Occasional Toronto: More Reflection at the AGO

Friday, April 10, 2015

More Reflection at the AGO

The African art gallery at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is one of my favourite areas. The collection of African pieces is the largest in Canada with 95 pieces, almost all of them donated by Dr Murray Frum. They are located in their own dedicated gallery which was designed by architects Brigitte Shim & Howard Sutcliffe and it is a wonderful space. These 2 pieces are from Nigeria and of course the one in the middle is from Toronto!
Taking part in Weekend Reflections. Click HERE to see more reflections from around the world.

29 comments:

Lowell said...: I don't know from the art pieces, but I do like that reflection!!; April 10, 2015 at 8:46 AM
Sharon said...: Interesting pieces. I find African art very beautiful. That reflection is fabulous!; April 10, 2015 at 10:11 AM
Anonymous said...: Quite haunting!; April 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM
VP said...: A good reflection for a nicely composed image.; April 10, 2015 at 11:07 AM
TexWisGirl said...: great self-portrait!; April 10, 2015 at 11:30 AM
William Kendall said...: The mask on the left is quite striking! Excellent portrait of yourself!; April 10, 2015 at 11:34 AM
Stephanie said...: Fabulous self reflection!; April 10, 2015 at 11:52 AM
Taken For Granted said...: Lovely reflection self portrait. Beautifully done.; April 10, 2015 at 11:55 AM
Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...: Great reflection and selfie. Have a lovely weekend.; April 10, 2015 at 12:02 PM
Unknown said...: When African art is good, it's VERY good. I love it! For obvious reasons, Portugal has some amazing collections, wether public or private.
But...
If you care for African art, you should have seen a market where I've been at Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, right before civil war. Imagine a road sided by all kinds of art from neighbouring countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana or Sierra Leone, for more than 1 Km... and no tourists! :-) AMAZING!; April 10, 2015 at 12:26 PM
21 Wits said...: ...and there you are, hello! What a great place to explore too!; April 10, 2015 at 1:13 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: Wonderful reflextion well placed in the photo.; April 10, 2015 at 1:41 PM
Fun60 said...: An interesting selfie.; April 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM
Andy said...: Nice one Pat. I like the ghostly look that your reflection cast.; April 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM
Gosia said...: Africa is so interesting continent..; April 10, 2015 at 2:02 PM
Revrunner said...: Excellent!; April 10, 2015 at 3:42 PM
Tom said...: A great reflection on you! Tom The Backroads Traveller; April 10, 2015 at 3:53 PM
Anonymous said...: Love the reflection of you.

I guess it is you.; April 10, 2015 at 4:09 PM
Unknown said...: Ah three pieces of art in a line, very good; April 10, 2015 at 6:29 PM
Cloudia said...: Good one!

And funny, I'm starring in mine too :-)

ALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
=^..^=; April 10, 2015 at 7:29 PM
Randy said...: Nice relfection and artwork.; April 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM
Linda said...: Cool reflection. I once worked for Warren Robbins who founded the Museum of African Art in Washington, DC. He wrote articles explaining how African art influenced Picasso and other artists.; April 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM
Jack said...: Very nice! I like this camera-shy self portrait. Before long maybe we will see all of RedPat.; April 10, 2015 at 10:36 PM
buntpapierfabrik.blogger.de said...: Great photo! The art pieces seem to be behind a glass panel.; April 11, 2015 at 4:33 AM
cieldequimper said...: I think this one might just be my favourite of all your camera shy reflections! Love the art.; April 11, 2015 at 4:40 AM
Viera said...: The reflection is absolutely fabulous...as well as selfie...; April 11, 2015 at 5:03 AM
Halcyon said...: Nice reflection, RedPat. I think this is the most I've ever seen of you! ;-); April 11, 2015 at 5:53 AM
Mo said...: Great self portrait; April 11, 2015 at 6:40 AM
Karl said...: Beautiful image, nice to see you !; April 12, 2015 at 4:02 AM

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