TALES OF THE MUNDANE

THANK YOU everyone who attended the opening last night! If you weren't able to make it, the exhibition runs until February 28th at Galerie Abyss.

My piece for the show is called 'TALES OF THE MUNDANE'. The painting is about a life of unseized potential and the dangerous lure of complaisance.

Visually, the piece is an obvious parody of the famous 'TALES FROM THE CRYPT' comic book header. Mundane is not a frightening word ...until you really think about it - mundane is a slow uneventful death. I like how the horror font contrasts the seemingly unrelated text. I had a lot of fun building the textures on the painting and making it look like an aged, frayed, moldy comic book that's been sitting in someone's damp cellar for 40 years. Those textures represent neglect and the inescapable passage of time.

 

LAST YEAR'S FEARS - TONIGHT at Galerie Abyss!

The group exhibition I've been curating called LAST YEAR'S FEARS is TONIGHT at Galerie Abyss, 1520 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, 7:00pm -10:00pm! The works are hung the show is looking incredible. You definitely want to see it in person!

Annnnd the final daily fear quote before the show is very appropriate seeing as the event is tonight! What will be YOUR course of action? I present: influential author, public speaker, and educator - Dale Carnegie:
 

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Salvador Dali on the topic of fear:

Last Year's Fears - a group exhibition I'm curating featuring 19 artists who have painted something they are afraid of will open tomorrow night, Jan. 29th at Galerie Abyss (1520 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal)! On the facebook event page, I've been posting one quote about fear per day. Today's fear quote: master surrealist, Salvador Dali!

See you all tomorrow night!

Robert Williams on the topic of fear

Last Year's Fears, a group exhibition I'm curating about the premise of fears, will now open in less than one week! On the facebook event page, I've been posting one quote about fear per day. Yesterday's fear quote is among my personal favorites and belongs to 'low brow art' legend and founder of JUXTAPOZ magazine (and a big influence on a personal level), Robert Williams. (below)

Last Year's Fears opening night: Thursday, January 29 7:00-10:00pm at Galerie Abyss, 1520 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Show runs until February 28th)

Last Year's Fears - painting preview

Out of the 12 basic colors, one I use the least in my paintings is red. ...But all that's about to change with the painting I've completed for Last Year's Fears ( http://on.fb.me/1xwichC ) Here is a sneak peek. (Wait - is that that mould in the corner?? ewww.)

Last Year's Fears - opening in 3 weeks

Happy 2015 to you all! I hope you all had a healthy and happy holiday.

Coming up fast (just 3 weeks away) is the group exhibition I'm curating called 'Last Year's Fears'. 19 artists will face their fears via original new paintings. I have seen some of the incredible works so far and the artists involved have not restrained themselves. Join us for the opening January 27th!
(Exhibition poster in post below.)