by Mikael Sandblom
If we pay attention, and if we follow the artist’s focus, perhaps we’ll start to hear the rustling of leaves, smell the earth and moss, feel a cool damp breeze.
Hugh Alcock: Listen! at Gallery 1313
Category: Mikael Sandblom
Brian Boigon at Christie Contemporary
by Mikael Sandblom
You’ll have to work at it – but there’s fun and freedom in that. In the Interopera, the effort, your effort to make sense of it, is the message.
Up Close at Art Toronto
by Mikael Sandblom
Walking through the Art Toronto show it struck me how lucky we are to live in an age of artistic plurality.
Kate Wilson at General Hardware
by Mikael Sandblom
These small paintings require a bit of effort to get in to, but you’ll be richly rewarded. You’ll be surprised at how much you can see in the dark!
Kal Mansur at Myta Sayo Gallery
by Mikael Sandblom
Mansur’s ongoing technical and visual innovations demonstrate that there’s no imminent dead end here. So don’t give up on abstract art!
NetherMind – “Elegy”
by Mikael Sandblom
The exhibition’s theme is a heavy one; one of loss and grief. The work addresses the issues head on, with solemnity, but around the edges there’s a quiet sense of humour.
Making Magic at Art Toronto
by Mikael Sandblom
It makes such a difference to see art the way artists intended – up close and personal!
Lyla Rye at General Hardware Contemporary
by Mikael Sandblom
Rye’s work encourages us to be active in our looking, to become conscious that perception is not passive, to realize that we actually construct what we see.
Christian Eckart at General Hardware
by Mikael Sandblom
Eckart uses contemporary visual language and technology to set up an experience on the canvas that has the same emotive feel as the impact of nature.
Views of Art Toronto 2021
by Mikael Sandblom & Bronwen Cox
It’s great to have the opportunity to get up close to so much interesting art all in one place!
Photography is Hard at Daniel Faria Gallery
by Mikael Sandblom
As varied as the practices of these artists are, one thing they have in common is that their work tells the story of its making. We don’t just see the finished pieces, but also perceive the presence of the artist.
Urban life and the pandemic @ CONTACT
by Mikael Sandblom
this article discusses our relationship to the urban environment during the pandemic through Gordon Wenzel, Shaleen Ladha and Stathis Vlahos virtual exhibitions