The beautiful illustrations from Berlin artist Tina Berning have always been a favourite here at the studio. Just this past summer Berning and fashion photographer Michelangelo di Battista combined their different talents and mediums to create an amazing exhibition Face/Project  which showed at the Camera Work Gallery in Berlin. Here are some photographs of their unique work as well as some of Bernings past work from the collection The Passemgers.

If you’re interested in viewing an original Berning illustration in person we have a few on our walls at the studio/gallery which is open to the public Friday – Sunday from noon till 6pm. This weekends your last chance to come see the current show!

What an installation!  The dynamic duo, Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger have created several art installations over the past 14 years that have taken my breath away.  Pulling together found objects such as sticks, feathers, leaves and florals, these brilliant installations have a whimsical and enchanted feel. This exhibit in particular was created in Venice in 2003.  How do we get them to Toronto?

We are thrilled with the current, Mitchell Clark Meller show in our gallery.  The pieces are colourful, playful and delicately sophisticated.  If you have not seen this exhibit please come by or log into our Alison Milne Gallery facebook page to see more of his beautiful paintings.

The Alison Milne Gallery is pleased to present the work of fashion photographer Miguel Jacob in his first solo show.

Miguel is a Toronto-based photographer, born and raised in Lima, Peru. His work is much sought-after by such commercial clients as FASHION Magazine, Chatelaine, GLOW, Canada’s Next Top Model, The Bay, Universal Records, and Warner Brothers. He has also photographed many celebrities / personalities including Michael Bublé, Sass Jordan, Mia Kirshner, Kate Voegele, Tara Spencer-Nairn and Kreesha Turner.

Photograph from “Toronto Life” of Miguel and his fiance Jen Parsons at L’oreal Fashion week. Click here for the complete article.

Video produced by Miguel “Now I Need You” as part of the DISCONNECT event organized by The Fashion Collective.  Click on the image for the full video.

Miguel’s first solo show, ALWAYS ON CAMERA is a selection of black-and-white portraits photographed in regimented time slots of 40 minutes each. The subjects, who were asked to ‘perform’ for the camera, include artists, musicians, drag queens, eccentrics, dancers, models, designers and activists. Rather than attempting to capture the “personality” or “soul” of the sitter, Jacob is much more interested in the process of performance, its geometry and the interaction of the subject with costume and minimal props in a vacuous studio space creating unique, graphic and arresting portraiture.  Join us for the launch November 10th at 7pm at the Alison Milne Gallery.

One800 gallery showcased 1000 photographs by photographer George Whiteside in the opening party last night.  The photography is a retrospective of Georges work going back 25 years and the curation is to die for.  A must see.

We are extremely lucky to still have some of George Whitesides fabulous art in our gallery from his last show with us.  This piece remains my favourite and I had to share it!

We are VERY excited about the upcoming Tina Berning show here at the gallery / showroom!  Tina is a Berlin based illustration artist that I have admired from a far for years.  She has never shown before in Canada and her work is sensational!!  Join us tomorrow evening or over the next few weeks to see her work.

Absolutely charming and filled with character is how I would describe Toronto’s new One800 gallery.  Now open to the public after a fabulous launch party , partners George Whiteside and Harley Valentine have built their premier exhibition by combining their beautiful new collections. This is a show that can not be missed! Be sure to check out their site for business hours and the latest updates on future exhibitions!  http://www.one800gallery.blogspot.com

The Alison Milne Design Team along with our featured artist Harley Valentine had the pleasure of participating in Art in the Park this past September. This incredible Art Exhibition held at Trinity Bellwoods Park featured talented artists from all over Canada displaying their creative visions.

Some of the pieces featured at the exhibit included our zebra wood bench. Inspired by the Bertoia chair by Harry Bertoia, the metal tubular base was powder coated and finished in a high gloss white. The top of the bench was constructed from reclaimed zebra wood in which we had lacquered.

NOW INTRODUCING MIRRUS MAXIMUS!
Harley Valentine left us once again in amazement at his incredible display of sculptural photo work. The newest edition to his collection was the Mirrus Maximus which he featured at the exhibit. Standing 6.5 feet tall Maximus is Harley’s first full scale sculptural photo-work, maximus is composed of found and store bought object scavenged from around Toronto. Harley has built a rotating mechanism that interacts with the viewer on 2 planes something he calls “the life/death spin”. Mirrus Maximus reflects a life to one side with a XL convex mirror, originally intended for an underground parking garage, and to its opposite a kaleidoscopic car crash, a found photograph from the 1980′s. Between these two reflections the experience of the life death spin takes hold!

Some other pieces featured by the artist was “Oxford Fitz” of The Dream Ballet & the petite bourgeois collection as well as the 1st of 5 pieces in the “Homage To Mies” which pays tribute to the late and great Mies van der Rohe. Cut up in proper Harley styled kaleidoscopic form the TD towers grid like reflections of themselves entrance the viewer creating a dramatic composition.

Harley has these and other pieces all featured on his website at www.harleyvalentine.com

We would like to thank those of you who came out to support us during this event. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please contact us at design@alisonmilne.com or give us a call at the studio.