Vive le Québec libre

    President of France Charles de Gaulle delivered his inflammatory speech causing a diplomatic stir necessitating his quick exit back to France.

    11"x14" ink on paper

    Church of Good Help

    This work describes the power and omnipresence of the church in Quebec in 1967. The churches did good and bad. Located in Old Montreal this church was an important  meeting place for sailors and generations of immigrants.

    48"x48" ink on paper

    Dance

    This outline is based on a rare photo was used to reinforce the idea of spectacle combined with the mystery of indigenous Canadians in 1967.

    48”x60” ink on paper.

    Jets

    Depicted at the flyover for the opening ceremonies of EXPO 67.

    11”x14” ink on paper.

    Ahead by a Century references both Expo 67, held in Montreal in Canada’s centennial year 1967, and the Tragically Hip song by the same title. The lyrics “...and that’s when the hornet stung me” resonate with my personal realization of how what it means to be Canadian is changing. 
    Ahead by a Century looks both forward and backward in order to challenge our ideas of modernism and modernity in a Canadian context.

    Queen

    This work is based on the queen’s CBC TV address from Parliament Hill on July 1, 1967. I attempted to create a stark, provocative, authoritative and unflattering portrait of the queen. Queen Elizabeth's CBC television address July 1st, 1967.

    11”x14” ink on paper.

    Katimavik

    The Canadian pavilion was called Katimavik (or meeting place in Inuit). I wanted to convey a foreboding tension and the potential precipice that is modernity.

    11”x14” ink on paper.

    Sign

    This vague but formal occasion of the erection a one of indigenous artist Alex Janvier’s circular artworks challenges the idea of a sign, and relates it to what was known about the Indians of Canada Pavilion by average Canadians in 1967.

    36”x48” ink on paper.

    Monument

    From the Man the Producer pavilion. This towering assembly line is impressive and perplexing.

    16"x30" ink on paper.

    Telephone Man

    This figure occupied a central place in the Telephone pavilion where push button and cordless phones were demonstrated as the future.

    48”x60” ink on paper

    Demo

    A snapshot of technology being demonstrated in 1967 From the Communications pavilion. 11”x14” ink on paper