January 23, 2015

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS / EXPOSITIONS À VENIR

13 – 29 NOVEMBRE 2014 / NOVEMBER 13TH – 29TH 2014

A collection of work by current New York Street Artists, alongside Montreal street art favourites. New York artists include : COST, DAIN, DEEDEE, ENZO SARTO, GILF!, INDIE184, & OLEK.

Une collection de travail par New York “street artists”, à côté de favoris de rue de Montréal. Artistes de New York sont les suivants: COST, DAIN, DEEDEE, ENZO SARTO, GILF!, INDIE184, & OLEK.

8 NOVEMBRE 2014 / NOVEMBER 8TH 2014

OUTDOOR GALLERY book launch, meet the author Yoav Litvin at Station16 Gallery on November 8th. “Outdoor Gallery” is a best-selling book found in most NYC museums, including the MOMO,

PAST EVENTS / EXPOSITIONS PRÉCÉDENTES

30 OCTOBRE 2014 / OCTOBER 30TH 2014

On October 30th at 5pm, Station 16 Gallery is pleased to invite you to a book signing event of 123 Klan: Respect & Love, an art book highlighting their 20 year career. The husband and wide duo of 123 Klan will be present to sign books and answer your questsions!

Le 30 octobre à 17 heures, la Galerie Station 16 vous invite au lancement de livre de 123 Klan: Respect & Love, un livre d’art qui mettant en évidence leur carrière de 20 ans. Le duo de 123 Klan sera présent pour signer des livres et répondre à vos questions!

22 OCTOBRE – 5 NOVEMBRE 2014 / OCTOBER 22ND – NOVEMBER 5TH 2014

VERNISSAGE LE 22 OCTOBRE À LA GALERIE STATION16 / OPENING NIGHT ON OCTOBER 22

A new exhibit with Ricardo Cavolo, in association with Burgundy Lion Pub. Opening October 22 at Station16 Gallery.

Une nouvelle exposition avec Ricardo Cavolo, en association avec Burgundy Lion Pub. Ouverture 22 Octobre à Galerie Station16.

SEPTEMBER 25TH – 29TH 2014 (SPECIAL NYC EVENT)

OPENING NIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 25th 6PM IN NEW YORK CITY ONLY / VERNISSAGE LE 25 SEPTEMBRE À NEW YORK

A solo-exhibit with Stikki Peaches, only in NEW YORK CITY for a limited time, special release on opening night, rsvp: [email protected]

Opening Hours:

Thursday-Sunday 10am-8pm and Monday 10am-1pm

07 – 28 AOÛT 2014 / AUGUST 7TH – 28TH 2014

VERNISSAGE LE 7 AOÛT À LA GALERIE STATION16 / OPENING NIGHT ON AUGUST 7TH AT STATION 16 GALLERY

“Le Diamantaire” is the alias of an artist of Normandy origin, but uses Paris as his canvas. Le Diamantaire seeks out his mirror pieces in the street and then cut’s then into diamond shapes. His diamonds vary in sizes, and can be seen high on the age old architecture of the Paris streets.

Le “Diamantaire” est le nom d’emprunt d’un artiste d’origine normande, mais qui a pour terrain de jeu Paris. Ils cherche ses morceaux de miroirs dans la rue pour ensuite les tailler en forme de diamant. Ses diamants ont des tailles variables et peuvent être vus au sein de l’architecture historique des rues de Paris.

12 JUIN – 3 JUILLET 2014 / JUNE 12TH -JULY 3RD 2014

KASHINK is one of the few very active female artists in the French graffiti/street art scene. She lives in Paris, France, and has travelled a lot throughout the world, getting inspiration from many different cultures. She paints huge four eyed characters, with thick lines, vivid colors, in a very distinctive style.

KASHINK, une des rares femmes étant très active dans le mouvement street art/graffiti, est une personne atypique. Elle porte souvent une moustache, elle peint d’immenses personnages protéiformes aux yeux multiples, ou des têtes de mort à la mexicaine, le tout dans un style graphique très coloré, loin des références traditionnelles du graffiti féminin « girly ».

8 MAI – 14 MAI 2014 / MAY 8TH – MAY 14 2014

Originally from France, 123Klan is a graffiti posse founded by husband and wife Scien & Mrs Klor in 1992. Station16 is proud to present a collection of original paintings, prints and street wear from this duo’s BANDIT-1SM clothing line. This will be 123 Klan’s first solo show in Montreal.

Fondé en 1992 par Scien & Mrs Klor, 123Klan est tout d’abord une petite troupe de graffiti d’origine française. Station16 est fière de présenter une collection d’oeuvres sur toile, de sérigraphies et de vêtements de la collection reconnue BANDIT-1SM. Cette exposition solo sera leur première à Montréal!

24 AVRIL – 29 AVRIL 2014 / APRIL 24TH – APRIL 29TH 2014

11 AVRIL – 21 AVRIL 2014 / APRIL 11TH – APRIL 21ST 2014

Nous vous invitons à l’ouverture de ‘Make me Care’, une exposition solo de l’artiste collagiste Alan Ganev. L’exposition débute le 11 avril à compter de 17h00. L’exposition se déroulera jusqu’au 21 avril, 2014.

On APRIL 11th at 5pm, Station 16 Gallery presents the work of Alan Ganev, large-scale collage and a eulogy to a romantic moment experienced in time. The show will be up until April 21st, 2014.

20 MARS – 4 AVRIL 2014 / MARCH 20TH – APRIL 4TH 2014

Nous vous invitons à l’ouverture de ENMASSE ; FULL CIRCLE jeudi le 20 mars à compter de 18h00. L’exposition se déroulera jusqu’au 4 avril 2014.

On March 20th at 6pm, Station 16 Gallery invites you to celebrate EN MASSE‘s 5th anniversary with the opening of FULL CIRCLE, presenting a new body of work including paintings, prints and sculpture.

7 MARS – 9 MARS 2014 / MARCH 7TH – 9TH 2014

STATION 16 is heading back to NYC in 2014! This will be our 3rd trip to the big apple for New York City’s biggest art fair, Armoury Week! Once again Station 16 will be showing at Fountain Fair at booth C-201, located at the 69th Regiment Armoury building, where it all started. We’ll be showing a variety of new works from local and international names in the street art scene. Drop by if you’re in the area, and keep an eye on our social media to see everything going on that week!

29 JANVIER – 12 FEVRIER 2014 / JANUARY 29 – FEBUARY 29 2014

La Galerie Station 16 est fière de présenter “M(omen)to Mori,” une exposition de natures mortes audacieuses, ayant comme commissaire l’artiste OMEN. Nous vous invitons au vernissage, mercredi le 29 janvier 2014, à compter de 18h00. L’exposition mettra en vedette les œuvres de Cryote, Dabs1, Enzo Sarto, Heiidi Taillefer, Iamrurik, Jason Botkin , Jeff Blackburn, Jeremy Price, Juan Carlos Noria (aka. Dixon), Kevin Ledo, Mike Maxwell, Lindsay Campbell, LNY, Omen, Over Under, Tyler Rauman et Whatisadam.

Station 16 is proud to present “M(omen)to Mori,” a daring still life exhibition curated by the artist OMEN. Please join us for the opening on January 29th starting at 6pm.“M(omen)to Mori” will feature the following artists: Cryote, Dabs1, Enzo Sarto, Heiidi Taillefer, Iamrurik, Jason Botkin , Jeff Blackburn, Jeremy Price, Juan Carlos Noria (aka. Dixon), Kevin Ledo, Mike Maxwell, Lindsay Campbell, LNY, Omen, Over Under, Tyler Rauman & Whatisadam.

A DEAD FLY ON THE WINDSHIELD OF TIME: Part I of “What is an Artist?”

Who better to consult than the artists I know and work with on a daily basis? I promptly sent out emails, texts and left phone messages.

“A dead fly on the windshield of time” was the first answer I received. That’s Enzo Sarto. Enzo can be best described as mysterious and controversial. He is word-smart, yet frustratingly tight-lipped about his own art practice. A few hours later, he adds: “In general, an artist is a compulsive communicator. There can be subdivisions and related psychological factors from discipline to discipline and from artist to artist, but basically they are people compulsively reaching out with a message or a translation.”

Answers flowed in. Artists wanted to know why I was asking. I received my fair share of question marks and acronyms. “Woohoo! THE question,” exclaims Ricardo Cavolo. Ricardo, known within the art community for his sunny disposition, creates artwork that conveys his zest for life. “I think an artist is someone whose creative work connects with people in some way. Artists create something that turns on a light bulb within people. It can be in a good or bad way.”

The idea of an artist creating something good or bad or being faced with constant dichotomy came up repeatedly. Xray, who is of a quiet demeanor, explains: “Artists are walking contradictions; risk-takers who are willing to be seen as fools or praised as visionaries. They can be audacious and supremely confident, or insecure to the point of hopelessness. They can be soulful and generous or shallow, pretentious and greedy. Throughout, artists have an obsession with creating and are crazy enough to keep producing in spite of soul-crushing rejection, being judged and being misunderstood. There is no doubt that these individuals feel an urgency to live in the moment. They also feel very strongly about what it means to be an artist.”

On the other hand, DeeDee remarks: “I am generally uncomfortable with people calling me an artist.” Perhaps this was the sort of contradiction Xray warned me about? Her work comes off as playful yet is often separated by extremes. When a New York art dealer described her color waves as “morning and night” she corrected him: “That’s not morning, that’s Hell.” DeeDee burns a wonderful fire, yet is soft-spoken: “I just think of myself as making things. An artist is someone who makes something that never existed before, or makes something out of nothing.”

Eric Clément elaborates on this idea: “An artist is constantly dissecting and observing our world: the fold of a jacket or the shape of a nose may be much more than it appears. It is light, shadow, mass and tonality. A letter or word becomes more than a tool to communicate but a shape to be abstracted and studied for its structure and aesthetic. An artist is a person who sees the world through very specific filters.” This response could also act as a description of Eric’s work. His paintings zoom in to the most incongruous details of an object, giving it new meaning and importance. “We are obsessive collectors of inspiration and outlets for creativity. An artist is someone who strives to balance skills and technique with passion, ego with humbleness, communication with self-expression. An artist is someone who has made a commitment to share their work, to make art, to be frustrated by it, to be drained by it, to be motivated by it, but most importantly to live for it.”

I was charmed by the answers I received. They were plentiful and genuine. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post more answers. My hope in doing so, isn’t so much to find a specific answer (after all, as Stikki Peaches replied, “I have my views and opinions on what an artist is. I’m sure it will be totally different from the next artist”) but to give you a glimpse into who they are – their attitude, energy. Coming up, you’ll have the chance to read the answers of Jason Botkin, Gilf!, Omen, Stikki Peaches, Whatisadam, and many more.

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