Train of thought with a bit of beer

Art is not the final product it's the process.
it's finding out things that you never thought you would find out
it's about discovering connections amongst things that feel disconnected
it's about exploring the unknown and feeling comfortable in an area of discomfort

I just spent the last couple of hours hanging out with a couple of guys infront of a mural I did and while drinking a few beers and talking about life, I slowly started making changes to and then completely destroyed it.

I spent 4 hours and about 70$ worth of paint on an this wall and and in a few minutes it was  covered in a thick layer of beige paint.

we laughed, we drank and we made fun of me being an artists
and what it all came to was a feeling of relief

IT'S JUST PAINT

it's not something to get all fucking angry and angsty about

yes, images are important and I can't tell you just how much painting has given to me but the reality is that I don't really give a fuck about the final product.

NO

I care about the process.

I care abou the people. I care about the feelings and the love and the immense therapy that comes from laughing and feeling comfortable with failure

I hate money. I don't give a shit about how much money I make doing art.
Want to know why?

I care about pulling people out of depression. I care about feeling good. I care about making others feel like they belong in this really messed up world that we are in.

Sure, a  lot of my art isn't marketable. I don't care.
Since when is marketability a standard of human evolution?

Let's get real for a second here, no one looks at your bank account when you're dead.
People wont stand up at your funeral declaring your debt or your profit.
They will talk about who you were and if you were nice and funny and all kinds of things that are actually valuable when it comes to human life.

I realize that there are a lot of ideas going on here, so please excuse the small amount of Pabst blue ribbon in my system and take one thing from this.

Be yourself and stop thinking about what will make you money.

Debt sucks but forgetting what it means to be human is much worse.

Art's Birthday 2013- Selection #1

The goal of Art's Birthday is to bring together many people who interpret the trade differently in the hopes of creating unity and getting across the message that the art's community is vibrant, diverse and important to our city.

Throughout the evening on January 18th, you'll have the opportunity of viewing a wide range of artists who all have been working hard at their craft and will show off what they got.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the rest of my selection for this year's event.

and attend the FB Event-> http://www.facebook.com/events/391127580971111/

Here is the first line up of artists.

WAXHEAD

Waxhead has been a beast on the streets and on the canvas with his wild and bizarre animals. With long stretching arms, Waxhead's style is unique and brings some fresh new ideas to the  MTL graff scene.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drawendlessly/

                                                        Emmanuel Laflamme 

                                           http://www.quartertofour.net/art.html

Emmanuel Laflamme's ironic images really hit the right spot and will surely give you a chuckle. His bio will surely do the same. The artist writes:

"He swiped Apple's apple to give to Snow White and invited Jesus to drink a Coke with Santa. He hijacks classics like others draw mustaches on politicians. An iconoclast of modern times who laughs at the new gods, those of consumption. Emmanuel Laflamme was born in 1984 in Montreal. A self-taught artist, he worked as a designer on animated series and has been involved with the advertising, movie and gaming industries. He started posting art online in 2007 under the nickname Quartertofour. His works have been shown in Canada, United-States and Europe."

MAXIME PIGEON 

http://www.shoobox.biz/

Maxime became interested in doing art through doing graffiti and slowly evolved out of doing work on the streets to now doing illustration work here in Montreal. With heavy colours and thick composition, it's clear that he's interested in having his images noticed regardless of where people see them.

Mathieu Chartrand

http://www.mathieuchartrand.com/

It's hard not to be blown away by the insane attention to detail in Mathieu's work. His posters display some very dark imagery and tend to convey a socio-political message of defiance and fighting against the system.

Happy Sunday

A bunch of random stuff off the internet and from my life

Last Minute Gift Ideas

Behind on your holiday shopping?

Need something for the bike person in your life?

I have posters, postcards and a zine for sale.

Posters: 30$

Post Cards: 3 for $10

Zine: $30

Several shipping options are available

Email: cyclebird@gmail.com

(12 page of drawings)

Call for Artists- Art's Birthday- Deadline: January 6th

Join Radio CKUT for the Only Art’s Birthday Celebration in Town

“One million years ago, on January 17, someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water and lo, ART was born!” – Robert Filliou, 1963

Art's Birthday was originally proposed in 1964 by artist Robert Filiou as a celebration of Art. Arts organizations all over the world celebrate Art's Birthday with parties and performances. CKUT has produced special programming in celebration of Art's Birthday since 2007.

According to our calculations Art will be turning 1 000 048 this year, and once again CKUT will be ringing in the occasion. From the serious to the silly, the night will be a celebration of art.

Expect live musical performances and shenanigans, visual and sound art installations and a DJ'd dance party to bring the night to a close.

Submission Deadline: January 6th 2013

Criteria: Drawing, painting, collage (anything that can hang on a wall)

Size: Must be larger than 2 feet by 2 feet

Subject Matter: Anything. No limits, Do your own style

Send an email with a small bio and a link to portfolio or a few images of past work to cyclebird@gmail.com

Artist's are in charge of transportation and all drawings must be framed and all work should be ready to hang.

Vernissage is happening on January 18th at Bar Beaubien (73 Beaubien east)

There will be live bands performing along with 

POP UP SHOP SUBMISSION

If you have zines, posters, postcards or prints, there will also be a table for all your cool stuff at the event. 

Send an example of your work to cyclebird@gmail.com

A FULL WEEK OF ANTICS

I live in a world of symbols and signs that seem to change over time and disrupt my mind.
I live in a world where I torture myself till I feel what I feel and still feel like I need to feel

When push comes to shove, the things that happen, well, they happen.
When I come to push and shove there is nothing more than a blank stare
An open mouth utters one word.

"Ha."

When I look at what has happened, I can only imagine what will happen in the days and years to come. There is a journey forming.

Another week's worth of antics
More to come as always/

SWAG

BOOM

http://cinemalamourtheband.bandcamp.com/

KEEP A LOOK OUT

APPARENTLY I MAKE BOOKS TOO

CAN'T STOP LISTENING

http://mthmtq.bandcamp.com/album/f0rteressen

                                     http://mthmtq.bandcamp.com/album/f0rteressen

ONE IN THE SAME

I'M AN ARTIST

I'M "THE" ARTIST

A DEMAIN

Be You, I will love you

I can't see your bones but I can feel them
Thoughts of you keep me company like a fire to a home
Rags of clothing strain themselves to cover what is exposed

To feel you is to feel your heart
I don't need to be close to do this. Your heart is open no matter how much you'd like to ignore it.

Fail the test.
Do it.
Fail it and feel what comes from not being perfect.
You are not perfect and it's beautiful.

I see past those eyes and see truth in the tears you wont shed.
Shed a few for me and I would build a pond to sit around with you.

The things I would have done, and now the things I will do.
What will I do?

I will write this and hope it is viewed by the eyes of someone who cares. By someone who believed in the moments that were found and not created.

Leave the superficial and embrace the impossible.
For without the impossible, you don't exist... this does not exist.

Imposible is the foundation in which I live life.
If only you felt the same.

Painting and Writing by Cam Novak

If my imagination could build bikes- Drawing Book

In the last year, I've played around with geometry and weird shapes a lot and have recently discovered a fun way to mix my love for bikes with my love for weird and random shapes.

 My latest collection of drawings entitled, "If my imagination could build bikes", explores all the insane ideas for bike designs that I would love to see rolling around in the streets. This is my first experimentation with this idea and will most likely put out future collections.

Here is a little teaser.

If you are in Montreal this coming weekend, you will be able to pick up a copy at the Marché Cyclart happening at the Cyclo Nord Sud headquarters
Here are the details:

7235, rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal
Facebooke Event

I'll be painting a bike live and will have not only this collection of drawings but also posters and maybe even some post cards.


Twitter: @thecyclebird
Instagram: @camnovak
Email: cyclebird@gmail.com

If only

If only I didn't care that you didn't contact me today... my birthday.
If only.

That'd be be nice.

If I didn't care...

That would be nice.

I'd love it to mean nothing.
But it means too much.

Crushing reality.