Hibernation Sickness
Team Macho Solo Exhibition
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 28th
From 7 – 10pm
Runs Oct 28th – Nov 28th, 2010
Although their creative environment has remained virtually unchanged for the past six years with all members continuing to create out of the legendary shared space, the dynamic within the collective altered as each member developed their individual practice. Embarking on solo projects ranging from classical oil painting to collage to airbrush and woodworking, the collective dedicated themselves completely to a specific practice allowing for a deeper understanding of both themselves and their techniques. Team Macho return to their collective fine art practice with five unique sets of sharply honed skills and a renewed passion for their shared creative dynamic. Steadfast in their loyalty and mutual appreciation for contemporary cultural references, Hibernation Sickness is an homage to rebel fighters, and celebrates the continued evolution of the Team Macho brotherhood.
ABOUT TEAM MACHO
Comprised of members Nicholas Aoki, G. Stephen Appleby-Barr, Christopher Buchan, Lauchie Reid and Jacob Whibley, Team Macho occupies a large studio in Toronto, where their collective efforts are focused on developing an art-making practice that spans the worlds of both fine art and illustration. With a penchant for using unconventional materials and subverted narratives, Team Macho playfully juxtapose styles and motifs ranging from the crudely rendered to the classically painted. Working with a wide range of media, Team Macho’s diverse offerings convey a decidedly unorthodox and individual approach where figurative painting, drawing, airbrush, collage and sculpture find harmony within the group’s infinite reserve of inside jokes and prolific banter.Team Macho have exhibited at Magic Pony and Narwhal Art Projects since 2005, with Friends for Life (June 2005), Team Macho is a Tough Man (May 2006), Fancy Action Now (May 2007) and Kitschy, Gay, And Over In a Second (September 2008). Magic Pony published their first monograph in 2007, entitled Fancy Action Now: The Art of Team Macho.
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Artwork
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Team Macho
Neighbourhood Watch
11 5/8 x 15 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
It Never Worked
9 x 12.5 in. Collage on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
Oh Creeping Hell
6 x 8 in. Alkyd on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
A Fine Balance
11 x14 in. alkyd on panel. 2010
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Team Macho
FFFFFUUUUUUU
13 x 13 in. Alkyd on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bone
11 x 17 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
The Ugliest Garage on the Block
14 x 13 in. Alkyd and Acrylic on Paper. 2010
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Team Macho
The Bodacious Period
12 x 9 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
Caution – BATS
17.75 x 10.5 in. Watercolour on Paper. 2010
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Team Macho
Choose Your Weapons Wisely
12 x 9 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
Geenius
8 x 8 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010
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Team Macho
Spock
5 x 7 in. Acrylic on Panel. 2010