Art and technology, art on the street, and art at home; here are a few articles of interest from the past few weeks. Molson M Supporting the Arts in Canada Each tweet posted with the hashtag #MolsonM_Art triggers a donation from Molson M to the Canadian Art Foundation. “The goal of this project is to [...]
Click for moreSome more highlights from around the art world, locally and abroad. RIP Thomas Kinkade. And how is he different from Damien Hirst? An interesting comparison between two famous conceptual artists. Thomas Kinkade, the creator of thousands of widely reproduced illustrations of cute cottages and pastel flower gardens – you would recognize his style instantly even [...]
Click for moreClick here to view works by William Kurelek. The drawings done during the last two months of William Kurelek’s life represent an extraordinary act of determination. Although Kurelek knew he was seriously ill, he would let nothing stand in the way of the chance to return to his father’s village in the Ukraine. It [...]
Click for moreA few articles referencing home and abroad, with a little bit of investing advice thrown in. The Very Subtle Art of Investing in Artwork Excerpts from an interview with the fine art manager from Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Dorit Straus, about the challenges of owning art. “Investing in the right artist, however, can be [...]
Click for moreA few “Canadian interest” articles this week: Sculptor Joe Fafard happy to see fame spread One of our gallery artists, Joe Fafard, has a variety of pieces appearing on a new series of Canadian stamps. “Renowned sculptor Joe Fafard says he is pumped up by the notion that his art may soon been seen by [...]
Click for moreby Angela E. Davis This article originally appeared in The Beaver (now known as Canada’s History) Reproduced with Permission The association of art with commerce in the modern sense began in the nineteenth century in England as the result of the industrialization of the craft of printing. This permitted mechanized reproduction of visual images, and [...]
Click for moreHere are a couple of highlights from around the art world this past week. Munch’s ‘The Scream’ to sell in NY; may fetch $80M The only version of ‘The Scream’ that is not on display in a museum is headed for auction this spring. “The 1895 drawing of a man holding his head and screaming [...]
Click for moreMayberry Fine Art is officially declaring February as “Social Art” month. What does this mean ? It means that everyone who gets to know us before March 1st on either FaceBook, Twitter or FourSquare will be entered to win a draw for an original work of art by gallery artist Simon Hughes. The painting valued [...]
Click for moreMayberry Fine Art is pleased to introduce our new web site and online marketplace, Consignor.ca Through our partnerships with professional dealers from across Canada we bring together curated collections of privately owned works of art that are made available for sale in an open and transparent marketplace. Benefits for the Consignor Sell works with a level [...]
Click for moreMayberry Fine Art is pleased to present an exhibition and sale of works by Maud Lewis Opening Saturday November 26th and Sunday November 27th in Toronto Alan Deacon will be giving a talk on Maud Lewis at 1:00pm both days. Click here to view the exhibition online The following video on Maud Lewis was published [...]
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