Throughout the world, art presents itself in a variety of forms. Artists around the world shape their artworks based on their experiences and perspectives in life. This month, Twist Gallery has chosen 8 artists who have seen and lived in various parts of the world and we invite you to join us in seeing what they’ve seen.
From the greenest of pastures, steepest of rocky slopes, to even the most serene of dreamscapes. Crossing borders explores the world through the perspectives of our 8 chosen artists. This month’s artists specialize in capturing the details of the places they’ve journeyed to and expressing their experiences from those places. Join us from February 2nd to the 26th as they guide us through the places they’ve travelled.
Join us at 1100 Queen Street West, Tuesday to Saturday from 11 AM to 6 PM.
Tahereh
I’m originally from Iran. I immigrated to Canada, Toronto in Oct 1999. My dad inspired me with painting when I was in elementary school. I am a self-taught artist however I stopped painting when I finished high school- as I was accepted to university. I studied electronic engineering and worked in this field until I immigrated to Canada. I started to paint three years ago. I love nature and enjoy painting nature, cities. I am more into realism and modernism.
Shelly Amor
I am a fauvist artist who enjoys depicting the world in vivid bright colours.
These lift my spirits and hopefully spread joy to others. My main medium is acrylic, but I am branching out into multilayer resin artworks. These artworks shimmer and transform depending on how the light hits them and the position of the viewer.
I have had many creative careers that have influenced my art: Landscape Architect, High School Art Teacher, and Wearable Design Artist. This artistic journey has led to my final career, that of a full-time artist. A full time artist that still has time to travel.
The inspiration for the majority of these artwork is my trip to Australia and New Zealand in February/March 2020. I had decided to take a year off from teaching to travel and this was to be one of my trips of a lifetime. Little did I know that this was going to be my last trip, and my future travel plans would be cancelled due to Covid. But this gave me the opportunity to paint and surround myself with two of the things I love…travel and bright colours. My bright palette also reflects the joy of the day and my leanings as a fauvist Artist. During these last few months being surrounded by these jeweled colours raised my spirits, and I hope they raise the spirits of those who buy my work.
Farzaneh Alihosseini
In my Oil paintings I explore the question of fundamental interactions between different forces that govern life. I am interested in documenting the story of life within the representation of landscape. I find inspiration in nature and how it is constantly changing by mankind. I hope that my painting
Sarah Pais
Sarah is a visual artist based in Toronto, Canada, rendering the urban structures of her favourite cities. Her work is an ode to the builders, architects and engineers of the urban environment.
Grounded is a series of oil paintings created during international lockdown. When travel restrictions were imposed, I visited other cities through the photography of other artists and friends, as well as old photographs from my own travels. I hope the sense of nostalgia with which I painted these pieces is short-lived.
Caroline Piette (Vaybe)
Hi, I am Vaybe and I’m a visual artist. I created this series to aid my own urges of escaping the real world by diving into art. I aim to consolidate expression, colour, and simplicity into a visual work. Each piece is carefully portrayed behind a conceptual process.
Inspired by a lot, I am a 90s kid whose decade speaks measures. I love to bring back the old and recreate it into something new. As a child, I surrounded myself in colouring books, the early days of the internet, Nintendo 64, watching anime, and was excited about eating cereal.
My work is aesthetically pleasing fantasies which prompt nostalgic feelings that I hope resonates with people as it does with me. You can find more of my work and the behind the scenes on Instagram @vaybe.art and website at vaybe.ca. Thank you!
Madeleine Greenwald
My art is inspired by my love of travel, sunshine, new experiences and finding beauty in the everyday. I am interested in the way light and movement create shapes and colours. I believe that art can transport us to different places and to different emotions. In addition to sharing some of my favorite places with you, I hope my paintings convey how I was feeling in those moments.
Hayoung Jung
Artwork explanation -
Suddenly, I felt that Canada's winter was warm while looking at the snowy scenery outside the window. It doesn't snow often in Korea, so it is not easy to see snow-covered scenery. The most interesting thing about living in Canada was that I could always see a White Christmas. Even though I have lived in Canada for five years, I think Canadian winters are always new and beautiful, so I drew this painting.
