G A L L E R Y
A R C T U R U S
Three views of the same window
It is extraordinary to be reminded that even as we sit next to each other,
at the same table just inches apart,
even as we look out of the same window
what we see through that window is not the same.
It is easy to imagine that what we experience with those close to us
in what seems to be a shared circumstance must be the same
but each of us has a very unique perception which informs our knowing.
It is always a challenge to express that perception to another.
A Cast of many coming to the collage gallery
Papier-mâché sculptures by Sae Kimura
Up North
The feet came here.
Walking towards winter
A preview to the Up North Gallery
The beauty of winter light
Photographs by Miloslav Saly
Milo Saly is a photographer and a frequent visitor to the gallery.
When I first saw his work these stood out to me as extraordinary
in their composition, depth and surprise of colour. What makes
great photography is the ability to frame what you see in a
way that allows the viewer to share in the experience.
Couples
Paintings by Rachel Berman 1946-2014
Rachel Berman's work is represented by the Ingram Gallery, Yorkville, Toronto
and can also be viewed online.
I wanna stay...I wanna go... keeps me in one place
movement today seems impossible
Over the Falls
The Sky Over Niagara Falls
Photos by Eron Boyd October 7/8, 2023
Observers of Time Passing
Bronze sculpture of Frederick Banting and Charles Best in front of the MaRS building
where they did much of their work on the discovery of insulin ninety years ago.
This must be a fairly new acquisition because I have not been able to find out
who the artist is and when it was installed but I will keep looking.
Finding pieces that converse together
Photographic work
Far left and Right by Sim Posen
Glass triangle with transparencies by Sim Posen
Middle photo by Pamela Williams
Friends
a mysterious recognition
and appreciation of the other
the sameness and differences
somehow balance
in an easy play of being
Reflecting Upon....
...the day
what has been accomplished
the world
relationships
the season and what it portends
and what to make for dinner
Painting by Luke Gilliam
Cabbagetown Arts and Craft Fair
The fair is set up from Friday til Sunday in the park next to Riverdale Farm
and many residents have set up yard sales throughout the neighbourhood.
Come and wander through.
A New Beginning
September always feels like the beginning of a new year, more somehow than January.
We are embarking on a journey that will take us who knows where.
All we can do is ready the ship, collect all of what we might need
and set sail.
Gifts from a friend afar
Paintings by Nancy Thielemans
One
Above are the copies of the paintings that we collaged with
shown in Blogs Four, Five, Three, Two, One.
Four
Today we had a visitor, Jill Lawrence, come to work with us. We shared images, copies of four paintings and each of us chose, unbeknownst to the others, to use this sitting character in our collages. Placing him up a tree, in the clouds, on a wall, in a room.
You met this character in yesterday's blog 'The Bathers' by
Seurat. Starting with the same resource is a great way to appreciate the unique imagination of each person.
Today was a good day.
Cooling off
Painting by Georges Seurat
We're here to tell you...
...that the gallery will be closed for the month of August,
opening again on the 5th of September.
Our blogs will continue to keep you updated on what's happening on the inside.
Waiting to Dive In
'Looking for Go Home Bay' Photograph by Shozo Ushiroguchi
A copy of this piece is on display in the photographic gallery in Arcturus.
Tamed by the Beast
Collage by Sae Kimura
today
The temperature of colour and of a day
cooler in the shade, a welcome breeze
softened by clouds drifting over sun.
Heat is something we can smell, can breathe in
and out
coloured by weather.
Polkadogs, Steeples and Chair
A day of seemingly unrelated elements, moments,
translated into black and white,
a quieter version of chaos,
letting the differences slide, one into the other,
dots and dogs a typo
mistake or nothing in common
steeples rise and clouds float, faster in the wind
an expression of inward and outward contemplation,
embodied quizzically
in the holding of blue chair.
Please, take a seat.
Calling the Apple Angel
It takes time for a tree to bear fruit
and what is time?
seasons and weather
snow melting to roots drinking deeply
years of many days
small branches growing thicker almost imperceptible
leaves unfurling and blossoms few enough to count
each one a possibility
sapling to tree
colt to horse
puppy to dog
one moment you notice it has happened
something becomes what it was meant to be
maturity
the readiness to bear fruit.
Today's Crazy Quilt
It is not the individual pieces that matter here
but the fact that we sat around a table together
engaging attention in a shared activity.
photographic gallery
In the last couple of weeks we have opened up
another space in the building to be a photographic gallery.
Here we can exhibit the many works that we have
collected over the years.
Sim Posen whose work has inspired this project
will be showing work from earlier shows as
well as new work.
Maybe this is not so far from here
we hope you can find such a place
Smoke in the City
Collage by Eron Boyd
