Girls Gone Wild Graff Show @ Sino Shop Feb. 27th 2010

 I stopped by Sino Shop again this weekend to check out this all female graffiti exposition showcasing some local talent and some from afar. As always, Sino Shop provided a great venue for over 16 artists displaying a few pieces by each ranging from small handstyle pieces to mixed media, to larger, more elaborate pieces and works on canvass. Some of these ladies are also designers in clothing, toys, and jewelery so there were several boxed displays of shoes and related signature items. Again, the prices ranged from $20 to $250 depending on the size, type, and quality of the pieces or items. The mixture of graff-art, mixed media, and designed items (shoes, toys, jewelery, etc.) made for a nice presentation along with some solid beats by NYC Dj, Desim.

The event was definitely a success as the shop was packed with both the artists and interested onlookers enjoying the music and the art. Unfortunately, at some point during the evening the area around Sino Shop got bombed by late night graffers pretty bad.This left Sino in a tight spot to uphold his integrity to his neighbors.  To make an example  of their actions he canceled the show that could have gone for the whole month of March. The organizers and artists believe is not the solution and have started an online petition to bring to Sino in hopes of persuading him to seek another solution to the matter.

Here are some pics from opening night to get an idea of some of the stuff they had goin' on:

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

And here's is a list of the participating writers/artists and some links to their sites if the show doesn't get back up and your interested in seeing what else they do:

Acetone ( http://3yba.blogspot.com/ )
Aishaa ( http://aishaazona-arte.blogspot.com/ )
Fiya ( http://fiyafiya.blogspot.com/)
Isa
Klor ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/klor/ )
Lafuz ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafuz/ )
Mischief ( http://www.freshcustoms.com/ )
Morefun
Ruby
Shalak ( http://shalak.blogspot.com/ )
Shore
Sloe ( http://www.danielaroessler.com/ )
Stela ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montreal-QC/Stela/96567804674?ref=ts )
Thes ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovechocolatemilk/ )
Throne
Zema (http://www.zema-ink.com/)

These ladies and the organizers put some hard work and money into the event, the first all female graffiti art exhibition in Montreal, so if you want to show support for the event, the artists, and the shop then go here  and sign the wall. If this show gets back up then I recommend you go check it out at the Sino Shop at 2817 Ontario street.

Nixon exposition @ Sino Shop

I stopped by the Nixon show at Sino Shop this past Friday to check out some work by this local writer who has been getting up ever since I have been paying attention to graffiti in Montreal. Sino Shop offered a great venue and space for Nixon`s show that easily had about 30 of his pieces up on the walls including a couple of minor installations. The size, quality, and price of the pieces also covered a wide spectrum ranging anywhere from $20 for small name pieces to $250 for more elaborate and thematic art pieces.

There was also a nice mixture of canvass types: plastic/plexi-glass, poster board, baseball cards, regular canvasses, wood, and other objects like spray cans, a toy truck, and some play-do. There was also a green dragon (or something like it) made of papier mache (I think) in the middle of the room that I'm pretty sure someone was riding at some point, a plate of cold cuts and hamburger meat fashioned into Nixon's moniker, and a tagged up waste paper can.

There was a solid turn out of folks walking through checking the art work, mingling, chatting, and having a few drinks to the beats the DJ was kicking out behind one of the main counters where he was set up (I didn't get his name but he was putting out some good stuff). Sino, who runs the shop, was balancing his time walking through the shop and hanging out at the main counter area chatting it up with writers and others passing through. The show was certainly a success evidenced by a great turn out and a good number of pieces having been marked "sold" by the time I left around 9:30 pm.
Here are a few shots of the opening night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exposition is running until the 19th of December 2009 so if you want to get your hands on some original, well priced works by a local writer then stop on by Sino Shop at 2817 rue Ontario Est, just off of Frontenac metro.