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Croyds - Contemporary Online Art Gallery

Sleepy Heads - Filling The Void

1/3/2018

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SLEEPY HEADZ
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer

Nathalie Tran is a Montreal-based illustrator and painter who goes by the artist name Sleepy Headz. Painting realities in a dreamlike form, her body of work often touches upon the fantastic adventures of dreams, the fantasy of love and the comfort of loneliness. Interestingly, the unique and eye-catching universes she creates never fail to include a few key compositional elements: fish, plants, houses and water. In this Croyds video interview, Sleepy Headz explains the particular state of mind she's illustrated in her painting "Filling The Void" and discusses her reasons for getting into printmaking.
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Carlo Vargas - What Matters The Most

11/27/2017

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CARLO VARGAS
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer

Carlo Vargas is a Montreal-based artist specialised in intricate black and white illustration and whose creative approach stems from the music industry. His body of work, hand drawn and for the most part substantially dark, explores themes such as madness, sanity, remembrance and despair. In this Croyds video interview, the illustrator reflects on his ten-year break from creation, the main drivers behind his current practice, and his use of symbolism, alchemy and mysticism to create an atmosphere. 
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Miss Rio - Tites Dents

8/7/2017

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MISS RIO
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer

This episode of the Croyds video series aims to introduce Miss Rio, a visual artist with a distinct technique and aesthetic. Working with a variety of mediums - antique photographs, wood, paint - she incorporates caricatural animal-inspired elements into classic compositional methods and atmospheres. In this interview, Miss Rio discusses her care for detail, what inspires her to create, the parallel she makes between humans and animals, and shares insights about her piece ‘Tites Dents.’
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Eric Braün - Le Pont Du Masque

7/24/2017

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ERIC BRAÜN​
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer

Montreal-based artist Eric Braün found his calling at a very tender age and for a long time was fascinated by comic strips and its universality. Today, Braün is co-founder and gallerist at Usine 106u, an art space known for its mandate of breaking down hierarchical, intellectual and monetary barriers between artists and the public. In this Croyds video interview, Eric Braün talks about his creative process, discusses his artistic influences and explains how and why he stays far from being predictable.
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Mos Geez - La Force de La Sensibilité

7/17/2017

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MOS GEEZ
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer
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Born in 1987, multidisciplinary artist Mos Geez is known for her creative, colorful and intriguing art. Inspired by the need to understand her flow of emotions, the Montreal-based artist often explores themes such as violence, destruction, reconstruction, fragility and abuse. In this artist spotlight, Mos Geez opens up about her artistic background, discusses her ever-evolving style, working with wood, and shares her take on macrocosm and microcosm.
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Peter Farmer - The Struggle Of The Artists

7/10/2017

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PETER FARMER
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Words by: Zoé Bélisle-Springer

Peter Farmer was born in Cardiff, Wales and raised in England, Scotland, America and Canada. In his more or less fifteen years of painting, the independent artist has been impressively prolific and has caught the local and national’s media attention more than once. In this Croyds video interview, Peter Farmer discusses what is known as the ‘struggle of the artist’, his creative process and his passionate devotion to art - or as he likes to describe it - his 'attempts at trying.’
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    A short video series by Croyds on local Montreal based artists.

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