For the last 12 days of June, Gallery 1313 had an exhibit of artworks that featured Toronto. As someone who walks around this city with a camera, I was interested to find out how others “see” the city.
below: “Cranes on the Rooftop” (collage) and a photo of the old Humber Cinema on Bloor West. Both are the creation of Jesse Miletin.
below: Two paintings by Kathleen McGuire (“Shwarma King” and “Abell Street Stop”), and a photograph by Courtney Fairweather of the Gooderham Building. The distinctive yellow building on the northeast corner of Church and Queen was a Shwarma King restaurant in the last years of its life. It is now being demolished.
below: Drawing of a raccoon (actually a digital print on canvas), “Toronto, Mood the Raccoon” by Edgar Baculi.
below: Two Toronto images – on the left the CBC building with shadows of people dancing or cheering by Phil Taylor. And on the right a mix of Yonge subway station and the interior of a subway car by Tim Gorewich. Or at least that’s what the labels on the wall claim. As it turns out, both pieces are Tim & Phil collaborations. The two men have been friends and collaborators for more than 30 years.
below: Collage with a TTC theme, by Emily Pike, “Takeover”.
below: “Why Wellesley” by Anshul Sharma.
below: “Fresh Peaches” by Steve Schnier
below: On the left (and yes, it’s difficult to see), a pencil drawing by Michele Cross, “The Railway Bridge at King”. In the middle is “Bus Stop No. 1” by Elnaz Hessami Pilehrood. TTC bus route 39 is Finch East.
below: A section of the “The Toronto Show” exhibit.
below: Two black and white photographs by Monique Campbell – “Timeless”, taken in a barber shop and “Union Station” showcasing the ornate decorative elements in the arched doorway.
below: Just looking
“The Toronto Show” was in the larger room at Gallery 1313. Off to the side are two smaller rooms and each featured a different show. One of these was “Artist Pets”.
below: “Whiskered Foster” by Mariel Pagliai
below: Photo of a dog on an old wicker chair by Karen Perlmutter, “Gracie in the Woods”. Gracie has had her photo taken MANY times!! A star model.
below: And last, a painting by Roy Wong of a barn in winter, seen somewhere in Caledon. “Impressions of Beauty” was the title of the small exhibit of Wong’s still life paintings and landscapes.
as I walk Toronto 