Brault's Peak

Dan Brault at (the now closed) Peak Gallery, Toronto 2012:

Amisich + Brault

From the exhibition It Began In Afrikkka at (the now closed) Peak Gallery, Toronto 2011 ...

Curtis Amisich:

Dan Brault:

Dain in Afrikkka

Kathryn Dain from the exhibition It Began In Afrikkka at (the now closed) Peak Gallery, Toronto 2011 ...

Cloud-Shadows, Sunbeams, etc.

Lauren Hall from her solo exhibition Sail Fast Cloud-Shadows and Sunbeams at YYZ, Toronto 2011:

Hall at (now closed) Peak Gallery, Toronto 2009:

Carter's elegant shapes of gravity

The elegant shapes Lyn Carter created are often derived from gravity.  Her fabric sculptures and drawings are currently on view at Toronto's Peak Gallery:

Thank you for the great show, Z.

Industrial hard-edge Cull

One of the 60 Painters, Patrick Cull at Humber Arts and Media Studios, Toronto 2012:

Hard-edge abstraction and gravity "painting" by Cull at Peak Gallery, Toronto 2009:

Cubist Table With Bubble Gum*

Dariusz Krzeminski explores the clumsiness and inherent instability of the physical world in his series of new paintings currently showing at Peak Gallery.

Krzeminski at Peak, Toronto 2012:

*Cubist Table With Bubble Gum is the title of one of Krzeminski's paintings on view.

When Things Collide

Derrick Piens' plywood sculpture and drawing When Things Collide previously at Peak Gallery, Toronto 2011:

Piens' new show is opening at Peak tomorrow.

Amisich scrambled plus

My recent post on Curtis Amisich's latest Peak Gallery show Scrambled; Who's Afraid Of Pink, Blue And Yellow has criminally neglected the intro video.  So here it is, plus some other detailed images, new and old:

Video from PEAKGALLERY's youtube channel

Amisich at Peak, Toronto 2011:

Amisich at Peak, Toronto 2009:

Amisich's show is concluding this Saturday.  If you are in Toronto, it's worth taking a trip to the west end to see it.

Who's Afraid Of Pink, Blue And Yellow?

Curtis Amisich's latest show Scrambled; Who's Afraid Of Pink, Blue And Yellow at Peak Gallery has the idea of its name borrowed from Barnett Newman's late works.  Amisich's optically interesting works are just nearly as provocative as master Newman's.

Amisich at Peak, Toronto 2011:

Newman at MoMA, New York 2011:

It Began In Afrikkka

I'm not talking about the Chemical Brothers' 2001 hit.  It's the summer group show at Toronto's Peak Gallery.  It features many familiar names who have shown at Peak before.  Works were carefully chosen and arranged so that each piece resonates with the others.  A refreshing dose of primal vibes on a hot summer day.

Dan Brault and Dariusz Krzeminski:

Dan Brault:

Dan Brault:

Dan Brault and Kathryn Dain:

Kathryn Dain:

Curtis Amisich and Kathryn Dain:

Curtis Amisich:

Hall's geometric landscapes

Not really a big fan of photography, I find every year the month of May extremely boring in Toronto, with most galleries here showing exclusively photography.  It is a real challenge to seek out inspiring shows.  I was at the YYZ this Saturday, surprised to see Lauren Hall's latest exhibition Sail Fast Cloud-Shadows and Sunbeams there.  I have been following Hall since I first saw her sculptural installations in 2009.  I love her geometric treatments of natural landscapes and her use of synthetically made packaging and building materials.

Hall at YYZ, Toronto 2011:

Hall at Peak Gallery, Toronto 2011:

Hall at Peak Gallery, Toronto 2009:

Hall at the DepARTment, Toronto 2009: