“I converted my empty spray cans into pinhole cameras. I was then able to document my temporary art using the same can that contains the paint and creates the art. The difference between digital pictures and pinhole photography is that digital is cold and emotionless wheres the pinhole pictures are warm and ethereal.”

While he is creating a scene on the other side of his cam cans, the inside is taking the world as small fragments of light capture his environment. He also recycles cans and uses them as canvases, spraying his cans on cans with cams! His work is to me is very West Coast and I love it. Lots of organic waves and lots of sunset colors. You can see a lot of his work on his INSTAGRAM @SPRAYCAM

Spray Cam from Philippe Mastrocola on Vimeo.

3 days left to win your dream vacation with PARASUCO or.. some really awesome jeans! All you need to do to play is enter here: http://woobox.com/8o9nwi 

When we think Inca civilization, Peru ranks #1 in most of our minds. Thanks to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), Peruvian government and city of Lima, the exhibition Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and Moon came to fruition. Conceptualized, organized, produced and toured by the MMFA, it displays an impressive collection of pre-Columbian treasures and masterpieces from the colonial era to Indigenism. There are over 100 pieces that have never before been seen outside of Peru and 350+ works of art, including paintings, sculptures, gold and silver ornaments, pottery, photograph, works on paper, textiles and videos from close to fifty public and private collections, most of them from Peru but also from North America and Europe. The exhibition covers 3,000 years of history, including archaeological discoveries in recent decades.

Exhibition layout:

• Section 1 explains how archaeology rewrote the national history beginning with the discovery, in 1911, of Machu Picchu to the recent restitution of artworks;
• Section 2 focuses on the myths and rituals of the early civilizations of the Andes, highlighting their role in forming and shaping Peruvian identity during the pre-Columbian era;
• Section 3 illustrates the perpetuation, concealment, and hybridization of the indigenous culture during the colonial period;
• Final section highlights the rediscovery of this culture in the 20th century and the revalorization of ancient symbols of identity in contemporary Peruvian iconography.

BandMark was fortunate enough to be invited to the last 2 Young Philanthropists’ Circle unplugged events, an initiative of the MMFA. At the end of exhibition period the committee invites it’s VIP members to discover or rediscover the exhibition for a lively and eclectic event. Click here to become a member of this exclusive network of professionals who share common interests and support the same philanthropic cause: art and culture. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 18th) @ 6pm!

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]]> http://www.bandmark.com/the-treasures-of-peru-100000-visitors-captivated/feed/ 0 http://www.bandmark.com/a-champagne-bar-is-going-to-hurt-my-wallet-so-hard-core/ http://www.bandmark.com/a-champagne-bar-is-going-to-hurt-my-wallet-so-hard-core/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:08:27 +0000 Foxylee http://www.bandmark.com/?p=5954 June’s local foodie selection is the new Champagne bar in old Montreal called: La Champagnerie. So what can you expect when you go there? Thanks to my foodie (and drinkie) local bloggers at 514eats.com I can tell you, in a nutshell!

Expect a large well decorated space with all the things you would expect in Old 514 decor: brick walls, neat lighting polished metal bars with lots of rustic, retro or just plain antique accents like grammophones.  You can expect a wide selection (over 50) of bubbly from the affordable to the excessively lavish. So what makes this place different than let’s say a wine bar that serves varying degrees of Prosecco? The tasty test tubes filled with classic champagne favorites like berry coolies and different flavors. To date, the mixology award went to FIBO’s liquid nitro bar of blueish smokey wonders..  READ MORE @ 514eats.com!

Traditionally viewed as ‘the best party in town’ during the whirlwind of Grand Prix events, the invitation-only St. James’ eve was an essay in elegance. Fashionistas in the fresh finery of the season, titans of industry, and politicians joinedMiss America Mallory Hagan and others at the prestigious reception.

Marco Mattiacci, CEO / President Ferrari North America welcomed the glamorous guests, including Italian Consul General Enrico Padula, and Consul Antonio Poletti, as well as Quebec Minister of Tourism, Pascal Bérubé, and Ferrari team members.

”It was a pleasure to host this elegant evening once again at the St. James,” commented Elizabeth Glimenaki, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Hotel le St. James.

”Montreal is one of the best Grand Prix cities in the world,” added Mr. Mattiacci. ”We love the city’s flair and style.”

On display were the exciting new Ferrari cars, the Ferrari FF, F12 Berlinetta and the Formula One F150

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Film Fashion F1 is the only event in Canada where the art of film, feel of fashion and the pace of F1 merge perfectly. It’s fueled by passion for fashion, love of great film, and propelled by the F1 standard of excellence. In the past, FF1 has been a main attraction of the weekend, catering to celebrities like Lisa Kudrow, Ben Mulroney, singer Jacynthe, and racecar drivers Anthony Mantella and Daniel Morad.

The exclusive Grand Prix kick-off party took place at The Montreal Science Centre and featured décor by title sponsor Porsche, cocktails by Martini including delectable nibbles (prepared by The Spoke Club Toronto) and eclectic beats by the renowned DJ Grandtheft! Surprisingly the cold drizzly weather did not get in the way of the various activities organized like the magnificent display of Porsches… the 2014 Porsche Cayman S by far my fave! From schmoozing with a number of  international guests… they all appeared to be thrilled to get a taste of Montreal’s unique joie de vivre with a splash of Toronto lol.

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With over 35 drivers representing Ferrari from  all over the world, our iconic race track will witness the most dare devils to date. With beasts  from the F12 Berlinetta and FF to the 458 Challenge cars and of course the F150, Ferrari’s own formula 1 baby, team red is going to burn some serious rubber this weekend.

The FERRARI North America cocktail is this weekend and BandMark was flattered to be invited to cover the event by our friend Veronica, their PR star. We heard through a couple of little grapevines, that there were going to be a handful of stars amid the cars  it also means my business partner will have to reluctantly wear a suit, and I will have an excuse to purchase a cocktail dress well beyond my financial means!

I will be LIVE tweeting my random event thoughts and uploading INSTAGRAM pics on OUR TWITTER 

   Photo credits: Ferrari North America, kaonlinemagazine.com 

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So who cares right? Why does it matter that everyone is in California but me? Well I have had a long romance with this state. I was first exposed to it as a very small child in the late 70s. My parents were very artsy and into self discovery so they went down to try PRIMAL therapy! Yes the one that all the rock stars have written about.. the one that John Lennon made famous in the San Francisco Herald. While they were there, my brother went to Santa Monica junior and I went to a Spanish daycare. Since my parents both took off work they had the whole day to take us to the beach so I still have vivid beach like memories of pink skies and cold wet hair in the breeze. We had this big orange rocking chair and lots of white vinyl boxes. My mom’s hair was really long (and being olive skinned and sporting lots of trendy head scarves and sunglasses)  people thought she was Cher more than once. (Cher before all that weird surgery!) My dad let his hair grow for the first time since his “corporate life” I remember noticing that and Marcus, my brother was a surf addict, often coming home very late at night. A lot of these memories are of my family telling me their memories too. When we moved back, I asked my parents where the ocean went? So they got me a wall mural of ocean and painted my room sand colored and framed the mural with what looked like deck wood. Pretty cool parents huh!

As soon as I had enough $ to travel on my own in my early 20s well guess where I went back. Back to California. Over and over again Venice, West Hollywood, Paolo alto, the Hills. A good friend of mine at the time had family there which made the trips really affordable too. I last went there a few years ago to visit a good friend I met here who lives there now. Every time I go I find clothing that I simply cannot find anywhere else like vintage dusty blue cowboy boots in Melrose or surf shirts made of bamboo silk on Venice. I meet really wild characters, find more favorite rocks,  and also come back with a cold! Damn smog is my only complaint. Often my trip is so good though that every time I cough I think of my nice little vacation lol…

It’s funny how travel is because this year my business partner went down for the first time, my friend Julia went for the first time. My other 2 friends Andre and Deb are Cali senior peeps haha not so much visitors. Andre’s dad lives in San Fran and Deb well lives there. So.. I guess that is why this year I didn’t go. I feel like a lot of my energy got there anyways through my good friends.