The famous Spadina bus (77B) is visible in the photo. Check out the Shuffle Demons with their 1986 hit that was a fitting tribute to this bus:
From the book Toronto Days. You can preview, and buy it here:
http://www.blurb.ca/b/8537132-toronto-days
Tag: <span>Avard Woolaver</span>
With all of the bad things going on in the world, there are also plenty of good things happening. I’m trying my best to be optimistic and stay positive. Many of us flip through hundreds of photos a day, giving them the merest glance. I’m asking you to linger on this one a little longer, and think kind thoughts.
From the series: Toronto in the 1980s
More Toronto photos here.
A visual interview on Japan Camera Hunter by Jesse Freeman. A wonderful format where questions are answered with images rather than words. I had a lot of fun with my responses!
Link: https://www.japancamerahunter.com/2018/05/jesses-visual-interviews-avard-woolaver/
Jesse Freeman says, “For this visual interview, it was one of the first times I just reached out to a complete stranger. On Flickr, (yes I still use it lol) he was always one of my favorite photographers, so was pleased when he agreed to do this. Just appreciate the originality of his eye and accompanying consistency where his Flickr doubles as an archives from 1980s of photographs he took of his locale. The color are just so amazing and quirkiness of his eye…think the “Who are you?” says it all.”
I’m excited about the exhibition in March. I hope those of you in the Toronto area can come out!
Toronto Days: photographs by Avard Woolaver
Gallery 310, Ryerson School of Image Arts
122 Bond Street, Toronto, ON
March 5 – 16, 2018
Opening Reception: Saturday March 10, 2pm – 5pm
Artist talk, 3pm
Avard Woolaver graduated from the Ryerson School of Image Arts in 1984 and has photographed, worked, and lived in Ontario and Nova Scotia. In addition to personal projects including “Wish You Were Here – Surrealism in Everyday Life” and “Scattershot: A Journey Through Place and Time (1976-present),” he has produced three books: Toronto Flashback (2016), No Money Down (2017), and Toronto Days (2018). This exhibition includes selections from each book that document the city of Toronto from 1980 to 1995 and show Woolaver’s interest observing and capturing ordinary scenes.
More work can be viewed at avardwoolaver.com, as well as at his sites on Flickr, Facebook, and Instagram.