Interview with Quebec artist Paul Beliveau
MUSIC: “Fragile, Do Not Drop” by Podington Bear
VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen
INTERVIEW: ALEX M F QUICHO for Winsor Gallery
TRANSLATION: SUNSHINE FRERE for Winsor Gallery
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Interview with Vancouver artist and designer Emma Lehto
MUSIC: “The Haze” by Spuntic
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen
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This exhibition showcases paper as an artistic medium unto itself, and demonstrates its versatility beyond the role of a mere surface for other materials. Rachael Ashe, Alison Woodward, Joseph Wu, Connie Sabo and Sarah Gee Miller produce strikingly different styles of work but approach working intimately with paper through similar methods. Each of the five artists transforms their materials using one or more techniques of cutting, folding, twisting, painting but with a unique take on the end result. The work in this exhibition reveals the infinite possibilities of paper as alchemical material in the creation of intriguing pieces of fine art and craft. See photos from the show here >
Watch interviews with 4 of the artists:
Interview with Vancouver painter and illustrator Rebecca Chaperon
MUSIC: “Elaines Over Here” by Pandacetamol
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen
An exhibition of local independent comic creators and their [artistic/production] processes, demonstrating a variety of approaches to taking a story from initial concept to finished artwork. Included book release and signing for Tony Cliff’s “Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant” on Friday August 30. The show featured Tony Cliff, Rebecca Dart, Simon Roy, and Brandon Graham.
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Tony Cliff is a born-and-raised Vancouverite and a 12-year veteran of the local animation industry. His first major graphic novel, DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT, is a critically-acclaimed historical tale of action and adventure. His work has been nominated for Harvey, Doug Wright, and Will Eisner awards. Find him Internetting at tonycliff.com
Rebecca Dart is a cartoonist and animation designer living in Vancouver. Creator of the comic RabbitHead (2006) which appeared in America’s Best Comics of that year. Currently working on her first full length graphic novel “Battle Kittens” about barbarian women that ride giant kittens in an unforgiving world. You can check out art from this as well as other kitty comics at r-dart.tumblr.com
Simon Roy is a cartoonist and illustrator from Victoria, BC. He came onto the comics scene in 2009 with the critically acclaimed sci-fi comic “Jan’s Atomic Heart”, and has been working on a wide range of projects since. He’s currently drawing and co-writing the Eisner Award nominated series “Prophet” for Image Comics with Brandon Graham. His work can be found at robot-blood.blogspot.com
Brandon Graham was born in December of 1976, the grandson of pin-up artist Bill Randall. He grew up in Seattle around a lot of graffiti and comics. he managed to get his first comic published at the age of 19. He’s been honing his craft ever since. He lives in Vancouver BC, with his partner Marian Churchland (author of Image comic Beast), where he spends his days creating comics. He divides his time between his own series Multiple Warheads and writing and occasionally drawing for the Image series Prophet. royalboiler.wordpress.com
Watch interviews with Tony Cliff and Rebecca Dart below:
An interview with Vancouver artist Rachael Ashe. Rachael works in altered books, paper cutting & photography.
MUSIC: “Quit Bitching” by Broke For Free
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen
“A Horror Hangover” looks at what happens after a horrific event. Do things get better or is it all going horribly wrong. Curated by Robin McConnell from Inkstuds, the radio show about comics. Featured artists include: Keith Jones, Marc Palm, James Stranton, Aidan Fitzgerald, Tom Van Deusen, Ben Horak, Max Clotfelter, Roman Muradov, Jim Rugg, Joel Rich, Lale Westvind, Charmaine Verhagen, Sean Esty, Rebecca Dart, Michael Deforge, Al Columbia, and more. Art: “Flesh Eaters” by Al Columbia
