jams' window display

For the last month and a half my girlfriend Jamiyla has been working on a big window display for Magic Pony... Its pretty much done now and she'll be installing it thursday night I believe... I'll post a bunch of pictures once its up, but in the meantime, here's a shot of her working on it...

During Jams' birthday party last month I put an open bottle of Gatorade in my backpack, and didn't notice for 3 hours... At the end of the night I noticed what i had done, and also noticed that my camera was also in there... It was literally dripping Gatorade from the seams... I took it apart and cleaned everything and it still works, but every shot I take with it now is pink... I feel like everything looks like a mid 90's Prodigy photoshoot or something...

details of a drawing in progress...

Group Show

I'm in a group show here in Toronto throughout August... It's at LE Gallery (1183 Dundas St West), and the opening reception is this friday from 7-10... I'll be displaying the butterfly piece before it ships to NYC...

Below is the invite, a little write up the director did, and a shot of the piece framed...

A few of my artists in the show are some of my favourites in the city, so I'm pretty excited to be involved... If you are in Toronto come on out...

YOUNG CANADA
YOUNG CANADA
YOUNG CANADA
PRESENTS

WHO’S GOT THE PAPERS?
SARAH CLIFFORD-RASHOTTE - NICHOLAS DI GENOVA - JAMES GAUVREAU - MATT JANISSE - GENEVIEVE JODOUIN
MITSUO KIMURA - TRISTRAM LANSDOWNE - JOYCE LAU - BRITTANY LUCAS - AMANDA NEDHAM - BEN OAKLEY
TIM OAKLEY & APRIL WALSH - DAVID TRAUTRIMAS - ANNA PANTCHEV

AUGUST 7TH - 31ST, 2009
OPENING AUGUST 7th, 7-10PM



Who’s Got the Papers?

Young Canada is committed to bringing forward survey shows that distill contemporary Canadian practice into a series of exhibitions that offer access to Canada’s most confident and ambitious young contemporary artists. A new generation is forging a path of innovation, creativity and technical proficiency which not only contribute to international dialogues within the visual arts but are also beginning to write their own. Who’s Got the Papers celebrates works on paper from a selection of artists and highlights the impact of what has come to influence a new generation of contemporary artists. Accelerated access to global cultures, and sub cultures, as well as a redefining of privacy and Interaction with digital social networking structures has created a set of influences unlike those experienced before. Today’s Visual Artists gauge and reflect the effects of this new landscape and our August Group show serves as a cross-section of drawing, printmaking and photography in today’s changing climate. Matt Janisse appears courtesy of Show and Tell Gallery.

Store Back Online and New Book

My store is back online, and its got some new stuff on it... The item I'm most excited about is my new book...

Its small (5.75" x 7.75"), 24 pages, and black and white... It contains some of the black and white drawings I've done over the last year and a half, the ones I'm most proud of... It was published by Koyama Press, a great little operation based here in Toronto... Its called Wunderkammer No. 1 and the idea is that in about a year or so there will be a Wunderkammer No. 2, then hopefully a No. 3, and so on...

Below are some images. You can purchase it from my store, which is linked HERE. Its $8 plus shipping.

Store Temporarily Down

My online store is temporarily down... I'll let you know when its back up, it might just be a few days... In the meantime, prints, shirts, and books can be purchased through Magic Pony's Online Store...

Kanye West's Blog

I was featured on Kanye West's blog this weekend... I think that's sorta crazy. It amazes me how famous that guy is, just having a few pictures of my work on his blog has already come together to help me out quite a bit... I think I was featured on about 50 blogs the day after being on Kanye's...

Anyway, HERE it is. People left some crazy comments. Here's the best thing I've ever seen anyone write about my work:

DonSuave | July 25, 2009

That's the kinda shit you look at and wanna write like 64 bars of some hot shit!!! Intensely inspiring....
CERTIFIED DOPE!!!

Anyway, there it is, and I'm very grateful to be included on the blog. I'm in a group show in August, I'll post about that in the next few days...

100 post anniversary

This is Skeleton Hug's 100th post... I'm not really sure why I consider that noteworthy, I think I just wanted an excuse to post this picture....