DO WHAT YOU CAN,
WITH WHAT YOU HAVE,
WHERE YOU ARE.
Stephen Roy Weir is a multi-disciplinary artist and maker. He studied under renowned international artists at the University of Ottawa School of Visual Arts.
Heavily rooted in DIY and punk techniques and aesthetic.
Incorporating vintage ephemera and advertising imagery, Stephen approaches work with a childlike sense of experimentation; juxtaposing old and new. Playful over-the-shoulder glances to a simpler time, feet firmly planted in a complicated world.
Stephen has exhibited in group and solo shows in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. He recently completed a residency at Yonge Street Mission's, DoubleTake, in Toronto, Ontario.
PAINTING
Painting the past with a brush from the present. With the ethos of punk and street art, the urgency of Expressionism, and a healthy does of Dada absurdism, new insights come from simple assemblage and juxtapositions.
TEXTILES
Found objects, recycled materials, patches, textiles and images, create one of a kind fashion. Fine-art thought, punk-rock ethos, DIY aesthetic, and streetwear culture.
MIXED MEDIA
Photographic processes, collage, and transfer, referencing the nostalgic while remaining, feet-firmly-planted in the present. Pulling subject matter and imagery from classic magazines, vintage posters and promotional art, among other sources often juxtaposing elements to create whimsical and weird montages.
