

Meanwhile, two young Toronto
artists who both work in wood have also developed a fascination with the beauty of ordinary forms and functional objects, the delicate place furniture holds between engineering and
fine art and the many ways wood has been used over the years.
Invited to contribute to SMALL, a show that opened in the vitrines at Harbourfront last month, they took their inspiration from a photo that they discovered online from the Museum of Gears dating back to late 1800's
Prior to the development of modern casting methods, wooden patterns were used
for gears, pressed into wet sand to make a mould which was then filled with
liquid iron or other molten metals. The gears were an important part of the heavy machinery that was in production following the industrial revolution.

Seeing everyday objects as having an inner beauty that
amplifies their importance and use in everyday life has long been a standard in
aboriginal art too, as has using available materials to create traditional
objects both valued and essential to everyday life. Check out the Raybans.
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