Thursday, December 10, 2009

$1 PAINTING




Ay finally finished my $1 Painting. I came up with the
idea over half a year ago, but never got around 2 it, beeee
cause let's face it, it wasn't gonna pay me much. Then just
recently eye was thinking about how if I were to die
tommorrow, what was the won thing I would have
regretted not getting around to making:

An 8 x 10 inch painting jam packed with $1 items
(although most of these items are probably no longer $1).
Covered in layers of intrinsic value, it will be available four
for $1. Sale begins, I'm thinking sometime in June, probably
in a park somewhere, I'm hoping for a Sunday, at precisely
1pm. Sail is not open to friends ore family.


If your interested, keep checking my blog for updates
for exact date and location, I will post it as soon as I no.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

2nd Annual Holiday POPUP ART SHOP






Start Time: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 6:00pm
End Time: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location: Project 165
Street: 165 Augusta Ave
City/Town: Toronto, ON



Methinks Presents a conceptual art & craft showroom

installation, where last-minute holiday shoppers will

unique hand-made gifts, by over 50 creators, in an

unusual retail setting. Picture: Alice In Wonderland

meets Santa’s Workshop meets Tom Waits as a

gingerbread man lost in the Land of Misfit Toys. This

year’s wares, ranging $20.00 - $200.00, include artist

books, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography,

sculpture, creative service packages, raffle items,

dollies, baked goods, fashion accessories, tshirts and

more. Grab your secret Santa list, slip into a cozy

winter sweater and pop by Project 165 on Friday

December 10, 6 - 11pm, for a silent auction, red light

specials and hot cocoa with marshmallows. Live

performances TBA.Methinks has been a radical force

in independent Canadian cultural activity since 2003

and has been featured in Canadian Art Magazine, the

Toronto Star, CBC's The National, the National Post

and other media outlets.Launch Party & Silent Auction:

Thursday, December 10 6 - 11pm*live performances

TBAShop Hours:December 10 - 31Noon - 8pm daily

*Closed Dec. 24, 25Location:Project 165165 Augusta

Ave, Kensington MarketContact:Ryan Ringer, Director

Methinks PresentsProject 165165 Augusta Ave,

Kensington Market, Toronto, ON416.838.5730

methinkspresents@gmail.comhttp://methinkspresents.org/

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Q & A ON THOUGHTS OF THE PROGRESSION OF WEIRD ART

I just had an interesting little diddy of a convo that eye thought eye should share so I cut and pasted it, threw in some spelling errors and posted it here four you:

What is the type of art that's like weird sculptures and stuff?

Hm, you are probably thinking more modern art. I'd say it all bee gan during the 1930s and onwards. Dadaism (Destroying old ideas of traditional art)---> Surrealism (Exploration of dreams and the unreal)---> Conceptualism (Exploration of the idea and not the artwork itself)

That's considered modern?

So basically I would say new art is always the weirdest until it gets old and worn out. Well Oh K eye guess maybe you define modern as knew. So maybe modern means 1990s onwards.Butt if you ask me, true weirdness began in the 1930s roughly, when things were especially made differently because it was clear they needed something new. When things broke away from the stuff they already had seen before. Like away from paintings that are made to look like the things that were painted like the Renaissance paintings, the Da Vinci, the Mona Lisa. Although won could also argue that weird art began with the impressionists which is 1800s??? Not sure.................because they thought impressionism was weird when that first came out... and it's replaced buy something even newer and weirder. Art is always evolving, and the newer should be the weirder, I would say, because it should always be challenging how people think.

Ok so art in general is always going to be weird.

If it's to push the boundaries: YES.
Butt there is always art that stays within parameters too.
But this art can become boring because it is no longer applicable to the time.

Does art ever repeat history, like fashion does?

Hm. Good question, from what i know, it hasn't yet.

It usually takes some aspect of some older art and changes it somehow to evolve. I guess you could say it is always influenced from what came before, but does not repeat.

Yeah I guess fashion's the same way, they take older styles and make it more suited for the new generation. How do people think of new names to call the art everytime something new comes out?

That's another very good question. I would say more often than not the art critic does, and on the very odd occasion the artist.. But even so the art critic usually makes the decision to either use the words of the artist, or disregard the words of the artist. Butt it is usually the people who write about the art who become the choosers of the words on how to describe that art. I guess you could say they are art journalists to be less negative.

Alrighty, I'm going to bed. Just needed a little refresher on the weirdness of art.

That was fun. Thanks for asking. I wish I could teach a class just on those very questions. I have 2 much too say.

Lol

Monday, November 16, 2009

LUST

Scroll down more to sea info about Different Strokes
For Different Folks, but also in the news:

1 VERY SEXY PAINTING @

LUST GROUP SHOW#1 of the Seven Deadly Sins Project
December 3, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Reception: Saturday, December 5, 2009 7-10 PM

Gallery hours:

Wednesday-Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

1140 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
(Just steps from the Drake Hotel)
647.402.3570
info@thebeverlyowensproject.com
www.thebeverlyowensproject.com

Sunday, November 15, 2009

DIFFERENT STROKES 4 DIFFERENT FOLKS



A phew knew peaces booked 4:

You are cordially invited to the
Sleeping Giant Gallery for our
final mixed media exhibit of the
year featuring new works by 13
local artists. Works by : Lisa Ng,
Alan Wood, Emma Kirk, Brett
Klyszejko, Jacob Hughes, Mark
Byk, Hugo Arias, Mark Burnham,
Aaron McQueen, Leila Cools,
Yunior Marino, Ben Craft and
Lyall Brownlee will be exhibited
for 1 week, with the opening
party being November 27th at
8pm. For more information
please check the flyer.

Opening Start Time:
Friday, November 27, 2009 at 8:00pm

Opening End Time:
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:00am

Up four TOO weeks.

Location:
a mixed media exhibit

http://www.sleepinggiantgallery.com/
4 mo info

Friday, November 6, 2009

HALLO.WEEN

BEDBUG AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION

Bed bugs are terrible and scary.
They are little brown bugs that often
lurk around the cracks and crevices
of your bed frame. They resemble
vampires in bug format in that they
wait until you are asleep before they
bite and suck your blood.

They are common within big cities,
often lurking in the bedrooms of
apartments and other sleeping
quarters. Living off of human blood,
they can appear regardless of personal
hygiene.
The best way to get rid of them is
to call a fumigator:


Thursday, November 5, 2009

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION #1:

Who do you think is bigger, McDonald's, or Michael Jackson?

Explain.








Sunday, October 25, 2009

GO SEA

new painting:



@:



November 14, 2009 starts @ 7:30
Beginning bid $80.
Mercedes-Benz Showroom
761 Dundas Street East
Food, 700 other peeple
$ goes to the artists network of riverdale

tickets available @
Hang Man Gallery
753 Queen Street East
416-465-0302 or:
http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2658004&pl=an

http://www.artistsnetwork.ca/las
artistsnetwork@bellnet.ca


Sunday, September 27, 2009

CURRENT EVENTS

I won the Small Busine5s Of The Month Award from
Staples Store 25 on 375 University between
Dundas and Queen. Nice collection of prints n things
on display:


Special thanks to:
Iris, Margot, and Andrew.

PICKS FROM THE QWfA

Big Dipper In The City, popular favorite:



Booth:



Chillin' out bye the big rock:



Special Thanks to:



Derek.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

THE CLOTHING SHOW

GONNA BEE inn the clothing show.
Under THE SLEEPING GIANT GALLERY.

paintings, drawings, and prints of lung cancer
available @


Sept 25, 26 & 27, 2009
Fri. 3pm - 9 pm
Sat. 11am - 8pm
Sun. 11am - 7pm
Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place
195 Princes' Blvd, Toronto ON
416.516.9859

Thursday, September 17, 2009

the great wall of achiEVEment

The other day eye found out eye 1 this ribbon from the
Academy Of Realist Art as part of the Junction Arts
Festival. It is printed inn full color, on a heavy
cardstock, hand cut, n meticulously put together.
I love handmade awards. It's nice to feel appreciated.

Eye will take this oppourtunity to say a few words:

Being an artist is both a blessing and a curse in that
you can't help but put yourself through some sort
of struggle to achieve something that gives you,
and often those around you, joy. Happiness can also
be such a rare and special thing that when you find it,
you might as well rearrange the rest of your life
a round it, bask in it.

A shout out goes to:

my parents, my brother, MaMa, Nat, my art boss: Ras
John Barry, friends who have helped me to haul stuff
around namely, Ann, Derek, Vanessa, ArtMichael
Gallery, AWOL Gallery the Sleeping Giant Gallery, the
good folk in Riverdale, teachers of various sorts, God,
Jesus, Buddha, Aphrodite, Santa Claus, Puff Daddy,
Wikipedia, and Pablo Jueves.








Saturday, September 12, 2009

QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL



PAINTINGS. PRINTS. DRAWINGS. COLLAGES. KNICK KNACKS
N PRESENCE. available @ THE QUEEN WEST fART CRAWL

Outdoor Art Show and Sale
Saturday & Sunday, September 19 & 20,
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
@ Trinity Bellwoods Park
1053 dundas street west
BOOTH D28

http://www.parkdaleliberty.com/show_info.php?page_id=98

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

STICKS N STONES


2 BRAND NEW paintings @
SLEEPING GIANT GALLERY 789 Dundas St. W.
(not 798 which is what flyer says...)
September 3 -10, 2009
Opening reception: Thurs. Sept. 3. 8pm-1am
Regular gallery hours are:
sun 12-4
mon 12-8
tue 12-4
wed 12-8
thurs 12-4
fri 12-8
sat 12-8

JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL




Paintings up at the Junction.
September 9 - 13, 2009
@ Academy of Realist Art 2968 dundas st. west
Wed Sept 9. 7pm-9pm
Thurs Sept 10. noon-7pm
Fri Sept 11. noon - 7pm
Sat Sept 12. 11am - 7pm
Sun Sept 13. 11am-6pm

see www.junctionartsfest.com for more info

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

ART PHILOSOPHY LESSON #2

"You could be 18, 30 or 50, you are young to
have decided to be an artist at this time in your life.
First let me congratulate you on your choice. From
here on, you enter the endless magic life of being an
artist.

The world is your oyster: It will provide you with
unlimited material for your art. Look at it again from
that point of view. Suddenly the world is a different
place, so interesting, so beautiful, and so mysterious.
Have fun with it. And share your fun with us.

You, as an artist, will unfold the infinite mystery of
life and share it with the world. It may just be two
people your work will communicate to. Don't be upset.
Be upset if you are not happy with your work. Never
be upset about how many people have seen it, or how
many reviews it has received. Your work will exist and
keep influencing the world. Moreover, your work will
keep changing the very configuration of our world no
matter what kind of attention it gets or doesn't get. So
even when you are an unknown artist, be caring of what
you make and what you give out. Your work, no matter
what, affects the world, and in return, it brings back 10
times what you've given out. If you give out junk, you
get back junk. If you give out confusion, you will give
yourself confusion. If you give out something beautiful,
you will get back 10 times more beauty in your life. That's
how it works. You are now like a tree in the park. Your
existence is making the city breathe well. So relax and be
yourself. Don't try to be anything but yourself. Rely on
your instinct and inspiration. Go with it!

By the way, my thanks to you for being an artist. I
am aware that I will be one of the many, many people
who gets the benefit of your decision. I wish you great
success.

I love you!"

Yoko Ono, from, "Letters To A Young Artist."
















Sunday, August 16, 2009

DAMAGED GOODS ART SHOW

artclub intl presents

DAMAGED GOODS@ ROLLY'S GARAGE
(http://www.rollysgarage.wordpress.com/)
124 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario

August 18- September 2, 2009
Open 11am-7pm daily.

Opening Reception:
Featuring DJ GNAT "REDFACE" TURNER
8pm, cheap drinks, free admission
email artclub.intl@gmail.com 2 B on guestlist
Friday, August 21, 2009




Rolly’s garage is a mechanic’s old automobile
garage that has been transformed into an event
space. The show will reflect on themes of
construction, deconstruction, found objects, and
old beaten up junk. Think of a radical garage
sale. It is a comment on pollution, over
consumption, and finding beauty in the
grotesque, junk of life.

Email lisangart@hotmail.com if you have
questions.

THE RENAISSANCE OF ARTMICHAEL GALLERY pics



Brent Loftus:



Drawings by Me, John, and Pablo Jueves:


Drawings by Yvon Julie:



Sculpture by Devon Marinac:


Devon constructing n deconstructing:



Toronto collage in bathroom:


Anam Ahmed:



Devon eating a prize in front of his drawing:



Big piece:



Devon's drawing:



Karen, the lovely host:



Kitchen:


Prizes:
















































































































Saturday, August 8, 2009

SANTA @ THE SQUARE FOOT.

Santa's been hiding all summer long. Sea if you can spot
him at the Square Foot.

Hidden Clue: Candy Cane




100A Ossington Ave.
2nd floor,
Toronto, ON
(an off site venue just steps from the Gallery)
Exhibition dates: Saturday August 15 – September 6, 2009
Press/collector preview Gala: Friday, August 14, 6 pm
Reception: Saturday, August 15th, 7 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday 12 to 6pm,
Sunday 1 to 5pm or by appointment


THE RENAISSANCE OF ARTMICHAEL GALLERY



After nearly 5 months in hiding, the AMG
made a public statement of it's pending return.
This time taking place at AMG member, Karen
Shay,'s apartment.

Showing the work of Brent Loftus, Karen Shay,
Pablo Jueves, Felix Larios, Devon Marinac,
John Barry, D Dogg Zavala, and BradFORD Wilson,
n me.

$5 entrance fee or 3 cigarettes
Saturday, August 15, 2009 8pm - 12am

ARTMICHAEL WEST
Apt 1
1316 Bloor Street West
Toronto Ontario

Monday, August 3, 2009

GOD'S HOUSE PARTY

This Friday, August 7, 2009, my
brother n friends r throwing a party.
It's gonna be dope.



Clearing the pews for a party for YOU!
Host: In Music We Trust
Type: Music/Arts - Concert
Start Time: Friday, August 7, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2:00am
Location: Saint Stephen in the Fields
Street: 103 Bellevue Ave ( Augusta + College)

Email: musicwetrust@hotmail.com

When was the last time you danced in the pews with a
beer in hand while your favorite bands and DJs played
from the sanctuary of a 150 year old church? You are
cordially invited to join us at the atlar as In Music We
Trust weds a super six pack of music with live
performances from:

Young Flux, GoldenGirls, Shaved Pussycat, Alex
Panther, DJ Gnat, David Ng.

Our sound will span the spectrum of indie, rock, post
punk, garage, electro, synth-pop, hip-hop, funk and
pop. Come mingle and enjoy the show in the ornate
elegance of Saint Stephen in the Fields Church and
experience the divine acoustics this space was
designed to deliver.It's a special intimate party not to
be missed. Please confirm with us here or at
musicwetrust@hotmail.com as entry will be by
guestlist only.Limited capacity. Cash Bar.19+ only.
See you there!xoxoxo,the team.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

FUN RAISE ER

Me and some of the other members of the
ARTCLUB (intl.) are throwing a fundraiser
to cover some of the funds for a coming
show called DAMAGED GOODS scheduled
for mid August. So cum n give a little to get
a LOT later on...
------------------------------------------
A NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION
------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 22nd.
Rancho Relaxo (300 College Street)
$5 . Doors @ 9pm

Featuring Acts:

Reverse Mount Rushmore
Life In Vacuum
The Isosceles Project
Aaron Water & Communification Live


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

ART PHILOSOPHY LESSON #1

Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the
manifestation of some mysterious idea, beauty,
God; not, as the aesthetician-physiologists say,
a form of play in which man releases a surplus
of stored-up energy; not the manifestation of
emotions through external signs; not the
production of pleasing objects; not, above all
pleasure; but is a means of human communion,
necessary for life and for the movement
towards the good of the individual man and of
mankind, uniting them in the same feelings.

The whole of human life is filled with works
of art of various kinds, from lullabies, jokes,
mimicry, home decoration, clothing, utensils,
to church services and solemn processions."

LEO TOLSTOY
(from What Is Art?)


Wednesday, July 8, 2009

JUST ADD WATER

hELLO.

I will have 7 BRAND NEW paintings
up at the SLEEPING GIANT GALLERY.
This is the flyer, although my name isn't
on it... ANYHOO...

UP JULY11th - JULY16th.




Friday, July 3, 2009

SILENT ART AUCTION

I decided to enter in at least one art show
for charity a year as a means to refill on my
good karma. This year the charity is for the
Children's Wish Foundation. So I made this
painting for the event. This is the only time
the painting will be exhibited and the bid will
be starting at $50.

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS CUM TRUE
8 x 10 inches. acrylic and ink on canvas.



Painting is packed with good omen and
lots of luck including some birthday candles,
a monkey's claw, some shooting stars, and
a magic genie in his lamp.

All necessary info can be found on this
flyer, click to enlarge:









Tuesday, June 23, 2009

ON THE TELLY


This thursday (June 25th) me N
my art MIGHT bee on tea V. Show's
called OUR TORONTO. Airs at 9pm.
(I had someone come by the Riverdale
Artwalk to interview this boy who got
one of my paintings for his birthday! I
really hope it airs.)

Monday, June 8, 2009

www.lisangart.com

lisangart.com is working again. always renew your domain name and website plan before it expires is the lesson i've just learned.

-L.

Disappearing Paintings

HEAR are a few paintings I sold but wasn't able to blog
or add to website yet. Butt I'll put them here for general
public consumption in the meantime.

Painting That Looks At You:



Painting contains several friends including John ,who
some say, looks a lot like Jesus.

Fruit That Consumes You:


I drew a vision of this when I was 12? But didn't think
to do a painting of it until recently.

Bitten Apple:



Depicts a humble hobo fairy whose made a moderate
and happy home for himself in a bitten apple.

the BIRTHDAY EXCHANGE

tHank Q friends who made me a birthday card. I hope
your goody bags were filled with both practical and
unpractical treats. Here are some both fun and creepy
Birthday cards I received:
coming a few days later from David Ng, I LOVE
the gold leaf:



from John Barry and the mysteriously renown Pablo
Jueves:







from Anam Ahmed. Terrific use of bubble wrap:





from Marco Boerner. who reassured me had used a model
and that the blood was fake:



from Sam B. EXCELLENT deetale: