February 20 – 23, 2014
Better Living Centre
195 Princes’ Boulevard, Exhibition Place
Opening Night Party: Thursday, February 20, 2014 / 7 – 11p.m.
Exhibition hours: Friday: 12 – 8, Saturday: 11 – 8, Sunday: 11 – 6 p.m.
The Artist Project celebrates its 7th year with another exciting show from February 20 to 23, 2014 at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.
Visitors with Mike Birksted’s Sculpture, Advance
With a theme of SET SAIL, the Opening Night Party was a nod to the retro-nautical look of the 1940s. Visitors could get an airbrush tattoo by Black Line Studios, listen to the beats of DJ Vinny Grüvhunter and DJ J-Lah and check out fashion art installation: MeU!
The sailor girls were the greeters at the show
Artistic Director Clair Taylor was walking the grounds, talking to artists and visitors.
From seasoned collectors and first-time art buyers, to gallery dealers and interior designers, visitors came to explore and discover works of art from over 250 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad. This is a unique opportunity to meet and buy art directly from artists at Toronto’s most celebrated contemporary art fair.
Artist Silvia Taylor with her plumb bob art
Artist Ian Busher
Rob Niezen’s paintings
There were artists like Dani Cooperman and Sarika Sehgal with LED backlit photographs which they had added paint to and scratched part of it off – this seems to be the newest thing.
Dani Cooperman’s booth
Artist Sarika Sehgal
Paul-Emile Rioux’ Landcuts series was very innovative. He puts photographs into 3D computer software and adds a computer virus to it which creates the amazing fractured and surreal, futuristic looking landscapes.
Artist Paul-Emile Rioux with Landcuts
Emerging artist Jonathan Groeneweg’s photographs of urban gardens are taken with a panoramic camera then up to ten images are stitched together at a pixel by pixel level creating incredibly detailed and arresting images of a very socially relevant trend: growing food in our city.
Artist Jonathan Groeneweg with Bleeker Street CO-OP Garden
It was only two hours into the show and artist Steven Chmilar had already sold A Fish Called Fate and Idea Machine.
Artist Steven Chmilar
In UNTAPPED Emerging Artists Competition 20 of the country’s best up-and-coming artists was showing, selected from hundreds of applications.
Emerging Artist, Krista Arnold’s paintings
Emerging Artist, Niki Shembi’s work
Text and photo: Margaret Irving