Her Notebook

Wood Burning/ Acrylic Wash on Birch Wood.
2.ft x 3.ft

Acrylic 4 x 4. Mixed Medium
OCAD- 2nd Year Studio

Need to splash some colour in your space? The following pieces are back from shows, gallery walls and well, my studio space. With a new semester starting and my studio getting tighter, I’ve realized that I have to part from some of my work. As of right now, everything below is for sale and I am willing to sell it at a reasonable cost. Feel free to email me @ lp@luisapariselli.com if you are interested in any pieces. Thanks!

Basing this installation on the concept of “the home front” and what it means to me, I merged my idea of what home is. This was the end product.
It tackles the idea of the nuclear family and the socially constructed roles of a mother and father within a home. It merges in inner ways of a family and the exterior front. I wanted to merge the two. I wanted to bring both onto a level of equal playing ground based on a European background that places the idea of male superiority into the minds of the past.

Song of Choice: To Build A Home-The Cinematic Orchestra

A logo I created to unify the queer women in Toronto creating events for women around the city. Its simple, it’s fresh and it brands the East side of Toronto’s Gay female community.

What is DEC (Dirty East Collective)?
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=251864334039&ref=nf&v=info#/group.php?gid=254249237080&ref=ts

Book Burning Audio
Inspired by the work of Paul De Marini, I have proposed to complete an installation which tells the story of the 1933 Book Burning Rally in Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler. This is a photoshopped version of what I had in mind. The installation will incorporate the audio above, the smell of burning paper and an intense heat from around the room to give the viewer an intense interaction with an event of the past.
The piece is to commemorate the millions of people, thoughts and words lost to the Nazi Era. It is an incorporation of new media, the power of the wrath of nature and history all summed up into one.
OCAD Special Focus Nature: Claire Brunet.

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We are all biological ticking time clocks. The concept of this piece revolves around the idea of “lifespan” and preservation. A final assignment for Body and Object, you are to take a common object and make it into something other then what it is used for. I used the image of the syringe as the focal point to create the image of a tree which is symbolic for growth and existence. I wanted to make the tree into veins that were being injected by the needles. They act as branches in a space that is surreal. The space the isolated tree sits in is to suggest that in death you are alone and that in life, sometimes it is important to be just that: alone.

The concept goes further as it touches upon author Arundhati Roy’s quote from The God of Small Things, as she states, “We all know that one day we will die, but we live as though we won’t”. The mechanical contraption at the bottom acts as the roots or core of the tree’s existence, just like the human heart. The time is no longer ticking, which represents the loss of life or something that once kept you alive. The mechanics of the tree is almost cyborg like, which can relate to the life of a machine being made to work forever. We as humans are not built to live forever, yet we all work hard to hold onto every last breath of our lives. Life is sometimes cherished. Life is sometimes thrown away. When sickness or illness arises, we attempt to find a cure. We are always trying ways to hold onto this life we live. I believe that we have our time to be and exist and it is okay to say goodbye. It is okay to move on from the things we find comfortable and to bring in something new. I think that it is essential that we find refuge in the fact that we will not be here forever and to make the most of the gifts we have in front of us.

The material used for this piece consisted of the use of paper, thread ,nails, wires, syringes, watch leather straps, clear medical tubes, circuits and parts of batteries. The scale of the work is to be a one on one interaction with the viewer. I want the piece to stand isolated and alone with no sound and no movement. I want a minimalist reflection in regards to the message it will send out. The thought of having the numbers descend was something I thought about connecting with a battery. I wanted a formal presentation done in a simple frame. I want people to go up close to the image presented and look at the symbol of a tree as their lives.
I want people to just feel again.

Music of Influence:

So, do the stereotypes clearly label and define what it means to be queer?
I believe that there are multiple shades and hues of brilliant colours between simple butch and femme labels and dynamics.
These colours make our community vibrant. They give depth and life and individuality to the term “queer”.

The installation also comments on a personal level of what I feel comfortable in and to parts of the body that I chose not to expose due to levels of discomfort.
This piece was constructed for Body & Object and gives the viewer a glimpse into a world of assumption and how “assuming” is no longer good enough.
It was constructed by creating a mold of a classmates collarbone and casting it in wax in Claire Brunet’s mould making Class.
Not in love with mould making though, as I’m sure most of my classmates have come to realize.
There may be a switch in majors coming up for my next semester.

ROCK*ER | Friday, November 27th

Be Loud. Be Proud. Rock On in November!

Lesbian Lu of 102.1 The Edge will be hosting the 4th Official Rock Night on Church Street.

This month brings in a huge range of awesome new people and experiences! Be there for 9pm-limited entry!

-An acoustic performance by The Livin’ Art @ 9 30 pm.
Check them out at: www.myspace.com/thelivinart

-Sex toy prizes and FREE sexual gifts sponsored by Ashleigh Duffy’s Passion Parties! There will be sex ed-lessons everywhere! So if you’re shy, or need some new toys, now is the time!

-A wicked Drag King performance lead by Cameron, Andy and Kenny from the Toronto Kings with a lesson on how to move to a ROCK tune.

-Did we mention the sex dancers? There will be sex dancers who remove clothing.

-DJ #5 spinning EDGE tunes all night long!!!

An event for LGBT, boys, girls, men and women. Straight, gay, bi- It really doesn’t matter! ROCK*ER will flood Voglie with the latest EDGE rock music!

NO COVER!!!!

Voglie Lounge| 582 Church Street
9pm start time, 19+ Event.

For further information, contact: tania@voglielounge.com

Spread the word and be a part of history as ROCK*ER makes room for alternative Rock in our scene.

Sponsored by:
102.1 The Edge | Corus Radio Entertainment • www.edge.ca
Passion Parties by Ashleigh Duffy

A bit of art for the ears. Why not?
I used acrylic paint and a mat gesso on these headphones for a friend. The pictures are inspired from the album art of Dredg, a band we both love. I outlined a very brief paint sketch done with a black ink fine liner once the first layer was dry. I coated them with a seal so that the use of the headphones won’t chip away at the work.
I like painting on different surfaces. I think I can get the hang of this.