re: new art.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

some new/old art, i cleaned out my computer at the beginning of this year and stumbled across over 50 new and unpublished art works that i did 2 years ago and never published. which means this is what i'll be doing for awhile, as well as making new art. 

it's part of a tarot card series i started and need to finish, or maybe i'll create my own new game. we'll see, i hope you dig them, feel free to offer feedback.

until next time,

cb

re: the vault......

friends, fans, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners,

i present to you the vault.

knowledge is power.

cb

re: intergalactic.....

friends, fans, fiends, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners.....

i give you thee intergalactic warrior. post-apocalyptic.

enjoy.

cb

re: art and lack of sleep.

hello friends, fans, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners...

really enjoying making new art these days, stumbled onto a new genre to challenge my brain, and i love it. now, to make a new kick ass film. it's kind of funny, the stuff i was doing two years ago is finally catching on, the apology films, the residential school apology series of images, and the films i made in the last five years are still holding up quite well. i will repost them.

recently had an interesting revelation. people do not like to let you change. if you change and grow as a human being, people you knew previously will still only know you from the last time they saw you. they get weird and it's awkward trying to relate back to their world.

basically, i spend roughly 6 months of the year on the road. as well, i'm working and developing an aboriginal arts organization here in the interior of b.c. trying to get something happening. we do workshops in art, film, organized a music festival 2 years in a row, and we had 2 exhibitions last year as well we're working on a residency program. i've got pre-art friends and post-art friends and trying to cohabit in those worlds is very strange indeed.

i don't see my pre-art friends very often because they do their thing and are busy, and i am as well. my post-art friends or, artist friends are all roughly in the same level of so-called success, so we can hang out a bit more and develop projects, or ideas and such. it's interesting to watch when the two worlds collide. haha.

life is strange, awkward and funny, well, i hope life is good for you, all the best,


CB.

re: jucifer....

friends, foe and lovers,

i bring you jucifer.

enjoy.

cb

re: behind the veil.......

Hello friends, fans, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners........

behind the veil.......it can mean multiple things, in some parts of the world, it can mean the beauty of a woman behind the veil, in other parts of the world, it can mean the reality is hidden behind the illusion of the veil and so on.

recently i've been behind the veil, to see the reality and the illusion.

i like both.

all too often, the illusion is much better, the reality can be boring, dull and tame.

life is complicated.

i forgot to post yesterday, had my kids this past weekend and they were sick, so fatherly duties took me away. it was a puke and poop fest at my house. so, that means there was a lot of laundry and cleaning being done and it was non-stop. as i write this, my son is curled up on the couch, sleeping and his fever has finally broke. thank gods and goddesses.

back to thee art.

i will post a second image, based on the one above, but this one shall have colour. compare them.

thanks for coming lovers,


cb

re: the hermit.......

friends, fans, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners.......

i bring you the hermit.

and a warning. never sell out. you may get cash, but what you will lose is even more valuable. credibility. once you lose that my friends, you may never get it back.


until next time,


cb

re: the oh my god particle.

hello friends, fans, freaks and lovers,

here is the god particle. kinda busy the next couple days. if the art slacks. i apologize. haha.

enjoy.

cb

re: pentagram nuns!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

a quick post, be back later to talk more!


cb

re: liquor.

hello friends, fans, foe, lovers and leavers,

how's it going? i'm well. really well. just found out i've got another book deal. my next book, 212 pages of short stories, non-fiction and pomes should be out in 2014. i love planning ahead, and a book deal always does that for me. now i've got to figure out a few things and how to kick this years ass to really open the doors for next year.

i finally just finished reading that book by Kirk Hammett, "Too Much Horror Business," and found it to be a fun read, good interviews, insight into the world of collectors, and amazing collection of horror art, memorabilia and props. my son picked it up and started reading it, and kept saying, "COOOOOL!" which made me happy.

a long time ago, i used to be a comic and action figure collector, and sadly "outgrew" that phase, rather, was told/nagged by various girlfriends to grow up, and "act my age," and like an idiot, i listened to them. fortunately, i did out grow them, and now when i see them, they're either fat and miserable with 5 kids, or super hot, haggard and miserable, with 1 or 2 kids and an awesome cocktail and martini problem. either way, i outgrew them and am getting back into the things i love. music, art, movies, comics and books in general. i do what i want and am wasting no more time because life is far too short. i'm realizing that if i had stuck to my guns, goals and ideals, i'd be where i am now, but twenty years ago. fuck.

so, the moral of the story? stick to the plan man. or woman. stick to the plan. hahaha.

in the meantime, enjoy yourself and this image,

cb

re: cards and cards baby......

Hello winners, sinners, lovers and leavers,

one more card for you.

making these cards, i've noticed a definite increase in weird, paranormal activity in my apartment. lights turn on or off, things go bump in the night, my laptop will open when i close it, or close when i open it, stuff like that.....meh. maybe i'm imagining it.

on another note, i've been trying to listen to the last Baroness album, "Yellow and Green," and i can't get into it. it just sounds like they're trying so hard to sell out while maintaining integrity. i mean, the last Motorhead album is way better, in fact, the last decade of Motorhead albums are kick ass, but of course, they didn't get put into people's top albums of 2012? why? hype. trends. clique. and hipsters make lists. haha. kidding. also, i'm not a fan of music in any sort of major key, or chords. bring on the dark chords from the dark lords........haha.

my film "Jesus Coyote TeeVee," which no one gets the allusion of "Teepee" with "Teevee" for fcuks sakes, but anyway, that film will be screening in Victoria this weekend as part of some big doohoo, so find out where by checking posters or contacting the museum of anthropology or whatever it is and go check it oooooot!!!!


all the bets,


cb

re: beelzebub.......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

a lovely image to get you excited.

enjoy.

cb

re: the beast......

hallo friends, fans, foe, lovers, leavers, sinners and winners,

some more new art for you. i think this tarot card thing will work out. interestingly, when i was working on this particular piece, my cousin was over for a visit, and during a break, we both saw a pair of sunglasses move on my table. we were chatting about something and my shades moved in between us about 45 degrees by themselves. he said "someone is here right now!" and looked spooked. he's a big guy and i could see he was spooked. i told him that shit happens all the time. haha. 

within 15 minutes he left. spooked.

anyway, i've been living here almost three years and all is well. hope things are well in your world, until next time lovers,

cb

ps: i'm posting different images between here and my facebook page "chris bose artist" because i can. and i want to keep people intrigued. or whatever clever word i should be using. 

re: this is my dedication......

hello fiends, fans, foe, lovers, haters, winners and sinners,

hope your journey through this strange life is boding well for you. it's 5:30 in the morning and i've been up for about half an hour. hitting my second cup of coffee and listening to the "Cancer Bats." you know it's going to be a good day when you wake up and want strong java and heavy metal. haha.

anyways, all my life i've been pushing buttons, pushing people too far, pushing life too far, and pushing boundaries further and further. it's done me right. not all the time, but the positive far outweigh the negative, so onward and upward. must keep making art and music and writing and new films. i've come to the conclusion that not all people are made for this particular road i'm on and i shouldn't be so damn enthusiastic to try to get them on it. trailblazing ain't easy.

the road beckons and sometimes as much as i hate being away, when i'm home too long i start to get a little crazy. haha. you miss home when you're gone and you miss the road when you're home. it's some weird malady that has no cure. perhaps this is the bug, the gene, the crave that drove humanity to expand it's boundaries and knowledge. usually i'm not back on the road until march sometime, but i've got a few gigs already lined up so i'm going to hit it. in this business, you don't make money sitting around at home. hustle up baby. 

This is a sign from the road, you know you think you've made it when you're teaching what you love to do and it's being accepted by mainstream society. haha! 

Looking North close to my house, here in Kamloops, BC. 

Looking South, and across town from my place.

I've been through a lot in my life, and survive hell, heaven and everything in between, day in and day out. finally making peace with a lot of things and moving on, life is short and precious and i need to get a lot done. 

Nice shot eh?

Oh, and i met this smoking hot chick. 

Well lovers, until next time, dig in and enjoy! The road beckons and i'm gonna hit it! 

cheers,

cb

re: new art new card new inspiration.....

hello lovers, sinners, winners, losers and lickers,

hope all is well in your world. i'm reinvigorated. i'm alive. i feel good. 

there is something liberating in creating art in such a small space, 3 x 5 inches, instead of the massive panoramas i've been working on the past few years. it is really exciting and fun for me to create new work and it's a great start to the new year. 

stay tuned, i'll keep posting stuff every day.

all the beasts,

cb

re: too much horror business...

Hell-o, friends, fans, foe, lovers and leavers,

it's 2 a.m. and i cannot sleep. i think i fell asleep quite early, say around 10:30, and whenever that happens, i usually wake up and start doing art. 

anyway, back to the card set i'm working on. it wasn't planned. but they are card shaped and will be more or less about the macabre, the occult influences, and just plain weird. hahaha. 

i'll figure out what to do with them in a bit. but here's three variations on a theme i worked on the past few days for one such card.

dig the creative process. i really wanted to use the gothic, vampire/zombie girl in one. plus the cat's eye, long an omen and they say the cat is one of the animals that inhabits the spirit world and the present one. a guardian perhaps? 

well, here you go.

until next time lovers,

cb

re: sacred beasts........

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

one more before i get some sleep, been working on these ones for some time, they haven't been easy, and spent most of the year working on them. but that's the beauty part,

until next time lovers,


cb

re: 600th blog post.....

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

well, here we are, the 600th blog post. never thought i'd be here, never thought this far ahead before. what's going on in my life on this milestone? i'm listening to an album i bought 12 years ago and still digging it, blur's album "13" and just sort of rediscovered it quite recently. a lot of things have happened in that time, and i've stumbled, staggered, fell down and gotten back up many times.

i'm a survivor. i have to keep moving on, and certain albums, books, artwork, films and other cultural things weave in and out of my life for reasons often unknown. how this album came into my possession is kind of a mystery, i think i originally bought it at the future shop in aberdeen mall here in town, because i like the production william orbit did on it. that year, i also go pj harvey's "is this desire" and tom waits "beautiful maladies" a best of compilation from island records. don't remember much more than that from that era really. i went through a lot of hell for a couple years with women. lost it all. haven't really been the same since i think, haha!

a late bloomer for sure, i spent too many years fucking around, and i don't know if i'm paying for it, have paid for it, or what's coming down for sure.

anyways, here's something i worked on for a while, not sure if i like it entirely, but it felt good to work on, and i don't know if its done or not, but whatever, i've got stuff to do, hope you dig it, going to work on a NDN version of "paranormal activity" in the next couple weeks, should be hilarious. want to do some funny stuff in film for awhile. too serious, ain't fun.

in the meantime lovers,

all the best,


cb

"The treatment of children in Indian Residential Schools is a sad chapter in our history.

For more than a century, Indian Residential Schools separated over 150,000 Aboriginal children from their families and communities. In the 1870's, the federal government, partly in order to meet its obligation to educate Aboriginal children, began to play a role in the development and administration of these schools.  Two primary objectives of the Residential Schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.  These objectives were based on the assumption Aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal. Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, "to kill the Indian in the child".  Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country."

Stephen Harper, June 11, 2008.

re: the prestige

Greetings friends, fans, lovers, foe and the like,

how goes it? i'm well, sort of, heading back to work in construction for awhile, need to catch up on some bills post haste, and i need a break from the art world. people want to do things, and have ideas or promises, but those things do not pay rent or bills. at least, not in the immediate.

been thinking about the future, what does it hold? how long can i keep doing this? i need to get myself a house, and some money saved for the future. today in line at a grocery store, i watched several elderly people paying for their groceries, and i noticed how they were super precise about their purchases. it reminded me that i too might be fortunate enough to get old, but i should begin socking some money away.

who is going to look after me? who will be there for me? how will i retire? these are questions i'm asking myself more and more lately.

anyways, until i figure out some concrete plans, i'll keep slogging away at artwork and everything else until i hatch a plan.

enjoy this new work, it's very layered and hypnotic, i can't wait to print it. and is very much about the upcoming prophetic 2012.

adieu,

cb

re: more new art!

hello friends, fans, lovers, foe and the like,


here's a new work i've been chipping away at for awhile, but i've got about five more on the way.

it's part of a new series i'm working on as part of the Ullus Collective's pictograph prophesy and will be printed and exhibited in Penticton, BC and Kelowna, BC at the Alternator Centre as well as a projection installation.

dig it!

cheers,


cb