CAROUSEL 29 (summer 2012 issue) out in mid-May The forthcoming issue of CAROUSEL features work from the following writers and artists: Derik A Badman • John Wall Barger • David Boswell • Claire Caldwell • Robert Dayton • Michael DeForge • Larry Eisenstein • Rachel Anne Farquharson • Emily Gordon • Jesse Jacobs • gillian harding-russell • Claire Horsnell • Louisa Howerow • Christopher Hutsul • Katie Jordon • Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline • Drazen Kozjan • Mark
WNDW — a CAROUSEL Magazine Special Project Toronto / June, 2012 By flipping the concept of the art gallery inside-out, window galleries expose people of all ages, backgrounds and histories to a diverse selection of work utilizing a wide range of media. They allow the public to experience contemporary, experimental art comfortably and conveniently. The preconceptions of art gallery etiquette and protocol become non-issues at street level. There’s no threshold to cross. There’s no dress
Victor Romão is a multi-disciplinary artist from Windsor, ON, whose work appeared in both CAROUSEL 23 and 26. His mediums range from ink drawing to performance, but he works primarily with illustration, woodcut prints and figurative sculpture. Through his work, Romão offers an all too rare voice on rural identity, malehood, otherness and violence. His monochromatic drawings depict anonymous masked men and half-male/half-beast figures partaking in bizarre schemes. He explores otherness and the fear it incites
This fundraising event is being held to help beloved writer and Toronto cultural figure Derek McCormack, who became seriously ill last fall with a very rare cancer of the appendix. Fortunately, it is treatable, but the treatment itself is extraordinarily arduous — an 18-hour surgery from which he will be recovering for at least six months. But which could, fingers and toes crossed, put the cancer in remission for a very long time. He will
The 4PANEL experimental comics feature appears in print in each new issue of CAROUSEL (it debuted in #28); it’s a space where a range of talented artists creatively explore the four-panel comics format in a formal and/or literary context. Participating artists include: Derik A Badman / Michael DeForge / Larry Eisenstein / Jesse Jacobs / Mark Laliberte / Andrei Molotiu / Marc Ngui / Ethan Rilly / Tin Can Forest / Magda Trzaski An online
Hans Christian Andersen (April 02, 1805 – August 04, 1875) was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children’s stories. These include “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” “The Snow Queen,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Thumbelina,” “The Little Match Girl,” and “The Ugly Duckling.” Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.
Do you know the work of Drazen Kozjan? Drazen Kozjan is an Etobicoke-based artist and illustrator who works with pen and ink, marker, gouache and Photoshop to create comic illustrations. A three page spread of his strip The Happy Undertaker can be found in CAROUSEL 28. Kozjan cites Croatian folklore as an important influence on his work, but there is also a certain Tim Burton-esque quality evident at times. He has been illustrating children’s books
Do you know the work of Brian Kokoska? Brian Kokoska is a NYC-based Canadian artist who works primarily with oils on canvas to create large scale figural compositions. A full 12 page spread of his works as well as an interview (conducted by Rachel Anne Farquharson) are featured in CAROUSEL 28. Kokoska is very intentional with his brushstrokes and patterning and how they affect his whole composition. He works these elements in a way that
Do you know the work of Robert Dayton? Robert Dayton is a multidisciplinary writer, entertainer and artist from British Columbia who resides for the moment in Toronto; his ‘Fantasy Beards’ drawing series is featured in CAROUSEL 28. Dayton originally came from a zine background in the early ’90s, wrote a weekly newspaper column of ephemera that bordered on experimental fiction and non-fiction, and was a co-creator of the short-lived but well loved newspaper The Drippy
The Artist Project celebrates its 5th year featuring original works from over 200 carefully juried, independent contemporary artists. Artists from a variety of geographic and creative backgrounds will converge and connect with patrons looking to get a glimpse of tomorrow’s Art Stars. From seasoned collectors and first time art buyers, to gallerists and interior designers, visitors will find this art fair a rare opportunity to meet and purchase directly from Canadian and International artists. Note
Do you know the work of Amber Albrecht? Amber Albrecht is a Montreal-based artist specializing in illustration and serigraph prints; her work is featured in CAROUSEL 28. Inspired by folklore and children’s literature, Albrecht creates images of the impossible with strange creatures in dreamlike webs. Her prints are all highly detailed with intricate line work and geometric patterns. A self-identified escapist, she takes from the neo-romantic tradition, but is also noticeably influenced by magic-realism and
Do you know the work of Fausta Facciponte? Fausta Facciponte is an emerging artist who uses a variety of photographic techniques, including traditional film-based and modern digital processes. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally. A portfolio of Facciponte’s photographs appears in CAROUSEL 27, our most recent issue. For our readers in Toronto, note that Sleepy Eyes, Fausta’s newest exhibition of large-scale photographs, is opening at Stephen Bulger Gallery on Sat Sep 24
Tor Lundvall is an artist and musician living and working in New York — we interviewed him back in CAROUSEL 24. Congrats to Tor, whose beautiful cover artwork graces the cover of “The Cruellest Month”, the latest album by UK neofolk group Sol Invictus (their 17th studio album). >>> To purchase CAROUSEL 24: go here >>> For more information on Tor Lundvall: go here >>> For more information on ‘Sol Invictus’: go here
Currently, in the CAROUSEL Superstore we have several wonderful books by author/artist gustave morin — available in limited quantities! This Windsor, ON visual poet’s compelling work has appeared within the pages of CAROUSEL on numerous occasions (in issues 17, 18, 19, 20, 23 and 25, for those counting). Here’s an apt description of him, taken from the Ditch Poetry website: “a para-literary agent provocateur since his teens – published widely, if obscurely – (morin) has
Do you know the work of Howie Tsui? Ho Yan (Howie) Tsui is an Ottawa-based artist who works primarily with ink, pigments and mulberry paper to create scrolls of illustration; one of these scrolls, entitled Gangshi Creek (2008) was featured in CAROUSEL 27. Tsui’s more recent series ‘Horror Fables,’ probably the work he is best known for, combines traditional painterly technique with a contemporary illustrative and sometimes urban style. Perhaps what stands out most about
Do you know the work of Larry Eisenstein? Larry Eisenstein is a Toronto-based visual artist obsessed with making strange marks on paper. Through countless drawings of free-form viral shape-clusters, he compulsively exploits line and explores form. These works offer magical peeks into mutant worlds, densely rendered at small scale in high detail. A portfolio of Eisenstein’s recent work appears in CAROUSEL 27, our current issue. For our readers in Toronto, note that dozens of Eisenstein’s
Do you know the work of Jennifer Linton? Jennifer Linton is a Toronto-based artist who works predominantly with illustration and print media. Her work My Alphabet of Anxieties and Desires appears in CAROUSEL 27, our current issue. In her recent print-based installation, The Disobedient Dollhouse, Linton meticulously crafted her own twisted version of a traditional Victorian-style dollhouse. This contrary miniature home is plagued with infestations of insects and snakes crawling on walls and sliding out
Taking place during TCAF in The Bram and Bluma Appel Salon on Toronto Reference Library’s second floor, BLESS THIS PRESS features 2 days worth of avant garde comic creators, print makers and illustrators; curated by and featuring Ginette Lapalme, Chris Kuzma and Patrick Kyle of Wowee Zonk. Be sure to visit the room both days, as exhibitors will be rotating! Exhibitors on Both Days: Wowee Zonk (woweezonk.com) Michael Comeau Lala Albert (plslala.com) Closed Captioned Comics
Hello readers — here’s a Toronto event worth supporting! Narwhal Art Projects and Invisible-Friends.com are excited to host Toronto Hearts Japan, a fundraiser and exhibit. All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross and to helping rebuild the Birdo Flugas Artist Centre and Community in Shiogama. The Toronto Hearts Japan Exhibition and Silent Auction runs for 5 days from Thursday March 31 to Tuesday April 5th at the Gladstone Hotel, 2nd floor. It features
Do you know the work of Xavier Barrade? Xavier Barrade an artist and art director living and working in Paris, France. His page work, Trou, appears in our current issue. >>> To purchase CAROUSEL 26: go here >>> For more info on Xavier Barrade: go here