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STREET ART DRAWINGS
THE DEATH OF HARRISON B.STREET ART COMICS DUCT TAPED TO A CLOSED STOREFRONT!. Despite his triumphant retaliation, metamorphosis, the new and super powerful hero “HARRISON B.” has been trapped by an unidentifiable law enforcement agency in front of Toronto’s CN Tower. The vigilante is currently accused of disrupting technological tentacles, affairs of business, and quite possibly responsible for the SNEAK epidemic. A large gathering of soldier and pressmen gathering for the proceedings as the hero takes a final bow. His mistress dressed in a deformed hockey mask and ballerina tutu rises to his side. The two off them dance primal and gracefully as he moves her between bullets, taking each one for himself. Another impressive display of ontological authority at it’s best. 8 x 12 foot Ink on paper drawing, 3 day performance, Canadian Art 2005.
MAKING THE MURALInspired by, and a reverse-modernisation of, Kurt Vonnegut’s tale “HARRISON BERGERON” , this large ink on paper depiction of the Toronto skyline was made on location over the coarse of three days. “The Death of a Hero” was my first attempt to create a mural sized drawing outside of the studio. The artwork proved interesting in it’s ability to invite the audience into the fable. At such a large scale, the depictions of the surrounding architecture invoked an instant association between the audience and the artwork. However when I would explain the work to people, I had a tendency to divide the parable and share either the idea of comics in the city, or the story of an assassinated superhero, depending on the conversation. This proved problematic when audiences would change mid-story and I often found myself attempting to censor the darker theories involved in the artwork. Therefore I decided to improve upon my narrations through the development of parables that could simultaneously express serious concerns, yet remain accessible to larger audiences.
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