbling experience, forcing one to acknowledge their own limitations.
Sarah Sze: Images in Debris at MOCA
Emese Krunák-Hajagos
Sze’s “sculptures” are very complicated structures, that vibrate with projected images and light that fills them with life, making them a living thing that breathes and moves.
Charles Bierk at Nicholas Metivier Gallery
by Maya Burns
For the first time, alongside his signature portraits, the show contains multi-paneled paintings of objects