I’m a Toronto Outdoor Artist.
July 8, 2009
I will be exhibiting pieces from my series Play and Looking in, some old favourites, as well as some brand-spanking-new pieces at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square this weekend. Come by and pay me a visit at booth #232 in the Blue South section, just in the grassy area South-west of City Hall.
Mountainscape
July 2, 2009
Saturday at Launch
June 21, 2009
I spent my rainy Saturday sitting among lipstick shotgun shells, exploding breast implants, a giant ball of steel wool, and a miniature brothel souvenir shop while gallery sitting at Launch Projects for Po.lar.i.ty. It was a slow day at the gallery due to the drizzle, so I thought I would take some installation photos of Emma Gerard, Alexandra Mainella, Kim Stanford’s (as well as my own) work. Enjoy.
The Multiples Cabinet holds knitted steel wool knitted mittens (top), by Kim Stanford ($75 each), below them lie Alexandra Mainella’s bronze cast lipsticks (not for sale), Emma Gerard’s sculpted glass implants are on the second last shelf ($15-30 each), and the bottom shelf holds the miniature brothel souvenir shop at dollhouse scale that I made to accompany the images of Play, selling off my handmade miniatures bit by bit ( $10 each, 2 for $16, or 3 for $20 + free paper shopping bag). You can visit Launch at 404 Adelaide, or contact me at: leanne @ leanneeisen.com for more info.
Park Life
June 4, 2009
Po.lar.i.ty
June 2, 2009
Agroup exhibition of multiples and installation with sculpture, glass and photography.
Leanne Eisen,
Emma Gerard,
Alexandra Mainella,
Kim Stanford.
Curated by Stephanie Cormier and Tara Bursey
June 17 – 28, 2009
Opening June Thursday June 18, 6 – 9 pm.
Gallery Hours: Wed. to Sun. 12 – 5 pm.
Po-lar-i-ty is an exhibition which explores ideas surrounding polarity and dichotomy, specifically with regard to traditional women’s roles, activities and rituals. Leanne Eisen projects representations of the sex industry onto the medium of the conventional dollhouse, juxtaposing the equally constricted and restrictive roles of homemaker and sexworker within detailed dioramas. Emma Gerard’s hot sculpted glass breast implant multiples use material and process to present a playful yet striking visual pun. Similarly, Alexandra Mainella uses multiple representations of lipsticks and pedicure tools cast in bronze and aluminum, transforming them into bullet shells and brass knuckles, while Kim Stanford uses steel wool to create a giant steel wool spool of yarn, commenting on the nature of repetitive domestic tasks and activities.
For more information contact: Stephanie Cormier at stephanie@tsa-art.ca
Amazing Bicycling dog at Bells on Bloor!
June 1, 2009
You got some nice optic nerves on ya, lady.
May 27, 2009
Optic Nerve, a yearly contest held by Black Flash Magazine, grants two awards each year: one for Best Still Image and one for Best Moving Image. This years winners have just been released, and I am proud to announce that the lovely and talented Clare Samuel won Best Still Image! It is well deserved, as her work is brilliant. I would also like to extend my congratulations to Ben Edelberg (seen below) for being such a looker.
Clare Samuel, Untitled, from the series It is Still, 2008, 72.6 x 72.6 cm, c-print
Saturday, Temperance Gallery
May 24, 2009
Stargazer
May 19, 2009
and then . . .
May 19, 2009
Etienne
May 13, 2009
Etienne, 2006 by Leanne Eisen
Baltimore Washington International Airport, 2006
May 13, 2009
The Cabin, Killaloe, Ontario
May 4, 2009
I am told that the phrase “shack up in the woods” should never be used as a noun, but may be used as a verb. Shack is an insult – it’s called a cabin.
Joy Ride
May 3, 2009
Leanne Eisen, Joy Ride, 12×16 inches, Acrylic, paper, reflective tape, on (carved) wood panel, 2009
“People always suggest that I cheer myself up with a bike ride. I curse them for trivializing my depression all the while secretly soaking in the treatment’s positive effects.”
