My Artist Project 2018 Highlights

2018 marked the 11th year of Artist Project, Toronto's Contemporary Art Fair. I've been going to the five day art fair for about the past five years. I've learned that comfortable footwear is a good idea. After all, there are more than 250 artists to see, and thousands of works of art, including performance art and the installation zone. The always popular Art Chats feature talks by leading art and design experts. This year I saw many returning artists, artists I've seen before at other art shows, and artists that I've been following on social media for a while. It's always nice to see completed works in person after following the artist's creation process online.

Here are some of my favourites:

Shine On  by Quebec based artist Nathalie Sanche — *Shine On* by Quebec based artist Nathalie Sanche

This is what visitors saw upon walking into the show. This 100 foot-long installation is made out of paper! It was gorgeous and if I had 100 feet of wall space, I would definitely want this for my walls.

I couldn't get a good picture of the winning submission by Lana Filippone, but you'll see her work later in the post. Some of the other creative submissions:

The rest of the show:

"Black Galaxy" by Isabella Di Sclafani. I loved that in her description of the installation, she wrote that she despises descriptive words such as "whimsical", "quirky", and "cute" used by people to define her clay pieces. Words such as those trivia… — "Black Galaxy" by Isabella Di Sclafani. I loved that in her description of the installation, she wrote that she despises descriptive words such as "whimsical", "quirky", and "cute" used by people to define her clay pieces. Words such as those trivialize and diminish the power of her art.
I wondered to myself how many people read the description before commenting.

Vera Bobson. Her work stood out to me because they are abstracts done in watercolour. When I think of watercolour, I don't necessarily associate it with abstract. She explained to me that when she started out she painted in a more traditional style … — Vera Bobson. Her work stood out to me because they are abstracts done in watercolour. When I think of watercolour, I don't necessarily associate it with abstract. She explained to me that when she started out she painted in a more traditional style before moving on to this syle.

Work by Ana Cristina

"Shade". My favourite piece from Gordon Shadrach's booth.

I'll be sure to have my comfortable shoes ready again for next year. Did you attend this year's show? What were your highlights? Check out my Instagram to see some videos I took at the show.

Story and photos by Glodeane Brown

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