a landmark collection that are now noted for posterity
THE EXISTENTIAL ART GALLERY
Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
Sooner or Later
Its real name, corporate name, despite its more endearing moniker “Gallery X”, is, “The Existential Art gallery of Scarborough”. So far, it’s a virtual gallery rather than something concrete, and, we are very proud of the exhibitions we have mounted so far,…
Art is certainly existential, out there somewhere, locked in creative minds who are dreaming about it, or perhaps already sitting there in everyday existence, on a wall, standing on a plinth, stretched on a canvas, fired in a kiln, or even cast in bronze. An…
Did you attend Nuit Blanche? Being a fairly busy chap, I haven’t previously gone to Nuit Blanche. I don’t know why; I just didn’t make it, ever. Nuit Blanche started in 2006 when I was likely even busier. I bet a lot of folks have…
It is a bit of a stretch to surmise that the impressionists began their great foray into light and colour by gazing into someone’s eyes at the Moulin De La Galette, which looks like it may indeed have been possible…
When Goya painted “The 3rd of May, 1808” people had couches but he certainly wasn’t painting something to match the couch. I use that expression because it has been a standard joke among artists for as long as I can remember.
‘Virtual’ is a tricky word, and these days it has significant meaning. Over time, at least since the beginning of the internet, we have been like little ants who run all over the place and create their kingdom…
Lately, AI is the talk of the town with that two-letter acronym being a normal part of everyday speech. ChatGPT has also become quite familiar, especially in the sense of its writing, automatic writing, of letters, or most dramatically, student university essays. In the…
This Scarborough historical marker, The McCowan Log Home, is located in Thompson Park at Lawrence and Brimley, perhaps familiar to folks who have taken their kids to the playgrounds and other recreational opportunities located in the park.
The Guild, as it came to be known, expanded both the main building, increased the number of outbuildings, increased its holdings to cover 500 acres, and spanned almost two and a half kilometers of coastline along Lake Ontario.
The 800 year old ossuary, or cemetery, was inadvert unearthed when soil was being removed in preparation of an overpass for Highway 401 in 1956.
Young students don’t always enjoy the possibility of excursions to an art gallery so bringing original art and historical examples to students right in their own educational institution is a bonus to their education.