By Tanya Vividly
Artist Darrell Kobza at work on his latest piece of art at his Long Branch studio. Blog TO photo.
This studio specializes in custom art framing, vintage posters, art restoration conservation and installation services.
I had the chance of visiting a great workshop studio/ art shop in the Long Branch area called Darrell Kobza Art Services.
Kobza is the owner of the studio and has been in this location for five years.
A unique highlight about his space is his collection of rare vintage posters that vary from travel themes to art gallery shows and international films.
A unique poster at Kobza’s studio. Photo by Tanya Vividly.
And yes … this is a specialty or niche market that art is a blend of nostalgia,“pop art culture“ and 50s & 60s marketing.
Before he moved to the area he was in the Dundas and Landsdowne area from 2002-2019. The reason for the move was a personal matter and he needed a fresh start and south Etobicoke was the answer.
Kobza is a graduate of the Ontario College of Arts and a former sculpture, painter and printmaker. He has over 30 years of experience as a professional framer and has a love of collecting movie posters.
Walking around his space feels like an artful indulgence into a artist or painters studio. The wall arrangements are surrounded with vintage international movie posters and on the other side are various refreshing styles of frames.
Rare bike poster that you can only find in studios like this.
A lot of his customers are regulars and a lot more are international.
In my opinion with the city being very expensive it is hard for artists to grow and experiment in their craft. His business is among the few that are left. We need to keep artists in our city. Without the artists all cities lack identity.
When I asked Darrel about the lack of artist spaces like his…his response was “there is so much potential in this area – I love Lakeshore – the City needs incentives for artists to stay and succeed.”
Visit: Darrel Kozba Art Services
3671 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
647-936-8566