Charles Hackbarth
Charles Hackbarth is a Toronto-based artist, writer, and sound sculptor. In 1976, at the age of fourteen, Hackbarth began an intensive study of visual art that lasted eight years. His first exhibition, Peek-a-boo, featured large figurative paintings and was presented at the Ottawa School of Art gallery in the summer of 1985. From 1986 to 1991, Hackbarth exhibited a number of mixed media installations based around drawings and paintings but also including sculpture, found objects, sound, and fragrances. From 1986 to 1989, Hackbarth pursued independent studies at OCAD in performance art, electronics, plastics, and new media. Throughout the 1990s he continued to produce work but didn’t exhibit again until 1998. Since then, he has shown at various galleries in Toronto and is currently a member of the Loop Collective.
Since 1980, Hackbarth has worked professionally with individuals who have intellectual disabilities and their families. Over the years, Hackbarth has studied Buddhism, meditation, psychotherapy, philosophy, and esoteric forms of healing. He also creates soundworks under the moniker Bonecreak Ulysses and releases recordings on his label Hypnogogic Sound Lab.
Other sites.
loop gallery:www.loopgallery.ca
myspace: www.myspace.com/bonecreak
esnips:www.esnips.com/user/CharlesHackbarth
contact the artist: chackbarth@sympatico.ca
Since 1980, Hackbarth has worked professionally with individuals who have intellectual disabilities and their families. Over the years, Hackbarth has studied Buddhism, meditation, psychotherapy, philosophy, and esoteric forms of healing. He also creates soundworks under the moniker Bonecreak Ulysses and releases recordings on his label Hypnogogic Sound Lab.
Other sites.
loop gallery:www.loopgallery.ca
myspace: www.myspace.com/bonecreak
esnips:www.esnips.com/user/CharlesHackbarth
contact the artist: chackbarth@sympatico.ca
Current work (April 2012) Everything AND Nothing
Large-scale drawing (76 x 50 inches)
Bonecreak Ulysses
www.bonecreakulysses.weebly.com check it out if you dare.
