MONDAY ARTPOST 2024-0429

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ARTPOST
2024-0429
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Columns by Artists and Writers
Bob Black / bq / Cem Turgay / Fiona Smyth /
Gary Michael Dault / Holly Lee / Kai Chan /
Kamelia Pezeshki / Lee Ka-sing / Malgorzata
Wolak Dault / Sarah Teitel / Shelley Savor /
Tamara Chatterjee / Tomio Nitto / Yam Lau /
Yvonne Pigott
+ Tinkerbell and Fairy Cakes ( Holly Lee)
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Cem Turgay lives and works as a photographer in
Turkey.
Fiona Smyth is a painter, illustrator, cartoonist and
instructor in OCAD University's Illustration Program.
For more than three decades, Smyth has made a name
for herself in the local Toronto comic scene as well as
internationally.
http://fiona-smyth.blogspot.com
Gary Michael Dault lives in Canada and is noted for
his art critics and writings. He paints and writes poetry
extensively. In 2022, OCEAN POUNDS published two
of his art notebooks in facsimile editions.
Holly Lee lives in Toronto, where she continues to
produce visual and literal work.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Lee
Kai Chan immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in
the sixties. He’s a notable multi-disciplinary artist who
has exhibited widely in Canada and abroad.
www.kaichan.art
Kamelia Pezeshki is a photographer living in Toronto.
She continues to use film and alternative processes to
make photographs.
www.kamelia-pezeshki.com
Ken Lee is a poet and an architectural designer based
in Toronto. He has been composing poetry in Chinese,
and is only recently starting to experiment with writing
English poetry under the pen name, “bq”.
Lee Ka-sing, founder of OCEAN POUNDS, lives in
Toronto. He writes with images, recent work mostly
photographs in sequence, some of them were presented
in the format of a book.
www.leekasing.com
Robert Black, born in California, is an award-winning
poet and photographer currently based in Toronto.
His work often deals with themes related to language,
transformation, and disappearance.
Sarah Teitel is a multidisciplinary artist living in
Toronto. She writes poems, songs and prose; draws,
sings and plays instruments.
sarahteitel1.bandcamp.com/album/give-and-take
Shelley Savor lives in Toronto. She paints and draws
with passion, focusing her theme on city life and urban
living experiences.
Tamara Chatterjee is a Toronto photographer who
travels extensively to many parts of the world.
Tomio Nitto is a noted illustrator lives in Toronto. The
sketchbook is the camera, he said.
Yam Lau, born in British Hong Kong, is an artist and
writer based in Toronto; he is currently an Associate
Professor at York University. Lau’s creative work
explores new expressions and qualities of space,
time and the image. He is represented by Christie
Contemporary.

TERRAIN, eight. (Photographs by Lee Ka-sing, haiku by Gary Michael Dault
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Black Flowers: Drawings
by Malgorzata Wolak Dault

… 談 笑 間 …
Yam Lau
… Let the wind blow through your heart…
From “Wild is the Wind” Performed by David Bowie, Live at BBC Radio
Theatre
Bowie’s performance of “Wild is the Wind” is phenomenal. Simply close your eyes and
imagine him singing the words “… Let the wind blow through your heart…”. Yet, each time
I listen to these words, I think of Matt and what he shared with me.
I met Matt during the days I spent at a Buddhist monastery. In the solemn atmosphere
of monastic silence, I came to know Matt through shared chores, meditation, and several
long walks in the woods. Despite the austerity of the environment, there is a deep joy and
vulnerability shared by residents. Matt revealed to me how he had struggled with harrowing
mental crises all his life. And yet, our conversation is always compassionate and filled with
ease.
He had never sought out therapy of any kind. Meditation and hallucinogenics are his
coping methods. Matt is an expert in the latter. He would readily share his knowledge and
experience. On a pleasant autumn afternoon during one of our walks, perhaps prompted
by the affect of the moment, he told me a vision he received from using magic mushrooms:
the scene was a late autumn afternoon brimming with golden light, and a single tree stood
in silence. Some leaves were gently falling. Suddenly, a breeze blew through the scene.
The leaves fell as the same breeze blew through his heart. The feeling is wonderous and
indescribable.
I imagine all the sins and suffering were cleansed away.

Sketchbook
Tomio Nitto

Poem a Week
Gary Michael Dault
4)
dreaming of tulips
still in their
cellophane
What follows is a selection of six haiku by the little known (in fact entirely unknown) poet
To Fu (1939--). A not very prolific writer, the singular To Fu is so far represented only by
a scattering of what are, quite truthfully, haiku of rather dubious quality. What there is of
Tofu’s work has been patiently unearthed, translated and lovingly collected by poetaster Gary
Michael Dault--who continues to look for sparks of brilliance in what is clearly--so far---a
quite dispiriting collection.
5)
prophylactic flowers
wrapped so the pollen
can’t escape
6)
I have too many books
just as there are
too many leaves in autumn
1)
the moon
hides under the table
like a lonely child
2)
the trees are wet
with cold
like celery from the fridge
3)
buttered toast
warm as the
bed I got out of

Greenwood
Kai Chan
Drawing
28 x 24 cm, acrylic paint on paper

This book comprises the
initial 16 fragments of “ 林 海 ”
(L.H.), an ongoing narrative.
It was published on the
occasion of the exhibition
“THE 50 GLADSTONE” in
Toronto, held from April 27
to July 28, 2024. This special
edition is limited to twenty
copies only. “ 林 海 ” (L.H.)
is a fictional work written
in Chinese and was initially
serialized weekly in MONDAY
ARTPOST starting January
15, 2024.
A Fictional Work by Lee Ka-sing
Visit this page to read a Complimentary Copy online
https://reads.oceanpounds.com/2024/04/lh.html
Collector’s edition available at BLURB
blurb.ca/b/11978672

Caffeine Reveries
Shelley Savor
Catastrophe

Gary Michael Dault
From the Photographs,
2010-2024
Number 28: Five Sticky-Label Tube Sculptures (2016)

From the Here and Now
Yvonne Pigott
Some days, it’s hard to pick up a pencil.
Inertia and even boredom move in like
cloud cover. But that’s not to say nothing
can take shape. A cluttered desktop begs for
rearrangement. A sparkly find from a recent
walk catches your eye. The gear-like disk
rescued today on the way to the park needs
placement. And there’s the recent Dollaramasourced,
tropical-themed sheet with neoncoloured
flowers and birds waiting to be
scratched free.

CHEEZ
Fiona Smyth

The Photograph
Selected by
Kamelia Pezeshki
Disabled Gun #2 by Steven James Brown

Travelling Palm
Snapshots
Tamara Chatterjee
Uzbekistan (November, 2019) – We checked
into our lodgings, just as the sun was setting
behind the Itchan Kala walls. From inside
the monumental walled city, we surveyed
our surroundings before descending from the
rooftop to explore before dark. Throughout our
time in Khiva, I marvelled at the complicated
structures of its adobe style construction and
admired the glorious tiled details found in
abundance. For the silk road enthusiasts, it’s
the place to be!

Tinkerbell and Fairy Cakes
written by Holly Lee
I can’t quite recall when I began the tradition of surprising my daughter
with birthday treats every year. On her special day, she receives a
unique cat-themed birthday card to add to her collection, and if time
permits, a personalized cake with her name written on it. But each year,
it becomes more challenging to surpass the previous surprises. Her
expectations drive me to be more creative, sometimes to the point of
absurdity, according to her.
It wasn’t until the new millennium that I thought to start keeping photos
of the birthday cakes, especially those for Iris, for a project I had in
mind. The idea had been brewing in me for twenty years, but many of
the cake pictures had vanished. I nearly gave up on the project, but I
couldn’t let it go. It’s about our family, our bond, and the effort we make
for each other.
Birthday cakes have a rich history, with Western traditions dating back
to ancient Greece. In Chinese culture, birthdays were marked with
shòu táo bao ( 壽 桃 包 ), peach-shaped lotus-paste-filled buns mainly for
elders. Children’s birthdays might involve a trip to restaurants for dim
sum. However, in 1980s Hong Kong, the culture was highly westernized,
and parents often celebrated children’s birthdays with fancy cakes.

The group photo from Iris’s kindergarten days at “Tinkerbell” shows
sixteen kids standing proudly in front of nine birthday cakes, with
Iris positioned second right in the second row. The principal and two
teachers stand in the back. They were celebrating the birthdays of
nine students that month. The parents of the birthday kids were asked
to bring cakes to the school for the group festivities. As I admire the
elaborate decoration of the birthday cakes, I wonder what happened to
the surplus cakes and whether Iris was part of the birthday group. Did I
bring one of those cakes?
For many years, conveniently I often ordered Iris’s birthday cakes from
Dufflet, the pastry shop on Queen Street West. However, I also explored
other bakeries for variety. Lately, Iris has taken to baking birthday
cakes for both me and Ka-sing. She loves it, although it requires a
patience I lack. Last year, she made a stunning fruit cheesecake for
Ka-sing, followed by a pomegranate cheesecake for me. This year, she
even offered to make her own birthday cake – a Tiramisù. I consider us
fortunate to share these intimate moments as a family, reveling in the
sweetness of our bond, basking in our love and care for each other.
Birthday Cakes, an installation work (2024) by
Holly Lee, is currently on shown at the exhibition
THE 50 GLADSTONE in Toronto. A book with the
same title, 96 pages, in hard covers, has been
published by OCEAN POUNDS, as an extension to
the installation piece.
March, 2024

THE 50 GLADSTONE
Lee Ka-sing and Holly Lee Archive
(Works, Objects, Artifacts, 1976 to current)
An exhibition: April 27 to July 28, 2024
50 Gladstone Avenue artsalon, Toronto
(visit by appointment: mail@oceanpounds.com)

The following pages
is an excerpt from the
exhibition catalogue.
Please visit this link
for Footnotes of the
exhibits indicated by
Numbers. 200 items.
t50.leekasing.com

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