CITY ART PROJECT

Please see “Moon Series”, an online slideshow of new work at collagegallery.org

Please see “Ancient Future”, an online slideshow of new work at collagegallery.org

The City Art exhibit space at 230 Queen East is gradually transiting from the show Three Faces to Ancient Future.   Open Wednesdays and Saturdays 12 – 5 pm.

Three faces photography by james latrobe

Collage Gallery and City Art now share the same space! We completed the move and celebrated with a reception this past Saturday December 17, 2011.

Our current theme is ” three faces, a portrait of here.” and features the teamwork of d. harris,  eron boyd and sunJye. Viewing is by appointment during the holiday season. We will open regular hours in mid January 2012.

The recent exhibit at Gallery Arcturus of work by Floyd Kuptana has ended, but a collage image of the sculptor has joined the slideshow of characters at:

http://collagegallery.org/galleries/rogue-gallery/

The city art/collage gallery sites reflect a collaborative creative process.  Those of us who participate in this shared creative space are continually surprised by what can come out of an exchange which is responsive to an inquiry.

 Most recently, our brain-storming has led us to experiment with making parts of the collage more obvious by zooming in on them. We created these zoomed-in, cropped, intermediate-step versions of some images using photoshop. This made the transitions more gradual; blending and bridging the two forms.The effect seems to enhance the visual experience by bringing out the more subtle and hidden aspects of the collage.

We also used windows movie maker to make the transitions smoother, adding music and effects like easing in and out. Hopefully it will allow you to see them differently.

It has been posted on youtube for you to view. Enjoy. You may choose to watch these video presentations full screen.  More to come!

A new gallery slideshow called Rogue Gallery has been added to collagegallery.org, including images of known characters altered through collage.

bruce lee meets kato ... by deborah harris

Click on this photo to go to the safari main page.

The safari page has just been updated with some pictures on the slideshow and some writing on the last safari, enjoy.

Please join me in balancing stones this sept 24th- sunjye

Beauty is our game.

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The City is truly hopping with art! The whole city seems to be transforming itself into a gallery. Walking along dundas st. w. yielded this encounter. His playing was very similar to gamelan orchestra music. If you encounter any art while out in our shared spaces, please give us a heads up — and contribute any pix, vid, words, sounds about engaging street art  to jason@arcturus.ca

We attended the trash art festival put on by Whippersnapper Gallery this weekend and are working on a post about the sacred space installations, so check in soon for the latest developments.

Other new sightings: On the chain link fence, across the street from the cityartproject research laboratory at 230 queen st. e., appeared several patches of colour. Simple woven materials were attached to existing chain links in constructing these gestures. The power of subtle additions to the visual field is evident in the number of people stopping , smiling, touching or just looking.

Much better to look at.

  Exquisite novelty expressed on the banks of the Lachine River in Quebec.

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All in a day’s work.

Sometimes we hunt for beauty and come back  disappointed, other times beauty is right in front of us…

 Please check the Art in the City page for rotating links to innovative and inspiring explorations of public art in Toronto and urban areas across the planet.

a video of “Shoal” by Troika

The next excursion is scheduled for this Saturday June 25.  Contact 647-857-6207 or jason@arcturus.ca for details.

http://cityartproject.ca/city-art-excursions/

These bronze heads may be the most known of public art currently on display. Many of the images in news media show just a few of the sculptures. This photo from the Telegraph shows the context for Ai Wei Wei: Zodiac Heads:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/7723579/Art-gallery-preview-in-pictures.html?image=1

The vast majority of people viewing this body of work will not be in direct contact but nonetheless have a relationship with it. What does it mean to engage with art this way… through the lens of a camera and the screen of a computer?

For the latest crackdown on graffiti in Toronto, read this story by Toronto Star writer Murray Whyte:

Is it graffiti or art? City working on a new law to figure it out

Or, to learn more about the response from store owners and artists, find his full feature in the Sunday print edition of the Star.

One of the groups he mentions is:  City Beautification Ensemble

Walls are being repainted, work is being created and moved around the gallery and studio. The images on the Home page reflect moments of this between-shows phase. Drop in to the space to experience current moments…

Marko was planning to travel to British Columbia from Montreal, he stopped over in Toronto and the day is now weeks. He was living close to our storefront and found us open and came in to look. After a follow up visit Marko asked to paint in the space- we said, why not!

Take a look!

The painting shots were taken downstairs in our studio space – feel free to attend and see what is happening in the moment …

Jason and Kevin recently set up a multi-day balancing installation at the north entrance to Kensington Market. See pics and get information about future public art safaris on our Excursions page.

http://housepaint.typepad.com/housepaint/2009/03/elicser-elliots-hug-me-tree-in-the-gallery.html

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http://spacingtoronto.ca/2008/08/12/queen-west-hug-me-tree-finds-a-new-home/

Meanwhile on Queen East where City Art is, there is some history around trees that have been planted and “unplanted” on the block — particularly in front of Charlie’s Bike Shop. Does anyone have some background? Please comment…

Works created in collaboration with City Art Project and Gallery Arcturus can be seen in shops and restaurants in central Toronto.

Charlie’s Bike Shop at 242.5 Queen Street East has work by Terri Quinn and Jamie LaTrobe

Tibet Cafe at 51 Kensington Avenue has work by Deborah Harris

The street frontage of Gallery Arcturus may feature improvised stone balancing by Jason and Vladimir

And of course many of the City Art Murals can be seen on from public sidewalks. MAP

We keep the current show on the Home page. Our intent is to use the News page to alert site visitors when images are added to the slide show. If you have questions about images, the site or City Art Project please come in to the gallery, post a comment here or contact us directly:

230 Queen Street East
Toronto, Ontario M5A 1S3
Telephone 416 941-9800
info@cityartproject.ca

On Palm Sunday, April 17, City Art’s new neighbour Charlie’s Bike Shop officially launched.

The shop is part of a program that takes donated bikes and trains youth how to fix them.

Works by City Art contributors are currently showing in the shop and repair spaces.