Even Vancouver could only scrape together a $1500 honorarium, so I guess the only people that take part are established artists that don’t need the money and amateurs that desperately need the money. I’m not complaining–we should be grateful they’re bold enough to support any fine art project.

I remember seeing Bonifacho’s work at the Fran Willis Gallery many years ago. At the time he was making large Ab/Ex canvasses by dumping huge translucent coloured gobs of thick acrylic paint and squeegeeing it across until it was watercolour-transparent in places. Lately, he seems to be more graphic, immersing himself in the language of hot metal type.