One of Canadian Art Junkie’s all-time reader favourites, from the archives.
Micropolis 2.0 is a multimedia universe made of silkscreen cutouts and digital prints that explores urban life and the relationships between people and large cities. This is a work of wonder, as Québécois artists Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux call it.
It’s an evolving installation of collaged screen and digital prints, assembled to evoke a busy commercial street with pedestrians, creatures and vehicles, inspired by the cityscapes of Québec City, Montréal and Toronto.
The diorama also includes sections of woodcuts and LCD video screens in the “building windows” showing animated loops and an accompanying soundtrack.
The artists say the project “is intended to convey a sense of wonder, awe and contemplation. Looking though the microscope, viewers are drawn in a god-like perspective, entering a strange theatrical dimension.”
Allison Moore is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Vancouver Island, now located in Montréal. She has produced projects in Ecuador, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Her website is here.
Arthur Desmarteaux obtained a BFA in media & visual arts from University of Québec in Montréal. He is an active member of Graff Studios in Montreal, ARPRIM [Association for the promotion of Printed Arts in Québec] and the Puppet Association of Québec. His website is here.
Images from Looper.ca
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great post 🙂 thanks for sharing
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Welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I think they must have some crazy sketchbooks…..!
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That’s a great point. They’d be so interesting. Thanks.
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Beautiful and fascinating blog…
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So then I’m glad you found us. Thank you.
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Reblogged this on doodlejuice.
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Great, thank you.
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Reblogged this on The Scholar Chronicles.
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Thanks very much for the reblog.
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Welcome. Love to share it! 🙂
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Una obra estupenda!!!
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Sí, una obra insólita. Gracias
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Huuumt nice art
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Glad you enjoyed it then. Thanks for visiting.
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🙂
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Allison and Arthur’s work is so fun! The tongue-in-cheek vibe and intricate detail remind me of another Canadian artist, Chris Millar.
I just saw an exhibition of his work at the Alberta Art Gallery and fell totally in love. I found all sorts of cultural commentary in his pieces from the Edmonton Oilers to oilpatch attitudes. In order to see all the intricacies, the AGA had several big magnifying glasses available for a deeper look. He might be worth looking into for a future post 🙂
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That’s a great suggestion. I had heard of him, seen a bit of his work, and I know he’s part of the Oh Canada exhibition at MASS MoCA in the U.S. right now. But it was your comment about the cultural commentary — and the magnifying glass – – that makes me think I should take a closer look. Really appreciate that. Thanks.
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That is fantastic! Great style.
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It is very stylish, isn’t it? Thanks for your comment.
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I could recognize parts of my own city in it, ha ha.
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Honestly, I think the artists want everyone to recognize something familiar in it, whether it’s your own city, or someplace else you’ve been.
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That was fun. Congrats on being freshly pressed.
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Thanks. I’m so glad you had fun. People should, with art.
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This is great. I wish I could trip out to see it.
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I think this will be making the exhibition rounds for some time, partly because they renew it for every show. Thanks for the coment.
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This artwork is absolutely incredible. Such talent!
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Such talent is absolutely bang on. They also do shadow performances http://vimeo.com/22064476 and video installations
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