tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88399176366276511092024-03-05T10:27:50.484-08:00art ENGINEENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-82924825289734876852010-07-07T16:04:00.000-07:002010-08-10T14:05:58.829-07:00Earthquakes, Riots and Heatwaves and Great Art in June<div style="text-align: center;">It was an eventful month to say the least! With all that was going on in the city we were truly grateful that so many people still made it down to the gallery.</div><div><br /><div>We had three very successful shows beginning with Myriam Levy's Desert Rhythms. The beautiful vibration of her work was complimented by extraordinary music chosen by Myriam.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpKOaWfG5_FDIcYcs0YURvFSeawA4V3ObTe0iLTY4p_iuU0DNIE3p72Qdy_H4YSgTqLKgLaFodNSzkUVZbaPOYH70iLLMR0fbyb61W2Q3Z9gw_7cEAJ5nHLFOKPETGl8MAm0a92u0f9w/s320/Myriam-F.-Levy-Desert-Rhythms-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503890032130177426" /></div><div>Our next opening was for Diana Bennett and her cathartic work entitled 'Re</div><div>sonance' - a series of sculptures exploring her experiences with her Grand daughter's battle with cancer. It has received not only critical praise, many are saying it is her best work to date, but has also deeply effected many of those who have come to see the work. </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-5c2ThDZSiPncdl-LuY4M97vjXFzX1S4jLmWBKhTguHDXlF-DoBnapZ3MGLpJcxNbCHHtKT2Ll6KcYrZyBym5h8LGVKiS1bjSzzBdujGqp09gyQ1J6-ZDiuGW1YXAj74SGgybYSJK2E/s320/100_6982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503889426143140514" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>The much anticipated opening of Costa Dvorezky's Adam and Eve did not disappoint. We had a great turn out despite the G20 and have had many of his admirers and collectors come by since. Interestingly, many artists have also been asking Costa when he is going to start offering classes in his techniques! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGHssWJtcZkI4GbrYapZaaY_mlwxzg-l5ualedT0sraJi1qtO0HV1cobIjGUkh7Ms0lkz3KoeFDfJks-wjv8fylfQKijX6IB9NF8_-A1GeV0wnPZYwW2N5E-p2IfcjXThGkpepeclYlM/s320/100_7027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491347807502762162" /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-78162967488726026062010-05-28T15:24:00.001-07:002010-06-02T15:34:48.201-07:00The Month of MayI'm sure I am not the only one experiencing seasonal confusion disorder with this unusual weather we have been having, but we are welcoming it at Engine Gallery and looking forward to a beautiful summer down at the Distillery. May was a busy month for us with three openings and several charity events - not to mention the wonderful things our artists have been doing.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Our CONTACT exhibit was a great success. Hundreds of people came to the opening and the exhibit was recognized by Blog T.O, the Executive Director of Contact and will soon be recognized by <em>dart</em> magazine as one of the top ten best picks for the festival. (Below - Brent and Steven during the installation of the show and the opening night crowd).</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478306218540770914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk9aufPnyiT-PWRKGUvv0x_Qe4anpQNOEubAMzxvhNIPw3JKP3qeofYMNaEy4Xmx6VI7JBrUSrcGLoUpNsEIIKCxE0oJD_RL0YkIgDLd-2qEspUJDzib0-So3rEAEHZgHPM9Olb4tPAE/s320/100_6868.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478306230449208498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha9ORa-Wz5hSRTFGTiU9ihGI_vKhs5GdHFhf7cPiPiTnw8UKt0OBUB0_1Vdb4gYJV6uf8sdeUPlvpjd1GUT66ruX7TVSRbLkw4Uc6Yiu7erkx2IYUunFr0XYWU3M8No10whkjJfcjLI8/s320/100_6873.JPG" /><br />On the same night as Brent's opening we featured a photgraphy group show in our second space. It featured the work of Dana Bentley and his exploration of an epic Cambodian poem translated into a fresco in the Royal Palace. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478291084092408498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp6qelmA4axEtsBLQANY7nxfVVIUaY2LjhDOJ3SNqWtlivyOIYnwvin5OZZiCeaiGbmdntVXVilI4eQKlK606NSuQsUb8opo2l0-R1vznXrkaFPw9txvBLLwdgCnA24rT1TmwfwAAWtg/s320/Hanuman+caught+all+the+arrows.jpg" />Beside that was his series "Only their Portraits Remain," a series of portraits taken of political prisinors before they were executed during the Cambodian genocide of the 1970's.<br /></div><div>Also featured in the show was work by the infamous photographer Jim Allen ("The Fencer" - below), Scott Johnston, Karen Pearlmutter, Michael Davis, Kamelia Pezeshki, Arkan Zakharov, James Storie, Margaret Glew, Dave Shuken, and Kevin Kelly.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478295354209539506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICCdyaoSc6oyGJanEEZIntAzA9xYqSTkqDFXaBNM8eFOsNgDSOxVRtLZmryOYO7E55K-8da1QtDy7FvfxW2IV2P4-vK96ywtafk9GvLhh8GpAuApT2k7J4jQ8R5IEBde-qiLngja_6-0/s320/The+Fencer+.jpg" />May was a busy month for charity events as well. I attended a luncheon with the Women's Art Association. A group who raises money for scholarships in the Arts at many of the major Universities in Canada. I am hoping to join the organization in the fall to help them with their fund-raising efforts.<br /><br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478290318176263778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W5AmKQp7kvvBN1pg1JDqal2d7F2EckS-f-zTF1HdthhMkJsq0-_cTioePqtFX8nl8IbKe37-hZPghjEMqmWmpTuP0wVNSPDoou3JBCIr2Gb7MWXseR2PpRQuS5mVsCjwEavAjp1GUJM/s320/butterfly+ball.jpg" /><br /><div>I was also lucky enough to attend the Butterfly Ball (above - me with CTV newsman Paul Bliss), a charity Ball benefiting <a href="http://www.boostforkids.org/">BOOST</a> a child abuse prevention and intervention program. Engine Artist Deborah Holowka generously donated her work entitled "Caressed - Comforted" (below) to the silent auction. The event raised $300,000 for Boost's programs. </div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478290324391895394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeImACzemKScCg4gVO7Ev9YAKqb6ReKCyfwR74nRVvsnpSSnUaDiD0vaYV9iupK8o4eQ5jS2SaKVZe2OLsJgBAi8I_xZ5M_MWKBW_NyzVXiwm1nmBA9jKGqpoeTGkIKk4PNePuZFM9R-k/s320/Caressed+-+Comforted.jpg" /></div><br />We also had several artists in the gallery as part of the distillery art walk. We filmed them discussing their work and I am in the process of editing the videos now. During the interviews I discoverd that one of William Lazos' paintings was run over by a car and still managed to survive! Great news for all of us who are terrified of handling art - he is sure it was the frame that saved it.<br /><br /><div></div>There is much to celebrate in June - <a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/exhibitions/catalog/current/">Myriam Levy's </a>show opens tomorrow evening (come by for a drink), and <a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/exhibitions/catalog/upcoming/">Diana Bennett </a>will celebrate a mini-show of what many feel is her best sculptural work to date on the 12th of June from 2-5.</div><br /><div>Also <a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/artists/catalog/12/">Costa Dvorezky's </a>highly anticipated show Adam and Eve opens on the 24th of June.<br /></div><br /><div>On top of all of this Toronto excitement - Shaun Downey's "Blue Coco" will take her place on the hallowed walls of the National Portrait Gallery in London in June as part of the BP Portrait Award (yes, that BP, and yes, oil on canvas).</div><br /><div>So that's enough bragging for now. Happy Spring! </div></div></div></div></div></div>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-56800721846766297102010-04-23T14:39:00.000-07:002010-04-23T14:50:57.853-07:00Toronto Artist Shaun Downey chosen to exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu-bKXXFv6hO9Q35PAxDt7Z0AAnOMbphF6tvtxO2B9gy6HFclo33z6etlCNlJbCqndfIwfkyuOqqp2gKnGar1igvVZybdFLSzM7cRb0OhBani-PHgMxz0ro_WKlzeqbpPlXr3fwfl4ik/s320/art_43_733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463451519273989378" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca">Engine Gallery</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "> artist Shaun Downey's work "Blue Coco" has been chosen as part of the BP Portrait Award 2010 to be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England from June 24th - September 19th, 2010. The award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world. Only 55 portraits are chosen from nearly 2000 submissions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="content" id="bd" style="text-align: left;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="text-align: left;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; ">Over the past 30 years the portrait competition has been a catalyst for the careers of many significant artists, and is the gallery's most attended exhibition. Last year's exhibit was attended by over 280,000 visitors.</div><div class="content" id="bd" style="text-align: left;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="text-align: left;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoY3EbnXuOf4QTLfzE6N0f1U8_DYzVUnGXVsMZpjtSNVrdxJTPKK8EP97NVdIDGT2Xir3uI8Iw4XBSXuS2G_auABNzgzNqRwBjIEbW4edNkXn6SdUpHSrwuo10K2-upigY0iHcl0jGpM/s320/art_43_767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463451525584237778" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/artists/catalog/43/"><br /></a></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div>Shaun's work is Influenced by the great painter/story-<wbr>tellers of the past including Vermeer and Norman Rockwell, Shaun says he "strives to breath fresh life into Realist painting by infusing images from (his) own life with classical ideas and modern cultural references."</div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><wbr><br /><br />Shaun studied at Sheridan College and under Michael John Angel at Angel Studios who was running a school in Toronto at the time in conjunction with his renowned school in Florence.</div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_Ps3A477KLQcaB1aT4ZryCaUZI3YWdWc7wOTX_8dIn7p0DxcDhH3TffCekuxzPncH0UDBZn-3f0EPuTbSIm92jFocz6YjK9AsEFstedXDflgBkI-dLHc3029bqH4nesM5R0eHr9WD60/s320/In+the+Woods+26" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463452625736318818" /><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; ">Shaun says "I visited the National Portrait Gallery in October and was excited to see one of Pietro Annigoni's portraits of the Queen. Annigoni is a great hero and part of my academic lineage, so to show in the same gallery as the master and the many other painters I admires is a true honour.”</div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /></div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br />After several years of successful representation at the Toronto International Art Fair and through a prestigious gallery in Yorkville, Shaun has recently moved to Engine Gallery in the Historical Distillery District.</div><div class="content" id="bd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; "><br /><br />For more information on the BP Portrait Award 2010 please visit <a href="http://www.npg.org.uk/index.php?id=4711" target="_blank" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 128, 255); ">http://www.npg.org.uk/<wbr>index.php?id=<wbr>4711</a><br /><br />BP Portrait Award 2010 Exhibition Schedule<br /><br />National Portrait Gallery. June 24-September 19 2010<br />Usher Gallery, Lincoln. September -November, 2010.<br />Aberdeen Art Gallery. November 27 2010 -January 22 2011</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div></span>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-68992705378221752662010-04-13T19:15:00.000-07:002010-04-13T20:35:41.403-07:00AGO Massive<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ENGINE Gallery</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> owner Steven Schwartz and I (Mandy Cheetham) attended the AGO massive for the first time this year. While we were happy to be contributing to such a worthy cause we had no idea we would have such a great time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0y9pPoc26tC2vEu2qvTv3eugQiYt4nKLVlABnXnVB8Md4gaJEM52ZR-xiPi9CqVc13qoDKXK1sdThGPEaSzt5-U2Dn45En3aD2_ue3cfi0mA3EmlK1oimPJZmhJE66g6P-vVX-f6TUFY/s320/4506869082_1cb4c0faf4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459827501247534786" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Upon our arrival we were thrilled to see so many people had dressed in the 20's style to match the speakeasy theme. While the rest of the crowd rocked their fedoras the always-original Steve had intuitively chosen to stand out in a baseball cap and funky button down.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKPp6SmFdhfgADYEd2Z3QnpJEADWq-5ElGXRG0-yYbOznCXr8YpikUc13ZO8AT7rg18sKjUEUPc7xroCQstfLQ9yhbcPPlZfA46qH5_V6PtHva4oahvLqDPSBMQ_XKtvyLD4oVB0jj8Q/s320/4506844766_c460a56b54.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459829028520327714" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There must have been nearly 3000 guests over the three floors of the gallery. The basement was our favourite - with the band Tanika Charles and the Wonderfuls and a wicked female DJ who's name I can't recall (please message if you know her name) - we danced until the last note of the last song.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As it is at the best Toronto parties we were lucky enough to run into some good friends including Carl Lyons, Michelle De Los Santos, Steven Levy, and clients Ron Masil and Natasha Dobrina. Ron took the fantastic photos including this one of Natasha and Steve.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGWNTdzWXt0NxNXsQziH8x9aOlZzbSnHdebTHXzKnhHExKIRsj4RakIHAu-dXuEekH29l4NatB9TvOCNkWAbpXGpDqqgaRRXo_5aZ962Njz92xJiPLBdyi9soJdTL2R3hUgQsh3cpfCQ/s320/4506871442_6b92096966_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459829023244245970" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It was a last minute decision to go, and we are so glad we did. We'll be back again next year with more friends to support the AGO and their MASSIVE event.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dfCoKHDh-vIG9g4f0itPZcbo1hHIfy-zeXdOW4zKcH-T3oU-9KUhTqLnVOmhtHCqJvEGEZzXAsiVhtVXceOtz71huOEiK1DLrL7dfmnc8IgKeaF8rsALjvUEYpOhNmqfphRdQMsjAk0/s320/4506227467_070c6a35ec_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459829011965543842" /></div>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-24066137443811070282010-03-28T13:11:00.000-07:002010-03-28T19:15:28.118-07:00The Sculptures of Tamara Weller<div><br /><br /><div>An extrodinary artist has recently joined the <a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/">ENGINE GALLERY </a>family. We discovered Tamara Weller at the Artist Project in Toronto where she had been accepted as an artist in the Untapped program. </div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453802073558568002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYVr_6GWI0Ti8Z7LTsbIZjQYF6pzQW5qVT2FCiHgcb5XTxQTwrViyJvUt6OJNhGcsb3J-StIzJwRqoDAgqr0pWI_-0QYe_h95WU8auOojQ0UriKfx7JKsiJwZUogQg_dpzt4-AReNCoI/s320/Hannah+detail+%232.jpg" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Tamara has an extrodinary ability to create an emotional narrative with her work and Steven and I were both struck by it immediately. Tamara is a recent graduate of the University of Manitoba and heavily involved in the arts community there. </div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was this piece in particular that stopped my in my tracks, and now, having it in the gallery, it is having the same effect on our clients:<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453796553096279058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNchrHBnWVVsr3iVGf9CXSJ__bXqEQxIP6qmLCyfAQ9BIEm7zjqZ7Xkw2cU40UBcAcpkzgE5WvK5zALdSLqM6UmNT0Reb64bDvApZrKVMKvP8pD9As072cYwYBsP9ct0DARJmjoIdbpL4/s320/Linda.jpg" /><br /><br /><p>This sculpture is entitled "Linda" and is comprised of a painted bronze woman and a house built of wood. Tamara also created a large scale installation called "Morning House" shown below. </p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453798561675811618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJTcofWjujWdhoajOr4Rc4EertaZeHW3nrPaNKhjLfTWsVnQm82t4vX0goXvejPNIMYLTcRZfOqmUejICYsgM2MTJZ5m9kNk-tmLJon7ROfMkof7RbPnkPe-QAFu00imbOgcXktKXPNE/s320/Morning+House.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453798698370502450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR5HnHSsKrTHUetKCnX8e1nOJxEJx9ERjnlVzo8x45mDUyHCpOj84gAIAY-Hq0a9t0J3mY4eKhtD6emcUuC1P7yueXuH63UgiuHh24_8jENjI21Ecy3dqByo7IvSwUlIrMZvFayrVHPU/s320/Morning+House+detail+%232.jpg" /><br />We are grateful to Tamara for the tenderness of this work. It does not fail to have an effect on those who share its space. </p><br /><p>To view more of Tamara's work please visit <a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/">http://www.enginegallery.ca/</a> </p><br /><p>Mandy</p><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839917636627651109.post-63715977536522956082010-03-13T13:50:00.000-08:002010-03-13T15:00:50.407-08:00Brent Lewin's Wild Elephants in Bangkok<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg6I5D2teDuNwehgs38OohYYbJNuiJl0ttucuuWZ1I1NbPBqA5yla5q25yEP399nOcEWMaJuw8afJ5dENKc1dQM-C9VWMbX1r-g3CGkvZss34jFP9DfoEKRn61FGM1g7qMUuTNS0ktEc/s1600-h/art_23_235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg6I5D2teDuNwehgs38OohYYbJNuiJl0ttucuuWZ1I1NbPBqA5yla5q25yEP399nOcEWMaJuw8afJ5dENKc1dQM-C9VWMbX1r-g3CGkvZss34jFP9DfoEKRn61FGM1g7qMUuTNS0ktEc/s320/art_23_235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448254310948905506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family:verdana, serif;"><a href="http://www.enginegallery.ca/artists/catalog/23/">Engine Artist Brent Lewin</a> has been attracting a lot of attention lately.</span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xoLbYcBngE8U-3PdfWwg-GAOrWNtW0biiwQO8bTiKEN82GciYU2NkOlJWFcfkA3Lpd99tOoDdVZ05NI2rGTN9769SpAuiYqFFBjizLXkgxG4PgVyOLbTFv66OcwgnNbWzx73p8JVWD0/s320/art_23_236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448254487368091778" /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Brent has recently <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">been recognized as one of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><a href="http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2010/">Photo District News (PDN)'s top 30 new and emergent photographers </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><a href="http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2010/">to watch for 2010</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> and chosen as a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">winner in the 2010 applied arts photography and illustration awards in the 'limited e<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">dition gallery prints' category for his W</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">ant Not Waste Not</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> series.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">During CONTACT we will show Brent's series entitled </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The Elephant in the Room.</span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The series explores the plight of wild elephants in Bangkok, Thailand as they "vie aimlessly for space in the congested streets" brought in by 'handlers' as a means for panhandling.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6kn3Z9L8NmUg9tZHzLOP0DdKs24014LVXP0vw1Nn-8uWWfkc0VWjkX-Tm_otMw4QlmqkijHlQzxSVqH2CVRxZpgmVnLZRFrOMKgyTNaiZy3FIfwE0W2bWPoXqoEVf58pDap8hMfF-GA/s320/art_23_649.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448253648067436098" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brent explores how the revered, honourable and majestic image of the elephant has come to "represent the failures and inequity of the country's economic development."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brent Lewin attended the University of Toronto and has photographed for such publications as National Geographic, The New York Times, Discovery Channel Magazine and The Toronto Star.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUrGhCefCwSg8zRjhxfw_c2g5VXydbVwAlFy7xPzolRluOFDoLLFd2wXE5O_IiviEfGMIorVoXLaXwAds24EjebVv4g8ZLwlipc_TU06BhHEQZKrq99KEUeEbZul87RRw_dRERx-pEqU/s400/Akimbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448246535922032018" /></span></span></div></span></div>ENGINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863105248051402723noreply@blogger.com0