The weather’s getting cold up here in Montreal. The crispy smell of late fall, beckoning winter, always reminds me of Wolverine and Sabertooth battling in the cold Canadian north.
This one down here was more of an experiment.
Last night was a fabulous. What a treat, what a treat indeed. At 6:00pm I raced down to NDG, from my humble shanty in little Italy. After a brief and delicious dinner of Texas style barbeque chicken wings, I traversed the street to Sub-V (5666 Sherbrooke W) where I attended Robby’s Reis‘ aka RAGE 5’s vernissage November Reign; an ensemble of pristinely painted penguins.
Now, I’ve know RAGE 5 for quite some time now. We didn’t take baths together or anything but I like to think that I have an informed understanding of the man’s aesthetic vocabulary.
That being said, I feel confident in saying that these lovely pieces are RAGE 5. They encapsulate his character, in all it’s facets, extraordinarily sincere self-portraits. To see these paintings is to know RAGE 5; generous, funny, wholehearted, sensitive, romantic, macabre, genuine, inquisitive, grotesque and, most of all, imaginative.
Each piece makes the sum of his character. I highly recommend everyone to head down to Sub-V, check out his work and, if you’re inclined, purchase a piece. It’ll be like taking a little slice of Robert home with you.
photos taken by Natalie Reis
I did a lot of mental excavating today; dug deep into my essence. Sure there was some treasure there, but mostly what I found was old junk. There’s no room in my soul for useless brass knick-knacks, so I cleaned it out.
It’s sounds corny, but we all do it.
