Check HVW8′s Youtube Channel for new videos in the upcoming days.

Matt Barnes stopped by with Melrose Atelier 360. More on HVW8 tumblr.

Thibault Choay from Classic Paris  stopped by the Gallery to show some of his latest projects, including the No Way Out exhibition with Eric Elms and new books Le Team Manger and Deliciarum.

HVW8 Gallery Alumni Parra speaks on his artwork in this new Video by Stussy.

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 New York - 2003

Donny Hathaway – Los Angeles – 2003

Exhibition Poster for Parco Gallery, Japan, 2002

Boxer – Montreal Jazzfest – 1999

Toots – Montreal 2005 

Las Vegas 2006

Serge – Montreal 2001

Before the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, the principle project of HVW8 was the HVW8 Art Installation, a live painting performance project. Tyler Gibney, Gene Pendon and Dan Buller collaborated to create large music inspired canvases and art installations before live audiences and often with accompanying musicians. The idea was to create large pieces on canvas in a similar way of creating music, with the process being akin to a Jazz Standard, and often finished within three hours. Thus the first ‘Art Band’ was born. From 1999 through 2008, the HVW8 Art Installation was lucky to tour, exhibit and perform throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan, creating hundred’s of music inspired pieces.

“Tin Tin”
Silkscreen
29″ x 21″ (73. x 53.3 cm)
Parra
2009
Signed and numbered by Parra
edition of 30 / waterbased archival ink on archival paper

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“Brazilian Wax and Facial”
Ink on Paper
18” x 24” (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
Kevin Lyons
signed
2008
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“I Knew It”
Drawing on Black
16.5” x 11.5” (41.91 x 29.21cm)
Parra
2007

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“Cockbridge”
Silkscreen
edition of 30 / waterbased archival ink on archival paper
21” x 29” (53.34 x 73.66 cm)
Parra
2008

Bone, Thugs n’ Typography by Kevin Lyons.

 Lance Mountain Pool Table

Here is an excerpt from an interview with HVW8′s Tyler Gibney on Hi-Fi’s recent acquisition of number of pieces from the HVW8 Gallery.

CF (Vanessa Conley): What can we expect from this collection of artists?

The Hifi acquired a number of pieces and prints from the HVW8 Gallery. This represents a good cross section of what the Gallery is about, with a mandate of representing avant-garde graphic design; Some of best international artists of this genre.

‘Past & Present’ is the theme of the collection. What does this entail?

HVW8 started in a golden era of Montreal in 1998. In 2005 we opened the Gallery in West Hollywood. This represents pieces from the past 14 years to present. The artwork ranges from myself, HVW8 Art Collective to number of past alumni at the HVW8 Gallery.

How does the aspect of music contribute in this collection?

We’ve always had music and music artists at the Gallery … Mos Def, Snoop Dog, Mayer Hawthorne, Master Blazter have all done things at the space, as well a number of bands were created during live recordings at the Gallery. Art and music have a symbiotic relationship – aural and visual, but the process is the same, so I think there is context for the two to live together, and I try to do that at the Gallery. These pieces reflect this.

What can this HVW8 installation bring to Calgary to help develop the local arts scene?

I’m from Calgary, went to Montreal, ended up in Los Angeles and now I’m back here, all through art and music.

Art can be a very difficult term to define. What is art to you?

Art is a mediation and reflection of life. Art is the times.

Can you explain how HVW8 Art Collective works?

We started off as three guys coming together creating live pieces and we were lucky to travel around the world. We had installations and exhibitions in cities such as Tokyo, Munich, London, Amsterdam, New York, Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico to name a few. We were the first ‘Art Band’ creating pieces collectively.

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