So I've signed up for a BigCartel site so hopefully in the next few days i shall have prints of some of my work up for sale! woot woot!
bookmark it HERE and check back to get your grubby mitts on my art. (The first print up will be "Family Man")
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Permanent Collection: Tattooed Artists
Permanent Collection: Tattooed Artists
Opens July 3rd at La Petite Mort Gallery
look HERE for the Gallery
and HERE for the Facebook event
This is my piece for the show:
"Family Man"
16x20
acrylic watercolour on illustration board - framed
La Petite Mort Gallery
$400
La Petite Mort Gallery present...
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
TATTOOED ARTISTS
Group Exhibit: Curated by GUEN DOUGLAS
One Month Exhibit / July 3 - 26, 2009
Vernissage Friday July 3 / 7 - 10pm
Tunes by Boy Scout Killers & Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM
Statement:
"What are you gonna do when you're eighty?", as if any of us had planned that far ahead. Even those of us conscious of the future should be so lucky as to live to be eighty.
People fear the permanence, and the stigma that tattoos are for the marginalized. Forever is word not one of us could ever fully understand, like love and evil it is unquantifiable. We are made of flesh and when we die, our physical presence decays. Even those that believe in an afterlife might agree that it is doubtful you would take your tattoos with you. Like that nifty anorak you love or your favourite diamond earrings, those that believe might tell you that you leave with what you came in with. nothing. and maybe your soul. For some it is this very same longevity and marginalization that attracts them to this form of decoration. People get tattooed to either belong to or to disassociate from a group, often it is a little of both. These days with the hallmark sentiment of television shows pushing the tattoo world into new markets, we forget the perspectives of those that came before. Those artists and laymen who chose to adorn their bodies not to mark the passing of a loved one or to make grand gestures of faith, but those that flouted the public opinion and got tattooed in spite of the name calling.
What sets these tattooed artists apart from the rest of society? Do we have a deeper understanding of our own mortality, choosing to experience all that we desire, without the fear of consequences? or are we merely impulsive and careless? Even though society's attitudes are changing there is still a stigma that surrounds the tattooed; that we are morally vacant and criminals of lesser breeding. On the surface we have all been marked, each with our either small or all encompassing, permanent collections, but we come from every background, rich and poor, formally educated and street smart. Like anyone, our perspectives on life, death and in between unable to escape the influence of our choices in life, and vice versa .
- Guen Douglas, 2009
"Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body, to the god he worships, after a style purely his own, nor can he get off by hammering marble instead. We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones."
Henry David Thoreau
Photo Credit: Remi Theriault
ARTIST INCLUDE:
Hayden Menzies (Toronto) haydenmenzies.com
Crazzy Dave (Ottawa) (no website)
Azdead (no website)
Angela Marklew (Los Angeles) fstopinertia.com
Jon Claytor (Montreal) jonclaytor.com
Joel Conroy (Montreal) studiotattoomania.com
James Huctwith (Toronto) (no website)
Aaron Lucy (Los Angeles) aaronlucyphoto.com
Remi Theriault (Ottawa) remitheriault.com
Michelle Wilson (Ottawa) mwphotographs.com
Adam Turk (San Diego) turkturkturk.com
Josh Crowe (Montreal) (no website)
David Glantz (Toronto) archivetattoo.com
Adrienne Turner (Ottawa) (no website)
Scooter Laforge (New York) scooterlaforge.com
Brandon Steen (Toronto) brandonsteenart.com
Zachari Logan (Saskatoon) (no website)
Nico Mensinga (Rotterdam) 25tolifetattoos.com
Guen Douglas (Ottawa) guendouglas.com
Opens July 3rd at La Petite Mort Gallery
look HERE for the Gallery
and HERE for the Facebook event
This is my piece for the show:
"Family Man"
16x20
acrylic watercolour on illustration board - framed
La Petite Mort Gallery
$400
La Petite Mort Gallery present...
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
TATTOOED ARTISTS
Group Exhibit: Curated by GUEN DOUGLAS
One Month Exhibit / July 3 - 26, 2009
Vernissage Friday July 3 / 7 - 10pm
Tunes by Boy Scout Killers & Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM
Statement:
"What are you gonna do when you're eighty?", as if any of us had planned that far ahead. Even those of us conscious of the future should be so lucky as to live to be eighty.
People fear the permanence, and the stigma that tattoos are for the marginalized. Forever is word not one of us could ever fully understand, like love and evil it is unquantifiable. We are made of flesh and when we die, our physical presence decays. Even those that believe in an afterlife might agree that it is doubtful you would take your tattoos with you. Like that nifty anorak you love or your favourite diamond earrings, those that believe might tell you that you leave with what you came in with. nothing. and maybe your soul. For some it is this very same longevity and marginalization that attracts them to this form of decoration. People get tattooed to either belong to or to disassociate from a group, often it is a little of both. These days with the hallmark sentiment of television shows pushing the tattoo world into new markets, we forget the perspectives of those that came before. Those artists and laymen who chose to adorn their bodies not to mark the passing of a loved one or to make grand gestures of faith, but those that flouted the public opinion and got tattooed in spite of the name calling.
What sets these tattooed artists apart from the rest of society? Do we have a deeper understanding of our own mortality, choosing to experience all that we desire, without the fear of consequences? or are we merely impulsive and careless? Even though society's attitudes are changing there is still a stigma that surrounds the tattooed; that we are morally vacant and criminals of lesser breeding. On the surface we have all been marked, each with our either small or all encompassing, permanent collections, but we come from every background, rich and poor, formally educated and street smart. Like anyone, our perspectives on life, death and in between unable to escape the influence of our choices in life, and vice versa .
- Guen Douglas, 2009
"Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body, to the god he worships, after a style purely his own, nor can he get off by hammering marble instead. We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones."
Henry David Thoreau
Photo Credit: Remi Theriault
ARTIST INCLUDE:
Hayden Menzies (Toronto) haydenmenzies.com
Crazzy Dave (Ottawa) (no website)
Azdead (no website)
Angela Marklew (Los Angeles) fstopinertia.com
Jon Claytor (Montreal) jonclaytor.com
Joel Conroy (Montreal) studiotattoomania.com
James Huctwith (Toronto) (no website)
Aaron Lucy (Los Angeles) aaronlucyphoto.com
Remi Theriault (Ottawa) remitheriault.com
Michelle Wilson (Ottawa) mwphotographs.com
Adam Turk (San Diego) turkturkturk.com
Josh Crowe (Montreal) (no website)
David Glantz (Toronto) archivetattoo.com
Adrienne Turner (Ottawa) (no website)
Scooter Laforge (New York) scooterlaforge.com
Brandon Steen (Toronto) brandonsteenart.com
Zachari Logan (Saskatoon) (no website)
Nico Mensinga (Rotterdam) 25tolifetattoos.com
Guen Douglas (Ottawa) guendouglas.com
Sneaker Wars 2009
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
acrylic and canvas, glue and shoes (VANS, women's 6.5)
For Sale at Top of the World skate shop bidding starts at 100$
I was invited to paint these fun little guys for the Ottawa "Sneaker Wars" sponsored by: Vans, Top of the World, The Layup and Kapacity Entertainment
monkey prep, in stages
freshly painted shoes for sneaker wars, this was my base
acrylic and canvas, glue and shoes (VANS, women's 6.5)
For Sale at Top of the World skate shop bidding starts at 100$
I was invited to paint these fun little guys for the Ottawa "Sneaker Wars" sponsored by: Vans, Top of the World, The Layup and Kapacity Entertainment
monkey prep, in stages
freshly painted shoes for sneaker wars, this was my base
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Romances.
I have a couple of pieces going up for group valentines shows in February. One show is at Aunt Olives here in town, and the other is put on by Tattoo Nat of Imago in Montreal... I'm pretty stoked about them both!! As soon as they are done I will post them.
"What's Bold Will Hold" 15x20in Acrylic watercolour on Illustration board
a gift for Friend Slick Nick
"What's Bold Will Hold" 15x20in Acrylic watercolour on Illustration board
a gift for Friend Slick Nick
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Lust and Poverty
Two Group shows this Month, one is 101 frames at gallery 101 on Bank Street opening December 6th, it's a charity exhibit with framed art being auctioned off. This year's theme is LUST. These are my pieces:
"Pickle Parts the Meat Curtains"
frame is 5x5
pen and paper.
"Beaver Rides the Rocket"
frame is 5x6
pen and paper
The second show is also a charity show for Amnesty International. Disposable cameras were handed out to artists, photographers, and the homeless. We were asked to take photos of poverty and how it affects our lives. I took this photo of Eddie a mentally challenged man that is well known in and around my work. He runs errands around Rideau Street for tips.
"Eddie"
taken with disposable camera
red gel used on flash
printed 11x16 with border.
"Pickle Parts the Meat Curtains"
frame is 5x5
pen and paper.
"Beaver Rides the Rocket"
frame is 5x6
pen and paper
The second show is also a charity show for Amnesty International. Disposable cameras were handed out to artists, photographers, and the homeless. We were asked to take photos of poverty and how it affects our lives. I took this photo of Eddie a mentally challenged man that is well known in and around my work. He runs errands around Rideau Street for tips.
"Eddie"
taken with disposable camera
red gel used on flash
printed 11x16 with border.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Canteen "Sweet 'n' Low" show
Group show at new gallery and fun store Canteen up for the next three weeks go and check it out!
"sweetcheeks"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"cream puff"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"Sweetie Pie"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"Milk and Cookies: midnight snack"
acrylic on illustration board
16x12 framed
$200
"sweetcheeks"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"cream puff"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"Sweetie Pie"
acrylic on illustration board
16x20 framed
$300
"Milk and Cookies: midnight snack"
acrylic on illustration board
16x12 framed
$200
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
La Petite Mort
In August La Petite Mort gallery (that i am happy to announce i just joined) hosted a group show about foot methods of transportation, entitled "RIDE ME: the art of urban transportation". Being a nerdy bike rider it was a subject that i felt really close to. These were my contributions:
"613" mixed media on Vintage rollerskates
"Ride Me" Mixed Media on Skateboard SOLD
(mine is the yellow deck!)
"613" mixed media on Vintage rollerskates
"Ride Me" Mixed Media on Skateboard SOLD
(mine is the yellow deck!)
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