Some clouds in progress
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mississauga has arrived: sexy suburban buildings make real estate splash
These sexy buildings are right down the street from us. Allan and I both like them a lot, and have watched their progress in the Mississauga skyline with interest. Apparently…
Other problems with the Singularity
Vastly extended human lifespans might sound like a great idea, but the death of art is only one. Alltop IS the death of art.
More Wind in Clouds again
A few more Wind in Clouds paintings up at my Etsy shop today. Filed under: art Tagged: clouds, paintings, wind
Wind in clouds again
Filed under: art Tagged: acrylic, canvas, clouds, collage, painting, wind
history repeats itself as toronto censors subversive messages in public art
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps…
Haydn Makes You Healthy
Well not just Haydn, or classical music for that matter – a recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has shown that the greater an individual’s engagement…
Anonymous: The Commons and the Last of the Outlaws?
The ongoing attacks on net neutrality constitute a new round of enclosures of the modern commons. If the original enclosure movements during 16th and 17th centuries in England signified the…
Nadia Plesner win: EU court rules against Louis Vuitton
In a win for art, an EU court has ruled in favor of Nadia Plesner in the case brought against her by Louis Vuitton for including a look-a-alike Audra style…
Imaginary landscape in Adobe Eazel
Needs brushes: Flats,Fans… probably will be an in App purchase. Filed under: art, comment, digital, drawing Tagged: iPad, water
A Conservative government: What now?
Last week I wrote an editorial exploring the role of the arts in creating healthy and prosperous countries. With the government of Canada making major shifts across the board last…
The Political Economy of Professional Wrestling: Capital, Unions and Spandex
Wage Labour on the Fringes For all the attention it received, to my knowledge, no one provided much of a political analysis of Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 award-winning motion picture The…
The streets of Philadelphia
Joy and I just got back from an amazing weekend visit to Philadelphia, and I was blown away by the city. I have been to many cities around the world…
Jazz Festival campaign wins marketing award
Last night in Saskatoon, Tourism Saskatchewan held their annual Awards of Excellence Gala, where the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival was in the running for the Online Marketing Campaign of the Year…
Debating art and ethics in the National Post
I was recently invited to participate in an installment of the National Post’s Culture Club. Described as a “Boy George-free effort to bring the water cooler experience online,” the project…
hold my hand, performance by Montreal artist Jessica McCorrmack
ottawa craigslist ; personals ; missed connections hold my hand (City Hall Art Gallery) Date: 2010-11-30, 11:59AM EST Reply To This Post December, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 I invite…
Batman and the Birth of Venus
Isabel Samaras is my latest guilty pleasure artist. It hits my spot because I love both pop art and classical art. This Batman and Robin piece works in so many…
Mars at Night
Inhale thick smoke in a pensive positionAnd gaze unabashedly at skies overhead, wonderingAs I always do, without censor, at the originsSome nights my view is clear, others it is foggyAnd…
B(l)ogged down…
I'm with zoom! in that I've been feeling kinda down lately. I've had tons of great ideas for blog posts, but I just haven't been able to put it together.…
Cat asleep
Soon, I’ll have my iPad back from iRepair in Toronto. This was done in Zen Brush, a few weeks ago. Filed under: art, comment, digital, drawing, illustration Tagged: Cat