I started my ethereal multi-layered cityscape images series, "Abstract Realism", almost 10 years now, a decade of engaging scenes populated with liveliness, depth and movement. I'm a self taught photographer/visual artist. Through years of experimentation, I stumbled on this unique approach to interpret my surroundings with a distinct visual language. Motivated by the wish to elevate what can often be seen as mundane or familiar to a visually engaging and moving pictorial statements; evocative of our daily life, but much more colourful and vibrant.
A wandering photographer, a visual hunter, how else can I define myself? Searching for the unseen beauty, maybe sheltered around the corner, or visible just before the sunset and simply stunning when you chance upon it. Once there, a visual meditation is in progress.
Collected and layered scenes start narrating a story that convey a sense of place seen through my eyes, maybe not as literal, yet, alive and pictorial. In my new creations, a subtle shift of aesthetic perspective is being explored, albeit, with the same passion to compose an imagery that’s intimate, expressive and enduring.
SHOWS
Arts Etobicoke Juried Art show, the Storefront Gallery, November 2018 Glorious and Free,
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, June 2018 The Affordable Art Fair, London Hampstead, May 2018 Road Trip,
Canvas Gallery, Toronto, April 2018 Monuments
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, 2107
Affordable Art Fair NYC , New York March 2017, 2018
Framing Toronto, St. Lawrence Market Gallery, 2015
Harry Rosen Yorkville, Contact Show, May 2105
Best-of Show, TOAE Artists, First Canadian place, January 2015
A Departure From Reality: the Abstract Collective
Twist Gallery, January 2015 Artwork at Iron Gate, group show, october 2014
Artist Project 2014, 2015 Jazz > Art
Petroff Gallery, July 2014 Art Yard Gallery, wall to wall group show, June 2014
Art Gallery of Mississauga, art Auction, May 2014
Buy art, not kids art auction, April 2014
MJG Gallery, Toronto, May 2013 Contact group show
Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, August 2012, group show
Art for a Change, Auction and exhibition, December 2010
Riverdale Art Walk, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Queen street crawl outdoor art show, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
The Cryptic Canvas, Toronto, 2009 Distillery District’s, Fermenting Cellar, November 2005
AWARDS
PX3 Prix De La photographie Paris, Gold award, in the category of Fine art Collage, 2012
Best of the show in Photography, Riverdale art walk, 2013
Mayor’s Purchase Award, 2014 at Toronto outdoor art exhibit. 2014
Prix D’Excellence, Salon Du Design, SIDIM 2015
Honourable mention in photography, Toronto outdoor art exhibit, 2016