Psychopomp - Annual Visual Art Open House

   On March 14th, York's Visual Arts program held its annual Open House, where it exhibits and adjudicates senior art work throughout several of the arts buildings.  I had four projects on display during the show, including two printmaking projects, one large installation, and two paintings. 

Consumer Politics Installation

Accolade West Stairwell - Between Floors 1 and 2 - March 14th, 2012

"Harpocracy"
Spray Paint, Stencil, Screen Print on Rag Paper

"Consumer Wasteland"
Spray Paint, Stencil, Screen Print on Poster Paper

"Pepper Spray Cop"
Spray Paint, Stencil on Plastic Sheet

"Child Worker"
Spray Paint, Stencil on Cardboard, Screen Print on Japanese Paper

"Dumb Phones"
'Stop Looking at art and go buy stuff'
Screen Print, Paint Marker, on Newsprint

"Edward Bernays"
Spray Paint, Stencil, Screen Print on Rag Paper

"This is my brain on..." and "Evolved"
The Gales Gallery - Accolade West - March 12th to 23rd, 2012

The "Precipitant" art show ran during "Psychopomp" open house.

"This is my brain on..." won the "DisplayCult Purchase Award - $200"

Read more about "Evolved" here.

Read more about "This is my brain on..." here.

Public vs. Private Paintings
Goldfarb - Third Floor Studios - March 14th 2012

 

Read more about these paintings here.

Wicked.

The 'Do It Yourself' Guide to Understanding Harper Policy. Complete!

  The entire series of my DIY guides are finally written, printed, bound, and posted online at www.DIYharperpolicy.com

20 copies, 5 of each volume.
Screen Print
Text can be read here: www.DIYharperpolicy.com

Other pieces in the series include invitations to join in on the party politics, and "I'm NOT with stupid" Tshirts.

20 Invitations - Screen Print on various Japanese Paper     

5 Tshirts - Screen Print

Harper Nation.

For my materials and techniques painting course this year I had to create a multimedia piece that used more materials then paint. At the same time the assignment was to recreate or contradict a famous painting from the past. Harper Nation was inspired by Eugene Delacoix's Lady Liberty Leading the People (1830).

Using mostly cardboard, egg cartons, old clothing, and newspaper clippings I commented on the direction I felt Canadian democracy was headed in the heat of prorogation and writing the budget. The piece is 4 by 3 feet, my largest painting on a canvas to date.


Putting some perspective on the piece.

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The orginal, a French revolution epic.