“Do you do acid?”
It was the question I was being asked again and again this weekend, often repeatedly from the same person within only a few short moments. “I just did two hits of speed, and a bit of acid. It really makes the experience so much better. I’d dose you right now if I had some.” Continue reading Midsummer Madness 2015
Back in my day, the term ‘skateboarder’ was synonymous with ‘hooligan’. They were portrayed as ruffians, and law-breakers, and the bullies in every afterschool special. For every Marty McFly (who even then was a rather ambivalent agent of karma) there were ten Griff Tannens. But a couple of decades (and three awesome movies) later, skaters have shed that stigma. When one of their own passed away last year, they and the community came together to honor him with a memorial skate park. Continue reading 70 Things You Can Do With A Skateboard
St. Andrews is one of New Brunswick’s greatest treasures. The small seaside town is a beautiful spot to do anything, or absolutely nothing. It’s provided a retreat for artists, and it’s the first stop for tourists this side of the American border. So when it came time for this year’s annual Paddlefest, we sent down Cory Richardson with a camera. Continue reading Getting Our Feet Wet At Paddlefest 2015
Taking the first step into Mark Chilton’s exhibit is like stepping into another world; figures draped in textured swaths hang from the ceiling, red balls of cloth and floral textiles suspended above their forms, disconnected from their bodies, while the photographic portrait of a man, a solitary male figure, stands adjacent: a humanistic pairing to the designs. This world is one that connects the viewer to an era that merged two times: the past, tradition and human creation, and the modern, edge and manufactured substances. Continue reading Mark Chilton: Design In Translation
The 2015 Faces of Fusion Art Battle is upon us! We shall wade through acrylics, and drape ourselves in the canvases of our enemies! We shall feast upon the flesh of whatever catering brings us! Needless to say, everyone here at The East are excited to be part of the event, especially with the very talented artists that will be participating. Here’s a little primer to let you know who to look for.
Continue reading The Art of War: The 2015 Faces of Fusion Art Battle Participants
