Nocturnal Enlightenment

Nocturnal enlightenment
16'' x 20''
acrylics on paper

This saturday, December 15th this piece will be in the opening of Copro Gallery's 'The Illumination' group show in Los Angeles.

Drop by if you are in the area!

Here are more information:
http://www.copronason.com/dec12_pr.html

Sanctuary

Sanctuary
12.5” x 17”
Pencils on Paper

If there are moments of peace in the dream… then I’ll follow you into the dark.

New Subway Sketches

Haven't posted sketchbook drawings here for a while, here is one from a day of subway sketching! Every Sunday at Union Station subway platform in Toronto.

Preview of an upcoming piece

Work in progress piece for a group show @ Chicago in Early Nov. More info soon!

#personalwednesday

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently, I received this beautiful book in the mail. ‘Hello Kitty Hello Art! Works of Art Inspired by Sanrio Characters’ is now published in hardcover format. 

I am very honored to be part of this book along with many other great artists such as Shepard Fairey, Travis Louie, Audrey Kawasaki, Gary Baseman, Gary Taxali, Junko Mizuno, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Ron English, Tara McPherson, Amy Sol, Brant Peters, Buff Monster, Camilla d’Errico, Eric Joyner, Luke Chueh, Martin Hsu, Melissa Haslam, Natalia Fabia, Nate Frizzell, and many many more!

Look out for this book in your nearest bookstore!

Re-temptations

 ‘Re-temptations’
11 x 14”
graphite & acrylics on paper

Our thoughts and memories always play tricks on us.

Here is a drawing I contributed for a group show in Portland to celebrate the Iconic television painter ‘Bob Ross’.

The show opens tomorrow (Thursday, Sept 27th) in Portland, come by to see the show at Screaming Sky Gallery if you are in the area!

The show will be on until October 21st, 2012.
 

'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

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