Petra Halkes

So my school is putting on a fantastic exhibition in the ByWard Campus Gallery. Petra Halkes is an artist in the Ottawa region who has put together an amazing exhibition called Bright Lights. Bright Lights is based off photographs she took while being in the passenger seat of a moving vehicle which leaves trails of artificial fluorescent light streaking through each painting. Each piece has its own story behind in and all in all the exhibition left me wanting to drive through the city during a warm summer night.
again... i'm craving summer.

Click HERE for more info on Petra and her work!

Go see this!

the branches by long arm

Solid find thanks to Joshywosh, the ever so talented photographer. Check out is stuff on Tumblr right HERE or on his Flickr right HERE!

New Site!

www.rmsgalleries.com 

Work now on sale. Spread the word!

i need you...

so, i've entered a contest through the national gallery of canada. it's called "so you want to be an artist" and it gives you the opportunity to promote a piece of art through facebook and twitter, collect as many votes as you can, and the top 12 artists get their piece displayed at the national gallery along with some other dope prizes. I've already created my account and uploaded my picture, voting starts in march sometime, but keep your eyes peeled cause i'll need all the support i can get.

thanks!

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Also, thanks to the help of a friend (you know who you are), if you live in the ottawa/montreal/toronto area, update yourselves on upcoming shows!


Braids, Baths, and Toboggan in Montreal @ Il Motore, Friday February 18 buy tickets
Girl Talk in Montreal @ Metropolis, Tues March 1 buy tickets
Simian Mobile Disco in Montreal @ SAT, Friday March 18
Cold War Kids in Montreal @ Corona Theatre, Saturday March 19 
Crystal Castles in Toronto @ The Sound Academy, Saturday April 2
Foster the People in Montreal @ Petit Campus, Tuesday April 5 buy tickets
Kid Cudi in NYC, Wednesday April 20
Tiesto in Montreal @ Palais des Congres, Sunday April 24
Peter Bjorn & John in Toronto @ Lee’s Palace, Friday May 6
Lykke Li in Montreal @ Metropolis, Saturday May 21


and dont forget 
Nelly and Cali Swag District in Montreal @ Metropolis, Fri March 25 tickets on sale Feb 18th 12:00pm


teach me how to dougie.

star slinger...

cancelled his tour.

pissed.

Four Tet.

Kieran Hebden, otherwise known as Four Tet, has a super chill, post-rock folk-inspired electric sound.

Four Tet also has a number of remixes for artists including Bonobo, Beth Orton, Super Furry Animals, Explosions in the Sky, Aphex Twin, Matthew Dear, Bloc Party, The xx, Foals, Kings of Convenience, Battles, Juana Molina, Madvillain, Nathan Fake and Radiohead.

Buy his latest CD "There Is Love In You" and check out the rest of his discography here and on iTunes

ride the chillwave, bro.

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Here's a little something to jumpstart the rest of your week. I couldn't add the last track so i youtube embedded it. Make sure you take a listen cause it's great and vibes in it's own way. I'm starting to like this playlist deal instead of video after video so expect more in the future. 

also,

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Icypoles.

Isopoles     Dry-point 19"x25"

Atomicmains  Wax and Copper

summersummer.

i've locked up the snowbunny inside of me and she's pissed.
i should hit the slopes soon or i'm going to start craving summer more and more. what's happening to me!?

this is my blanket.

Multimedia 24"x36"x2"

Casted my own body, shoved it on a canvas, dropped some paint soaked cloth on that, added a few little things, et voila.

acrylic dos.

portfolio pieces.

Acrylic on canvas 36"x30"x1"

                                                    

Acrylic on canvas 36"x30"x2"

Cosmogramma.

drypoint! another form of printing for those of you who are wondering where a sharp, needle like object is taken to a plate of plexi glass, copper, aluminum, etc. and scraped into to create an image, then printed onto soaked paper. 
the inking process for drypoint has grown on me. each print isn't just rolling on the ink and shoving it through a press. although the creation of the plate doesn't take all that much time unless you've chosen to etch a slate of plexi glass the size of a small coffee table, which i will show you all soon, the inking of the plate is slightly technical i'd say. and when the print is done, you're super stoked. the plate is inked by a card, then wiped down with cheese cloth material, then intaglioed (polished) to bring out your whites. just like the middle of my piece. i've decided to keep a bit of plate tone to my piece to give it a cloudy look - i think i like it that way. 
I have really come to like this print. It's simple, and i like how i used a larger piece of paper to border it. i find it gives it a little more depth. the size of the plate is only 6 x 6 inches. 
flying lotus cover anyone? 
i'll post my larger dry point hopefully tomorrow. 
goodnight!

Kelpe.

ambient offbeat nighttime electric goodness to just jam to.
re discovered their 2008 albums Ex-Aquarium.
take a listen

found object sweetness.

click for larger view

 This is that junkyard piece that I talked about a loo00o00oong time ago that fell over and crashed everywhere into a hundred thousand million pieces. it's finally remade! i'm actually happier with it now than i was before. did a few little adjustments here and there and it's now documented so i can crash it on purpose this time and make something completely new and exciting. hope you like it!