art shows

September 1, 2011

Dazzleology by Annanda DeSilva

September 6th-30th, 2011 . Opening reception September 8th, 7-9PM

Dazzleology is a mixed-media exploration of the intersections of glamour and garbage; sequins and stare-downs; the boudoir and the back-alley. In this exhibition, Femmes real, imagined and somewhere in between are rendered in all their fierce glory by artist Annanda DeSilva, gleefully perverting the line between art and craft. This collection of old and new works draws heavily on the power of sass, sequins and love handles.

August 1, 2011

Suite 16 - Drawings by Claudia Korpanoff

Claudia Korpanoff is a Toronto based multi-media artist. Her work focuses on the exploration of life and its social issues. Korpanoff doesn’t feel bound by traditional mediums and sees everything as a resource to reproduce her thoughts and feelings into visual creations.

Korpanoff’s current body of work explores such themes as sexuality, gender and relationships revolving around the complexities of love.

April 26, 2011

It all comes down to the pencil and the human figure. Spanning from pre-history to the 21st century, drawing from life is one of the oldest and most basic skills for artists.

For the month of June, Come As You Are proudly showcases the work of Toronto-based artist and writer Kimberley Whitchurch in a series of works on paper: not-so-classic nudes and burlesque pin-ups, drawn exclusively from the live model.

Kimberley's lively, fluid line work and bold attack bring a playful sensuality to all her drawings, celebrating people of all sizes, ages, and gender expressions, from friends to artist's models to showgirls in leather and sequins.

"Luscious Life" opens on Thursday June 2 from 7pm-9pm, and runs until June 30th, 2011.

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April 26, 2011

These erotic photographic self-portraits and drawings aim to reclaim positivity and denounce the shame and secrecy surrounding sexuality. Sloppy Seconds is one artist's journey to find a place where hurting can also be healing. Inspired by stop-motion film, the artist pieces together images that tell the story of her queer body. Can we have the courage to hold our used bits up to the lens and take pride in them?

Runs from May 1st-31st, 2011. Opening May 5th, 7-9PM, 2011.

This show is part of the 2011 Contact Photography Festival.

December 3, 2010

'From Our Mother' is an erotic collection of paintings representing sexual imagery through elements such as flowers and other organic themes. As 'Our Mother' is a metaphor for Nature, the artist suggests that sexuality apart from being individual and beautiful, is very natural as well, what should serve as an encouragement to accept or show one's sexual orientation and character.

Runs from December 7, 2010 to December 31st, 2010.

August 20, 2010

"We are inundated with images, so much so that we take them for granted. I draw images from popular media in order to relocate them. I enlarge, rearrange, and reinterpret mass produced images as portraits and figure drawings. The process of redrawing is one of careful study, an opportunity to fully consider images I would otherwise take for granted. I engage with politicians, playboy models, and celebrities, the famous men and naked women of popular culture.

On one level, I am creating portraits of these individuals. On another, I am drawing portraits of the images, icons, and idols produced by our culture. I am creating self-portraits of us all. I am also interested in representing a diversity of bodies, those that we do not normally encounter in the daily stream of images. I engage with bodies not pictured in popular media, such as my own body. Through my self-portraits, I also explore themes of self-image and embodiment."

Join us on Thursday, September 30th at 7pm-9pm for the official opening party.

August 20, 2010

Come and explore Wendyland, the first solo show by Toronto illustrator Wendy Ding. Experience a place inspired by tasty treats, sexy pin-up girls and whimsical imagination. Join us for a lively evening with light refreshments and meet Wendy in person on opening night.