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2021

Nude man in a skull mask stands before a pale green wall sprayed with Game Over graffiti, holding a cord, his genitals pixelated.
untitled, 2021
Wide collage of green cannabis leaves and foliage merged with a night city street of neon signs, light trails and lit towers.
untitled 1a, 2021

2020

Tattooed woman with long teal braids sits cross-legged on a slatted floor beside a Bytowne theatre marquee and green neon lettering.
untitled, 2020

2019

High-contrast collage of a tattooed woman with blue hair seated on a tank marked with a cross, below two rockets and onion-domed church towers.
The last V8, 2019
Tattooed woman with long blue-black braids sits cross-legged holding a pistol in front of graffiti, a blue-toned cityscape and a neon sign.
Leisureland, 2019
Grey-blue collage of a woman with blue hair beside a black hot rod, a heron, a toppled rocket and graffiti-covered walls.
MOD, 2019
Collage on black of two skulls among red roses, yellow flowers, purple asters and cannabis leaves under a starry sky.
incomplete, 2019
Collage of a hooded figure in a gas mask beside a vintage black truck, bare trees and a tall red Casino sign in hazy light.
The Anarchist, 2019

2016

Collage of a thin shirtless man casting a long shadow, with a bat-winged skeleton, a Msg from God dialog box, city lights and red roses.
martyr, 2016

2015

Dark red collage of a nude man with a skull face among computer wiring, brick buildings, orange lilies and a large white omega symbol.
OMEGA, 2015
Collage of a dark assault rifle laid across dense flowers, red roses, yellow lilies, thistles and daisies, with a stone archway at top right.
The Garden, 2015

2014

Collage of a black steam locomotive numbered 1112 under two crows on a wire, with roses, yellow flowers and white glitch fragments.
The Glitch, 2014

2013

Dark collage of a bald man's head in profile with radiating spikes, crane arms, rebar, a Bronson Avenue street sign and a red-lit street.
ENOCH, 2013

2012

High-contrast black and white collage of a bomber cockpit, its instrument panel and window frames overlaid with aircraft, maps and debris.
Fire Fight, 2012, 55 × 55
Poster with orange and white title lettering over a shirtless man holding a sword in a doorway, a raven's shadow on the wall behind.
Rank and File, 2012
Green-tinted wide collage of a park with willow trees, a tank, a glass pyramid outline and a figure in orange, with small text panels.

Contains mature content

The mechanism, 2012, 11 ft × 8 ft

2011

Dense colour collage of a sunlit park with trees, thistle flowers, a Gothic archway, nude classical figures and a haloed statue in orange.

Contains mature content

Able Mass, 2011

2009

Sepia collage of a mounted soldier with a rifle under billowing clouds and a moon, with a cattle skull, revolver, red poppy and daisies.
IRONSITE, 2009
Red and white rising-sun rays over a collage of vintage fighter planes, a large coin, Japanese characters and crowds of soldiers.
Rubicon, 2009
Abstract blue, green and yellow collage of a face half-hidden among circuit-board grids, a turbine fan, numbers and green light beams.
self portrait, 2009
Black and white collage of armoured knights on horseback, classical nude statues, a hilltop castle, a river landscape and an engraved coin.
UNIKROM STROM and The Pagan Preist, 2009, 10 ft × 10 ft

2008

Layered photo collage of Gothic arched windows, weathered stone walls and a moored boat in warm amber, rust and brown tones.
Birth of a Baptist, 2008
Saturated red and orange collage with a many-armed goddess figure, a figure in a diving helmet, a moon, skyscrapers and yellow lilies.
GENOME, 2008
Black and white collage of an armoured knight on horseback, a crucifix marked INRI, a skeleton, mourners and bare trees by a stone church.
INRI, 2008, 10 ft × 10 ft
Collage of a moustached military officer wearing medals, iron stairs and a lantern, beside a large rust-orange dial and a figure holding a sword.
Legion, 2008
Dense amber and red collage of city towers at night, fighter jets, flames, a white car and fragments of faces.
madness to mayhem, 2008
Collage of a rushing waterfall over rocks and green foliage beneath a fiery red sky with a bright sun and a small aircraft.
Ottawa, 2008
Teal and dark green collage of a Spitfire fighter plane and red Spitfire lettering above a white kneeling angel statue, palms and a pavilion.
SPITFIRE, 2008
Dense sepia and black collage of a gas-masked figure, a skull, a woman in white, ornate scrollwork and an iron fence.
Under Gate, 2008

2007

3D render of a silver subway train speeding into a station, motion-blurred beside a platform with a yellow tactile edge.
SUBWAYrender, 2007
Wide panoramic collage of glass towers, a Ferris wheel, a bank-note pattern, blue sky and flower beds in blue and green tones.
The Hanging Garden, 2007

2006

Red-tinted collage framed by a black and white rifle receiver, with a stick figure, the words Marx and Safe, and a small caption.
SAFE, 2006
High-contrast black and white collage of fire escapes, graffiti tags, circuit boards, a car wheel and fragments of a woman's body.
Speed Demon, 2006

2005

A skull on black filled with collaged imagery: a maple leaf, circuitry, a United States of America seal, an American flag and stained glass.
self portrait, 2005
A huge stylised eye with a bright blue iris and a red skull in the pupil, set over map fragments and a dial scale.
SHOCK PROOF, 2005

2004

Yellow and gold collage of dials, circuit boards and a slide rule labelled Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer around a glowing red central disc.

Contains mature content

CODEX, 2004
Poster-like collage headed BETA_TOWN Sept. 22 2004, with a globe, street lamps, building facades and orange concentric rings over the word Productions.
LEVEL 1, 2004

2003

Stark black and white collage of city towers, circuit boards and a bridge arch, with a man's bare torso in profile at the right.
HALO, 2003
Collage of a futuristic sports car with three round headlights in a street of tilted old buildings, tinted gold and rust.
MPS801, 2003

1999

Converging railway tracks run through a steel truss bridge toward a bright city skyline, in orange, brown and green tones.
RETRO, 1999

1998

Six repeated engineering drawings of a bomb casing in black line on white surround a central panel with bomb and stick-figure icons.

Contains mature content

FATBOY, 1998

1997

Open red hardcover book collaged with blurred rail tracks, a diagram of a suited man and stick figure, and a child in a hat.
LITTLE BURGANDY, 1997
Collage of teal-tinted photographs including a woman's eyes, a hazard-striped panel, a crane hook, an orange girder and a skyscraper under blue sky.
RAVEn&MAZEon, 1997

Undated

Collaged assault rifle filled with red roses and camouflage textures on a white page, under the title text and above a printed alphabet.
a peasant boys education