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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 drew this, while my two buddies, Kris and Etan, were busy killing mutants on Xbox 360. I think they were playing Gears of War, they didn’t let up until 4:00am.

Here’s a closer look at Carolyn’s city. A little looser, but the essential essence is still there.