HEY APATHY! ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Artwork Drawings Exhibitions! “HEY APATHY!” is an ongoing artistic investigation into monsters, the metropolis, mankind, and existence in general. In the earliest ink drawings (2001) the city is revealed as a ominous gear propelled by an endless sea of faceless denizens. In each subsequent exploration the imagery delves deeper into the city examining the minds and eyes of these unidentifiable crowds. The project deals with interrelated topics such as nature, progress, urban sustainability, war, the ideology of alienation and most importantly the role of the individual amidst a microcosmic global community. In more recent artworks the city remains as a giant gear only now it is all the strange and unique characters, not anonymous cogs, who fuel the machine. The entire project has spanned more than a decade including gallery installations, street art interventions, storefront performances, pen and ink drawings, giant wall murals, animations, comic books and interactive CG art. Since 2002 ‘HEY APATHY!” has been showcased annually in various exhibitions including presentations sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council,the Toronto Outdoor Art Festival, Nuit Blanche, the A.G.O. (the Art Gallery of Ontario) and the Hudson’s Bay Company.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS 2001-PRESENT

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INSTALLATION ARTWORKS

In addition to the traditional fine artwork drawings and the gallery setting I use large scale multi-media drawing installations to exhibit my works. These installations are designed to transform gallery spaces into all encompassing cartoon environments. These presentations feature painted walls, oversized mural drawings, ceiling and floor works, as well as audio and visual components. The goal of such exhibits is to recreate reality offering the audience a peripheral experience questioning not only the constructs of our physical existence but those of our psychology as well. As of 2011 I have completed 5 major installations of artwork drawings including presentations at O.C.A.D. (the Ontario College of Art and Design), XPACE and the Resistor Gallery.

OUTDOOR PRESENTATIONS AND STREET ART INTERVENTIONS

GRAFFITI STREET ART In hopes of gaining a better understanding of both architecture and others, I have also developed a unique relational practice involving constant public interactions, processes and presentations. I transform public spaces into both my studio and stage with the intention of transcending the introspective nature of the artist’s work and the pedestal status associated with of the gallery celebrity. The goal here being to share and discover ideas with people who were not particularly expectant of such encounters; art intervenes with metropolitan routines. My outdoor festivals and street interventions generally consist of a portable gallery setting, live performance painting and verbal storytelling sessions. The inclusion of these alternative methods of dissemination permits me to interact with vast amounts of people from all over the world and of all walks of life. Since 2002 I have participated in over 15 juried public festivals including the T.O.A.E. (Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition), Buskerfest and Nuit Blanche. I have also worked as full time street artist & performer licensed by the city of Toronto (2004-2008).