This is a short profile piece on Elicser Elliott, a Toronto resident artist.

This is one of four artist profiles I shot & edited for wondercafe.ca. The project was an aeresol art installation on a wall in downtown Toronto.

FLIP HOP | A HIP HOP FLIP BOOK is a series of flip books in tribute to the amazing talents of local hip hop practitioners. Witness these gifted artists process, frame by frame, and be inspired to master your own craft.

Photography & Project Instigator: Che Kothari
Subject & Artist: Elicser
Music: Blake Carrington feat. "Rich Kidd (Fresh (er than the rest)"
Technical Production & Project Advisor: James Kachan
Photo Assistants: Giles Monette, Yannik Anton
Special Thanks: Jason Eano, Jacquelyn West and the entire team at Hermann & Audrey, and Ron D

Part of the CONTACT Photography Festival:

As issues with graffiti have been at the forefront of Toronto politics of late, this collection examines graffiti as a legitimate art form. Che Kothari in partnership with acclaimed graffiti artists Skam and Elicser, create two original pieces of Graffiti Art. The spectator is given the opportunity to delve into the process behind the work. This approach brings a context to a medium that is typically understood at face value with little consideration or understanding of the purpose and meaning inherent to the work. The illuminated approach to the graffiti medium puts an artistic lens to a craft that has been a fundamental form of expression throughout history. Posing graffiti as a beautiful expression of very public and accessible art comes at a time of most urgency when the threat of citations to business owners who bare these types of artistic expressions loom on the daily.

Location
99 Gallery at 99 Sudbury
Exhibition Details:

Gallery Hours
May 6-22, 2011
Thursdays 4pm-9pm
Fridays 4pm-9pm
Saturdays 12pm-9pm
Sundays 12pm-5pm

Opening PARTY
May 6th, 7pm-11pm