We are excited to announce that acclaimed Canadian photographer, David Burdeny, has been selected by Samsung as a featured artist for their innovative and design-focused new product, The Frame. See Burdeny's working process in the video below.
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Incredible new beach scenes by Toronto artist Joshua Jensen-Nagle are now available at Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto. Visit us at 350 Dundas Street West to view in person.
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Watching Barbara Cole on set is like being at the theatre. We spent the morning with the artist, and got to see how she captures moments from her incredible productions and translates them into sublime images.
Cole's studio assistants set up the temporary studio next to the pool where the photography shoot will take place.
One of Barbara Cole's vision boards, where she collages together sources of inspiration.
Prior to the shoot, each model has a custom wig sewn to her hair.
Costumes ready for the next model.
Barbara Cole's latest series will be previewed exclusively at Art Toronto from October 27th - 30th.
Please contact us at photo@bau-xi.com if you would like to be notified for previewing.
The exhibition, "Figure Painting" will open November 4th at Bau-Xi Photo.
VIEW MORE WORK BY BARBARA COLE
This September, Bau-Xi Photo is thrilled to present new work by prominent American artist Cara Barer. Click here if you would like us to email you a preview of the new series.
UPCOMING EXHIBIT:
September 9-23, 2017
350 Dundas St West, Toronto
Opening Reception, Sat June 9
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Visit Michael Wolf's retrospective, Life in Cities, at the Rencontres d’Arles from July 3 to August 27, 2017. The exhibition will travel to international institutions, including the Fotomuseum Den Haag in January 2018, and will be accompanied by a monograph.
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW AVAILABLE MICHAEL WOLF ARTWORK.
Something Curated has named Joshua Jensen-Nagle in their Top 5 'Must-See Photographers at Photo London 2017'.
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Michael Wolf is who has been featured for his Tokyo Compression series at Flowers Gallery.
Joshua Jensen-Nagle has been selected to be exhibited at the prestigious UK art fair, Photo London. Bau-Xi Gallery will exhibit his work as the only Canadian gallery represented at the fair. The artwork selection for Photo London includes iconic beach photos from Italy and Brazil, ski scenes shot in Whistler, and this stunning new image from Iceland 'Breaking Away' (shown above). Bau-Xi Gallery looks forward to the opportunity to present this talented Canadian artist to photography collectors in the UK.
Photo London runs May 18-21, 2017 at Somerset House in London More about Photo London here
ARTWORK THAT WILL BE ON VIEW IN LONDON:
DREW BURNHAM | Nature's Conduit
340 Dundas St. West, Toronto
April 22 - May 5, 2017
We are happy to share a glimpse of Drew Burnham's studio as he prepares for his upcoming exhibition in Toronto. Drew has been working for the past 12 months to complete this show which will be unveiled in a presale prior to the show's official opening on April 22nd. Drew Burnham has experienced sold-out shows for over 10 years.
About his work, Burnham states:
"For the last 8 years or so, and a few periods in the past, the paintings and I have an unbalanced understanding. It requires that I get there in front of the canvas and there, get rid of the world and my mind and leave behind a clean conduit. Then...if I even become conscious at all, I am a rock, a barnacle, a tree bough, moss,or some abstract who-knows-what, being transferred to the canvas by my brush hand...there is only a steady stream of laying in strokes, colours, shapes, decisively placed and guided by a source, secretive and remote. It is that source which has “granted” me the right to be its conduit, and which requires that I be worthy...It is extremely exciting to get to watch the image come up with that which my own human facilities never could."
1) Describe your perfect day at the studio—what are your ideal conditions for creativity?
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi delivered a wonderful Ted talk on “flow.” I have sought out theories and discussions on similar topics, because for me to do my best work I believe that I have to reach a place where the subconscious takes over, or at least takes the helm. I have been lucky in that I have never found myself short of inspiration, and so undisturbed time is my biggest challenge. Finding stretches of it where I can start to unfold my ideas and inspiration, and then gradually let go of everything but the act...
(Click here to watch the Ted Talk by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
2) Your latest exhibition is called ‘Stage.’ This word has such a history, and rich connotations. What about the concept of the stage resonates with your practice?
Constructing tension between a perception of a physical place, and the awareness of the mediums and their application is an ongoing quest for me. Setting a stage to reveal an emotional experience: mine, in my absorbing and retelling of an inspiration, and the viewer’s experience, in the way that they view the “set” through their own filters. Interrupting our willingness to accept illusions of perspective with marks that so obviously live on a two dimensional surface. It seems theatrical in a way. A stage. A story.
Painting detail
3) This new work demonstrates some new palettes for you—are there particular pigments or contrasts that are exciting you these days?
Pink is such a loaded colour. This could be a long answer I think! I will keep it short though. I have avoided it in the past, but I have pulled it out lately and have been appreciating the emotional response that I now have to it.
4) What about the motif of the birch tree in particular inspires you? Are there other naturally occurring forms that lend themselves well to paint?
I am drawn to patterns and textures that occur in nature, and birch trees are such a fabulous place to find both. The graphic black and white of the trees allows for endless flexibility and interest when partnered with other pigments. They are a perfect starting point for explorations in mediums and their application. They are represented within the pieces while at the same time generously accepting of abstraction. Birches, grasses, and many other tree forms allow me to tell a tale of found beauty--of human perception, as well as of paint.
MICHAEL WOLF | CITY: Michael Wolf Showcase
350 Dundas St. W, Toronto
March 4 - 18, 2017
On display at Bau-Xi Photo, view a selection of works from Michael Wolf's Tokyo Compression, Architecture of Density, Transparent City, and Paris Rooftops series. From the intimate to the alienating, this exhibition captures the nature of urban experience across four cities: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Chicago, and Paris.
Tokyo's claustrophobic subway systems reveal the conditions of the city’s population, and document rapidly expanding urban-industrial centers. Foregrounded views of Hong Kong, Chicago, and Paris skylines magnify perspective and present the cityscape in rhythmic layers of architecture, history, and human intervention. Together, works from each series show Wolf’s commitment to documenting the city as a space we both inhabit and behold.
We are happy to share a glimpse of Drew Burnham's studio as he prepares for his upcoming exhibition in Toronto. Drew has been working for the past 12 months to complete this show which will be unveiled in a presale prior to the show's official opening on April 22nd.
DREW BURNHAM | New Paintings
340 Dundas St. West, Toronto
April 22 - May 6, 2017
VIEW AVAILABLE DREW BURNHAM ARTWORK HERE
CONTACT US FOR ACCESS TO ARTWORK PRESALE: toronto@bau-xi.com or 416-977-0600
Bau-Xi Photo is pleased to present Oceans, the latest series by David Burdeny. Oceans explores the geological formations of water bodies in the Bahamas, Australia, and Europe, capturing the complex, abstract qualities of the deep sea. Burdeny’s scenes are celebrations of the natural world, but, below the surface, they map a precious and precarious resource. Serpentine sandbars stretch into a Bahamian horizon; Australian bays are sharply rendered fields of impossible blue. Long exposures—evident in views of Sicily—soften waves, revealing formations beneath the water. Bodies that dot the cliff sides cast long shadows, indelible marks on an expanse otherwise untouched. The contemporary sublime is for Burdeny both a call to action that compels one to protect her world, and a message about culpability. Receding vistas are the dreamy escape; human presence is the sobering reminder. Like the depths his exposures reveal, Burdeny unearths layers—of not just the landscape—but the fraught relationship between the earth we inhabit and the environmental future we inherit.
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) holds Masters degrees in Architecture and Interior Design, and is the recipient of notable photography awards including Photographer of the Year (Nature category) at the International Photography Awards.
VIEW ARTWORK BY DAVID BURDENY HERE
