A recent visit to Jamie Evrard's Vancouver studio had us confronting a riot of roses and peonies! These loose, gestural works represent a productive summer spent examining the form of particular blooms that continue to mesmerize the artist.
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.
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
According to Tom Powers, Toronto's Kathryn Macnaughton is "one to watch in the Canadian art world."
"It doesn't take an expert to see that Kathryn's work is really special" says Powers, host of CBC Radio q. Listen to abstract artist Kathryn Macnaughton discuss her creative process, what inspires her work, and how she prepared for the upcoming exhibition, Dualities: A Bridge Between Two Worlds at Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver this July.
Click here to view new Macnaughton's latest works and see why she is being called the "one to watch in the Canadian art world."
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.
2017 South Granville Art Walk at Bau-Xi Gallery Saturday, June 17, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Vancouverites and visitors are all invited to this fabulous, creative event, where they can wander up and down Granville Street and partake in artist talks, have refreshments, and attend over 12 different art exhibitions spread across the South Granville neighbourhood.
10 am - 6 pm Floral Art Installation inspired by the paintings of David Alexander courtesy of Granville Island Florist
10 am - 12 pm Artisanal coffee tasting hosted by Bump'n Grind Café
10 am - 1 pm Hand massages, product demonstrations and a variety of samples courtesy of L’Occitane
3:00 pm Gallery Talk and Tour of David T. Alexander’s latest exhibition, “Land and Mindscapes: Perceptions and Sensations”
5:00 pm Raffle - Three Gift Prizes Drawn: 1. A Beautiful L'Occitane Gift Set 2. $150 Opus Art Supplies Gift Card 3. Barbara Cole Art Book published by Bau-Xi Gallery
Kathryn Macnaughton sat down with The Coveteur's Jodi Taylor to talk about preparing for her upcoming two-person show Dualities: A Bridge Between Two Worlds (with fellow artist Erin Armstrong) at Bau-Xi Gallery Vancouver this upcoming July. The OCAD grad ties eclectic influences from vintage magazines and graphic design to architecture and the history of American modernist painting in her new suite of paintings. More exclusive photos from inside the artist's Toronto studio after the jump.
Vancouver painter Sheri Bakes was recently profiled in Canadian Art on her work in relationship to living with aphantasia, a condition that eliminates one's ability to mentally visualize imagery. In the intimate interview, Sheri speaks candidly about how her painting practice and style was dramatically altered by an inability to access the 'mind's eye.' Undeterred, Sheri learned to paint again from scratch. Sheri’s resilience and determination led to an unforeseen relationship to the process of painting that creates hope and vitality within her canvases.
'Hanauma Bay I' was chosen by Queen guitarist Brian May as one of his 'Top 20' for Photo London.
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Thursday 18 May 2017 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
SEAMEN'S HALL, SOMERSET HOUSE
Tour the highlights of Photo London selected by legendary Queen guitarist and author Dr Brian May CBE. Dr May has a passion for Stereoscopy and publishes photographic books through the London Stereoscopic Company which he runs. The tour will be led by Dr Jean Wainwright and incorporate visits to booths across the fair. Dr Jean Wainwright is a Professor of Contemporary Art and Photography at UCA. As an art historian, critic and curator she has published extensively in the contemporary arts field, contributing to numerous catalogues and books. Wainwright’s practice also features interviews with international artists and photographers, many of which can be found on the Tate Audio Arts site.
A rewarding day was spent with David making the final selection of paintings for the BC artist's highly anticipated upcoming solo show opening June 10th at Bau-Xi Vancouver. The artist continues to surprise us with new modes of mark-making and an unpredictable and riveting use of colour in both his landscapes and his 'wet' series. We can't wait to unveil this stunning and ambitious new body of work.
"Land and Mindscape : Perceptions and Sensations" opens June 10th at Bau-Xi Vancouver
Contact us at info@bau-xi.com if you'd like to be notified for previewing.
David has often said some of his most favoured paint brushes are the ones that are the most worn and paint encrusted ones because they make the most original and interesting marks on the canvas.
The studio floor wears the patina of countless hours spent painting here.
The final selection for the show has been made late in the day after much deliberation
Bau-Xi is thrilled to announce the latest addition to the gallery stable: Toronto painter Mel Gausden.
Mel Gausden explores themes of personal and cultural identity through traditions of self-portraiture and landscape painting. Her interests lie in combining visual markers and signifiers of nostalgia and Canadiana with painterly gesture, mark-making and bold highlights. The artist applies neon silhouettes evocative of “instagram-esque” colour filters to highlight the inherent distortion of our own personal narratives. In the end, these visual narratives end up as hybrids, part-reality and part-dreamscape.
Mel Gausden earned her Bachelor’s of Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2009. She continues to live and work out of her studio in Toronto.