Category Archives: Podcast

Boris Said on Greg Biffle

Howdy!

Boris Said press conference during The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge.

Danica Patrick talking about her first car, a Mustang Cobra and her Lamborghini Gallardo

Howdy!

During The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge Danica Patrick was asked by Boris Said about her first car, a Mustang Cobra, and then in passing talked about her Lamborghini Gallardo. Apologies for the camera shake, but I was laughing.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Six)

Howdy!

Episode 296 [16:42]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about his influences, differences betweeen street and school, triangle forests, the local art scene vesus the internet, how good artists should be decent people, talking about art, death, removing marks from the public domain, tagging, the Montreal artist Stare, accidental typefaces, how he knows when a piece is completed, his airline knife collection, and being a format queen.

The Invisible Show at The Long Haul / Le Corrid’art

Howdy!

Back in May I went to the vernissage for the Invisible show at The Long Haul / Le Corrid’art. It was the day after I had bought my video camera, so obviously I had to film it… With a little bit of luck and some practice my filmmaking skills will get better.

Episode 296 [8:36]

Watch

The pieces in order seen:
Kate Puxley
Still Life with Mouse
Taxidermy tilapia, bird and mouse, various plastics, Plexiglas, wire
2011

Kate Puxley
Senza Terra: Rat
Taxidermy rat and shadow box
2010

Suzanne Desbiens
Burqa ou Bikini ?
Technique mixte sur masonite
2011

Marc Knowles Studio 3
Unseen Polar Phenomenon 3
Acrylic, ink and household latex paint on wood
2011

Vanessa Yanow
Cashmere
Inherited sweater, lint roller and gel medium
2011

Dan Svatek & Rosalie Chrétien
Parallax Rosalies
Acrylic, oil, sparkles and jellybeans on canvas
2011

Vanessa Yanow
Collaborating with Her Story — Incarnation III (Anon.)
Unfinished anonymous embroidery project, flame-worked glass, kiln-formed and etched glass, paint, ink, copper wire, embroidery thread, needles, linen on wood and photograph mounted on Plexiglas
2011

Samantha Purdy
Broadcast
Cross-stitch, paper clips, tapestry wool, felt on Aida cloth
2011

Madeleine Mayo
A Sad Lovesong
Oil on canvas
2011

Stephen H. Kawai
A Device that Sucks the Darkness from the World, Makes It Invisible and Turns It into Salt
Glass, hematite, onyx, rutilated quartz, wire, salt
2011

Jocelyne Pronovost
L’indivisible tourment de l’être humain
Contenant de métal, peinture acrylique et graphite
2011

Anna Beaudin
Sound
Oil on wood panel
2011

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Five)

Howdy!

Episode 295 [10:54]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about his creative process and found paper.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Four)

Howdy!

Episode 294 [9:59]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about the future of his art practice, the CBC TV show he was in called Unlikely Treasures, exhibiting at the Mills Gallery and The Mythic Mile End.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Three)

Howdy!

Episode 293 [9:52]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about his future plans, how he met Emilie O’Brien, accumulating and some of the difficulties he has encountered.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Two)

Howdy!

Episode 292 [9:45]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about the beginnings of his artistic career and Monastiraki, the art gallery.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part One)

Howdy!

Episode 291 [10:46]

Watch

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about how he got started.

The 2011 Biennale de Montreal (Last)

Howdy!

Back in May Lara Evoy and I had a discussion about the 2011 Biennale de Montreal. This is the final part of that discussion.

Episode 294 [9:14]

Watch