New Year’s Day – quote to ponder
“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”
~ David B. Norris
Bau-Xi Photo
BAU-XI GALLERY OPENS NEW SPACE DEDICATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY
Image credit: Bau-Xi Photo – Artist / Photographer: Adam Makarenko, *
“Passing on a Curve”, edition of 10- chromogenic print – 32 x 24 in.
“BAU-XI PHOTO, opening in January 2010, exhibits photography by Canadian and International artists across from the AGO – (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
As Bau-Xi maintains its commitment to showcasing contemporary artistic talent, it saw the need for a dedicated, separate gallery to exhibit photography. This is an exciting transition as Bau-Xi Gallery has been a presence in the Canadian art gallery scene for almost 45 years. The new contemporary 2400 square foot space sits across from the Art Gallery of Ontario in a renovated Victorian house, just steps away from Bau-Xi Gallery’s current location. Bau-Xi Photo is committed to showcasing fine art photography by emerging, mid-career, and established artists.
Eight Canadian and International photographers will kick-off the new artist stable, with an opening exhibition by Toronto artist Adam Makarenko. Adam’s exhibition, which features mystical photographs of hand-constructed dioramas, opens Saturday January 9th, from 2-4 PM. Other gallery artists include Zoë Jaremus, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Ferit Kuyas, Eamon MacMahon, Anthony Redpath, Chris Shepherd and Toby Smith.”
link via: www.akimbo.ca
* – “Adam Makarenko grew up in a rural northern Ontario mining town called Atikokan. His artwork explores human influence on nature, a theme undoubtedly seeded by his upbringing in a town boasting two of the largest ore mines in the world. He constructs each photograph as a diorama, sculpting each element by hand and photographing the set. Makarenko uses these constructed realities to tell a story, otherwise impossible through conventional photography. Makarenko has garnered incredible notoriety for an emerging photographer, including having won the coveted Bright Spark Award, published in The Magenta Foundations Flash Forward 2008 annual publication.”
snippet from Bau-Xi Photo website
see more, read more about the new gallery and upcoming exhibitions – www.bau-xiphoto.com
Art Gallery of Alberta – Grand Opening
image from Art Gallery of Alberta website – photo credit: Robert Lememeyer
Grand Opening date: January 31, 2010 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Opening shows will include major works by the famous Edgar Degas and Francisco Goya, celebrated Canadian photographers Yousuf Karsh and Edward Burtynksy and the internationally renowned Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.
You’ll find an outdoor sculpture terrace featuring work by Albertan Ken Macklin, as well as a new children’s gallery, named BMO World of Creativity, focusing on the theme of architecture for 2010.
Designed by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, features of the 85,000 square foot AGA include:
- 30,000 sq ft of premiere exhibition space
- An outdoor sculpture terrace on the third floor
- Dedicated gallery space for the AGA permanent collection of nearly 6,000 works of art
- An expanded Education Centre, the Singhmar Centre for Art Education
- A restaurant, café, espresso bar, gallery shop, 150 seat theatre and an Art Rental and Sales Gallery
- Unique facility rental spaces such as an atrium for banquets, an outdoor sculpture terrace and a ‘floating’ private lounge
Click HERE to take a peek inside (video) – visit their website www.youraga.ca
Inspiration Found
Image credit artist – Carlo Mirabasso
Italian artist Carlo Mirabasso has a uniquely distinctive painting style, I love it!! You can view more of Carlo’s art on his website, prints of his work are available here.
Image credit: Creative Divergents website
Creative Divergents is a “Special Find”, I definitely recommend a vist!
“Some of the things it has been founded on include an appreciation for people willing to push boundaries in creative ways, the desire to bring more attention to works that may not fit neatly into easily defined categories.”
Image Credit – Artist: compot25
Photoshop Lady has compiled a fab list of creative tutorials to inspire.
The 100 Most Popular Photoshop Tutorials for 2009
2010 Alternative Photography Calendar
Image credit: AlternativePhotography website
“The 12 winning photographs were chosen in a competition where over 2000 people voted. All were made with an alternative photographic process.”
This is definitely on my Christmas wish list for this year! If you have a moment, check out the stunning images. Earlier this year I signed up for their monthly newsletter and have enjoyed reading their informative articles, especially their “How-To” processes.
AlternativePhotography.com – Historical photographic methods in use today – the art, the processes and the techniques of alternative photography. Techniques and processes, photographers’ gallery, articles and forums and specialist literature.
