April 13, 2011

The other week during one of our rare downtimes around the apartment Ty and I inhaled some home-made nachos and kicked back to watch Exit Through the Gift Shop on Netflix.


My old roommate was super into street art (and even went as far as making his own stencils -something that really inspired me) and one of the ways that we bonded when we first met was over a shared love of Banksy's work.

I didn't get to check out his art show in Bristol, but I stalked the web for information and pictures, he's a complete genius.

I've had a subscription to Juxtapoz for a few years and read a lot of local 'zines and G Spot Love about art but it wasn't until I saw this film (which is fantastic, meta, insightful and hilarious, make sure you see it if you haven't already) that I really took an active interest in street art beyond the big names like Shepard Fairey and Invader (whose 8-bit art makes me think of my friend Skot aka Mr. Ghosty).

As a result I've become inspired to find really cool street art around #Winnipeg and to start flexing my personal artistic muscle more!

Not as street art, I don't think, but I've always been interested in collage, découpage and stuff like that. I've always been inspired by artists like Matisse, Rotella and Felipe Consalvos (whose work you can see below)
This summer I'm going to really push the envelope with my art. Maybe I'll plan a painting and picnic date with Ty at some point once it gets warmer? (That is, assuming we have the time!)

Who knows, maybe I'll even be brave enough to actually share some of it here!