Coolly Crude

After exhibits in exotic Windsor, Ontario and far-flung South Korea as both a solo artist and a member of the Sausages for Hostages Collective, mixed media artist Victor North returns to Toronto with an explosive new show Cool But Crude at the Resistor Gallery. North's new collection of paintings created since his return to Toronto are, according to the artist, "inspired by beautiful women, influenced by comic books, and informed by location."

The works contain tongue-in-cheek homage to various comic book characters both playful and villainous, with a nod to the "Zip-a-Tone" technique employed in early comic art. North's style is expressive, experimental and deceptively slapdash. Both wildly colourful and crudely cool, Victor North's exhibit opens tonight, August 9, and runs until August 25.

Photo courtesy of Victor North.