Micropolis 2.0 at SNAP GALLERY - Edmonton

Here are some SNAP shots of the exhibition in Edmonton.

Micropolis 2.0 - Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux
May 24 - July 6 2012 [opening Reception May 24, 2012]
The installation changes for each new space. This time there is a Montreal Metro car.

Big Thanks to Sean Caufield, Kelsey Stephenson, Karolina Kowalski, Alexandrea Bowes and all the staff at SNAP.

Micropolis 2.0 - Open Studio Toronto

Micropolis 2.0 - Allison Moore & Arthur Desmarteaux.

Here is a little video documentation of an installation at Open Studio in Toronto. The exhibition is up from January 12 - February 18, 2012. Micropolis is an ever-expanding installation comprised of collaged screen and digital prints, assembled so they evoke a busy modern commercial street with pedestrians, creatures and vehicles passing by. The installation has an anthropological character inspired by the cityscapes of Québec City, Montréal and Toronto. A modular diorama of cardboard figures and shapes placed at different levels on wooden shelves, covering the perimeter of the gallery walls.
Printed by Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux at Graff Print Studios [montreal], Open Studio [Toronto], and Engramme [Quebec City].

Australia - been there done that

image: Egotrip Productions 2011

hey hey!

it's been ages since I posted updates. I went to Canberra, Australia for a residency at Megalo Print Studios with Arthur Desmarteaux. We were there for 6 weeks in November/December making a new puppet show. Check out this LINK for updates!

image: "The 6 Trials of Picaroo" presented at the Canberra Scout Hall, 2011

Big thanks to Megalo Print Studio for an amazing experience.

Exhibition in Calgary. Artist Proof Gallery

Here is a picture of the invitation card for my last show at Artist Proof Gallery, Calgary [duo show with Arthur Desmarteaux]:

Artist Proof Gallery - Calgary Exhibition

Photos from the exhibition in Calgary.

Micropolis // Artist Proof Gallery // July 2010

Allison Moore & Arthur Desmarteaux

We showed our latest print media installation featuring hundreds of cut out silkscreen figures. The figures and buildings are constructed together to create a diorama-style panoramic portrait of urbanity. 4x14 feet.

Residency at Engramme QUEBEC CITY

Diaries From Metropolis, Arthur Desmarteaux & Allison Moore [2010]

Artist Arthur Desmarteaux and I were recently invited for a 2 week residency at Engramme Print Studios in Quebec City. We got to stay right in the heart of the Artist community in the Centre Meduse which straddles the New and Old City. We had a Great experience meeting amazing people and got a lot of work done. 4 [22x30"] Prints and 2 [11x15"] in 10 days! I calculated I washed out 20 screens or so. Got the biceps to prove it. Big thank you to Félix LeBlanc and Diane Fournier at Engramme for all their help getting us set up. Also big thanks to Pierrette Tremblay, and a few of the volunteer members for last minute help to get our installation up! MERCI! Work in progress to prepare for exhibition next month in Calgary.

Diaries From Metropolis, Arthur Desmarteaux & Allison Moore [2010]

MORE PHOTOS FROM QUEBEC RESIDENCY:

Centre Meduse from above

Lobster FEAST!

Lobster Feast at La Chambre Blanche, QC QC

Even after an all nighter the last day, we still needed some help, last minute. Pierette helps cut out our final installation. MERCI!

At work in the studio, examining silkscreen

Finished prints in drying racks

Arthur registers his paper

Getting all set up to print final color

Got to see some great local music, including the premiere show of Bobo Boutin at l'atelier Roi in QC, QC

ENGRAMME RESIDENCY - Quebec, QC

Je serai en résidence à l'atelier Engramme de Québec en mai 2010 avec ARTHUR DESMARTEAUX. WE have a great apartment in the Centre Meduse between the old and new city with easy access to the studio. We are preparing a large silkscreen print installation for Artist Proof Gallery, in Calgary du 7 au 31 juillet 2010. Photos soon! stay tuned...

Projections Atelier Graff

Sky Crying, the Waves are Rising-Smile Stealers, Allison Moore 2010

Tyr receives the smile-Smile Stealers, Allison Moore 2010
I recently had a chance to screen the first 14 minutes of SMILE STEALERS. After a year of work with Jasa Baka, Gutstrings, and the Parlour Treats crew. it was nice to finally see the film come alive in the projection. A succesful night that invited active members of studio Graff to show the video art.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE SMILES TO COME!

Thank you all for coming!

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Ateliers Graff vous invitent à visionner les oeuvres en vidéo d’art de cinq de ses membres, soit Guillaume Brisson-Darveau,Thomas Corriveau, Arthur Desmarteaux (Étienne Rochon), Pascaline Knight et Allison Moore.le jeudi 22 avril de 17 h à 19 hGalerie Graff 963 rue Rachel Est à Montréal (métro Mont-Royal). L’entrée est libre et ouverte à tous.L’atelier-projections a été initié en 2009 par les Ateliers Graff dans le but d’offrir à ses membres qui explorentla vidéo d’art une plateforme pour présenter leur travail. C’est aussi une occasion de discuter de certainesproblématiques entourant la création dans un esprit de collaboration et d’échange typique des Ateliers Graff.Vous pourrez voir, au cours de cette soirée, des oeuvres accomplies et des projets expérimentaux, témoignantdes pratiques multiples des artistes en art imprimé dans un contexte actuel où l’influence des arts médiatiquesest devenue incontournable. Pour cette édition, la programmation est particulièrement orientée vers desoeuvres réalisées en vidéo d’animation, un médium qui entretient, tout comme l’art imprimé, des liens serrésavec d’autres pratiques picturales telles que le dessin, la peinture, le collage ou l’image numérique.Fondé par l’artiste Pierre Ayot en 1966, Graff est l’un des premiers regroupements d’artistes au Canada.

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Open Studio In Toronto

Sur les traces de Miro, Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux 2010

Here is a photo journal of my residency in Toronto with artist collaborator Arthur Desmarteaux. Thank you to Graff Print Studios in Montreal and all the great staff at Open Studio for making this exchange possible. Also big Thanks to the Canada Council of the Arts for making the travel possible, and to Frederick and Sylvia for sharing their apartment for 2 weeks! [FYI: most photos feature Arthur printing....but I will assure you it was a total team effort to print 36" x 48", our biggest yet, thanks to the arm and vacuum table at Open studio!]

We drew the final outline image on clear print vellum

The final image is surreal landscape influenced by Miro's abstract figuration style

The first 3 colors we printed were made by stenciling out areas using screen filler

More pink!

The squeegee arm and vacuum table at work.

The first layer of color is a pink gradient sky, followed by a 2 gradient sandy desert landscape

Needed lots of table space...

We are now ready for photo emulsion. The last 4 colors will be registered using the clear print vellum layers we hand painted.

The print after the first color blue

After printing blue, red and yellow; slight transparencies allowed for more colors from the three primaries.

We touched up some details in white, before printing the final outline black.

The print before the final outline black.

We finished at 2am sunday night before our train back to Montreal.

[Sorry no images of printing final black! too tired.]

Thanks to registration tabs, all 6 prints look great.

After some laborious cleaning frenzy, we pack up and catch the night street car up Spadina.

The christian Science Church we talk about UNREALITY next sunday.....too bad we won't be in town....

breakfast...