I met Jesus Mora in his small studio tucked away behind a music instrument store. The small space was brimming with artwork that immediately caught my eye, canvas upon canvas of earthly tones and brilliant textural detail.
a two part event created by Toronto based media and performance artist Istvan Kantor who brought the internationally renowned group Non Grata from Estonia via New York to perform in Toronto.
He conjures with his memories, making symbolic pictures intended to invoke what he has glimpsed–not the literal appearance of it, of course, but rather its sensuous impact on his mind and soul.
The gallery is large, with polished concrete stretching out under high ceilings of exposed metal. It’s industrial-sized, minimalist aesthetic is ideal for large-scale abstract works.
I feel a theme building based on where I am shooting that day. This motivates me to spend more time at a site and to explore several concepts that are always present in my photographs: Light, Texture, Fluidity, Shape and the exploration of Free Flowing photography.
It is true that this city has been undergoing an unprecedented building boom in the last several years, certainly in the condo market and it brings new collectors into the art market too.
Our focus is always on visual art, free, all night. We invite curators to pitch proposals and themes, and actively commission programs. The life sign is good.
“I filter my process through photography and our relationship to images of ourselves in mass media. One of the by-products of this long process has been a progression towards “realism” but the motivation itself is not realism.
I have an unusual way of painting. I mix a number of oil paint colours on a palette and carefully place the paint in a small plastic bag at the corner, then I cut a small tip off the corner to squeeze the multi-coloured paint out.
“I have recently been looking at life as this both everything and nothing experience. The existential belief that everything is the same was my departure point.”