Vendor: dreaMONSTER
Some people think they’ve got monsters in their closets, but if it were up to Davin Cheng, monsters wouldn’t have to hide in the shadows— they’d be all over the world. Through his project dreaMONSTER, Davin is starting with our city of Calgary, attempting to spread the monster on every type of surface possible.
But while a lot of people think monsters are pretty scary, Davin likes to explore the many types of monsters with the sometimes grimy, sometimes cute, and yeah- sometimes scary monsters that he puts on t-shirts, hats, canvas, vinyl records, wood and anything else that could make a monster “look fresh!”
This young artist is still in high school, but he’s been at it since 2007. Starting on the street with stickers, Davin says he is inspired by street art culture, and by day dreaming and imagining things. His sense of playfulness and yet the fast flow of a street artist is apparent in his use of pop colour and layering of characters, lines and brushstrokes. The world of dreaMONSTER is somewhere I’d maybe like to take a visit.
Working to forge his own place in Calgary’s art scene, Davin says he’s excited. “Calgary eh? It’s slowly picking up its game.” Young like him, he can see the potential of street art and independent artists changing our city’s artistic landscape. “The art scene in Calgary is getting pretty good now, a lot of really good graffiti artist out there like Grominate and Bolr that aren’t getting recognized that much in the public eye. Calgary’s Culture just needs more of these groups like PARKSALE to promote artists! There’s also Market Collective that does it as well.”
And as for summer 2010? Well, besides PARKSALE capping it off nicely September 4th, Davin has had quite the exciting season. “I had started my summer in Hong Kong and Korea; i had experienced a different vibe in culture and environment, also got to see different and amazing things as well.” Perhaps he’ll be bringing that new perspective with his next unleashing of monsters?
And you’ll have to see what he brings to PARKSALE 2010! To see more of Davin’s work online or to contact the artist, visit his facebook page here:
