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ALEX BELL:
JORDAN BENT:
Jordan BentIs an independent practitioner of visual art and design with a focus on multidisciplinary production. Bent, known for paintings and illustration, is working with an array of new disciplines to expand visual language outside two dimensions. A Progression of works that encompass galleries, performance and public installations throughout Vancouver Proper and internationally.
Professional collaborations include: Rumble productions, Song lines Recordings, Mascall Dance, United Way, Reel Youth, Power of hope, Tomorrow Collective, BC Coastal Health, Green Peace, Pivot Legal Society.
JARRAD BURLEY:
Jarrad Burley studied at the Western Australia school of Design and Media (2008)
Advanced diploma in graphic design, majoring in illustration.
Diploma in graphic design and art and design.
Awarded the Innovation Award, Central Tafe 2008
Partner at Guts & Glory Collective with Nick Coyle.
ROBERT CHAPLIN:
BRENT CLOWATER:
Brent’s visuals are a unique melding of traditional hand-made art and digital imagery. His subject matter is boundless and ranges from vivid, contemporary portraiture to abstracts and traditional yet edgy landscape painting. Atmosphere, expression and emotion are constantly present in his art.
His 2-D abilities are extremely wide-ranging, as he works in oils, acrylics, watercolours, murals, printmaking/silkscreening, book illustration, and digital imagery using software such as the Adobe Creative Suite.
NICK COYLE:
Nick has a very strong passion to create anything from art, to clothing, to producing music and editing video. He strives to project his creative outlook through the company Guts & Glory.
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AARON DE LA CRUZ:
steps in and out of the realms of design, graffiti, and illustration.
The parameters he has chosen to work within actually allow him to free himself and react to the very limitations he has created. This overriding structure and the lack of deliberation while moving within creates a tension when encountering his work due to the almost computer generated grid like systems he creates by unplanned markmaking. The act and the marks themselves are very primal in nature but tend to take on distinct and sometimes higher meanings in the broad range of mediums and contexts they appear in and on.
His work finds strengths in the reduction of his interests in life to minimal information. De La Cruz gains from the idea of exclusion, just because you don't literally see it doesn't mean that its not there.
HELEN EADY:
I have worked on a range of clients big and small. One thing always remains the same though, and that is a commitment to thoughtful, engaging design.
Each project presents different challenges and requires unique solutions. I believe that idea driven design done beautifully and effectively can go a long way towards a client's success.
ELI HORN:
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I am self taught. However I could not have gotten this far without the help and support of my friends, family and the city and people of Vancouver.
I have been fortunate enough to have shown work in and on misanthropy gallery, Blim and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
BEN KNIGHT:
I
work in all mediums but mainly screen-printing. Typography and
photography have always been a huge inspiration and outlet for me, taking photos
and using them for reference 99% of the time.
I break down my subjects
into carefully thought-out color palettes and try to put down minimalist marks
in order to create a finished look with well-considred proportions.
I
learnt the trade of screen-printing as an apparel printer in Victoria, BC at
Incite. Now equipped with knowledge in the trade, I've relocated to Vancouver
where I run a small print shop in ACME studios.
I
aim to keep collaborating and working with other artists from all over and
making new artwork. I think the more mediums, styles, and techniques an artist
knows strengthens their ability and out put.
EMMA LEHTO:
I have always been fascinated by how the role of typography has evolved
over time to not only communicate a message/product but also to
match the experience that accompanies it. If typography can express a
raw emotion can it also be viewed only as a form?
If "A picture is worth a thousand words", then can a word be worth a
thousand pictures, despite which typeface it is presented in?
I utilize text in all of my work to explore these possibilities.
I utilize text in all of my work to explore these possibilities.
Emma Lehto is an Emily Carr University double graduate with bachelor
degrees in both Fine Art Integrated Media (2000) and Design (2004). She
lives and works in Vancouver.
ALISON LILLY:
Alison Lilly resides in Vancouver B.C. and is currently working on illustrative design and mixed media projects, focusing on painting, screen print and digital collage.
Through her work, Alison addresses her own interest in traditional male and female archetypes portrayed within pop culture and media imagery of the past and present. Alison’s work raises questions regarding how these portrayals and perceptions of this imagery can influence ourselves and our culture.
ADAM LUPTON:
Adam Lupton holds his Bachelors of Communication Design from Emily
Carr University or Art and Design, having graduated in May 2010.
As a Vancouverite, Lupton draws his interest from that which he has known his entire life: the vast austerity of the matrix through the city.
Lupton's broad and wide-ranging interests provides the root of his visually artistic ideation. Having a keen interest in sociology and psychology, he combines his passion for popular culture, typography, philosophy, science/religion, and society to form the basis of his descriptive works. Lupton's gaze revolves around contemporary culture and the nuances that 'modern' life brings.
Lupton's design work balances on the idea of effective communication and purposeful aesthetics, and that from the ground up everything should be started with a solid concept. Lupton's processes lean heavily towards idea generation and conceptualization: things start out through the hand, ideas converge and diverge, and the outcome is more than what it is – it creates an experience for the user, a connection. His diverse background gives him the ability to straddle and draw upon the two slightly neurotic worlds of visual art and design.
COLIN MOORE:
My
name is Colin Moore and I am Vancouver based visual artist and
illustrator with an over active imagination.
I work in a variety of mediums and always take inspiration from my artistic development as a young boy. Back then you didn't have to colour in the lines!
NEAL E. NOLAN:
RYAN PEQUIN:
Ryan Pequin is a cartoonist and illustrator living
in Vancouver, BC. His interests include drawing, sleeping, and
neglecting his personal hygiene.
LUKE RAMSEY:
Luke Ramsey ( born 1979 ) is one of the founders of Islands Fold,
an artist residency located on Pender Island, B.C, Canada.
ANDREW SCHICK:
I draw more than I sleep. I kern more than I sleep. I ‘save document
as flattened tif’ more than I sleep. Come to think of it, I probably
don’t get enough sleep. My lack of rest has a payoff, though – I get to
draw, fold and print my notions and hunches into meaningful messages,
all day and all night. I like to start a project by drawing
thumbnails in little ruled boxes, writing ordered lists, and circling
research details. Then I take my red pencil crayon readjust, remake,
and redraft until I see something exciting take shape. I like to
imagine that I can drag that bright red line out of my sketchbook, and
weave it into my design work and my life.
JOHN SHAW:
My work is created around the theme of deconstruction and
re-assemblage. The image is deconstructed with dripping paint, stenciled dots,
continuous ink lines and various other spontaneous creative decisions. This
process is quick, intense and without inhibition. I then reassemble the subject
with new lines and paint, selectively reworking certain areas to create a
finished image that integrates spontaneous expression, abstraction and focused
detail.
SCOTT SUEME:
Scott Sueme is an abstract painter with roots in graffiti. His
paintings are an exploration of spontaneity and intuition; a departure
from his critically structured and designed letter based graffiti
pieces. His process juxtaposes improvisation and strategy, layering
dense shapes and bold colors over subtle tones and surfaces. The
resulting narratives range from highly kinetic compositions to uniform
geometrics.
Sueme currently works out of his studio in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. He continues to travel and showcase his work on an international level both outdoors and in galleries. He maintains to be a relevant figure in the graffiti culture, aspiring to openly converse on the art form and further its development through the discussion of technique and processes.
BEN TOUR:
Canadian-born artist Ben Tour (b. 1977) channels a dark, often
haunting sense of humanism in his work. His observations deftly inform
his paintings, enabling him to capture the essence of a character, then
distort that view any way he desires. Frenetic lines, swaths of color,
and intimate angles all convey a sense that Tour may not only be drawing
inspiration from the
lives of strangers he observes, but manifesting his own personal
experiences as well. The emotional content in each portrait is palpable
as this perceived notion of creation and catharsis is paired well with
the immediate voyeuristic allure of his characters. Tour has exhibited
in galleries from Los Angeles to Miami, Hamburg to New York. His work
has been featured in publications including BLK/MRKT One and Two,
Juxtapoz, and Playboy. He has worked with clients such as BMW, Absolut,
Nike and Burton
Snowboards.
SASCHA YAMASHITA:
Sascha Yamashita was born and raised in BC. He spent a number of childhood years also growing up in Japan. Currently Yamashita lives and works in Vancouver and has been an active member of the Vancouver arts community for over 16 years. He is an ECU alumni '00, founded, directed and owned Gallery Atsui and now currently Gallery FUKAI.
ENSOE:
For over a decade Ensoe has shown himself as a progressive and
innovative graffiti writer, seeking to push boundaries and limits within
the art, as well as pulling influences from other forms such as
geometric and abstract art. He creates relevant and
refreshing subject matter, leaving the viewer with something more to
consider than the average tag.
Through traveling, networking, and painting worldwide he has established himself as a prevalent force among Canada's top graffiti artists. Today he works from his studio space in Vancouver's downtown east side, focusing on further legitimizing graffiti as a credible art form, and acting as a catalyst as the art transcends into the realm of abstraction.
ALISON LILLY:
Through her work, Alison addresses her own interest in traditional male and female archetypes portrayed within pop culture and media imagery of the past and present. Alison’s work raises questions regarding how these portrayals and perceptions of this imagery can influence ourselves and our culture.
ADAM LUPTON:
As a Vancouverite, Lupton draws his interest from that which he has known his entire life: the vast austerity of the matrix through the city.
Lupton's broad and wide-ranging interests provides the root of his visually artistic ideation. Having a keen interest in sociology and psychology, he combines his passion for popular culture, typography, philosophy, science/religion, and society to form the basis of his descriptive works. Lupton's gaze revolves around contemporary culture and the nuances that 'modern' life brings.
Lupton's design work balances on the idea of effective communication and purposeful aesthetics, and that from the ground up everything should be started with a solid concept. Lupton's processes lean heavily towards idea generation and conceptualization: things start out through the hand, ideas converge and diverge, and the outcome is more than what it is – it creates an experience for the user, a connection. His diverse background gives him the ability to straddle and draw upon the two slightly neurotic worlds of visual art and design.
COLIN MOORE:
I work in a variety of mediums and always take inspiration from my artistic development as a young boy. Back then you didn't have to colour in the lines!
NEAL E. NOLAN:
To date Nolan’s work is the sum of a wide variety of offshore experiences.
As
both an illustrator and multidisciplinary artist Neal has exhibited and
sold work all over N.America. Presently unrepresented, his practise
focuses on granted installations and printmaking.
Winnipeg MB, Canada born, Neal grew up amidst the post prohibition aesthetic remnants of a city struggling for safety amongst a thickly lit cultural background.
Winnipeg MB, Canada born, Neal grew up amidst the post prohibition aesthetic remnants of a city struggling for safety amongst a thickly lit cultural background.
As a hub throughout the fur trade and later as major locomotive freight
junction between Eastern/Western Canada and the United States; Winnipeg
offered a culture ripe with heritage and influence.
A timely interest in typography, sign painting and font design coupled
with a distaste for mass marketing led to his long term involvement
within the mid 90’s re-emergence of graffiti culture. Unexpectedly
marketable, the commercialization of the culture attributed to his
departure, its association with freight trains ultimately steered his
inclinations to the ethics of tramp travel. Riding between cities as an
affordable and transient means of transportation abundant hard won
experiences with a wide variety of environments, people and social
templates.
The
expanse of these experiences later committed themselves to a series
of lectures delivered through the UBC and Langara departments
of cultural study as well as an advisory position with Vancouver City
Hall, the Co-founding of the now defunct Misanthropy gallery
(2003-2005), a limited edition street wear line (Pacificthorn), the
founding of Watermark Creative and most recently, the Design24 project
with Andrew Young.
RYAN PEQUIN:
LUKE RAMSEY:
Luke has
collaborated with over 100 different artists to date and exhibits
internationally.
Luke’s work is about finding harmony in organized
chaos.
ANDREW SCHICK:
JOHN SHAW:
SCOTT SUEME:
Sueme currently works out of his studio in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. He continues to travel and showcase his work on an international level both outdoors and in galleries. He maintains to be a relevant figure in the graffiti culture, aspiring to openly converse on the art form and further its development through the discussion of technique and processes.
BEN TOUR:
SASCHA YAMASHITA:
Sascha Yamashita was born and raised in BC. He spent a number of childhood years also growing up in Japan. Currently Yamashita lives and works in Vancouver and has been an active member of the Vancouver arts community for over 16 years. He is an ECU alumni '00, founded, directed and owned Gallery Atsui and now currently Gallery FUKAI.
ENSOE:
Through traveling, networking, and painting worldwide he has established himself as a prevalent force among Canada's top graffiti artists. Today he works from his studio space in Vancouver's downtown east side, focusing on further legitimizing graffiti as a credible art form, and acting as a catalyst as the art transcends into the realm of abstraction.
