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The Sriiz Experience Is Montreal’s Art World New Best Kept Secret And You Need To Go
For The Love Of Art
Discover Sriiz: A New & Entertaining Way To Buy & Consume Art
I love all forms of art, digital, performative, craftmanship name it; perhaps I guess I could never wrap my head around or feel in my element by going to the museum or other places like it until I discovered Sriiz.
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Stigmas have this weird thing about them: they stick. I always had this idea that museum don’t allow visitors to feel a personal connection to the piece because their many security measures.
On the flip side, galleries often position themselves as those high end entities that you can’t get into if you’re not a part of a certain tax bracket.
What if the way we consume art could be open for most, personable and yet still slightly fancy?
Where you might see a dead end, this question became Mr. Alain Lachance intense focus & mission.
What’s impressive to me is that it took someone that would typically pass as an outsider in the art world to make it work.
Indeed, having a background in construction, the entrepreneur explains that art has only begun to plant a seed in his mind 5 years ago.
Starting as a collector himself. Mr. Lachance has seen what we’ve all seen: some artists are amazing but they don’t get their just due or they fly under the radar literally.
The seed was planted and then grew Sriiz.
If you live, breath and sleep art would you do it? That’s what the artpreneur did by turning one of his properties into a giant gallery.
Here’s our video about the experience
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From the roof to the basement to even the bathroom, the house is filled with various artists and art forms.
Paintings, larger than life sculptures, photography and I even saw a Vietnam War stretcher turned into a work of art.
The architecture of the house itself is a sight and the funny part about it all is the fact that you would never believe such marvels live there just from the outside of the house.
Every little detail is considered. From the bedroom, the dressing room and the office space.
Strangely enough the way everything kinda sits perfectly together is an art form in itself.
You get the backstory and tales from the artist in every piece.
You get the high energy that can only come from another art enthusiast.
Not a salesy art dealer or a guide wishing he could be somewhere else; just the warm voice that only passion can allow you to use.
Sriiz is also doing collabs with some of the artists they have in the showroom.
Artists like Richard Bernardin brought out some of the pieces for a special experience where you get to touch and feel the essence of some of his work.
The experience is set in a small private group format and you have to contact the company by email to set it up.
Once you get to the house, it takes about 1 to 3 hours to do the tour and get the full spectrum of the different peices.
The focus is mostly on the buyers BUT they open their doors to people that are curious or thinking about discovering new artists.
They do have something for the grand public coming really soon where they’re taking the experience outside.
Until follow Sriiz from more updates and please do yourself a favor by trying this experience; you won’t regret it
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This Year Malefycia Is Colliding Horror And The Bible To Make The Thrill Of Halloween Real Again
Malefycia Is Restoring The Feeling, One Spooky Scream At A Time
Long are the days when I was cruising down the streets on October 31st either looking for candies to devour for 3 weeks straight or even as an adult looking for a popping club where I could tell people ”My costume is ME tonight”.
The truth is, I think Malefycia restored something that I thought was buried inside me. They reminded me that not only I liked Halloween but I just couldn’t find an alternative in my adult life to spark my curiosity on one side and get the thrill going on the other.
Malefycia been around for a minute but this year they’re trying something different…I mean different.
You’re familiar with the 7 sins in the bible don’t you? You’re aware of what a haunted house is supposed to be don’t you? Well, something in their team had the genius and actually vicious idea to combine these two things who might have nothing to with each other on the outside looking in but in this new adventure/haunted house experience; it all make sense!
their show called V7CE is cross theatre performance, cross the most scary thing you’ve ever seen. The show includes different scenes and interactive plays putting on the forefront the 7 sins from the bible.
What always stand out to me when it comes to Malefycia, is there raw and authentic attention to details.
Do yourself a favor and come immerse yourself in this universe and your inner child and your thrill-seeking inner adult have some fun.
Myraï Lavoie Is Creating Her Own Universe And You’re Invited
What I appreciate the most about my work is the fact that I get to meet great minds & humans with a powerful story and this time around, I got to cross path with the talented Myraï Lavoie.
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The city has been quiet fashion wise over the years and as platform that mostly talked about fashion in its inception, we’ve felt it the most over here.
There would be sparks of hope here and there but besides Festival De Mode & Design, not a lot of things really stood out.
When I heard about ”The Glitch” it’s like I knew what it was about without nothing what it was about.
I mean good branding is good branding but it was more so who’s behind the good branding this time around. I had the chance to work with Myraï Lavoie in the past and one thing I can is : there’s a method to her madness.
Every artist has an eye and that eye is shaped by our views of the world and life experiences. Myraï had an interesting life.
One where being different is actually the move. One where if you don’t fit somewhere, you don’t try to get in the mold, you bend it.
For all the lack of support or misunderstand she got in Montreal, she found a place to be creative working or being in room with the likes of Paris Hilton & P. Diddy to name a few.
What she’s learned from coming out of her shell and experiencing the world she’s about the share it with us with her own fashion called ”The Glitch” tonight.
”The Glitch” is exactly what I thought it was going to be. A standout experience and experience and something you’ve never seen before just like its creator.
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The 50th Anniversary Of Les Grands Explorateurs Presents A Touching Documentary Exploring Africa And Its Wonders
An Amazing Story by Amazing Creators!
Les Grands Explorateurs Is Celebrating Africa In A Real Way!
Curiosity has to be the most incredible human quality there is and Les Grands Explorateurs has been putting it on the forefront for the past 50 years!
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We are now entering an era where we want to know more about what is going on on the other side of the world.
How people are living, their culture and what is their reality compared to ours.
Sometimes the depiction of such reality is either unfair or made to look down at somebody. Other times, filmmakers have the challenge to depict a reality in a way to uplift what other cultures are bringing to the table.
Milan Bihlmann and Muammer Yilmaz are two filmmakers who know where they stand when it comes to that.
”Rêves D’Afrique” is the epidemy of that. The two filmmakers decided to go to 7 countries in Africa to not only paint the picture for the world but to give the good people out there something we forget to give one another : ”a piece of yourself’.
Armed with a backpack, film gear and true altruism, the duo spread love and good deeds wherever they could throughout their trip.
Watch The Trailer
Les Grands Explorateurs being this platform to uncover the world made the right choice by adding this beautiful piece to their program.
Up until November 1st, you still have the chance to see the beautiful piece in theater and then online starting November 2nd.
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