TYPOLOGY

Tag: landscape

  • Apropos of snow: Håvard Homstvedt and Tarjei Vesaas


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    It’s sifting down like a jumbled heaven,
    but the darkness tonight hides everything from view.
    And there’s no noise to break up the even
    invisible tinkling of falling snow.

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  • Karin Bubas’ cinematic scenes


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    Ice-covered Marsh and Neapolitan Clouds,     above, was our favourite photograph in Karin Bubas’ current show at Monte Clark (closing Friday). Striking a balance between mystery and whimsy, it exerts a fascinating synaesthetic effect through its juxtaposition of the cold crispness of snow and ice with the sweet softness of colourful cotton candy clouds.

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  • Alec Soth: Should artists be entertainers?


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    Taking a short break from another long day of writing, we decided to troll around for an update on the Alec Soth portrait auction announced two weeks ago via his blog, Little Brown Mushroom. In an effort to help out with medical expenses for friend and collaborator Brad Zellar, Soth is making this rare opportunity available on Ebay until November 25th. We love Soth’s work, but would never stand a chance of winning–and indeed after 8 bids by 4 individuals, the bidding stands at $8100 with g***g holding down a slim lead over the next highest bidder. Just two more days to get your bids in, folks, and all for a good cause…

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  • The Wind Paintings of Bob Verschueren


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    Following up today’s sublime nature theme, here are some exquisitely beautiful works from the late 1970s that blur boundaries between Land Art, painting, and photography. Utilizing terre verte, burnt umber, iron oxide and other powdered substances, Verschueren worked with the land, water, and wind to create these ephemeral images.

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  • The Power Plant Refresh inaugural exhibitions, review pt 3: To What Earth Does This Sweet Cold Belong?

    continued from The Power Plant Refresh inaugural exhibitions, review pt 2: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
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    Upstairs in The Power Plant’s North Gallery, a more poetic and less overtly political mode of curatorial inquiry is represented, one which serves as a counterpoint to the ground floor exhibitions (see links to related posts below). To What Earth Does This Sweet Cold Belong? is a group exhibition of young Canadian and American artists curated by Jon Davies, Assistant Curator at The Power Plant. Taking its title and cue from the poetry of American Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, this show features fantastical landscapes from the imaginations of artists Andrea Carlson, Annie MacDonell, Kevin Schmidt, Jennifer Rose Sciarrino, and Erin Shirreff.

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