Neo Adonis

On By ResaIn Alley Gallery175 Comments

It looks like a painting of a classic sculpture on a stucco wall.

However if you look at the last 3 shots, you will see the left corner peeling. It reveals brick.

Is the medium really thick pealing paint, or an incredibly well done paste-up?

Adonis, the god of beauty and attraction is the male counterpart for Aphrodite.

He looks even prettier surrounded by the tags and mayhem of Graffiti Alley.

This piece sings for a neo-classic music composition. I have chosen fellow blogger Trent McDonald’s “Piano Sonata in g minor lll: Scherzo” done on a Garritan virtual Steinway software piano.

Pics taken by Resa – July 19, 2023

Toronto, Canada

Artist – unknown

“A few years back I decided to compose a “classical style” piano sonata. By “classical style”, I am talking late 18th/early 19th century. More specifically, I was thinking Beethoven. I had already composed a sonatina that is very Clementi in style, so it was time for the Big B.

This was the Scherzo, which was a “little joke”. Deep down there is an almost minuet hidden, but you’d have to dig deep to find it. No, “little joke” describes it much better. I always really like it, almost as much as the scherzo to my sonata in c# minor, which is what I use for my phone’s ringtone. ”  

 

Further Together

On By ResaIn Murals127 Comments

Or as I call it, International Geese.

When I first saw it I gasped, and thought they were all patterned Canada Geese. I thought of Merril and Tim as I’ve seen many Canada Geese on their blogs.

Okay all geese are not Canada Geese, but all geese are geese (be they a goose or a gander). There are 17 fabric patterns from 17 different cultures in this mural. Before I looked at the legend, I found 14.

Although I found 14 geese, I didn’t know what fabric pattern came from where. I had to use the legend. Here are the 14 I found.

It’s a hectic mural. I presented best I could. There is a bit of goose overlap.

But where where those last 3 geese? I had to use the legend, again. I’m thinking the last 3 are not geese, but rather the shores of the Mississaugas. You can read about it after the last 3 patterns.

15 & 16

17

Pic taken by Resa – July 19, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Annie Hamel

Reflections

Close-ups on a few patterns

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The fearless diva

On By ResaIn Street Art

From Marina Kanavaki at Art Towards a Happy day, here is the fifth sign of the Zodiac as imagined by Anakreon Kanavakis, Marina’s father. Seeing each astrological sign go by, in a drawing by him, is adding another joy to my life.

marina kanavaki's avatarMarina Kanavaki

[July 23 – August 22]

Today is the first day of Leo, the fifth sign of the Zodiac.

Leo is a fixed fire sign, ruled by the Sun.

Renowned for their stability, loyalty, and consistency, Leos are natural leaders, but always with humour. The constellation Leo is associated with the mythological Nemean lion [Greek mythology].

Starting from the last [12th] sign, I’ll be posting these original illustrations, Anakreon Kanavakis created for a calendar. [check it out here]

I love these so much, I designed a whole set of products with them at my art shop.

Here are a few.

Happy Sunday!

Happy birthdays to all Leos out there

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Henry Moore Sculpture

On By ResaIn Sculptures44 Comments

Rebecca at Chasing Art and I have had a few conversations about Henry Moore’s sculptures.

I’ve been wanting to shoot this sculpture for Rebecca (and all) for a while now. It’s in a park  by the AGO. Every time I go by the AGO & the park, I think of her.

I began at one side, and shot my way around the sculpture.

This sculpture was in front of the AGO since 1974. It was moved to the park in 2017.

It was replaced with: Elephant on a Ball

The Henry Moore Sculpture Centre
“The Art Gallery of Ontario is known internationally for its extraordinary and extensive collection of Henry Moore works. The Henry Moore Sculpture Centre at the AGO originally opened in 1974, to house Moore’s original gift to the AGO, now totalling more than 900 sculptures and works on paper.”

Pics taken by Resa – July 19, 2023

Toronto, Canada

Can You Draw a Face Without Taking Your Pencil Off the Paper?

On By ResaIn Anser, Garage Doors74 Comments

Anser can draw a face without taking his spray off the garage door, and without taking his finger off the aerosol actuator.

It was a swiftly drifting big clouds, little clouds, dark clouds, pale clouds and sunny day.

This must be the reason the garage doors came out off-white to dark beige.

Anser’s  faces were some of the original street I ever found.

They were everywhere.

I don’t see them around much, anymore.

Pics taken by Resa – July 3, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The artist:

Anser (unsigned)

Two Women on a Wall – A Tapestry

On By ResaIn Murals, Ness Lee84 Comments

The day was a washout. I’d been all the way to Kensington Market, and only captured a raccoon …… on my camera.

Almost home, I espied an “Anser” bit on a garage door, so got off the streetcar. I walked down a lane off that alley, then turned into another alley and Voilà!

What luck!

As fortune wold have it, there was a clean shiny black car parked there.

Because of the brick, the reflection of the painting took on a “Tapestry” look.

Pics taken by Resa – July 3, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The artist:

A morning walk, New York

On By ResaIn Street Art

I’ve wanted to reblog one of Brian’s street art posts for awhile now. He’s got a really fine collection. However, I’ve chosen this post that has street art in it, as well as other art. I love New York! Street Art only post coming soon!

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November sky, New York.

Women washing (Les lavandières), 1888, by Gauguin. MOMA. In Arles, (thanks to Gilles Labruyère for the correction), during Gauguin’s brief stay with Van Gogh.

Shine on. South of Houston.

“Retrospective bust of a woman”, 1930. Salvador Dali. MOMA. The two peasants praying on top of the baguette remit to L’angélus by Millet. Strangely enough, I’ve seen exactly the same sculpture at the Botero museum in Bogotá, Colombia. Botero’s personal collection. I’ve heard that there many “authentic” copies of Dali in circulation…

A very nice little Chagall. “I and the village”, 1911. MOMA.

The Burglar in Love. (By Lawrence Block? No, no… just a joke)

Le charnier. (The charnel house). Picasso, 1945. MOMA. Maybe inspired by photos of the concentration camps. The style and structure has a hint of Guernica. I couldn’t help but think of the Bucha massacres of…

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