Quebec: Urban Abstracts
It is difficult to decide whether the photography, or the painting, of Quebec-based artist Jean-Francois Dupuis is more compelling. (Above: Sako 88, photo / Below: L moriati, paint) His website, and...
View ArticleSanne De Wilde’s Snow White
Flemish photographer Sanne De Wilde makes her North American exhibition debut in Peterborough with Snow White, her Albino portrait series. Constantly observed, yet unseen for who they really are,...
View ArticleSnowbirds: Les Québécois in Florida
Montreal photographer Mika Goodfriend is on exhibit with Snowbirds, a documentary study of Breezy Hill RV trailer park, a tightly knit community of French Québécois retirees in Pompano Beach, Florida...
View ArticleA century of same-sex couples
In Reunions, Steven Beckly reclaims old photographs of same-sex couples, constructing a contemporary album “through the queering of past identities, relationships, and histories,” the Toronto-based...
View ArticleRemembering the real Winnie the Pooh
If you’re in Toronto before Dec. 7, don’t miss this. An exhibit at the Ryerson Image Centre tells the story of Canadian soldier and veterinarian Harry Colebourn (1887–1947), who, at the onset of World...
View ArticleThe Art of Image Transfers
It’s possible to view the work of photographer Patrick Lajoie and not notice at first that it’s an image transfer onto birch panel, but upon closer look, the grain of the wood becomes visible and...
View ArticleDress Codes: Fashion Art
These lush works by Dutch photographer Hans Withoos are typical of creations scheduled for next month’s Fashion Art Toronto, a staple over the last decade for its avant-garde art, photography and...
View ArticleThe Painted Photograph
Digital photographer Dean West is known for his intricate and highly staged photographs that take everyday occurrences beyond the realm of natural reality. He’s a featured exhibit in the 2016 Toronto...
View ArticleLyle Owerko: Eagle Hunters
Lyle Owerko spent two years in Northern Mongolia immersed in the culture of falconry, the ancient and otherwise closed communities that rely on the world’s most dangerous birds of prey. His new series...
View ArticleIrene Seay: Piece of Mind
The photo art in Irene Seay’s current exhibition was shot on slide film over a 10-year period but had never been exhibited until her current show, part of the Toronto Contact Photography Festival. The...
View ArticleNew Photo Junkie Site
I’m switching my personal photography to a new, separate Photo Junkie site. After a few days of posting my own shots on this site, I’ve decided they interrupt the flow of Canadian Art Junkie’s curated...
View Article14/150: William James Topley
Mr. William Campbell in court jester costume Ottawa photographer William James Topley (1845–1930) was an important chronicler of people and events in Canada’s capital in the 50 years after...
View ArticleRichard Johnson: Ice Huts
Ten years, 10 provinces, 1,000 photos is the way White Wall Gallery North is billing this exhibition of Richard Johnson’s work (April 19 through June 7, Toronto). These provisional shelters offer a...
View Article24/150: David Burdeny – Long Exposures
Blue Coast, Realmonte, Agrigento, Sicily Born in Winnipeg, David Burdeny (b: 1968) started to photograph the prairie landscape at age 12, making his own black and white prints in a makeshift darkroom...
View ArticlePhoto – Opera Garnier
In this Quick Hit, a reminder that we often forget to appreciate the talents of daily news photographers, like Stephane de Sakutin, who works for the news agency Agence France-Presse. He took this...
View ArticlePhotography – Hair Stories
From an early age, Indian born, Los Angeles-based fine art photographer Rohina Hoffman understood that hair had power. At the age of seven, Hoffman’s two ponytails were unceremoniously cut off. This...
View ArticlePhoto Art: Cityscapes
Tim Jarosz creates these wondrous cityscapes by collaging and digitally modifying the color and texture of his photos. He is a professional photographer and designer based in Chicago. The website of...
View ArticleQuick Hits – Lantern Slides
This is a vintage glass lantern slide of a river in Florida, circa 1930. While posting to another blog I curate, it struck me how much these slides can look like paintings, including the rowboat image...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Teacup Commentary
Cheryl Pagurek’s latest work projects modern news images into delicate, old fashioned teacups and saucers. The cups become a window onto the world, merging past and present, private and public, order...
View ArticleBrouns: A geometric world
Photographer Paul Brouns of the Netherlands calls this shot Venice of the North. He’s inspired by the rhythm, lines and color patterns of an abstract geometrical world. He nails these abstracts and...
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