These windows are from Barcelona, where Canadian artist Mike Swaney now evolves his complex works in collage and gouache on paper, plaster and wood. His style in nearly a decade since departing Human Five (the collective he helped found in Vancouver) has captured significant attention, the latest a major exhibit at Mulherin + Pollard, in New York. (Below: Two of his Untitled Picassos – acrylic, glitter paint, gouache, spray paint, and flasche)
Swaney’s collaged works have been shown in Barcelona, Miami, Copenhagen, Miami, New York, Toronto and Vancouver. Below, top to bottom: Best of the Wurst (cut and found papers, pen, pencil, gouache & acrylic on paper) / Installation: Contemporary Tablets (plaster, white cement, confetti, paper, ball point pen, pencil, wire) / 100 Mile House (no detail available) / Three Hardworkers (acrylic, flasche, oil pastel, ball point pen & pencil on wallpaper).
Mike Swaney’s website, here.
A profile / interview and more works, here.
I love Mike’s use of multimedia!
When I lived in Vancouver, I’d go up north to visit a friend who lived in the district of 100 Mile House. http://www.100milehouse.com/
I always felt like drawing and painting when I went there.
I’ve always had a romantic notion of what it would be like there, because of the name of the place. Never made it yet. Should really put it on my bucket list.
very playful use of colors. hello, art junkie…
Hello to you, too. I just got back from visiting all the wonderful photo links on your blog. Nice blog, too.
Wow, thank you.