Hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here are the past week's unusual images i've found scouring the internet doing research for my work. 

check out the wolf below, easily the biggest i've ever seen, and would have been terrified hunting that one down. imagine if your gun jammed? dead. 

my friend grant hartley's latest bike project. 

brilliant isn't he?

i love graffiti and street art.

here's some of my old stuff.

dig the urban coyote trippin' in front of it!

SO, i'm also really into a new show called is "Game of THrones." some friends of mine came over for a few days, and we had a "game of thrones: season 1" marathon......it is such a good series. as well, i been watching "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World." which is waaaay better than i thought it would be. the people who made that film did their research and homework. 2 great entertainment finds in one week! 

as well, i've been watching the "Ali G Show" and holy crap, it's a funny show, i haven't seen it for awhile, so it's crude, funny and unbelievable. My favourite stuff is when he goes to the deep southern les Etats Unis, and we see the "proper and formal" side of racism and propriety of america. 

one other great find i had this past week, is the book by Shaun Tan, "Lost and Found."

it is a beautifully illustrated book of three short stories. i highly recommend it. the anecdote i have regarding it, is i saw it before christmas this past year, and in one of those foolish moments, put it back, and didn't purchase it. i also didn't write down the author or book title. after the holidays, a couple weeks later, i went back to find the book, and it was of course, gone.

i searched high and low, and could not find it. it was a bummer. i gave up. 

then, this past weekend, i was at the bookstore again with my kids, and checked the place where it was, and lo and behold, the book was there. i bought it. brought it home, read it, and loved it.

it's in the kids books section of bookstores, but it's totally meant for adults. it's content is deep and cerebral. check it out, you will likely dig it.

so, lovers, in the meantime, take care, and stay tuned for more art/film/music/poems.

deal?

hope you are well, all the best,

cb

re: stay tuned!

Hello friends, fans, foe, relatives, and the like

i'm doing more writing right now than art, but still have several projects on the go. i really want to ramp up music this year too. at last, i'm willing to admit i have a short attention span, and art is what keeps me going. that  and my kids. haha! anyways, i find this series of images amusing, and fitting, as i also just finished a week long "arrested development" episode, and laughed so much during it! the humour and writing was superb and i'm glad they're bringing it back. 

in the meantime,

stay tuned!

cb

re: lust, envy and desire redux.

hello friends, fans, foe and lover,

here's a redux of my last video. i added some text and feel it adds more context to it besides gritty lust. Now it explains envy and desire a little more clearly.

your thoughts?

cb

re: arrested development!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

how's it going? i hope things are well in your world. things are looking up, gigs are lining up and i've got lots to do.

the royal albert hall, city and colour.

some old stencil graf i did.

more.

re: lust, envy, and desire.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i hope you have recovered from new years eve! i have at last and all is well. as i said previously, there are many projects on the go, and one is the 9 deadly sins of Jesus Coyote. they will be made into films. this is the first one, but it's a bit spicy, and i don't give a fuck. if you don't like it, fine, but don't censor me or my art. and this is a big picture project, which i cannot tell you any more than you need to know.

like i said, i've suddenly got a shit ton of projects and ideas on the go, and i almost hate sleeping because i'm not being productive when i sleep. haha!

so, enjoy the film and see you real soon!

cheers,


cb

re: disgowski. viva.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i hope you are well, and life is treating you well.

everything is picking up nicely, and i'm stoked. but, you know, i wonder if i should have been an investment banker, made a hundred million, and then dedicated my life to anarchy and art. at least that way i would have had the cash to do it proper.

sigh.

it's sort of a gamble, what i'm doing, betting the show and everything in my life on the potential lie of success, instead of planning for it proper. sigh. but, i'm now on the path i've chosen, and at this point, all i can do is give'r.

as always, i'm going to continue to slog it out, and work on new art projects.

there are tricks up my sleeve, but i can't tell you anything. haha.

all the bets lovers,


cb

vancouver, bc, circa 1931?

so true.

re: east van skull

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

just back from east van, or as some call it, "yeast van," which is somewhat derogatory as i have come to love east van, it's really one of my favourite places in canada. at least, urban places, it's up there. main street and commercial street, east broadway, those are some dope streets with great comic shops, shirt and skate shops, bone rattle music, lucky comics, mintage: vintage clothes, cafes, venues, art galleries, and the like, it's a cultural hotspot.

i don't think i appreciated it before, now i am starting to really love it. and i designed a skull shirt to show my love of East Van.

here it is:

it needs some work, but it was quick and dirty to do. just the way i like it.

anyways, vancity has been giving to me for years, and i'm stoked to have shows there, and read there, and scream and rant and rave there. it's great. working on new art and projects all the time lovers, stay tuned,


cheers,


cb

re: closer

hello friends, family, fiends, foe, and lovers,

wow, happy new year!

another year has come and gone, and i've lived WAAAAAY longer than i ever thought i would have.....haha.....and right now, i'm watching the making of the music video "closer" by NIN and the documentary is called "closure."

how appropriate.

but, what i can't believe is that this song, album and video came out in 1994.

yes, my kiddies, my friends, my fans and loves.....this video came out in 1994.

that is, 18 years ago.

holy shit.

that makes me feel old. like a geezer. i wonder how many people are dead now from that video shoot?

http://vimeo.com/3704806

lord knows how long this link will last, but here's a couple images.....

a formative video i encourage you to enjoy.

if it sounds pretty damn good now, i'm sure it'll sound good in the next ten or twenty years......

until tomorrow lovers,

cb

re: vancity show

happy new years friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i spent the past week in Vancity, as i've had a show at the UNIT/PITT gallery in 15 East Pender, as well a book launch in conjunction with the show. my good friend Cease Wyss curated the show at the gallery, and was a super awesome host, taking me around the city, showing me cool art and giving me a annotated sense of the history of vancity. it's been awesome, got to spend more time on the rez in North Van, and check out the community garden she's got going on on her reserve.

so, it's been a great week for my headspace and the show was great fun, the launch went super, a lot of people made it, and i also read at Cafe De Soleil on commercial drive with my good friend Anthony Metvier, who added a performance art element to his reading by destroying his book at the end of it. haha, it was awesome.

well, a lot of people really helped out, and i'd like to thank Keith Higgens at the UNIT/PITT Gallery, Cease Wyss for curating it, my friends many who made it to the launch and were great sports and good to see, as well as everyone else who made it to the show!

i've included some photos for you to enjoy,


cheers,


cb.

vancity at night from stanley park

at UNYA

cool!?

my friend cease wyss

dragonfly

shell

vancity by day

bracken

culturally modified tree in stanley park!

i love this orca!

my friend Tania's info for her art at Stanley park

her work. 

my chapbook.

just saw this on commercial drive, thought it was cool.

somewhere in van.

beets i helped harvest.

re: vancity show

Hello friends, fans, foe, and lovers,

here's some info on an upcoming show in vancity, we're having the opening reception this friday, if you're in the area, come have a visit.

http://www.helenpittgallery.org/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/ill-repute/chris-bose-the-apology/

i'm also publishing a chapbook in conjunction with the show, so do come check it out, the film i finished for the show is being projected onto Pender street, downtown eastside, in chinatown. sweet. 

hopefully it'll disturb people. 

cheers,

cb

re: apology video.....

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

so, here's the video i just finished, it's not really finished, but for this week, it's finished.....i'm certain i'll peck at it all week into the new year, tweaking it and trying to make sure it's as best as i can do.

it represent 3 years of my life creatively, and the last 3 decades dealing with the non-native people of canada.

if at times you twinge and feel shitty, about a joke you heard about native people and didn't have the guts, balls, or ovaries to say something, or you yourself said something stupid, colonial and ignorant, or you have that drunk uncle who's a racist prick, or in high school you bugged the native kid, or kids, or didn't stand up for someone indian when you had the chance.

i want you to suck it up. wallow in it. feel it. that post-colonial guilt. enjoy it. savour it. bake at 350 degree without rotating and stuff it in the deepest, darkest corners of your, uhm psyche.

this short film is dedicated to canada and all my relations,

the prime ministers words say enough in this video.

until next time lovers and i'm sure, haters,



cb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIObVkzzspU

re: happy holidays from mr. bigglesworth II and me!

hello friends, fans, foe, and lovers, ex's too! haha.

the holidays are upon us, we're half way there, christmas is behind us, new years ahead, and another 365 days to get it right.

i've got a ton of art in the works right now, and i just finished my installation video for my show in vancity, and i feel it is the culmination of nearly 3 years of struggling to creatively express my disdain, delight and disgust with the Apology from Stephen Harper on behalf of the Government of Canada and it's lumpen proletariat. oooh, did that sound snobby? like i give a shit, because i've toured across this country more than 12 times in the past couple years since the Apology and in NDN country, it had the significance of time standing still. our world stopped that day, and we gathered in band halls, kitchens, living rooms, class rooms, offices, and conference halls to watch what i'm sure each and everyone one of us was thinking; that we'd never hear an apology in our lifetime.

in the rest of the country, it had the cultural importance and resonance of a wet fart. it was a gamble, it came, it went, left a bit of a mess, and that was about it. i've lectured at high schools, galleries, universities, coffee houses, theatres, festivals and just about everywhere else you can think of, and other than the teachers, administrators, organizers, and NDN students, NO ONE HAS EVEN HEARD OF THE APOLOGY. what a bunch of dumbasses in this country. yeah, i hope you feel guilty, wallow in that post-colonial guilt, because every day, every other day, every week of my life, i've had to justify and stand up to the ugly, ignorant Canadian about First Nations rights, land and title.

"yes we pay taxes, no my schooling wasn't free, i don't have free land, or a house, i didn't get a hundred grand when i turned 19 from the government, and on and on," you stupid, ignorant racist canadian swine.

oooh, my apologies if i sound jaded, bitter and harsh, but you try justifying yourself as often as i described for nearly 30 years to canadians, who have the nerve to trash talk NDN's. it gets pretty damn tiring. and you have to stand up and say something, because silence is justification, and justification is acceptance, and that is just ignorant.

anyway, the Apology, it happened, it was heavy, it was emotional, i cried, everyone around me cried, it felt like a powerful victory in the slow, but steady slog to regain our rights and title in this country that was totally stolen from us. for nothing, look around you canada, the middle class, and the wealthy elite, none of you wouldn't have a damn thing if it weren't for the land, the resources, the minerals and the oil you extract from this country you stole. period.

there is no middle class in NDN country, only the poor and the wealthy elite who are administrators and the like, some no more than white collar criminals. there is a thin, very thin veil of a blue collar working class, but it is not like the rest of canada.

think about it, until 1961, we couldn't vote, couldn't leave the reserve without permission, couldn't speak our languages, couldn't practice our ceremonies or other cultural activities, couldn't work off reserve, couldn't sell whatever we could grow on our reserves to white people, couldn't own farm equipment, couldn't go to anything but residential schools, and to top it off, since 1870, First Nations children were stolen from their parents at the age of 6 until 16, forced to move far away from their families to attend Residential schools, to "kill the Indian in the child," and on and on.

and white people have the gaul to talk shit about us.

yeesh.

anyways, i'll post my video later this week, it kicks ass.

in the meantime, have a safe and happy holiday from Mr. Bigglesworth II and myself,


cheers,

cb.