Visual Art
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Art beyond the perimeter
The metropolitan nature of the art establishment has always made it difficult for artists outside major cities to showcase their work.
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Still Life Still
The ability to become invisible is a highly sought after characteristic for local photographer Chris Friesen.
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Breaking barriers
You might remember Graham Hnatiuk from such sidewalk chalk art demonstrations at Old Market Square, Manitoba Hydro Place and Assiniboine Park, during the latter of which he narrowly escaped arrest.
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Inked
Experience getting your first tattoo with your new friend Ryan.
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They’re coming to paint you, Barbara
Most people discover liquid latex and grey face paint after watching too many zombie movies, but Winnipeg-based artist John Izzard started with the makeup.
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Empowered by empathy
Violence against women is defined by the United Nations as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”
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See songs
To get your band noticed amongst the sea of sounds, you need eye-catching music videos, album art and merchandise, even in the iTunes age.
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The diary of a young girl (and her monster)
On its Kickstarter page, the project Anne Frank-N-Stein is introduced to potential readers with panning shots of beautiful, twisted and grotesque imagery, all cheekily set to Frank Sinatra’s “The Tender Trap”. Local writer Ezra Nickel certainly knows how to get peoples’ attention.
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Christmas with a conscience
Christmas traditions come from an inherently good place. In movies and pop music, the holiday season is all about taking a special moment to appreciate the people you love, bake cookies and learn life lessons from kind strangers with bird poop all over them.
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Bow to Bauhaus
Ian August is a Winnipeg painter fascinated with the architectural theory of the Bauhaus movement.
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Response to the response
Writer and illustrator GMB Chomichuk has been communicating through words and pictures for as long as he can remember. He’s spent years and countless hours perfecting his craft and it’s paying off in spades.
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The power of art
“Originally, this was going to be a giant circus of an event.”
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From Warhol to Wolverine
CRASH! POP! POW! BLAM!
BLAM! 3 the third in a series of comic book art shows curated by Justin Waterman.
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Putting Redman in a seven-foot deep hole
New York’s Cey Adams, founding Creative Director of Def Jam Records, spoke in the University of Winnipeg’s Riddell cafeteria on Thursday, October 3, 2013 as part of the UWSA's Freestyle Festival. I enjoyed an evening of colourful tales of rappers from the 1980s and early 1990s, artists whom Adams had worked or rubbed shoulders with during his tenure at Def Jam.
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True grit
In an age in which everything is online, forgettable and undocumented, two Winnipeggers have come together to get ripped.
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In conversation with Cey Adams
Cey Adams, 51, is the founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings. A New York City native, Adams has worked with iconic hip hop artists such as the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Run DMC, De La Soul, LL Cool J, 3rd Bass and Slick Rick, and has completed projects ranging from album design to logos and exhibitions in prominent galleries throughout the United States.
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Fresh to Def
New York-based Def Jam Recordings is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
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Live today, sleep tomorrow
Nuit Blanche Winnipeg – Saturday, September 28 in the city’s core area – is a “free, all-night exploration and celebration of contemporary art.”
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A light in the darkness
Let there be light. And dark, too.
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Visual: Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe in concert.