Interview with Vancouver artist Luc Latulippe
MUSIC: “Forgiveness Transcending Geneva” by BLEO
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

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Boobies & Wieners is back for a second year with an even bigger (and longer) show! With tons of art from 100+ mostly local artists, this show features immature, crass, explicit, cartoonish, odd, dirty, and sexy art featuring nude subjects. Viewer discretion advised. See photos from the show on Flickr >

Artists include: Two Dimes, Rhandi Sandford, Ken Gerberick, Janis Corrado, Katy Springer, Alicia Eisen, Liang Ding, ARGH!, Nicole Stishenko, Michael King, Natasha Broad, Antoine Marchildon, Kelly Baker, Pippa Lattey, Colin Mitchell, Yolanda Mason, Greg Glover, Joni Taylor, Kathryn Lancashire, Pierre Leichner, Stephanie Arnot, Anna Bu Kliewer, Alexandra Dewar, Carl Parker, Hailie Beaulieu, Mika Senda, Ashlee Marcus, Caroline Dahlmanns, Trevor Jansen, Marina LeClair, Laura McIntosh, Andrea Hooge, Mass Produced Art, Jane Q Cheng, Cheryl Carpenter, Mike West, Desireé Cassidy, Jules Bussey, Vanessa Lever, Carmen Ostrander, Natalie Schmidt, Emily Galloway, Julie VanOyen, Nomi Chi, JW Tatum, Sahar, Tamas, Kirsten Hatfield, Cole Pauls, Mandy Lau, Scott Peace Miller, Anastasia Watson, Roxanne Gagnon, Karla Monterrosa-Morales, Sheri Alexander, Kathleen Lim, Louie Yan, Maritza Louis, Matan Berson, Jennifer Ho, Ari De La Mora, Francine Delgado Alvarez, Luis Gadea, Lera Nyukalova, Stephen Wimbush, Vince Hemingson, Suite Charlie, Amelia Garvin, Rachael Stableford, Brent Haddow, Matt Redway, Devin Rosychuk, Patricia Klobchar, Sean Karemaker, Dana Statham, Michelle Bruton, peg leg, Klaus Pinter, Joel Rich, Jennifer Chernecki, Erin Gibbs, and Aaron White.

In addition to the main exhibit, we also hosted three mini-exhibits:

Art or Bust, curated by artist Jenn Brisson, turns breast casts of breast cancer survivors into works of art. The cast will be sold in a silent auction with 100% of funds given to Rethink Breast Cancer. Artists include Andrea Hooge, Alison Woodward, indy, Jenn Brisson, Jesse Schilperoort, Phresha, Sean Karemaker, Troy Steen, and Wendy Sexsmith.

XOXO: Art Love and the Internet, from DuJour Marketing and Fang Ling Lee, is an erotic art exhibit with a focus on the sensuality and seductiveness of the female form and how it has helped shape and mold the Internet landscape. Works from Aaron Tsuru, Aaron Tsuru, Katlyn Hubner, Guillem Rovira, Meghan Willis, Zhamak Fullad, Boo Weed, Stormy Ent, Steve Prue, and Gracie Hagen. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Rethink Breast Cancer.

Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School will be showing a sampling of the sketches created by our art monkeys, based on all the sexy Vancouver burlesque models we have drawn in the past 7 years! Featuring Ed Chee, Aaron White, Vincent Smith, Lynn Falconer, Maritza Louis, Mike West, Jenn Brisson, Shary Contrary, Megan Majewski, The Tooninator, Arwynne O’Neill, Francine Delgado Alvarez, Thomaz Magno, Jim Newton, Ricardo Osuna, Andrew Poole, Dino Pai, Bob McAfee, and Alicia Eisen. Artists of all skill levels are welcome at our events, and with poses ranging from 1 minute to 15 minutes, a variety of erotic and funny artwork has emerged from the dark corners of our sketcher’s minds. Dr Sketchy’s Vancouver, hosted by Shary Contrary, happens on the third Tuesday of every month at Hot Art Wet City. Plus a special edition of Dr Sketchy’s on October 25 featuring Bruce Wang as Penis Satan!

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Art by Two Dimes

Shannon Hemmett was born in 1982 in Vancouver, Canada. She worked as a photographer and graphic designer before pursuing painting and illustration in 2012. Adopting influences from classical animation, the works of Jim Henson, and American pop art, Shannon’s paintings blend nostalgic, mass culture references with a dark comedic viewpoint. Her series “Thirteen Masks” is a study of disguise and the theatrical dimensions of personal identity. Masks have been worn since antiquity for ceremonial and practical purposes. They are used universally because their mystery and transformative power endures for the wearer and the spectator. Thirteen Masks is Shannon’s first exhibition of illustrative artworks.

Kevin McBride is an artist originally from Victoria B.C. and now based in Vancouver. Kevin’s visual style consists of large scale and highly detailed ink illustrations, with influences such as tattoo art and historical design. These constitute two main subjects: the representation of the under-represented, and the confrontation of personal and societal norms.

Click here to see photos from the show on Flickr >

Interview with Vancouver graphic artist Frazer Adams. Check out his work in LUXSTAR Innergalaktik from Sept 6-28 at Hot Art Wet City.
MUSIC: “13” by The Valleys
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

Fun in the mail today! This Lebowski icon set comes from Kyle Tezak of Chicago. This print will be available to buy at Hot Art Wet City Pop-Up Gallery starting September 21. Looking forward to more goodies in the mail and dropped off in person soon.