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Everything Is Art

Showcasing Toronto-based talent, Everything is Art is a public facing exhibition space located in the east storefront window of Ease. With a monthly rotation, Everything is Art aims to connect with communities while offering a platform for emerging artists.

August 2024 - Luke Van H /  lukevanh.com

Words: Claire Grenier / @saint.edith

    

On a hot, humid, and sticky afternoon, the kind which have been the hallmark of this summer, I got to step into the decorative 70’s-toy-store-fever-dream-oasis of Luke Van H’s Parkdale apartment. I was there to pick out a piece for this month’s edition of everything is art. Their paintings are done in succinctly executed airbrush strokes.  
Upon first seeing Luke’s work, I was struck by how similar in visual quality they are to fond childhood memory. Soft around the edges, yet so vibrant you can hear the soundscape of running through the sprinkler on one of these exact hallmark summer days with your friends/neighbours/siblings.
This hopeful element and reverence for play is not just found in Luke’s work, but also the decor of their apartment, and especially in the afternoon we spent together installing their painting and affixing associated accoutrements across the display. They are a creator of friendlier, more inviting worlds.




July 2024 - CRUZ /  @vnyc / vnyvc.com

Words: Claire Grenier / @saint.edith
Photos: Macy Nguyen /  @teaspoonofyouth

  

This month at Ease, our window features a cyanotype and cotton work by CRUZ (They/Them).  Cycles of Perception, features a series of eyes half closed and looking down, or, looking directly at you: the viewer. It's a striking piece in cascading tones of blues. The idea of perception is a common theme for Cruz. As artists are always on display, their output always being observed, critiqued, Cruz uses the motif of eyes to shift this dynamic.