tattoos

I just got this image from Christopher Clark from New York... He got my work tattooed on him, I think it looks pretty cool... here it is... The image is a bit small, but if you click it it will get bigger...


It was done by an artist named Christopher Brandli. I feel like I worded this email really strangely for some reason... i think I've been in front of the computer for too long...

CGArt Feature

I have a feature in this months issue of CGArt out of China. Its an online magazine that can be found here. Its huge, 710 pages huge. If you want to see my feature, its on page 200...

Scope Basel

In about a week Scope Basel will be taking place, and I have some work in it through the gallery I work with in Marseille, Dukan et Hourdequin. Here is the website:

http://www.scope-art.com/Index.php/basel

Here is the flier that my gallery sent out. Click it to make it readable....

NOW Magazine profile...

This afternoon I had an artist profile go up on the now magazine website... Click here to check it out.. It was a lot of fun. Sara Titanic, the girl who interviewed me and organized the whole thing, is really personable and great at what she does...

lots of stuff

I haven't properly updated the blog in awhile... I've been in the studio trying to get some drawing done, but little odds and ends have come up, so this is my blog post about a whole bunch of little things...

Ok, the first thing is that I did bit of work for a charity in NYC called RxArt... It puts together and distributes colouring books for sick children made by a selection of contemporary artists... Below are my contributions, I had a really hard time with them because I wanted enough detail so the drawings were sort of interesting, but not enough detail to make colouring them very difficult for the children... This is what I came up with...

Ok, the next thing is that I have an intern for the summer, his name is Patrick Krzyzanowski, he's a really nice guy and a good artist.... He'll be around all summer, and I'll post some of his work on here soon... We found out he's a BMX biker, so on lunch last week Andrew and I got him do tricks in the parking lot...

Then we realized it would look cooler if he was wearing some sort of costume, so we gave him a mask, and then gave him a hazmat suit to wear over top... Then he hurt his ankle because he couldn't see what he was doing, so we let him stop...

I think Andrew got jealous that there was a new assistant and that he was getting all of the attention with his fancy bike tricks, because then Andrew grabbed Patricks bike and was all like: "Look at me Nick! I can do tricks too!" but all he was doing was riding really slow and looking at me and pumping his fist in the air... it was weird and uncomfortable so we took a photo so he'd feel included....


Hmmm, what else? Oh, These are two of my closest friends, Matt and Aaron:

Matt is the guy getting tattooed, and Aaron is the one doing the tattooing. Matt and I grew up together, and the three of us used to live together and have studios together... Anyway, Aaron is an amazing artist, when it comes to both tattooing and stuff on paper. He just set up his own website, you should check it out...

www.aarontattoos.com

Ok, um... whatelse? Oh, I am in a new book that has recently been released...


Its called Beyond Illustration, and its a pretty nice selection of artists in one book... Here is the banner that the publisher sent out... If you see it in a store somewhere, check it out... Just please don't read my little blurb on "the difference between art and illustration". After reading it, I thought to myself, how can I manage to run my own small business, but still come off as such a colossal idiot at times...


Ok, um, the next thing is an interview that I did a really really long time ago, back in 2003... I think it is actually my first or second interview I've ever done. In it I mention a show that I am working on, which was actually my first solo show... Anyway, the site was recently relaunched, and I had a good time reading it over because its so old... Some parts of totally cringe-worthy, and at one point I actually say: "I hate school." Oh boy. Anyway, you can read the interview here.


Um, the last thing is my newish Road of Knives page... here it is, I tried to go for sadness, sort of... You can check out all the action here.


Um, ok, one more thing... My girlfriend Jamiyla just finished a new screenprint, here it is... You can check out her blog here.

Ok, thats a lot of stuff... bye!

drawing

I haven't posted a new drawing on here since the fair... here's a little one... it will get bigger if you click it...

DALMATIA RESIDENCY FUNDRAISER

On Thursday I will be taking part in a fundraiser for an artist residency in Croatia that Andrew and I will be attending later on this summer... I'll be donating a big screenprint and maybe some smaller lithos, and Andrew will be donating a pen and ink drawing. the work will be sold via silent auction...

Here is the email that my friend Srdjan (the co-ordinator of the residency) sent out regarding the fundraiser...



Dear friends,

I would like to invite you to attend ART RESIDENCY:
Dalmatia - a silent auction exhibition and fundraiser in
support of the inaugural artist residency I am co-ordinating
in Croatia this summer.

The evening will take place at Headbones Gallery on
Thursday, April 23, from 6-9 pm, with artwork at affordable
prices, Balkan food and music, and information presented
about the residency.

I hereby thank my artist colleagues and friends who have
been donating their work and time in support of this fundraiser. I look forward to seeing you.

Srdjan Segan
Host and residency co-ordinator


ART RESIDENCY DALMATIA, 2009
A Fundraiser at Headbones Gallery
Thursday April 23, 6 - 9 PM
260 Carlaw Ave. 102, Toronto

T. 416-465-7352
C. 416-565-1115