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19 Aug 2006 401 Richmond
Author: Gail |  Category: Art, Toronto, cameraphone  | Leave a Comment

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I was dropping off cards at 401 Richmond today and decided to spend a bit more time there, perusing the gallery exhibits as part of the Toronto International AIDS Conference. Today was the final day of the conference, so this was my last chance.

My favourite exhibit was in the Red Head Gallery:

Beyond HIV: An Exhibition of Art

The Hospice Toronto Expressive Arts exhibition features artwork by Casey House group participants and represents an exploration of their personal
journeys through a more embodied experience of life as they worked with images and metaphors of the imagination, made tangible through engagement in the arts. This fostered an awareness of self, encouraged emotional growth and enhanced and enlivened relationships with others and connection to the world around us.

www.caseyhouse.com

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21 Oct 2005 Do-Ho Suh
Author: Gail |  Category: Art, Linkage  | 3 Comments

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Was reading Caterina Fake’s blog via my aggregator and came across the work of Korean artist Do-Ho Suh for the first time. Perhaps it wasn’t the first of his work I’d seen, but a gallery full of these transparent architectural installations certainly caught my eye.

[EDIT APR 23, 2006: Turns out this wasn't the first time I saw his work! I also mentioned it almost four years before, when I saw an exhibition of his at the Seattle Art Museum, the same one Kristin mentioned below.]

Click on the pic for the full deal.

16 Jul 2004 The Great Orca Auction
Author: Gail |  Category: Art, Vancouver  | Leave a Comment

I was at Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal earlier this evening, waiting for the #250 bus to take me into downtown, when I noticed one of the auction orcas that have been cropping up all around Vancouver.

Some people find them downright ugly, but most people don’t know what they’re for. I think they’re great, especially because they’re for charity. The artist who painted this orca put in a tiny ferry on the belly. It’s really small, so I took a photo closer so the details are more visible.




BC Ferry on the belly

The #250 bus has got to be the most scenic bus ride in the whole city. It goes from Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal along the winding curves of Marine Drive, passing houses on cliffsides, the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Thunderbird Marina, along the ocean to Park Royal shopping centre before crossing the Lion’s Gate Bridge to downtown Vancouver. I think this is the first time I’ve taken either the 250 or 257 buses during the day before. Whenever I’ve returned from the office on transit (and it’s only been a few times), it’s been dark, and I could never see the houses or even the ocean.

All I can say is WOW! Many of the houses facing the ocean along Marine Drive are posh mansions, with a fleet of vehicles in the driveway and impeccable landscaping. I was fantasizing what it would be like to live in one of those gorgeous waterfront homes, entertaining friends on the patio and throwing lots and lots of BBQs during the summer. We’d head down to the water in the heat of the day, take the boat out, and find a hidden cove somewhere to go swimming…

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