SKEWED | The Outro

Dear readers, contributors and friends,

For the past two years, Skewed has worked hard to bring you the best of the best in everything art related. From make up to sculpture to film and theatre, from interviews to event coverage to Stuff We Like. A heavy duty mix of local creatives spiced up by submissions from all around the globe, motivated us to put together a fully packed issue every two months.

This experience has exceeded our expectations in more than one way, which makes it even more difficult to announce that Skewed, Issue Number Eleven, is our last issue. Our official closure date, for both the magazine and the blog, is December 31, 2010. From then on, the website will remain active and our past material and archives fully accessible, however, no new content will be added.

Even though we are sad to see this day come, we are looking forward to pursuing personal projects and being involved in the art scene in new capacities, taking inspiration from all the content that we’ve been fortunate enough to work with.

We appreciate everyone that has come across the magazine in one way or another. Thank you all for your continuous support, and we hope you have enjoyed Skewed as much as we have.

Dina + Lexa
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GALLERY VISIT | Justin Ogilvie

Being retro is fun, not that we would know much about it, as we were literally born yesterday, and this typing thing is definitely getting the best out of us today. However, the photos from our somewhat recent visit to Justin Ogilvie’s studio, prior to the artist’s departure to Edmonton, have reassured us that we need to survive, and live long to see how his work will progress after his Master’s of Fine Arts (from the University of Alberta) is complete. Meanwhile, enjoy a selection of work old and new, and make sure to take a look at Issue #11, as well as www.justinogilvie.com, for additional opportunities to contemplate Justin’s work.

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REVISIT SKEWED06 | Megan Majewski

Bear Skull and The Sweet Taste of Death by Megan Majewski
Vancouver, Canada
Acrylic on Board
www.deadkittie.com

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Page 37 // Off Campus Submissions // Skewed Issue Number Six // Sept/Oct 2009

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REVISIT SKEWED05 | Elad Tzadok

Untitled by Elad Tzadok
Photography
Vancouver, Canada
www.frozenjelly.com

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Page 4 // On Campus Submission // Skewed Issue Number Five // May/June 2009

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INTERVIEW | Caroline Weaver + Jaime Bizness

There’s a rumour spreading around town and it involves two birds, a feather and some painted leather. As a predominantly figurative painter, Caroline Weaver regularly tackles themes such as Anthropomorphism, Idealism and Mexicats. Jaime Bizness constantly experiments with a diverse range of styles, mediums and themes, exhibited anywhere from gallery shows to live painting events. When considered apart, their individual aesthetics are so strong and unique, that the average gallery goer might say adding new elements would be “detrimental” and yet…the works themselves strongly disagree. Caroline and Jaime have a couple of words on that matter of business as well…

Lexa: How did you two meet?
Caroline: We actually met years ago (I don’t know if Jamie remembers this!), when I bought a painting off of him on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Two seasons later, in the spring, I went back to see if he could look at the paintings I was working on, for a critique, and he was there!! About two years later, my friend Lupe Martinez and I were at a convenience store by her studio. Jamie was in there too, showing us the tattoos he had just given himself.
Jaime: We met in a convenience store beside the Red Gates. I had just done a tattoo on myself and ran to the store to get a cigar. Caroline was in there with Lupe, they said hello and we got to talking about how she was chillin’ at Dynamo. From then on we hung out and “talked shop.” ;)

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REVISIT SKEWED04 | Kathryn Blair

Untitled by Kathryn Blair
Vancouver, Canada
Watercolour
www.glass-slipper.net

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FEATURE PROFILE | Chelsea Lawrick

Romantic Wallpaper by Chelsea Lawrick
Silkscreen on Paper/Installation
Vancouver, Canada
secret–places.blogspot.com

“I created this wallpaper as a response to a type of homophobia that is not as blatant as the sorts that are publicized in the newspapers and the like – a kind of homophobia where people barely recognize that they are homophobic.

I believe that many people can recognize the steps we are slowly taking towards a much needed social revolution, and that to be told they are working against it (to be called homophobic) is a quality that no longer possesses any respectful attributes.

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REVISIT SKEWED08 | Caitlin Byrnes’s Visiting Hours at VAFF

Visiting Hours by Caitlin Byrnes
Vancouver, Canada
Film
www.vhours.wordpress.com

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Writer/Director: Caitlin Byrnes |  Producer/Sound Designer: Jacqueline Chong | Cinematographer/Editor: Collin Morrison

Page 30 // Student Profile // Skewed Issue Number Eight //  Jan/Feb 2010

I decided to post two REVISIT features today, a submission from Skewed 03 – as we count up till the current issue – and the Student Profile from Skewed 08 (a big jump! Did you notice the issues are exactly a year apart?). I did this because, as October is quickly coming to an end, Caitlin’s short film will be screening at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on November 6th!

Visiting Hours will be showing at the Praxis Theatre in the program Might Asian Shorts. Don’t miss the 14th Annual VAFF, running from Nov 4 – 7, 2010.