SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - Art Show featuring We Kill You, Joshua Barndt, Michael William Paul

Outdo your friends by getting up on the latest trend of monsters and the sinister at this month’s Art’d Gallery featuring the work of Toronto’s own We Kill You and Joshua Barndt, and NYC’s Michael William Paul. Opening on July 8th, 9:00 p.m. at Marben (488 Wellington St., Toronto, Ontario) and sponsored by Steam Whistle, this show brings you the fiendish fantasies, and disturbing realities of the three celebrated artists.

As anticipation mounts over the upcoming release of Spike Jones’ “Where the Wild Things Are”, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”, and the next movie in the increasingly darker Harry Potter series, the world’s trend watchers are turning to the dark and monstrous for the next “big thing”. The influences of the films are being seen all over the globe from fashion to toys, television to art.

Check out this month’s Art’d brought to you by Pink Mafia and hosted by Marben to get a sneak peak at the upcoming year’s absolute obsession with monsters, the mysterious and malevolence via the art of:

We Kill You – Recently featured on WGSN (the world’s leading fashion and style forecaster) WKY art, clothing and toys revolve around a world of monsters juxtaposed against bright geometry and pattern, for a pleasing clash of colour, kiddie, and monstrosity.

Joshua Barndt – Joshua is a Toronto based painter, installation artist, and curator whose personal work plunges us into a dark dystopian landscape of dramatic images and clandestine waste.

Michael William Paul – Michael is a photographer and filmmaker who represents a variety of genres - whether defined in fantasy and fiction or reflecting the social realities around us - whose work ranges from commercial & editorial to celebrity and political portraiture and international reportage assignments.

Despite their different styles, the artists’ work will be brought together for a month, united by their unique interpretations of darker topics - be they man or monster - for a compelling and unforgettable show.