Although all of hip hop culture is art, in this section we focus on various parts of hip hop culture in Canada, including; street magazine, graph art, literature, poetry, photography and art exhibitions. Because hip hop culture is so infectious and beautifully contagious that one can find its influence through various facets of our society. Much of the information found in this section.
Hip Hop Homage, the Art of Eklipz
This exhibition is a showcase of 50 paintings of some of Hip Hop’s Icons and has been a 2 year undertaking. The finished paintings were then scanned and laid out in book form with a first run of a 1000 copies. This 9″ X 12″ art book is a self published piece of history that will be sure to impress all hip
…hop enthusiasts. The sound scape for the reception will be provided by D.J Realistic a Steel City Hip Hop ambassador for years, and D.T.S. of the C.I.U.T Masterplan show Canada’s longest running Hip Hop radio show.
If you’ve seen Eklipz’ work in the past, or have never witnessed any of his visual arts, this was a must see exhibition combining his Love for Hip Hop and his Love for Painting.
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- This exhibition is a showcase of 50 paintings of some of Hip Hop's Icons and has been a 2 year undertaking. The finished paintings were then scanned and laid out in book form with a first run of a 1000 copies. This 9" X 12" art book is a self published piece of history that will be sure to impress all hip ...hop enthusiasts. The sound scape for the reception will be provided by D.J Realistic a Steel City Hip Hop ambassador for years, and D.T.S. of the C.I.U.T Masterplan show Canada's longest running Hip Hop radio show. If you've seen Eklipz' work in the past, or have never witnessed any of his visual arts, this is a must see exhibition combining his Love for Hip Hop and his Love for Painting. Join us August 13th inside the You Me Gallery at 330 James St. N. Hamilton as we pay Hip Hop
Homage!!!
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B[OO]M Comics
Boom Comics released its first issue in December 1991, issue # 0 received great feedback and eventually was distributed throughout Toronto area record stores. Boom Comics began as an outlet for many graphic artists in Toronto’s hip hop scene to do more than just flyers.
I used to love H.E.R by Mark Stoddart
Mark Stoddart (www.kurupt.com) I used to love H.E.R In the South Bronx back in 1980, where I first met Hip Hop SHE has grown to be women of many style from Revolutionary Soldiers / gangsta to hypersexual imagery you could hear H.E.R. blasting out of boom boxes from every corner. The abandoned buildings and empty lots [...]
Motion @ Tdot Pioneers 2010 Opening Night
Motion talks about the influence of ‘BOOM!’ comics on her as an artist.
CHRY Metro Mix Offs (5th Annual)
Elements Magazine (Vancity)
Street Magazine
Wild Style
Wild Style Aerosol Art
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