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It's time again for another solo exhibition of my most recent work. This time I will present you with Robotisation part II, Decomposition... Last year was a great success due to all of your support. I hope it will be as successful this year. I surely hope to see you all. Come to see the art, come to drink some wine and come to socialize.

Opening Reception: November 22, 7 pm - 12 am.

Exhibition will be up from the 22nd of November to the 13th of December.

-Karine Guyon

Artist's Statement: "When I paint I am. When I don't paint, I don't exist. As an artist what inspires my work are both existing elements from the past, combined to abstract ideologies of the future. The goal of my work is to liberate the unconscious mind from the consequences and effects of industrialization, technology and science.

How I make decision in the course of my work, why I select certain materials and colors are however deliberate actions. My technique I call "decomposition". I compose and decompose, apply and remove, create and destroy. This technique has greatly been inspired by the observation of decaying objects and structures. My work is a work of discordance which relies on a palette of color generous in contradiction and harmony. My technique is lose and fluid but aggressive and unafraid. Finally my subjects are characters delivering storylines from the future but their essence remains mysteriously tribal and raw.

My current work grew out of my daily life experiences, observations and exploration . The main topic of my present serie is robotisation. Robotisation is: The replacement of human and traditional machines by a machine entirely automatic. In my live-in studio, at the heart of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, I became both a witness and voyeur of the so called world's oldest profession, prostitution. A profession where its participants appeared to be dehumanized, automates who's daily work consist in being replacement and human ejaculation mechanism. By analyzing prostitution and it's social function, alongside my observation of traditional mechanism, computerized mechanism, kinetic mechanism and living organism, I was able to create a body of intriguing, visually challenging and thought provoking work. With my work, I am attempting to create a fictive but pure experience for the viewer. An entrance in an artistic laboratory of compartmentalized thought processes, obsessions and emotions. A place where the gap between imagination and creation is limitless. My work seeks to stimulate, impact and push boundaries in both myself and the viewer."

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KARIN BUBAS
Valley of the Heart’s Delight

November 20 – Year end, 2008

Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 6 - 8pm

Artist in attendance

The Monte Clark Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Valley of the Heart’s Delight from Vancouver-based artist Karin Bubas.

Partially inspired by early Technicolor films and hand-tinted photographs, Bubaš’ largescale
digital photographs are presented as subtly orchestrated scenes of colour and light. Each of the five images presents for the viewer a carefully costumed figure in a reminiscent landscape. The result is a mysterious and story-like dynamic between the setting and the individual. Taken on a panoramic camera, two of the images explore this format in a horizontal configuration emblematic of the landscape genre, and for three Bubaš has aligned her images in a vertical format to dramatic effect.

The inherently cinematic narratives are derived from archetypal myths and stories, creating for the viewer imagery both ominous and enchanting, the figures appearing as apparitions in their mystical settings. As Bubas carefully stages these five tableaux, allusions of myths and new romanticism come together with cinematic sensitivity. The end result is a series of supernatural costume scenes reminiscent of Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite paintings as well as the films of Alfred Hitchcock.

Karin Bubas was born in North Vancouver and currently lives and works in Vancouver, been exhibited nationally and internationally.

For further information and press materials please contact the Monte Clark Gallery.

You can reach the gallery by email at info@monteclarkgallery.com or by phone at 604-730-5000

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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Time: 3 pm

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Presented by the CBC Radio Orchestra

Join the CBC Radio Orchestra and conductor Alain Trudel for their farewell performance.

The orchestra celebrates its longstanding commitment to Canadian composition with new commissions by four brilliant young Canadian composers: Kati Agocs, John Stetch, Samy Moussa and Owen Pallett.

Reflecting on its unique heritage, the orchestra also revisits the 1980 CBC-commissioned masterpiece by Claude Vivier, Lonely Child, with soprano Nathalie Paulin.

The concert concludes with one of the greatest symphonies of all time, Beethoven's 7th.

Formed in 1938, the CBC Radio Orchestra has been renowned as an ensemble of passion, versatility and innovation. As North America's last remaining broadcast ensemble, it has been a legacy of the days when radio orchestras were to be found all over the continent, as they still are in Europe.

Unique not only in its history, the CBC Radio Orchestra has also been set apart by its programming. With an audience made up of radio listeners, rural and urban, throughout the country, it has presented a rich, musical tapestry that has engaged, stimulated and challenged its diverse patrons.

The Orchestra's mandate has been to make engaging musical radio programs, commission and perform works by Canadian composers, showcase Canadian performers and conductors, and discover and expose Canadian excellence.

A note from the Chan Centre:
Since opening in 1997, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has been honoured to host the CBC Radio Orchestra on the stage of the Chan Shun Concert Hall. We would like to thank conductors Mario Bernardi and Alain Trudel and all of the musicians and staff of the CBC Radio Orchestra for their tremendous contribution to the arts not only in Vancouver but throughout Canada and the world. It will be a great loss to our programming to no longer be able to host this fine radio orchestra in our venue.

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Friday, November 14, 2008
Time:10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Skratch Bastid

So... What do the South Bronx and Skratch Bastid have in common? They're both the birthplace of hip-hop and they both have red hair. That's what's up. And from here on in, we'll be referring to the subject as ‘Bastid’. Some people do call him ‘Skratch’ and some people also hate fried chicken. It's just a matter of taste. You know how Bastid makes nachos? One at a time, that's how. He puts a dab of salsa and grated cheese on each individual nacho chip and then puts them all into the oven like little nacho cookies. That's dedication to a craft. That's attention to detail and a creative mind. That's a mad scientist. That’s also a really slow way to make nachos.

What it do? Bastid is a real DJ (no iPod). He started DJing as a teenager in his Halifax basement and will someday be a grown up, though, he will most likely never be Filipino. However, he can rip the cuts, as evidenced by his competition history, taking home the Scribble Jam DJ Title 3 times. Professionally and for a living he makes cheese by rocking crowds everywhere and anywhere. Canadia, United Snakes, Europe, you better ask somebody.

…That’s it? Oh yeah, and he's nice on the production tip, too. After releasing an album independently, his beats caught the ear of longtime hometown associate Buck 65, planting the seeds of collaboration. Buck's ‘07 release, 'Situation' (Warner Music/Strange Famous), has been critically acclaimed as a return-to-form for the artist, with notable enthusiasm on Bastid’s production, scored on 12 tracks. Plus there's his mixtapes. A professional blend of selection, skill & humour; with a little bit of cocky-prick on the side. Hot like in the kitchen, they are. Hot like a polar bear in Texas. Check out his 2007 installment “Get Up!” for the evidence. He once heard it blaring out of his own grandmother’s Dodge Spirit. Basically, Bastid gets busy.

What it look like? He stands 5'10". Sometimes sports a beard. He plays anything and everything from James Brown to 3-6 Mafia to U2 and makes it sound good. Years of sleepless nights practicing routines for competitions have left him with more-than-ample skills and not much of a social life, providing the perfect combination of wanting to win the crowd over and doing it quite fancily. Like a modern day Axl Rose. Or something.

Loosies: Bastid is from the land of the fisherman and the McLobster: - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Currently he lives in Montreal and has residencies locally and in Toronto. Oh, and on Fridays he hands out blankets and reads stories to orphans. Both Bastid's parents and Jazzy Jeff think that he's a good DJ. He owns more records than mp3's. He enjoys the musical energy of M.O.P. more than that of Benny Benassi. He's allergic to being broke and most importantly, Bastid never trusts a big butt and a smile.

Click HERE To Check Him out at myspace

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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Time: 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Price: $12

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Lolly Pop Vancouver Model Search Part III

Strawberry Nights invites you to an amazing night of entertainment, featuring Vancouver's upcoming models.

All models will have the opportunity of a life time; to travel across the Atlantic, to network within the industry, and to build skills that will further their career.

The cultivation and promotion of homegrown talent is the driving force behind the LOLLY POP fashions shows.

Each show will illuminate some of Vancouver's most beautiful women as they use the runway as a platform to showcase their skills.

Monthly shows fashioned around the sexy sophistication of European runways, will see an array of models competing for the ultimate prize of an all expenses paid trip to London, UK.

Here the models will be able to represent Vancouver on an international stage. They will also be able to take advantage of workshops that are catered to their career and to developing skills that are indispensable within the industry, courtesy of Strawberry Nights Sponsors and Partners.

November 9th's show will see 10 girls modeling an array of clothing from high-end fashion, lingerie, and a further promotion of Vancouver's talent by the incorporation of local designers.

The two winners of the show will join previous and future winners at the final in January. This will prove to be an extravagant and fascinating affair, after which the winner will have truly earned their prize.

Fashion Show Designers:
JC Studio
Pure Something
Flaming Angels Boutique
Hair and Make up:
Lyren Lanthier
Atefeh Shojaie
Melanie AKA Michell
Jessica B

Show Cordinators:
Nery Muumproductions

Photography By:
TLOV.CA & Highendphotography

DJ's Featuring:
VENDISCO
www.vendisco.com

SIMEZ (MaNgLeBoTs) suckasweet@hotmail.com
latest mix "Soundbahala"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/178079010b3a5b67/

djelijah@hotmail.com
latest mix "Clicks n Pops"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1850542563d7943c/

LADIES FREE BEFORE 10 PM!
TICKETS ON LINE@ clubzone.com
First 50 - $12 - 2nd / 50 - $15 / 3rd 50 - $20
MORE AT THE DOOR!!! PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY!
Table Reservation Highly Recommended!

So join us in the Canvas Lounge on October 3rd to witness this unmissable event!

For ticket sales visit clubzone.com / nightbat.com or in person at:

Beat Street Records
439 West Hastings St
Vancouver BC,
Canada, V6B 1L4
(604)683-3344

Strawberry Nights
Love, Peace and Music
www.strawberrynights.com

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