I’ve just completed a new silkscreen. Its part of a small series, the first of which (Limbs Made Unfamiliar) was in a portfolio at SGC earlier in the year.
Touch Made Strange (silkscreen, 18″ x 14″)
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New Large Plexiglass Works
I recently packed up my exhibition in SNAP’s mainspace. The exhibition featured two brand-new works, part of my large plexiglass series dealing with space, perception and collapsed time. Both works are 6 feet x 4 feet.
Reaching Forward and Disappearing. Digital print on silkscreen, fabric, charcoal on paper, cupboard door. 6′ x 4′
Finding Space Between One State and Another. Silkscreen on plexiglass, fabric. 4′ x 6′
Shift | SNAP Gallery
I just returned from Edmonton where I opened my latest exhibition, Shift, at SNAP Gallery. Three of the works in the exhibition are large plexiglass works, 6′ x 4′, and ended up having to be driven up in a motorhome making for the craziest delivery of works I’ve ever participated in. The exhibition is up until May 31st.
Works tied down in the motorhome for shipping
Using a motorhome to ship the works in style.
Installing works at SNAP
I spent most of Wednesday installing works and tweaking some of my code – a beefier motor on one of the houses required an adjustment to some of my coding for the Arduino. Four of the houses in the exhibition respond to the viewers presence and cause an action within the house such as a door opening and closing or a light turning on.
Looking into the window at SNAP
The day of the opening the weather was cold but the window looked hot. Despite several other events on the same day, my opening and artist- talk were well attended. The people at SNAP make for some great hosts!
Works installed at SNAP – brand new plexiglass work on the right.
An installation shot of the works in the show. Two bodies of work were installed – the larger plexiglass works reflect the small plexiglass prints inside of each of the houses. Two of the large plexiglass works are brand-new and have never been exhibited before.
Uncanny Flux
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- All better!
I recently headed back to Trois Rivieres to set up my solo exhibition Uncanny Flux at Presse Papier. My work arrived ahead of me and unfortunately one of the houses did not emerge from his journey unscathed. Fortunately, after a day and night in the art hospital and a bit of glue, it was back in the game and ready to go. A few technical misunderstandings later and the show was up. The show is a mixture of silkscreen prints and a couple of my house sculptures. The exhibition is on at Presse Papier from now until March 16th.
Portfolio Exchange with Zayed University in Dubai
At the start of the fall semester, an opportunity arose for ACAD’s print media students to exchange work with students at Zayed University in Dubai. We jumped at the chance to connect with a far-away institutions and to see what sort of prints are being made in the desert. The prints have arrived and we were treated to a lovely range of mostly dry points and linocuts. My contribution is below:
Dragging
Works Available Commercially
My work is up for sale at Pomp & Circumstance in Calgary. Stop by and check it out! I also have work available at Burnaby Art Gallery through their art rental and sales. Here’s an image of my work up in Pomp & Circumstance at an open house event that they had last week.
Work up in Pomp & Circumstance, Calgary
When Istanbul was Constantinople…
I recently completed a small suite of prints inspired by a recent trip to Turkey. I was struck by the depth of history in the country as it seemed you couldn’t walk a block without tripping on seven layers of magical wonders from great civilizations of the past. A visit to the Cappadocia region revealed caves and churches built into a surreal landscape of spires and cliffs where Byzantinians and later Christians hid from persecution. As a tourist, we were shown the bright sides of life in Turkey and we were humbled upon our return to see that areas we walked through just days before were now full of protesters and police. You never really get to know a country just roaming through it for a few weeks but it can definitely leave an impression that lingers beyond the visit.
Overwritten (silkscreen) 11″ x 15″
Soft Surfacing (silkscreen) 15″ x 11″
Lost Texts Readable (silkscreen)11″ x 15″
Renaming the New (Silkscreen) 11″ x 15″
Global Matrix III: Still Travelling
Over a year ago I was pleased to have my work selected for Global Matrix III, a travelling print exhibition that started at Purdue University Galleries. The exhibition showed up at Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein’s Galleries in Dayton, Ohio in late 2012 after having moseyed around the US for the past year. An article about the exhibition mentions my work in the 9th paragraph which in my opinion is the best paragraph.
Water on Paper at Red Delicious Press
Currently my work is on display in Aurora, Colorado at Red Delicious Press in their juried exhibition Water on Paper. I was selected as one of seven artists exploring themes of water in their work. My two newest silkscreens are there along with work by Steve Dininno, Susan Hambleton, James Hubbard, Julia Rymer, Pamela Schenfeld, and Marcus Thibodeau.
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Sometimes when I am stressed, I take some of that nervous energy and apply it to the studio. Its either that or bad TV and the chocolate dregs in the cupboard.