Nigel Scott
Exhibition: Conversations With Blue Dazzles in the Distillery
Renowned fashion photographer
Nigel Scott returns to Toronto
for a private showing of his latest work. The exclusive event took place at the
famed Corkin Gallery located in the heart of the historic Distillery District.
Most recognized for his work in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Max and
Cosmopolitan, Nigel Scott takes a different turn with this presentation paying
homage to the cyanotype, one of the earliest forms of photography. Using botany
as his subject, flowers, ferns and leaves are selected for their delicate shape
and occasional transparencies. Printed on fabric to produce a vibrant sheen,
the brilliant blue images completely oppose the notion of blue as a symbol of
depression. Rather, Scott’s blue cyanotypes extract stress and negativity from
the viewer replacing them with a sense of calmness and assurance. Nigel’s
latest images embody his signature style – elegant, articulate and sublime.
Nigel also signed copies of his book Conversations
with Blue, a collection of cyanotypes that capture early inspirations with
the intention of bringing people closer to the ocean.
Guests
including fashion designer Mikhael Kale, Roseanna Plutino of the Plutino Group
and National Post’s Shinan Govani were
treated to signature blue cocktails from Banff Ice Vodka, sparkling wine from
Sparkling Olive and refreshing bottles of Fiji Water. Other notable names on
hand to support Nigel Scott were
Grace Lee ( spokeswoman for Maybelline New York )
Yazmin
Warsame ( Supermodel )
Ed
Waitzer ( lawyer)
Dr.
Stephen Brown, Pain Clinic guru at Toronto
Sick Kids
Hospital and photography
collector
Helen
Kristis ( Director of the room @ Hudson Bay)
Leah
Stephenson ( Executive Director, Burner magazine)
Ron
Rosenes ( Aids activist, spokesperson)
Frank
Wania- Professor at University
of Toronto and environmental guru
Marilsa
Sears (creative Director Marc Anthony Salons)
Sarah
Taylor ( Much Music Host, TV personality )
Dr.
Calvin Lei
Ed
Waitzer - lawyer
Michael
Taylor, Modernist Architect
For more
information and photos from the event please don’t hesitate to contact:
Jennifer
Williams Kimberly Fletcher
Williams
Public Relations Jane Corkin Gallery
416.907.8159 416.979.1980
About Nigel
Scott
Since the early 1980s, Nigel Scott and his vision have been
recognized internationally. His stellar commercial work has been featured in
Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Max and Cosmopolitan. Born in Jamaica in 1956, Nigel Scott spent a few years working in
the fashion industry in Toronto before moving to
Paris in 1987, where he lived for 10 years. In
1997, he moved to New York. Scott works in France, Japan and the US.
About Corkin
Gallery
Since 1978 Jane Corkin has
represented an important group of established contemporary photographers and
artists including Barbara Astman, IAIN BAXTER&, Thaddeus Holownia, Carol
Marino, Ramón Serrano, Nigel Scott, Francoise Sullivan and
David Urban. These artists’ works are found in museum and private collections
worldwide. The gallery also represents a new generation of emerging photo-based
and conceptual artists including Chad Gerth (Chicago), Sondra Meszaros (Calgary), Lori Newdick (Toronto)
and Frank Mädler (Leipzig), Sharon Switzer (Toronto). The gallery holds an extensive collection that
spans 160 years of photographic history and continues to exhibit works by
master photographers of the 19th and 20th century.
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| Nigel Scott, Artist |
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| Kimberly Fletcher, Corkin Gallery Director, Mikhael Kale, Fashion Designer, Barbara Astman, Artist, Elyssa Schmid, Graphic Artist |
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| Marilsa Sears, creative Director Marc Anthony Salons, Yasmin Warsame, Supermodel, Jane Corkin, Veronica Chu, stylist, Plutino Group |
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| Mikhael Kale, Fashion Designer, Yasmin Warsame, Supermodel, Ron Rosenes, HIV/AIDS activist |
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| Nigel Scott, Jane Corkin, Shinan Govani |
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| Tony Baker, lawyer, David Urban, artist |
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| Peter Papapetrou, Stylist Marilyn Dennis Show, Plutino Group,Lazarus Kalimeris,Rosanna Plutino, Marilsa, Sears creative Director Marc Anthony Salons, Plutino Group |
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| Nigel Scott, Artist |
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