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Toni HamelIkebana 13 (Hoover) - surreal, contemporary, figurative, oil on canvas2025
2025
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This contemporary oil painting by Toni Hamel has an environmental theme.
The engaging and thought-provoking work of Canadian artist Toni Hamel has attracted the attention of an impressive international audience. Hamel’s work often straddles several genres including surrealism and neo-classicism.
Her artwork is rooted in storytelling that is often wrapped in humour to convey important messages about topics like societal standards and status of the natural environment.
This is one of a series of paintings named for the Japanese art of flower arranging, ‘ikebana’. In this piece, we see a comical image of a woman in an apron covered dress (late 1950’s-60’s era) using an old canister style Hoover vacuum to clean the interior of a giant red striped tulip. The colour palette is fresh and modern–sky blues, red, white, and green.
“This is another painting from the "Ikebana" series, a small batch of works which include the "blood tulip" as its main character. Although humorous at first glance, it's in fact a metaphor for our attempt to clean up the environmental mess we have and continue to create.” Toni Hamel
Toni Hamel was born in Italy in 1961. In the early 1980s, she acquired a BFA from the Accademia di Belle Arti of Lecce in Italy. Upon arriving in Canada, she furthered her studies and attained a post-graduate Certificate in Computer Graphics from Sheridan College (Canada, 1991). The recipient of several awards, among others, she received the Golden Key National Honour Society Award from the University of Toronto (Specialist Programme in Psychology, 1997) and the Lubiam Prize (Milan, 1983).
Her work has been exhibited in public and commercial galleries in Canada, the USA, and Europe. It is included in the public collections of Mr. J.J. Abrams, Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, Ms. Julia Roberts, the Archives of Ontario/Government of Ontario, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, the Omer DeSerres Corporation, as well as many private international collections. Toni Hamel lives and works in Kingston, Ontario.
- Creator:Toni Hamel (Canadian)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29116458452
"I describe my work as an illustrated commentary on human frailties or, more precisely, as a compendium of unintended consequences. Rooted in storytelling, my art practice draws from personal experiences and outward observations to create thematic bodies of work that reflect on and interpret the psychological unease of our anthropocentric age. Pointing to historical references, popular culture and personal environmental concerns, my satirical narratives ultimately question our behaviour while alerting us about the repercussions of our actions." Toni Hamel Born in Italy in 1961, Toni Hamel acquired a BFA at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Lecce in Italy (1983). In her early twenties, she moved to Canada and furthered her studies, attaining a post-graduate Certificate in Computer Graphics from Sheridan College (Canada, 1991). Hamel is the recipient of three Ontario Arts Council grants (2011, 2012, 2013), the Golden Key National Honour Society Award from the University of Toronto (Specialist Programme in Psychology, 1997), the Lubiam Prize (Milan, 1983) and many other awards. Her work is regularly featured in Canadian and international Arts & Culture magazines, and it has been extensively exhibited in public and commercial galleries and art fairs in Canada, the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. Among other international private collections, Toni Hamel's work can be found in the homes of Mr. J.J. Abrams, Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, and Ms. Julia Roberts. Public collections include the Archives of Ontario/Government of Ontario, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, and the Omer DeSerres Corporation. Toni Hamel lives and works in Kingston, Ontario.
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