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Retaining The Original Essence through Blind Contour.

Ever wonder how a painting could do more than hang on the wall andlook good? If you dare to find out, Carrie Chisholm is the artist for you. More than a commentator on consumer culture, Carrie uses her "blind contour" technique to distort and dissolve the affluent society in which she lives. With only photo reference to look at, and without watching her drawing hand, she liberates the image from its static perfection, reassembling facial and body parts before carefully treating the result with acrylic paint.

The origins of her artistic process go back to 2000 when, as a student of illustration at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Carrie was selected for an exchange program in Florence, Italy. The Florentine aspiration to luxury and the sumptuousness of her surroundings provided the tension from which her style was born.

Her unique style has brought her great critical acclaim, but Carrie's niche market also appreciates the satirical aspect of her pieces, as well as the uncompromising nature of her art. Little wonder that Carrie has been nominated as one of Toronto's creative female leaders by Luminato's 'Milles Femmes Magnifiques' project.

Since completing her Master's degree at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in 2006, Carrie has become an active member of the PARCA Biennial programming committee, which arranges exhibitions of Canadian artists in New York City. Her other duties as Toronto's unofficial cultural ambassador include developing a project called 'Couriers of Culture', which collects stories from Canadian artists in an effort to raise awareness of their initiatives abroad.

Currently represented by Femka Van Buuren Carrie's future projects include a 24 Hour Drawing Project with an Australian collaborator, a group showing in NYC on Canada Day 2009, and a Toronto-based solo exposition in October. If you'd like to know more or want to contact Carrie, visit: www.carriechisholm.com

I went to The Diesel Playhouse to check out "Defending the Caveman". A comedy, in which Dave Lapsley's solo performance as the caveman rejuvenated my idea of being a theater spectator. Dave, although strongly connected to his inner Caveman, he was far outside of any acting trance immediately erasing the stage /audience division and made me realize why I would see it again. Below is my review to announce the upcoming shows. Well, the good news is Dave's performance was such a success The Diesel Playhouse extended the shows in May/June/July, therefore keep checking for "Defending the Caveman"!

The Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment production of "Defending the Caveman" will revolutionize--and evolutionize--your perspective on the gender wars. Written in 1991 by Rob Becker and adapted by Toronto actor Dave Lapsley, who has toured it from Vancouver to North Bay, the one-man show whimsically reenacts the evolution of male / female relationships from the prehistoric to the modern era. Portraying a dazzling variety of characters in a wide range of hilarious scenarios, Lapsley-- "the Caveman "--manages to avoid cliche while answering such time-honoured questions as why men can't read women's minds; and his unapologetic message about BOTH genders' potential for evil leaves no listener unscaled by the heat of his spotlight!

Whether you're romantically involved or single, expect to be uplifted and enlightened--or at least clubbed into laughing

Diesel Playhouse BOX Office
56 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, ON M5V 2G3
(416) 971-5656


Dave's Bio
Starring in DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN is Canada's own Dave Lapsley. Originally hailing from Hamilton, ON., Dave begun his acting career in 2001 with a small production of Norm Foster's Office Hours. Dave has since workshopped and privately trained in Toronto and New York and has been seen on TV, in commercials and in 25 theatrical productions including Come Blow Your Horn (Neil Simon), Sly Fox (Larry Gelbart),The Bible: The Complete Word of God Abridged (Reduced Shakespeare Company), Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Harbourfront Centre's smash production of The Spiegel Show. Dave has left audiences in hysterics in his role as the CAVEMAN all across Canada.

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