Urban Images
My urban images are currently from Toronto. When I create an image, I look for a unique perspective some of which is preplanned and more often is created when I shoot the image.
I call my 2009 Contact Exhibition "Preserving the Past for Today". It is an extension of my 2008 Contact exhibition where I explored the gentrification of Toronto’s urban landscape. This exhibit presents a view of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital and how the old world charm of the 19th century buildings have been retained and at the same time put to a productive use. It is now a great public space for Toronto. I am excited to release twelve fabulous pieces of artwork that I have created this Spring (first twelve images). I am introducing several pieces in a square format.
The Sunnyside Gates and Club Matador were preplanned images. For the nineteenth thumbnail, 'Bates & Dodds', I selected this location because I was looking for a Queen West streetscape for presentation at the Queen West Art Crawl in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Not only being across the street from Trinity Bellwoods Park, it is a very recognizable streetscape with Toronto's oldest funeral home and Igor's Bike Repair Shop.
As I was setting up, I decided that an element of motion (vehicular and pedestrian traffic) would add further interest to the image. The image that I selected had a bicycle rider passing in front of the bike shop and a car passing in front of the funeral home. This is often referred to as two ghostly images passing in front of the funeral home.
