The Cheaper Show returns once again.
On June 21st, 2008, the eighth installment of The Cheaper Show series will take place in the Gastown district of Vancouver, BC.
The concept of The Cheaper Show is very simple: 150 multi-disciplined international artists presenting 300 pieces of art, each priced at $200 for one night only. Far from being an 'art sale,' each exhibiting artist consciously makes a sacrifice by selling their work for less than its potential value. This creates united support for the event, the arts community, and an opportunity for this show to take place in an environment that is accessible to everyone. In turn, many walk away with sales, exposure, commissions and gallery representation, as well as having an opportunity to connect with peers on an even playing field.
Visitors are drawn to the show, discovering a rare display of exceptionally diverse talent where someone from almost any financial background may own a piece of art. These people include the curious, the first time buyer, and the well-seasoned collector.
The Cheaper Show is a salon style exhibition that focuses on quality and diversity rather than category. Works of art, regardless of medium, are displayed so as to activate one another; oil paintings and illustrations hang next to contemporary photographs with content that ranges from the urban to the academic.
The Cheaper Show has never been a profit-based event. Admission is free and the artists receive 75% of the sale with the remainder going to offset the production costs. The focus of the show is to create a greater observance of talent with both established and underexposed artists.
11x11 inches Mixed media 2008
This piece started as a very simple collage, but i could not find the purpose or story behind the image. i worked it till i felt i had ruined it, and put it aside in the over worked pile. Almost 2 months later, i decided to put into practice a technique that was still just an idea. I started to layer strips of dried paint over each other to create the effect of moving water, and from there my new style was born. I owe a lot to this piece. it was created at a time when my lover and i had parted ways and i was navigating through the sadness. The musician Bon Iver came out with an album titled "For Emma, Forever Ago" which i found an immediate connection to for many reasons, one being our former lovers shared the same name. The emotion in his music reflected my own, and is now a part of the paintings I created during that time. Immediately i want the observer to see a landscape; sky, mountains, trees, and water. After that little drawings hidden within the painting begin to appear. The sailors braving the rough sea is a direct reference to the end of the my relationship with Emma; us alone on the water deciding whether to sink or swim.
Mixed media 10cmx10cm
Artist collection
