'Hello Kitty, Hello Art!' Book now published!

Recently, we received this beautiful book in the mail. 'Hello Kitty Hello Art! Works of Art Inspired by Sanrio Characters' is now published in hardcover format. Within this book, you will find art by Imaginists Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, and Chanp.

Along with many other great artists such as Shepard Fairey, Travis Louie, Audrey Kawasaki, Ron English, Tara McPherson, Amy Sol, Brant Peters, Buff Monster, Camilla d'Errico, Eric Joyner, Gary Baseman, Gary Taxali, Junko Mizuno, Luke Chueh, Martin Hsu, Melissa Haslam, Natalia Fabia, Nate Frizzell, and many many more!

Look out for this book in your nearest bookstore! 

'LOOPS' Solo Exhibition opening tonight!!

In just a few more hours, my show 'LOOPS' will be opening at the Damask Gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Dundas West Arts Building in Toronto.

Its been a busy few weeks for me leading towards the show. Tonight, there will be drinks, there will be music, and there will be art. Come out to the show if you got a little time in Toronto. It will be a special night. :)

Here is the last promo e-flyer I am posting, reminding you of all the info you'll need - time and location!

I look forward to seeing everyone there, old friends, family, and new faces!

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LOOPS: A Solo Show by Peter Chan
www.peterchanart.com

Opening reception:
Thursday September 13, 2012 / 7 - 11pm

Sometimes we get stuck. We deal with our everyday little things and our big things. Time begins to blur. Without us realizing, our lives have become an incoherent mishmash, a never ending cycle. Momentarily, people are able to break free and take gulps of fresh air in a cathartic moment but quickly plunge back, still living the same repetitious patterns.

This body of work represent memories of living in perpetual roller coaster 'loops' and fantasies of escapism. I want to show how malleable our nostalgia can be, changing what we remember to make us feel how we’re living today is OK. It’s not. In the end we’re just moving backwards and sometimes we get stuck.

- peterchan

Damask Salon And Gallery
2466 Dundas Street West, 3rd floor
Toronto ON,
Canada

-Chanp

Unforgettable ephemeral moments...

Ever experienced an unforgettable ephemeral moment?
On a walk to the park, seeing the landing of a dragonfly right in front of our eyes..

Appreciating it's beauty, intricacy, and fragility, we seek a second look. On this second take, it's already gone.

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The show is fast approaching.
Only about a week til then, it will be just like a dragonfly. Landing for that short moment.

#personalwednesday

-Chanp

New Painting - "Resting on the Ancients" & Post Spectrum

Hey guys, we just came back from an awesome weekend in Kansas City at Spectrum Fantastic LIVE. Met lots of great artists and had some of the best conversations with the people at the event. Thank you everyone who bought prints and who came out to say hello, as well as the awesome awards ceremony put on by the Spectrum crew! It was great seeing old friends as well as meeting new ones.

Looking forward to next year when they put on another Spectrum LIVE event again.

Below is a painting I had at the event, that I can finally show now.

  

"Resting on the Ancients"
11.75'' x 11.75''
Oils on Board

-Chanp

"From Then To Now" Oil Painting by Chanp

"From Then To Now"

8'' x 10''
Oils and Gold Leaf on Wood

Here is a new Oil Painting I recently finished and varnished.


Framed.

The idea of this piece is to juxtapose new and old culture, the traditional japanese elegant kimono with contemporary earphones as a western oil painting. How the times have changed, but some things remain to be remembered.

Thank you to Spectrum, this will be included in their upcoming 19th Annual.
I will also be displaying it at the Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE Event coming up in Kansas City on May 18-20 (This weekend).

- Chanp