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"This one is a Marco Zinni piece dating from 1996. It's manufactured by Bitossi in Italy. They are all edition pieces. This one is an edition of 12 for the largest size. There are 10 pieces in the series. All are constructed from two pieces and were hand painted by two famous Italian cartoonists. Each piece is signed, numbered and dated with their names. The ceramic was done by Marco Zinni and the painting was done by them." |
Title: Chrome & Frosted Glass Low Table, 1980s USA
Artist: Joe D'Urso for Knoll
Dimensions: 27 x 27 x 16.5"
Image Courtesy: Phurniture Inc.
"Joe D'Urso designed this table in 1981 and it was manufactured by D'Urso. It is all stainless steel and on casters. It was extremely expensive to produce this table, to polish it and have seamless stainless steel, so it was only in production for 3 to 4 years."
Tom Hodgson: A Survey
Christopher Cutts Gallery
21 Morrow Avenue, Toronto
through July 29, 2006
Title: Phthalo Blue, 1989
Artist: Tom Hodgson (Canadian 1924-2006)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 66" x 77" (167.6 x 195.6 cm)
Image Courtesy: Christopher Cutts Gallery
The passing of Tom Hodgson marked the end of an era. Hodgson was the
last of the first generation of post World War II abstract painters. He passed away in February of this year.
Hodgson was a founding members of
Painters 11, a pioneering collection of artists that triumphed
large format abstract expressionist painting.
Christopher Cutts Gallery organized a retrospective of Tom Hodgson's career spanning five
decades. Cutts said, "I met Tom back in 1987
and was struck by his direct, enthusiastic approach to painting and
life. He was an original whose talents were abundant and thankfully,
uncompromised."
Channel Gallery
Distillery District, Toronto
Building 74, Studio 109
Title: Water
Artist: Helena Frei
Medium: Fabric Collage
Dimensions: 24" x 36"
Image Courtesy: Channel Gallery
Whether it be Impressionists who liked painting en plein air; artists like to work together and use one another to keep the creative juices flowing.
Recently the Channel Gallery opened in Toronto's Distillery District. It is a partnership between five artists; Helena Frei, Melanie Gordon, Sunmi Jung, Susan Leopold and Peggy Mersereau. These five women launched their gallery with the exhibit Spar exploring the relationship between conflict and support systems.