Windsor’s own Dan Bombardier (AKA D3N!@L) will be paint bombing the walls of our gallery, filming the process and then exhibiting the work and video of the process through August, along with select D3N!@L Objects D’art. This is a one of a kind show, and a great kick off for Artcite’s summer 2012 programs, including Artcite’s Summer Art Fringe 2012 to take place during the second half of July (see below)

DENIAL, or “D3N!@L” is a Canadian graffiti and mixed-media artist. His moniker is a phonetic mix-up representing his first name, and by definition, pokes fun at modern advertising, politics, and media messages that society is often “in denial” about. DENIAL is known for his prolific guerrilla-marketing campaigns, which take public aim at ideas involving social-justice, pop-culture, mass-media, and “New World Order” conspiracy theories. With over 500,000 of his adhesive logos displayed in public places around the world, the DENIAL PROJECT has become a conceptual piece of marketing absurdism. DENIAL intends to challenge traditional ideas about graffiti and public art, as well as the excessive corporate use of public space.

On Street Art:
Street art is a transient form of expression with a generally short life span. Frustrated by this, DENIAL began to bridge his street art ideas, into tangible works, that galleries and collectors could procure, avoiding the expiration date that they would otherwise be subject to. DENIAL has drawn from his background in graffiti, graphic-design, and traditional sign manufacturing, to develop his own style of vivid mixed-media paintings. Often depicting pin-up models, over-sized signage, and over-sized magazine and newspaper covers, DENIAL laces his work with cryptic, abstract, and urban themes.

Recent commissions include custom pieces for clients in Toronto’s distillery District, CBC Canada, MTV USA, Montreal’s exclusive Colart Collection, Social Restolounge in Calgary, and for Toronto based Lori Morris Design Inc. at Pearson International Airport.