I see myself as an observer of a city’s different identities that have been built and rebuilt over the centuries. Decay, erasure, reconstruction and building take place at the same time: I usually use painting to explore the city’s evolution and add my own experience to the context.
Archives for 2014
Making A Difference: Anna Gala – Project Village
A Life As A Human Interview: Project Village aims to support underprivileged women in Toronto using the love of bracelets, because being kind is always in fashion.
The Mourning Period
I have a love for abandoned houses and other slightly melancholy places, and I frequently use them as locations in many of my photos. By using discarded decorative flowers that once sat on graves in a local cemetery, I made small bouquets that I then arranged in various areas around the house.
Patterns, Dogs, and Learning
The lives of our dogs are full of patterns. When to eat, when to sleep, when to play ball, and when to respond to our cues. These are all patterns that our dogs learn. You might be surprised to learn that your dog may be learning something different than you are teaching. In fact, you may be teaching your dog something different from what you THINK you are teaching!
Crow Talk
Shifting my eyes, suddenly all I saw was crow – a very large one, perched atop a tree across the street.
I forgot my class for a little while.
Defining Beauty
The beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar business. By setting the trends of beauty, it shapes and defines the culture of beauty itself. While I was growing up looking at magazines, movies, TV shows and ads, beauty was identified as someone who had big eyes, was tall, blond and Caucasian. So how does a dark haired, slanty eyed, not-so-tall Asian even compare in the beauty market?!?
The Magic of the Magdalens-Havre-sur-Mer
Lose yourself on an exotic island where the sound of the surf lulls you to sleep, ocean breezes cleanse the senses and worries and cares seem a million miles away.
Bald is Beautiful
Notions of regal crowns mixed with lotus flowers, signalling rebirth from darkness, mark this photograph of local cancer survivor, Lesley Hughes, and so they should: this was the day we celebrated Lesley’s courage and beautifully (nearly) bald femininity through the application of a henna crown.
He’s Funny And He Knows It
In anticipation of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s new album ‘Mandatory Fun’ scheduled for release on July 15, we take a look back at the history and rise of the iconic style of satirical comedy music videos. Part one of two.
Abstract Cityscapes
Anastessia Bettas is a Toronto based, visual artist who works with encaustic to create abstract cityscape paintings. In her new work, she captures the vitality of the urban experience using grids to evoke skyscrapers and streets.
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