Publishing Contemporary Artist Books, Zines, Monographs & Art Prints Products

Limited Edition - Other: The Artwork of Troy Lovegates

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The limited edition Other: The Artwork of Troy Lovegates book is a hand-bound hardcover in an edition of 100. The book's cover has a two colour screenprint and has been laminated to protect the print. The inside front and back cover (endpapers) have hand made prints created by the artist. The front cover print is a pattern which comes in two variations black or red. The back cover endpaper is a multi coloured print which is cropped at different spots throughout the edition. Due to the hand made nature of this book expect variations from book to book. Each book is unique. The title page (character with levitating key) has been hand stamped in ink in each copy. Unfortunately we will not be taking request for certain variations and books will be randomly chosen when fulfilling orders. * One book purchase per person. - View Video of Book -

Long Drop: The Paintings of Dil Hildebrand

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Featuring Hildebrand’s paintings from 2006-2009

In only a few years since Hildebrand has emerged onto the Canadian art scene, he has produced an impressive oeuvre of paintings and drawings, composed of complex spatial environments and nods to historical painting, including trompe l'oeil, romantic landscape painting and surrealism. Dil Hildebrand received his Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University, Montréal in 2008, won the Royal Bank of Canada Painting competition in 2006, and is now represented by Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain in Montreal. He currently lives and works in Montréal. This lavishly illustrated book represents the first comprehensive survey of Hildebrand's oeuvre, including works from 2006-present. Featuring an introduction by Richard Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art Magazine, a critical essay by Louise Déry from Galerie de l'UQAM, and an interview with Dil Hildebrand by Christine Redfern. • Softcover: 72 pages / Full Colour. • Language: English and French • 10 inches wide x 8 inches high

Other: The Artwork of Troy Lovegates

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Other: The Artwork of Troy Lovegates is a book of photographs showcasing the artist's work and experiences along the way. From oil stick characters on the side of trains, wheat pasted posters, large scale murals and snapshot photographs. Book Info: • 5 inches x 7 inches • 72 Full Colour Pages • Acid Free - Heavy Weight - Matte Paper • Edition of 900 • Hand Printed Artist Stamp on Title Page • Art Print Insert (Acid Free - 110lb Paper)

Dark + Speed by Ryan Thompson

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Dark + Speed is a book of double exposure photographs by artist Ryan Thompson. Thompson explores a technique similar to collage using traditional film and multiple in camera exposures. The book has a gritty aesthetic due to the printing method. First prints were made from the original film. These prints were then photocopied and scanned in on a Risograph duplicator which created the final output. Flip through the book. Book Info • 72 pages • Acid Free Paper • Limited Edition of 100

Lying on the Sidewalk by Scott Radnidge

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Lying on the Sidewalk is a collection of short stories with the overriding theme of what to do with the runaway train that is the world of daydreams. Stories of overactive imaginations, and the situations where those imaginations lose control. Rich tales of almost dying, bewildering loss, being completely hung over, and watching as life goes absolutely AWOL. Book Info • 6 inches x 9 inches + French Flaps • 70pg • 100% Post Consumer Recycled Paper • Edition of 350 Story Titles: Naked Cold Bed, Footsteps, The Storm Their Father, My Mom Was Crying, Jump & The River Always Seems To Be Overflowing.

The Fish by Dean Garlick

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Dean Garlick’s debut novel, a present-day Jonah story.

The Fish explores currents of contemporary existence in a realm where the brutality of history is ever-present and the will to exist is the only thing keeping a person from fading into nothingness.

The Fish is a book of fiction by Dean Garlick and illustrated by Erik Volet. Book Synopsis: Patrick Kaye thinks he’s taking a harmless Caribbean cruise, a well-earned escape from his day-to-day life as an addictions counsellor. What he gets instead is a near-death experience that lands him in the belly of a mythological beast—the very same creature that swallowed Jonah. Inside, he encounters a confounding world populated by a host of colourful residents: a 19th-century British gentleman, a pre-Christian Icelandic shaman, a survivor of the biblical flood, a Ukrainian prostitute, an Asian American stock market analyst, a Maori warrior and a sadistic little girl, to list a few. The Fish explores currents of contemporary existence in a realm where the brutality of history is ever-present and the will to exist is the only thing keeping a person from fading into nothingness. Can Patrick accept this new reality? Can he right the wrongs he sees around him? Or will the call of the outside world offer enough hope to send him searching for a way home? Author Bio: Dean Garlick is an educator and writer living in Montreal. Fantastical permutations of reality abound in his work as a response to his characters' frustrations with the absurdity and struggle of everyday existence, but they have nothing whatsoever to do with his real life. Nothing. He is excited by the possibilities presented by illustrated fiction, especially the potential to explore multiple, non-parallel modes of narrative within a single piece. • Book Size: 6”x8” • Format: Trade Paperback with French Flaps • Illustrations: 19 B&W Plates • Category: Literature & Fiction • ISBN: 978-0-9784859-7-9 • Signed Limited Edition Screen Print (Only through Online Orders.) Prints are hand tea stained and distressed making each art print unique.

SpooF - Bansky / Picasso Postcard

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The artist SpooF has released a limited edition postcard which spoofs a recent Banksy artwork. The Banksy artwork is a piece of stone engraved with a Pablo Picasso quote "The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal." Picasso's name has been scratched out, and scrawled underneath "BANKSY". SpooF has taken/stolen these ready-made images from the internet and repackaged them as a postcard / print. The postcard is a statement of how art works it's way into mainstream culture and commerce as well as questions ownership of ideas and moral issues of copyright infringement. 5 Pack of Postcards (4" x 6")

In a Rage! - Zine by Peter Thompson

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In a Rage! is a 2 colour (Green & Gold) book of drawings by Peter Thompson. Peter produced the zine while in Victoria for the Brain Trust book launch and exhibition. Released at Expozine 2009 in Montréal. • 12 Two Colour Pages • 5.5 x 8.5 Inches • Printed with soy based inks • Numbered Edition of 100

A Dog Named Dracula - Zine by James Kirkpatrick

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A Dog Named Dracula is a book of colourful abstract characters drawn by James Kirkpatrick. Released at Expozine 2009 in Montréal. This zine showcases multi colour drawings James produced while in Victoria for the Brain Trust book launch and exhibition. • 16 Multi-Colour Pages • 5.5 x 8.5 Inches • Printed with soy based inks • Numbered Edition of 100

Pith - Zine by Charlotte Cynthia Walton

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Pith – {The Heart Of}{The Essence} is a zine by Victoria artist Charlotte Cynthia Walton AKA C.C. Walton. The zine highlights works from Charlotte's sketchbook, scans from 3 dimensional paper sculptures and paper cut-outs. • 8.5 inches x 5.5 inches • 28 pg • 2 Colour Screen Printed Cover • Vellum Insert Title Page • Numbered Edition of 100

Canadian Haircut Cut - Zine by Peter Thompson & James Kirkpatick

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Canadian Haircut Cut is a new zine by James Kirkpatrick and Peter Thompson. The zine was created in Victoria while the Brain Trust duo was here for their book launch. Each of the 16 pages is a two colour print, printed with soy based inks. The zine printed on a finicky 1980’s multi-colour printing machine – show signs of glitches and mis-registration making each zine slightly different. The process is similar to screen-printing so each image is comprised of two drawings which combined produce the two colours. • 16 pages printed in Blue, Gold, Red, Purple, Black, Burgundy & Green • 5.5x8.5 Inches • Numbered Edition of 100 • 24lb Acid Free Paper (In case you plan on living Forever!)

Us Ones In Between Exhibition Catalog

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Us Ones In Between is a catalog published by Open Space Gallery and Anteism that coincides with the exhibition of the same name. Us Ones In Between recognizes eight prolific artists from Victoria, British Columbia who look for little or no critique from an audience outside their trusted peer group. They create works from drawing, paintings and sculpture to embroidery, assemblage and video.

AD-FREIND-TURE Stories by Jonathan Petersen

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AD-FREIND-TURE Stories is a comic by Jonathan Petersen. The story starts off at the "World Wide War Simulator Laboratory" where a goon breaks in and pushes the "Launch" button. The only hope for world survival is a drunk hobo who invented the simulator and the President who is rushing to send a warning letter to a foreign government. This is an edge of the seat thriller that leaves you hanging and waiting for the next issue.

Like Petersen's other books, funny spoof advertisments grace the pages.

• 5.25" Wide x 8" High
• 36 B&W Pages

The World's Best Cookie by Jonathan Petersen

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The Worlds Best Cookie is a book of short short stories written and illustrated by Jonathon Petersen. Short Short? You know what it's like when trying to explain a dream, these are the stories of the worlds best cookie. Mixed throughout the book are funny spoof advertisements that sponsor the tales.

• 8.5" Wide x 11.5" High
• 16 colour pages

*These pages would look great framed on a wall

Good Stories by Jonathan Petersen

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Good Stories is an illustrated book by Jonathon Petersen. This colourful intricately drawn book contains funny spoof advertisements (which sponsor the story and picture that follows) Mythological creatures inhabit the pages of these dream world folk tale stories.

• 8" Wide x 5.25" High.
• 20 Full colour pages.
• Saddle stich bound.

Brain Trust by Peter Thompson & James Kirkpatrick

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Finding Joy by Luke Ramsey

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Two years in the making, 2 years on the shelf and now the entire Finding Joy comic is in print. Finding Joy is a book of comics and artwork by Luke Ramsey. Half of the book is a comic about finding inner peace. The other half is a collection of photos, comics and drawings about a hare character that was prominent in Luke's work from 2004-2007. • 6 inches x 8 inches • 1st Edition of 350 copies • 80 B&W Pages. • 1st Edition is hand numbered with a 5 x7 two colour screen-print. The first edition of Finding Joy is hand numbered and includes a limited edition two colour screen-print created by Luke Ramsey. One of 4 different coloured prints will be randomly inserted into the first edition of the book.

Abracadabra - Art Anthology

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Abracadabra is a compilation of 34 artists’ work inspired by the theme of Magic and Metaphysics. It is a celebration of the otherworldly, an embracing of the unexplainable, an interaction with the symbolic, a salute to the weird and whimsical, a wander into the forest of the fantastical.It is a witches brew of ideas, subject matter, expression and style, boiled in the imagination of two lovers. The word Abracadabra derives from ancient times and was used as an incantation, or prayer, to ward off disease and evil spirits. Several theories surround its origin but it most likely derives from the Aramaic avra kehdabra, which means "I create as I speak," in reference to God creating the universe. Its phonetic origin is of three Hebrew words; ‘ab’ meaning father, ‘ben’ meaning son, and ‘ruach acadosch’ meaning holy spirit. As title to this book, Abracadabra is used to conjure up new interpretations and thoughts surrounding the meaning of Magic. It is intended to create as we speak a collection of art which stirs and inspires creative explorations into the unconscious mind. It is intended to encourage through art an investigation into the wonders of this earth, the magnificence of creation, the endlessness of possibility and our place within it. • 8" x 10" • 80 Full Colour Pages featuring the work of: Vena Cava · Nicholas Robins · Luke Ramsey · Peter Allen · Shawn O’Keefe · Cody Coyote Haight · Ty Danylchuck · Eden Vaudry · APAK · Andrew Dick · Caitlin Gallupe · Michael Noppers · Aaron Rossner · Scott Evans · Anna Jackman · Rev · Jonny Peterson · Benjamin Raymer · Karina Kalvaites · Sara Jean Clark · Tamara Bond · Brooke Semple-Haight · Charlotte Cynthia Walton · Liam Hanna Lloyd · Harley Smart · Peter Taylor · Ryan Thompson · Cameron Kidd · Marc Johns · Leah Mouseau · Erik Volet · Ben Kehoe · Lauren Rice · Tessa Fenger · Charlotte Campbell · Shea Moor · Gabriella Henlon

Manuscribbles - Art Anthology

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An anthology of emerging Canadian artists and a handful of internationals. • 6” x 9” • 70 B&W Pages • Edition of 300

Saturnalia by Erik Volet

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A book of drawings by Erik Volet. Saturnalia is a selection of ink drawings from 1999-2007. • 6” x 9” • 80 B&W Pages • Edition of 300 • ISBN 978-0-9784859-0-0 “The drawings collected in the present volume represent a fragment of a much larger work; years of incantations and descents into the emptiness of self are here displayed in a fractured and fragile way, for that which they represent cannot be given in a singular stroke. But they serve to provide us with a glimpse of another grand attempt, another striving towards the centre, another drawing aside of the veil. In these works can be seen the manipulations of a magus born in an age when it has been decreed that such a creature shall not be. Here can be seen a desire to create and recreate another system of nature, where the dead light of fluorescent bulbs can no longer blind us in our dreaming. Here we see the hand moving in the act of tracing the transformations of point and line across the encompassing whiteness of new time, where the cartoon representation of a human face stands as the irreducible representation of that real with which all our sciences struggle. It is only in the image of the face of the other that we find the reflection of the order of the self sought by all our symbolic orders.” - Ami Joseph Brosseau, August 2007

theMAKE - Art Anthology

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theMAKE showcases the artwork of 60 West Coast Canadian and international artists. This book is beautifully designed and produced with a cut-out paper model, hidden images in the page ends and a secret semi transparent spread. • 8.75” x 5.75” • 160 Colour Pages / Hardcover • Edition of 2000 • Published 2007 • Printed in China Review by Juxtapoz Magazine: “Sometimes a book comes along, you don’t know where it came from, but you put it on your desk and everyday you find yourself flipping through the pages impressed by what you see. I’m into British Columbia now. I like Vancouver, I like the islands and I like the art. This book is helping with all that because theMake collects the work of artists primarily from Victoria and Vancouver. What makes theMake attractive is that it acts like a reference guide, a dictionary if you will, of the makers and shakers on the British Columbian coast.”

The Feast - Art Anthology

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A collection of B&W artworks, comics and poetry from 55 international artists. • 8” x 10” • 176 B&W Pages • Edition of 2000 • Printed in China • Published 2006 Review by Color Magazine: “Up until a few years ago I would never have associated Canada with anything but old maids that painted landscapes. The Feast is a Canadian based artbook that has some bad-ass artists, such as Luke Ramsey, Shawn O’Keefe, Ben Tour, Pete Taylor and 48 others. She’s 176 pages of crisp black and white illustration and inspiration. For the $15 it costs, you had better buy two of ‘em. The landscape has been changed. ”