Guess What!!??

I've got an artist talk going on this Thursday 28 April 2011 at the White House Studio Project Located at #277.5 Augusta Ave. Toronto, Ont. come out and listen to me talk about fantastic and strange interactions where science and art make contemporary culture.


Matt Mincoff is an artist/sculptor from Hamilton Ontario and has studied at OCAD (BFA 2007) and RMIT Melbourne (MFA 2010). His practice is an exploration of what is unknown and how can we communicate what should be unexplainable. With this focus on the unknown he has worked with the concepts of the mind, ghosts, identity, invisibility, spirit, relationships and n-dimensional geometry through various approaches to objects, installation, images, sounds and video.
The workshop will discuss various topics that Mincoff has been recently working on through his art practice with slide presentations of his work and relevant media to support the concepts under the title “seeing beyond looking through”.
(website: http://mattmincoff.blogspot.com/)
Doors @ 7pm
Lecture starts at 7:30 sharp
PWYC!
Click here for Facebook event page.

speaking of collaborating

Like i mentioned in the previous post I enjoy working on various projects with different people that I know. This morning i received an email from Australia sent by my pal and partner in crimes Bec. She is a jewlery maker and fellow creator and connoisseur of stuff. I left a few unfinished sculptures with her in hopes that she could help finish them. I was pretty stoked to hear that this is already happening! Bec sent me these photos of what she had added to a simple square base i left with her.

 

 I really like these gumnut monsters she has made on top of a base that i had made with no idea what to do with. Look at how cute and funny they are! Its really exciting to me to see how things can grow so unexpectedly when you work with someone else. I can't wait to see what else gets made in this collaboration!

Steamboat Opera Album Cover

A childhood friend of mine Chris Martin recently contacted me about doing some cover art for his new music project Steamboat Opera. What i made for him is a digital collage of images of the Apollo 11 launch and recovery juxtaposed with the sinking of the steamboat Cheslakee and the area surrounding where it sank off of Texada Island B.C. Here is a sample of that collage without the titling and track info.



and if you are wondering what Steamboat Opera will sound like have a listen below

Steamboat Opera by SteamboatOpera

It's always fun to do projects with different people and for different projects. i am looking forward to seeing how these turn out after the text and logos go on them. I'll be sure to post the final product when it surfaces.
Also be sure to check out Steamboat Opera on Facebook

Spooky Astronauts

Over on the home side of the planet my great friends The Spooky Astronauts have staged an Earth landing to deliver prints for ocular mass consumption.
I've been excited about Spooky Astronauts since their founding shortly after i left to come to Australia. The Astronauts are a group of friends who make digital collages of drawings that are drawn by the members. This show will be the first time prints of the images will be available.
I'm really proud to be contributing to this project, it's great to be able to work with friends while abroad.
here is the flyer and info:




SPOOKY ASTRONAUT POSTER ART SHOW @ 195 Main Street Gallery
September 3, 2010 - October 3, 2010
Astronauts in attendance Friday, September 3rd, 2010
*more info to follow
195 Main Street Port Stanley, ON, N5L 1H6
Phone:519-777-9481
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Stanley-ON/Erie-Shores-Art/103420036378169?v=info&ref=ts

Second Stop: SPOOKY ASTRONAUT LIGHT UP ART SHOW @ Project 165
1st two weeks of April, 2011
*more info to follow
Email:methinkspresents@gmail.com
Website:http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmethinkspresents.org%2Fproject165&h=ddc91Office:PROJECT 165
Location:165 Augusta Ave, Kensington Market
Toronto, ON


FOLLOW THE SPOOKIES ON THE FBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=214778&id=703913155

come say "so long!"

My friends at 100 Massey are throwing me a going away party this Thursday @ 751 in Toronto. i hope everyone can make it out and share a few more memories before i trip on out.

[click the above image for all the facebook event details]
the flyer makes me think of this capture from drawing restraint 9..