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Marc Adornato
Marc Adornato (born June 7, 1977) is a contemporary Canadian artist based in Ottawa, Ontario, working in a variety of mediums including painting, mixed media, video and performance. He is known for his satirical and subversive artwork that often involve socio-political issues such as climate change, terrorism, state surveillance, and wealth inequality. Early life and education Adornato was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1977. He spent his formative years (1982–1986) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with his family, before settling in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1990. In 2001, he completed a degree in Fine Art with a major in Media Art, from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax Nova Scotia. 2001–2009 In 2001–2009, Adornato's work focused on "pro-cloning, sciences, politics and history" and concerned himself particularly with "la guerre et le clonage". Adornato produced a series of artworks entitled ''Anarchos Apokalypsis'' where he burned, shredded and "smashed shit to pieces" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
