ARTIST STATEMENT
MY APPROACH IS VERY INTUITIVE. THE NEED TO CREATE IMPOSES ITSELF ON A DAILY BASIS: IMAGES EMERGE AND MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH ARTISTIC CONCEPTS IN AN INSTINCTIVE WAY. MY WORK IS THE RESULT OF AN AUTOMATIST LINE OF THOUGHT, DRIVEN BY A FOCUS ON AESTHETICS, BUT REMAINS, WITH NARRATIVE FIGURATION, RELATIVELY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. MY IMAGINATION DRAWS ITS INSPIRATION FROM A CHILDISH WORLD. IT IS COMPOSED MAINLY BY FRIENDLY MONSTERS, CLOUDS AND BRIGHTLY COLORED RAINBOWS. I TRY TO GENERATE AN AWAKENING DIRECTED TOWARDS THE POTENTIAL, OFTEN TOO NEGLECTED, OF THE CHILD WHO IS INSIDE EACH ONE OF US.
BIOGRAPHY
I WAS BORN AUGUST 6 1979, IN THE SUBURBS OF MONTREAL. I WAS AN IMAGINATIVE, SLIGHTLY INTROVERTED CHILD. DRAWING, ANIMATION, COMICS, FIGURINES, AND SKATE AND SNOWBOARD CULTURE WERE ALWAYS BIG INTERESTS FOR ME. AS EARLY AS THE AGE OF 15, I HAVE ENJOYED DESIGNING PRINTED T-SHIRTS FOR MY FRIENDS AND ENTOURAGE. AT THE AGE OF 22 I REALIZED THAT I WANTED MAKE A LIVING PURSUING THE DEVELOPMENT MY ART.
IN REGARDS TO MY CAREER, I STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT CEGEP DU VIEUX MONTREAL. AT THE SAME TIME, I ENTERED INTO THE UNIVERSE OF RAVE EVENTS. IT WAS AT ONE OF THOSE PARTIES THAT I SAW BLACK LIGHT PAINTING FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAD ALWAYS DRAWN, SO I DECIDED TO EXPERIMENT WITH THIS MEDIUM AND TAKE PART IN THE VISUAL ASPECT OF THIS CULTURE. I EVOLVED UNDER THE PSEUDONYM DINJA003. IN 2002, I ASSOCIATED MYSELF WITH THE COLLECTIVE AKARIEN. I COLLABORATED ON THE VISUALS OF ALMOST ALL THEIR EVENTS, UP TO 2006: INSANE BEHAVIOR, EVOLUTION RADAR ONE 7, AND ELECTRO-CHIC, TO NAME A FEW.
DURING MY STUDIES IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, I DISCOVERED THE TECHNIQUE OF SCREEN-PRINTING. THE ARTISTIC APPROACH OF BANKSY AND ANDY WARHOL INFLUENCED A LOT THE AESTHETICS OF MY WORK DURING THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED. I BEGAN TO PRINT T-SHIRTS AND PAINTINGS BY USING THAT TECHNIQUE. I SLOWLY STOPPED PUTTING MY ENERGY INTO RAVES AND BEGAN EXPOSING MY WORK IN SHOPS, CAFES AND BARS IN MONTREAL. STENCIL ART BECAME MY MAIN TECHNIQUE AND I SIGNED MY NEW WORKS STANCYL-3.
ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, I AM A FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER. IN 2005, I WORKED FULL-TIME IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, DEVELOPING DESIGNS FOR SIMS, CONVERSE, AND GROGGY.
WHILE WORKING I ORIENTED MYSELF TO STREET ART AND PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS. I HAVE EQUALLY DONE SEVERAL COLLECTIVE EXPOSITIONS FOR TRANSISTOR DESIGN AND STREET CAMP. IN 2007, I JOINED THE GROUP LA PARIA AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CREATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE GROUP.
CURRENTLY, I WORK UNDER THE PSEUDONYM S. 3. THE STENCIL CAN BE LIMITING TO MY CREATIVE FLOW, SO I ALSO EXPERIMENT WITH VARIOUS OTHER MEDIUMS: ACRYLIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING ON OBJECTS, OR ANYTHING ELSE I FIND INSPIRING.
EXIBITION
2010
SNOWBOARD JAMBOREE, SNOW ARTO : STONEHAM (QC)
WEST BERLIN GALLERY, STREETS OF BERLIN : BERLIN, GERMANIE
2009
MONDE RUELLE: MONTRÉAL (QC)
CÉGEP DU VIEUX MONTRÉAL, LA PARIA ARTSHOW 5, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE OFF THE HOOK ARTISKATE 5 : MONTRÉAL (QC)
MICROBRASSERIE BOQUÉBIÈRE ARTISKATE 5 : SHERBROOKE (QC)
BAR LE MIRADOR ARTISKATE 5 : RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP. (QC)
TELUS SPIN MONT TREMBLANT: TREMBLANT (QC)
APW GALLERY, WORLD OF IMAGINATION 2, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: NEW YORK CITY (NY) USA
SNOWBOARD JAMBOREE, SNOW ARTO, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: STONEHAM (QC)
2008
CÉGEP DU VIEUX MONTRÉAL, LA PARIA ARTSHOW 4, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
GALLERY MORGAN BRIDGE, ARTISKATE 4, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: QUEBEC (QC)
ARTISKATE 4, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: SHERBROOKE(QC)
ARTISKATE 4, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP (QC)
LE CERCLE, TRANSISTOR DESIGN 4, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: QUEBEC (QC)
BOUTIQUE OFF THE HOOK, MONTREAL MUNNY SHOW: ROBOT INVASION, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE CAMION DE POMPIER, MINI MUNNY SHOW, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2007
BOUTIQUE CAMION DE POMPIER, 100 TREXIS, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
CÉGEP DU VIEUX MONTRÉAL, LA PARIA ARTSHOW 3, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE OFF THE HOOK, MONTREAL MUNNY SHOW, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE BLACK SHEEP BETTY: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE OFF THE HOOK: MONTRÉAL (QC)
GALLERY ROUGE, TRANSISTOR DESIGN 3, COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: QUEBEC (QC)
2006
BOUTIQUE REVOLVER: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BISTRO IN VIVO: MONTRÉAL (QC)
CLOTHING SHOW: SALON D’EXPOSANT: TORONTO, (ON)
BOUTIQUE SUB-V, CIRCUS: COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
YVES LAROCHE-L'AUTRE GALERIE, STREET CAMP; COLLECTIVE EXPOSITION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BAR FOUFOUNES ÉLECTRIQUES, SOLO EXPOSITIONS: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2005
BOUTIQUE 514 CONNEXION: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2004
BOUTIQUE CUL-DE-SAC: MONTRÉAL (QC)
BOUTIQUE EVA B: MONTRÉAL (QC)
SUB-V: GALLERY OF SUBVERSIVE ART: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2003
BLIZZARTS: MONTRÉAL (QC)
EXIBITION AND DECORATION IN MUSICAL EVENTS
2009
ELECTRO-CHIC, SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2007
OVERDOSE LOVES AKARIEN: MONTRÉAL (QC)
ELECTRO-CHIC 11 SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2006
LAUNCH URBANIA-14: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2005
ELECTRO-CHIC 5 SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY: MONTRÉAL (QC)
ELECTRO SHOCK: STILL ON THE ROAD: MONTRÉAL (QC)
ELECTRONIC AVENUE: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2004
SECRET SOCIETY: MONTRÉAL (QC)
ELECTRO SHOCK: ON THE ROAD: MONTRÉAL (QC)
EVOLUTION RADAR ONE 7 QUÉBEC (QC)
LUCKY LUKE II: MONTRÉAL (QC)
LOVE 6: MONTRÉAL (QC)
WINGS OF AMBRIEL II: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2003
INSANE BEHAVIOR: ST REMI (QC)
LUCKY LUKE: BROSSARD (QC)
2002
MEPHISTO: LAVAL (QC)
BIOZONE: ST RÉMI(QC)
LIVE PERFORMENTCE
2010
JAMBERLIN, PEINTURE EN DIRECT: BERLIN, GERMANIE
2009
LA FETE DE LA FAMILLE 2009, LIVE PAINTING: LAVAL (QC)
JOURNER DE LA CULTURE, MONDE RUELLE, LIVE PAINTING: MONTRÉAL (QC)
TELUS SPIN MONT TREMBLANT LIVE PAINTING: TREMBLANT (QC)
2008
BOUTIQUE BLACK SHEEP BETTY LIVE PAINTING: MONTRÉAL (QC)
ELECTRO-CHIC 18 SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY: LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2007
HAT BATTLE, BOUTIQUE BLACK SHEEP BETTY, LIVE PAINTING: MONTRÉAL (QC)
2006
BISTRO IN VIVO, LIVE PAINTING: MONTRÉAL (QC)