Poet with a Camera

Edouard Boubat, Madras, 1971

Described as a poet with a camera, Edouard Boubat (1923–1999) is best known for his tender images of women and children. Boubat was born in Montmartre, Paris. He studied typography and graphic arts at the Ecole Estienne. His interest in photography began after World War II. Photojournalism allowed him a certain freedom that was rare during that troubled time and it was the sense of adventure that attracted him to the field. 

Boubat had a rare talent for capturing magical moments that can only be frozen in time by the eye of a true master. His portraits, landscapes and photojournalism reflect the fragile beauty of life. As the artist himself states, "After the war, we felt the need to celebrate life, and for me photography was the means to achieve this..."

an Egg a Day

Ova Aves, Unknown, 2001, colour print, 24 x 20 in

We all must come from somewhere. Out of the blackness of time,

moon-faced, our complexions pocked by the catastrophe of beginnings.

Why not believe as did the ancient marsh dwellers?

The sacred ibis spoke the gods into being,

laying an egg from which the sun burst forth.

The rest is history. Or so said Herodotus.

It was the jet-black ibises, with their hooked beaks

down-turned like the nibs of pens, who gave us writing.

One story is as good as another.

We all must come from somewhere,

shining out of the blackness of time.

Believe what you must.

Photograph by Thaddeus Holownia. Poem by Harry Thurston. 

From the catalogue Ova Aves published by Anchorage Press, 2011

Urban Rhythms

David Urban considers painting to be primarily an action. The influence of jazz and poetry is evident. Rhythm and texture ricochet from the canvas…clashing colours create a kind of harmonic dissonance associated with the liveliest jazz workouts.

Amplifier #1 - HIWATT, 2009, oil on canvas, 67 x 48 in

Amplifier #2, 2010, oil and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 in

The Sounding Song, 2011, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in

Jazz Giants

This weekend, The Beaches International Jazz Festival showcases the finest jazz acts that Toronto has to offer. Corkin Gallery proudly presents a selection of hits from renowned photographer, Herman Leonard. Leonard's photographs, now collector's items, are a unique record of the jazz scene of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The artists he shot were giants of their genre.

Art Tatum

Buddy Rich and Oscar Peterson

Dizzy Gillespie

Duke Ellington

Stan Getz

Roy Elderidge

Prez Lester Young

Miles Davis

This Sporting Life

Corkin Gallery celebrates opening day of the London 2012 Olympics with a selection of sports–themed works from the vaults. Let the games begin!

Barbara Astman, Red Series, Untitled (badminton racquet), 1981, analogue colour print, 14x11in

J.H. Lartigue, Suzanne Lenglen, early 1900's, gelatin silver, 9 x 13 in

Vinicio Paladini, The Olympic Games, 1933-34, collage, 11.5 x 7.5 in

Nigel Scott, Julie Diving, 1985, gelatin silver, 12 x 18 in

Harold Edgerton, Pole Vaulter, 1964

Eyeing the Landscape

Orchard #1 (2010) Colour print, 33 x 33 inches

 “For Holownia, I believe, thinking and looking are the same; and if they are, so also should they be for anyone looking at his photographs.” -- Peter Sanger, from the catalogue Wood published by Anchorage Press, 2010  

As a young artist, Thaddeus Holownia was part of Toronto’s hip and burgeoning art scene. He left Toronto in 1977 for a two-year teaching job at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. Enchanted by his surroundings, Holownia remained there and has never returned to living in an urban environment. His move to the Maritimes served to heighten his awareness of deeper moral and spiritual issues which are now the foundations of his ecologically conscious work.

Corkin Gallery recently received four works from the collection Wood including Orchard #1, pictured above. The photographs consider the materiality of wood and reveal the life forces embodied in its substance.

Round and Round

Turn! Turn! Turn!, 3 Minutes 34 Seconds, The Byrds, 1965 4/5, 1999 c-print

20 x 24 inches

Chad Gerth has developed his own unique style of photography blending abstraction with representation in an engaging style. His serial photographs reveal a conceptual bent, treating themes of technology, commerce and popular culture. His time-lapse images of LP records playing (Phono, 2000) emit no sound, yet a viewer may unconsciously remember or imagine the song depicted. As time and movement are recorded on photographic film, colours and shapes change, sound is lost, movement becomes stillness and miniscule grooves become patterns. 

Ramón Serrano at the Rencontres d’Arles

Ramón Serrano. #1, Serie Habana Mirage, 2003. 127 x 250 cm. Cuba

We are delighted to see the work of Ramón Serrano showing at the Rencontres d’Arles, one of the world’s leading international photography festivals. Every summer since 1970, the Rencontres d’Arles presents 60 different exhibitions in 20 heritage sites in Arles, South of France.

The Jan Mulder photography collection from Lima, Peru focuses on the work of outstanding contemporary Latin American photographers. The exhibition, curated by Jorge Villacorta, embraces art deriving from recent uses of documentary-style, as well as enigmatic portraiture, and the allegorical nature of image-archive constructions.

From the series Habana Mirage, Serrano folds and manipulates photo-based images that cleverly blend together political history and architecture with personal memories and public associations. #1, Serie Habana Mirage was acquired from the Corkin Gallery. 

Nigel Scott on the cover of The Canadian Postmodern: A Study of Contemporary Canadian Fiction

Nigel Scott will be gracing the cover of The Canadian Postmodern: A Study of Contemporary Canadian Fiction by Linda Hutcheon. Nigel is currently showing his series Conversations With Blue at the Corkin Gallery.

Nigel Scott

Julie Diving (Maillot Noir et Blanc, back),1985

gelatin silver print

12 1/2 x 18 in. (31.75 x 45.72 cm)

Opening Night Success: Conversations with Blue

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 19^th and 20^th century.

Nigel Scott, Artist

Kimberly Fletcher, Corkin Gallery Director, Mikhael Kale, Fashion Designer, Barbara Astman, Artist, Elyssa Schmid, Graphic Artist

Marilsa Sears, creative Director Marc Anthony Salons, Yasmin Warsame, Supermodel, Jane Corkin, Veronica Chu, stylist, Plutino Group

Mikhael Kale, Fashion Designer, Yasmin Warsame, Supermodel, Ron Rosenes, HIV/AIDS activist

    

Nigel Scott, Jane Corkin, Shinan Govani

Tony Baker, lawyer, David Urban, artist

 

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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New Exhibition: Flowers and Photography, featuring Barbara Astman and Lori Newdick at the Art Gallery of Peterborough

Please visit the Flowers and Photography exhibition, curated by Carla Garnet at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, featuring artists: Barbara Astman and Lori Newdick.

July 1 to September 2, 2012
celebratory reception July 12, 2012, 7 - 9pm

"Flowers and Photography" invites viewers to consider why flowers continue to be a favourite subject of women artists. Enlisting the garden subject as one that is reflective of contemporary theories about art, nature and the ordering of knowledge, the show features the blooming pictures, including Barbara Astman and Lori Newdick. This group exhibition displays the appeal of the contemporary floral subject, while also exploring the inherited notions of the symbolic function of flower imagery.