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Team Macho : Friends for Life
A collection of works by Lauchie Reid, Chris Buchan, Nicholas
Aoki, Jacob Whibley, and G. Stephen Appleby-Barr
Group show of paintings, illustration & Poster Book launch
About Team Macho:
Team Macho is the working name for the collaborative artworks of 5
young artist Illustrators from Toronto, Ontario. Lauchie Reid, Buchan,
Nicholas Aoki, Jacob Whibley, and G. Stephen Appleby-Barr are intent
on creating challenging content via intense collaborative works and
the spirit of massive production. Trained variously in Graphic Design,
Illustration, and Fine Art at Sheridan College and the Ontario College
of Art and Design, the five members of Team Macho live, work, and
play in constant contact; nestled cozily in a large, cave-like studio/kitchen
downtown. Here they challenge, bother, attack, and molest each other
and produce drawings about creatures, old video games, and sometimes
swimming.
Team Macho’s professional endeavours include running the successful
independent publishing imprint, Tigerpress Books. Since 2003, Tigerpress
has been the leader in supplying Toronto with cat burglar/mummy related
reading material and miscellany. Their micro-novels; The Mummy Concerns,
The Mummy Sojourns, Die Letzter Kaper (German language), Die Kaper
Krowd (German language), and Percy Percifull: The Day the Moon Laid
an Egg of Danger have secured Tigerpress a devoted readership and
inspired them to continually develop new ideas for their audiences’
enjoyment. In addition to bookmaking, Team Macho is heavily involved
with the design and production of screen-printed merchandise, packaging,
and promotional material for clients including: Will Munro, Jeremy
Laing, The Hidden Cameras, Kids On TV, and others.
Team Macho online:
teammacho@gmail.com
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