Tuesday 31 May 2022

Sunday 29 May 2022

Tuesday 24 May 2022

Saturday 21 May 2022

Thursday 19 May 2022

Florescence

Joy Wong from her solo exhibition Florescence currently at Open Studio, Toronto:




Tuesday 17 May 2022

Sunday 15 May 2022

Pathétique

I have been listening to the second movement of Beethoven's Pathétique, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 almost everyday lately.  This is my favourite version, just a single pianist Éric Heidsieck, without a grand orchestra.  I must admit that the sound quality of the video is rather mediocre but I really like the pace, which is a bit faster than most other pianists' playing.



Video from bbpianos's youtube channel


A pleasant day in March:


Saturday 14 May 2022

Chromatic approximations of the number π

LUNA is an annual one-evening-only event at Toronto's Crescent School celebrating the arts.  This year's iteration, LUNA Nova, is the first time in three years that this event returns in-person on-site.  Chromatic approximations of the number π is my project for LUNA this year.

π is known to be an irrational number, which means that it is a non-terminating non-recurring decimal.  As it is not possible to exactly represent π with all its digits, we can only approximate it.  My project explores approximations of π using colours.  Here are some snapshots of my project from this past Thursday ...

The "low resolution" paintings:




One of the "high resolution" digital drawings:


Thursday 12 May 2022

Rational approximations of π and the distribution of primes

I found recently this very interesting video that reveals an unlikely connection between rational approximations of π and the distribution of prime numbers.  Enjoy!


Video from 3Blue1Brown's youtube channel


Tuesday 10 May 2022

The Falling Sky

Adapting an old black and white photo of a burnt dwelling by Claudia AndujarGisela Motta & Leandro Lima's projection The Falling Sky of a burning illusion is currently showing at Trinity Square Video, Toronto:


Sunday 8 May 2022

You x2

This song came out in 1991 but I’ve never listened to its resonating melancholy as much as I have in the recent weeks when my father passed away and my aging mother is coping with life.

You by the Dutch band Ten Sharp:

Video from Mia's youtube channel


The instrumental version:

From MrKostasDRS's youtube channel


Wednesday 4 May 2022

The Tangled Garden

My Instagram account was hacked on March 17, and I haven’t been able to access it until just recently when I regained control of it again.  As I see that the risk of my account being hijacked again is very low, I have now gradually restored its use.  For more than six weeks, I have halted all activities on social media, fearing that the security of my other social media accounts might also be compromised.  I now feel safe enough to return.  Thank you all for your continued support.


A lot has happened in these past weeks.  I was tormented from a family loss.  But I did manage to have a few gallery visits.  Here's one.  Luis Jacob's The Tangled Garden series from his solo exhibition Borderline Cases: Two In The Bush currently at Patel Brown Gallery, Toronto: