#torontoarts

[love-lom]

Double Rusudan, acrylic on canvas, 51cm x 51cm

[gwenannepherae]

We Remember. 11/11

[hagoftheundergrowthh]

New Moon, 2022.

Oil on Canvas

35 x 50"

[angelatranart]

Tufted Titmouse birdie

[theanimatedartist]

Hazel wanted me to create an illustration of a bear in a car reading a book with flowers.

What do you think, did I hit the brief? I have the best clients 🧸🚗📗🌸

Teddy Bear Car

[threeeyesstudio]

Life Drawing Session with Nela at Raid Gallery

I did a life drawing session at Raid Gallery and the model was Nela. It had been a really long time since I'd been to a life drawing class and I was nervous. It was my first time visiting this particular class and I didn't know anyone there.

At the end I ended up talking to a bunch of welcoming artists. One man was doing really quick sculptures the whole time - they were very cool, and seeing what he made with plasticene in such a short period of time was really impressive.  I also met two women who were attending their first life drawing class, drawn there by curiosity rather than artistic practice. Their courage to try something new was inspiring.

Nela was a fantastic model. Her poses were interesting. She was confident and clearly seemed to be having a lot of fun. Each pose told its own story.

At one point she started asking the room for characters she could channel for her poses and for one of them, I blurted out Baba Yaga. While others had suggested ethereal creatures like water dryads and mermaids, I wanted to see something more characterful and contorted. And Nela met the brief and then some.

She hunched her back and made angry faces, though she channelled something grotesque, her natural beauty still shone through in my drawings, creating an intriguing contrast.

For her final pose, she maintained direct eye contact with me - or at least it felt that way, she was probably staring at a spot just above my head. But it still made me a little uncomfortable. I'm used to there being a kind of invisible wall between me and the model and by doing this she broke it. I felt like I was the one being watched and drawn. And frankly I didn't like that. But I'm also very firmly comfortable being behind the canvas or camera or stage. I prefer to look out at the world rather than having it look at me.

She did a very imposing pose at the same time and I did my best to capture it. It reminded me of a samurai Warrior because of the kimono she was wearing.

I still drew her pretty because that is my way. But I think having that as a reference I could always exaggerate the features if I wanted to make something a little more grotesque.

[beaverhallgallery]

New Material V1.1

Gallery hours: March 26 - April 5, Noon-5pm Opening reception:  Thursday March 27, 6-9pm

"Material" is by now a subject that we might consider exhausted - one that has become a cliché in the world of fine art by virtue of its various iterations and afterlives. The recent but often already-tired "new materialist" tendency is arguably further evidence of this fact. One might expect given these circumstances that the artists in this exhibition, in a classical postmodern move that repeatedly rears its head in the face of cultural and artistic disillusionment, would in fact deal with "material" as is used to refer to the cavalier menu of a comedian's routine.

Yet even a relatively cursory glance at the artists included in this exhibition reveals this is largely not the case. Have we entered a period of post-irony or a "new sincerity" as touted by critics and writers like David Foster Wallace? What avenues of artistic exploration remain open today, particularly as our world more and more appears to entrench itself in the kind of postmodernity first noted decades ago but which only now appears to be reaching its apotheosis? Here we have presented a sample of works by emerging artists in the midst of this cultural ferment who are beginning to articulate these answers.

Artists:           John Mayne Bautista Clarice Bianchi Callum Donovan-Gurjicich Aleks Falarz Shakiba Gholamrezapour Justin Gray Aurora Lavallee Olivia Schnare Tracy Steele Shania Sukhai

[mtm-college]

🚨 Our Next In-Person Open House is Just Days Away!

📅 Saturday, March 22nd 📍 MTM College – 95 Moatfield Drive, North York, ON ⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

If you're serious about pursuing a career in Animation, Concept Art, or Illustration, this is your chance to tour our campus, meet instructors, and experience what MTM College is all about. PLUS—two FREE workshops you won’t want to miss!

Register Now: 👉 Sign up here

Event Schedule: 🕛 12:00 PM – Doors Open 🎤 12:30 PM – MTM College Presentation 🏫 1:30 PM – Campus Tours 🎨 3:00 PM – FREE Art Workshops: ✅ Animal Drawing with Steve Millard – Learn gesture, anatomy, and structure from a master of wildlife and figure drawing! Steve’s expertise in capturing movement and form makes this an incredible session for artists of all levels. ✅ Design & Composition with Scott Cameron – Get expert insights on creating powerful compositions and mastering colour & light from an industry veteran who has worked with Disney, Scholastic, and Viking Press.

🎟 Walk-ins are welcome, but we encourage you to register so we know how many to expect!

This is a great opportunity to ask questions, get inspired, and see if MTM College is the right fit for you. Hope to see you there! 🎨✨

post artwork by MTM College Concept Art graduate: Dhenzel Obeng

[annegart]

We are excited our film STATIONED was awarded HONOURABLE MENTION in Toronto! Thank you Widescreen Film & Music Video Festival team for celebrating diversity in cinematic arts! https://filmfreeway.com/widescreenfestival More about STATIONED: https://www.annegart.com/flammable-formula Support our films: https://www.patreon.com/annegart

[rvdcreates]

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I’m still exploring this new style. And to be honest, I just wanted to play around and see how these colours work together.

Acrylic Paint, Paint Markers, 11 x 15 Watercolour Paper

Painting 70

[sspboyd]

I am giving a 3hr talk and workshop on Saturday afternoon at @ocadu and it is all about Generative Art vs AI and how artists can build their own tools.

If you are in Toronto please come and join us. The presentation will also be livestreamed.

You can find more information here:

conference.digiart.ca

[love-lom]

Red Arrow ,acrylic on canvas, 51cm x 41cm

[gwenannepherae]

Cool Mid-February 2024.

[dontwakesleepingdragons]

Toronto Sun Set by ZedProMedia on Creative Market

Get lost in the vibrant hues of the Toronto Sun Set captured by ZedProMedia on Creative Market.

[angelatranart]

Vine cherry tomatoes 🍅

[stochastique-blog]

Okay, this is interesting

🍃last days to view EYES LOOKING WITHOUT SEEING a solo show marking the end of Jaspal Birdi’s residency at WAAC 🌹

Don’t miss the chance to see these up close, the textures and surfaces will surprise you! For example, anything that might look like gold leaf is actually the surface of a space/thermal/emergency blanket 🌞

Dignam Gallery at WAAC is open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm More details linked in bio.

Pc: Darren Rigo

#artgallery #torontoart #gallerywall #artistresidency #torontoartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #lensbasedart #glitchart #jaspalbirdi #womensart #contemporaryphotography #magnolia #canadianart #lookingatart #bloorstreetculturecorridor (at Women’s Art Association of Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0SQxyAodi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=