Lawren Harris is another Canadian legend in the art world. Part of the Group of Seven, he pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century. He reduced already stark Canadian Arctic landscapes into semi-abstract forms and simple shapes, and stopped signing and dating his work in the 1920’s so the viewer will [...]

Recently stumbled upon some fantastic shoes from UK company Mr. Hare. Mr. Hare is built on three brand values: “Quality, Style and Emotion. For years Mr. Hare has sought these qualities in the pursuit of great men’s shoes, only to be cozened by the inducement of comfort features or outlandish fashion attitude. Mr. Hare’s man [...]

I cam across this Belgian sculptor recently and her work just blew me away. Her visually-arresting sculptures seem to reflect torture, pain and suffering in life - disturbing notions that I try to shy away from. It’s really a culmination of carcass, wild butchery and rotting flesh. Take Marthe, as pictured below:

A life-size, frail, sallow [...]

André Butzer is a German artist whose work is not typically my idea of beauty. I have an affinity to minimalism and simplicity, but his work is frequently the complete opposite of my ideals. Jarring colours and crude, rudimentary figures explode onto his canvases, creating paintings that exude a wild, rather unrestrained, energy and creative [...]

Antony and the Johnsons’ single ‘Epilepsy is Dancing’ has been sitting on my desk for quite a while now, and I am still taken aback by the imagery. It is of Dr. Julia Yasuda, taken by Don Felix Cervantes and overlaid with sketches made by Antony Hegarty himself. The additional sketches amplify the anguish and [...]

“HMCS Brandon… was commissioned in Quebec City on July 22, 1941 and arrived in Halifax August 1. She joined the Newfoundland Command in September after working up and left St. John’s September 26 for her first convoy, SC 46. She served as an ocean escort to and from Iceland until December, when she arrived in [...]

I stumbled across this amazing Illustrator in Spain - Borja Bonaque - whose style marries simple shapes with rich texture, giving the final look a somewhat noir-ish feel. I am particularly impress with his use of colour and shadows.

I have only been to Calgary once - a long time ago. From what I remember, the view is picturesque, albeit somewhat cowboy-ish. Afterall, Calgary is most well-known for the annual Calgary Stampede and for being the location of choice for filming Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. But there is another side to this up-and-coming [...]

Craig Damrauer = (why didn’t I think of that + totally true) x AWESOMENESS ^2:

“Every two years, the owners of the world’s most elaborate facial hair come together for the World Beard and Moustache Championships. On May 23, 2009, the championships will return to the United States for the second time in their history, as the City of Anchorage, Alaska plays host to the world’s bearded and moustached elite. [...]