Specter Writes:

Hey, here is the release for my upcoming show with fauxreel, we are very
excited and hope that you can make it to the opening on friday november
7th in toronto.

RB 381 Projects is pleased to announce a large-scale, site-specific
collaborative installation
by fauxreel and Specter. A City Renewal Project blends the wallpapered
photography
techniques of fauxreel with the graphic and painterly approach of Specter
as they
recreate a neighborhood full of abandoned storefronts inside a 4000 square
foot warehouse
at 39 Lisgar Avenue in Toronto. The project focuses on the state of decay
within the
city, renewing these dilapidated buildings as artistic monuments and
documenting their
history amidst the gentrified frenzy of urban change.
Through his use of photography, Dan Bergeron, aka fauxreel, has
changed the face of
street art in this city, as well as the viewer’s perception of it. For
those unaccustomed to
looking at street art in its traditional graphic forms, his approach is
immediately accessible,
discernible and engaging. His work speaks to our relationships with fellow
citizens and the
spaces we collectively inhabit. It doesn’t present itself as a
self-serving territorial display like
much of the work typically associated with graffiti, but instead elicits
intuitive responses,
engaging the viewer intellectually and formally. With this project,
fauxreel shifts the focus
from the people who inhabit the city to the structures that house them.
Specter, born Gabriel Reese, has equally redefined Toronto street
art by employing a
three dimensional and illustrative approach to the altering of public
spaces. Focusing
on architectural environments as a whole, Reese transforms the viewer’s
understanding
of the space through skillful interventions. Using found materials,
Specter’s work is
varied in both approach and technique. His sustained objective however is
to create
site-specific work, reinterpreting these spaces to create a dialogue with
the viewer.
With this appropriation of public space, Specter turns the mundane and
pedestrian into
the playful and provocative.
In addition to the exhibition, Red Bull will be hosting Marc & Sara
Schiller of Wooster
Collective for a talk at their RB 381 Projects Gallery space, 381 Queen
Street West,
Suite 200, on Saturday November 8, 2008 from 7 – 10 pm. Seating is on a
first-come, first-served basis, so arrive early to ensure a spot.

Cool Beans!