Milan Basic - Artworks

BRAVE ART - Dec. 2006 @ The Ayden Gallery
ETHEREAL - sold 25" X 9" - Mixed media	SIMPLE RUST - sold 25" X 9" - Mixed media	ANTI-SPHERICAL - sold 25" X 9" - Mixed media
AIV - sold 29" x 9.5" - Mixed media.	EDGE-SEZ - sold 29" x 9.5" - Mixed media.	PSAURUS - sold 29" x 9.5" - Mixed media.
ETO - sold 29" x 9.5" - Mixed media.	ALLCITY 2 - sold 29" x 9.5" - Mixed media.	GLYPH - sold 22" X 9" - Mixed media
VISCOUS - sold 28.25" x 15.5" - Mixed media	SEDIMENTARY - sold 28.25" x 15.5" - Mixed media	RUSSET - sold 15.5" x 32" - Mixed media
HAPLESSLY DANGLING FROM GOLDEN BLOSSOMS - sold 12" x 33" - Mixed media	ONE, TWO, FREE OCHO - sold 28.25" x 15.5" - Mixed media	PUPPETO FREE - sold 9.5" x 32"- Mixed media.

MERGE - Feb. 2007 @ The Ayden Gallery

SEZ vs. KREWZ - sold

37.5" x 16" - A mixed media collaboration with the graffiti stylings of KREWZ and Milan Basic.

SEZ vs. OPE - sold

35" x 12" - A mixed media collaborative piece between Peter Taylor and Milan Basic

SEZ vs. ETO

20" x 9" - A mixed media collaboration between Nikola Basic and Milan Basic

SEZ vs. ODDITY

20" x 9" - A mixed media collaboration between
Audrey Basic and Milan Basic

SEZ vs. Markie

37" x 16" - A mixed media collaboration between Mark Anderson and Milan Basic

AS THE WORLD TUNES - April 2007 @ The Eatery

STRIDES - sold

approx. 35" x 10" - Mixed media

TEED - sold

24" x 14" - Mixed media

REVERED - sold

29" x 10" - Mixed media

SYNCOPATE -sold

37" X 16 " - Mixed media

EPHREM -sold

37" X 16 " - Mixed media

S BOMB

34" x 31 " - Mixed media

ESS VERTIGRIS - sold

24" x 10" - Mixed media

sleepy eyed day

SLEEPY EYED DAY - sold

37" wide x 15.5" high - Mixed media
This painting was inspired by a wall mural I painted at
Main & 16th in Vancouver.

A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR -sold

24" x 40 " - Mixed media
The rate at which the earth spins.

The Ayden Gallery - Oct. 2006
UNTITLED - sold 38" x 12" - acrylics and other media on concrete and wooden panel.	UNTITLED - sold 32" x 22" - mixed media		SHARON'S PEACE - sold 24" x 40" - oils on concrete and wooden panel
Dawn Break - sold 15" x 38" - mixed media		Elm - sold 22" x 32" - mixed media

Dominant Gene - sold

48" x 16" - mixed media
a popular piece.

DV8 - June 2005

Pedestrian - sold

16" x 48" - acrylics on wooden panel

Reversal

6 pieces 16" x 48" = total width 9'
mixed media

Ever hear of the great fire in DV8?
After having the opening, less than a week later there was a fire that was caused by some bad wiring in the kitchens cooler. This, as it turned out, was the event that was the end of DV8, one of Vancouver's coolest restaurants.

PAPA BEAR - sold

16" wide x 48" high
Mixed media

TOO LITTLE - sold

16" wide x 48" high
Mixed media

SPACIAL RELATION

16" wide x 48" high - Mixed media

The Glass and Concrete Pieces

Fly Away Day

31" x 10" - mixed media - The original painting of the glass and concrete works.

DAY MELEE

36" wide x 24"high - mixed media

A very popular painting which, despite many offers, I have still managed to keep. Created January 2004.

These are a very select few of my glass and concrete pieces. Although many more were created, these are my personal favorites. At one point they became known as my trademark or style. This was when I decided to stop creating them and move on to something else. Once in a while I still get an inquiry about these and as much as I could have gone further with it, being pidgeonholed is not worth it. After a while, a routine will block the artistic flow. I look back fondly on where I was going with this.

Nippon So Long - sold

24" x 36" - mixed media on wooden panel

WHITE TANTRUM - sold

16" x 16" - Mixed media
I wonder if the underlying image was ever noticed by this buyer?

Virginal - sold

22" x 6" - mixed media

SWEET PEA - sold

16" x 16" - Mixed media

Undressing Graffiti - Sept. 2007 @ SUBEEZ
BURNS BOG BURNS - sold 82" wide x 65" high (6' 10" x 5' 5") - Mixed media	KOI POLLOI - sold 114" wide x 65" high (9'6" x 5'5") - Mixed media - Can you count the fish?
	UNTITLED - sold 16" wide x 34" high - Mixed media	UNTITLED - sold approx. 14" wide x 28" high - Mixed media
SEVEN DEADLY SINS - hold 72" x 48"- Mixed media This is a depiction of the seven deadly sins, Wrath, Gluttony, Greed, Pride, Sloth, Lust and Envy.
382,500 km. 66" x 54" - Mixed media This painting is reminiscent of what the earth looks like from the moon approximately 382,500kms away.	ERGO WE GO - sold 24" wide x 12" high - mixed media	'A' IS JUST A LETTER- sold 24" wide x 48" high - mixed media This is the piece that I painted live at Holt Renfrew.
YANG & YANG - sold 48" wide x 82" high - Mixed media It was Adam from whom Eve had taken a bite. We are discovering that these opposites are truly the same.	RISING UP - sold 14" wide x 24" high - Mixed media -	DAD GUM - sold 24" wide x 48" high - Mixed media
REPOSE - sold 76" wide x 16" high - Mixed media		UNDRESSED 36" wide x 16" high - Mixed media This image was inspired by the theme of this show. A character or a letter? Figure it out.

BAYSIDE LOUNGE @ 1755 Davie Street (at Denman)
EGRESSION 32" wide x 12" high - Mixed media Now showing at the Bayside Lounge.	UNTITLED - sold approx. 34" wide x 26" high - Mixed media - Showing at the Bayside Lounge.
RED CHOIR 32" wide x 28" high - Mixed media Inspired by a mural I painted last summer. Now showing at the Bayside Lounge.	sold 24" wide x 9" high - Mixed media Now showing at the Bayside Lounge.	sold 28" wide x 10" high - Mixed media Now showing at the Bayside Lounge.
	sold 22" wide x 8" high - Mixed media - Now showing at the Bayside Lounge.

BACKSTAGE LOUNGE @ The Arts Club Theatre

red choir

RED CHOIR - sold

32" wide x 28" high - Mixed media
Inspired by a mural I painted last summer.
Now showing at the Backstage Lounge.

spawn

SPAWN - sold

36" wide x 48 " high - Mixed media
A piece I painted live in Portland, Oregon.

Milan Basic discovered art through graffiti in the late 1980's. This led to portrait art, automotive airbrushing, graphic design and wall murals. After focusing primarily on walls, it was after much prodding that he try applying these images to canvas. Starting with spray paint on canvas, curiousity and experimentation led to a multitude of mixed media works. The original canvases were strongly graffiti inspired, which then evolved into photo-realism and naturally, surrealism. Evolution brought originality. Not wanting to regurgitate the usual selection, it was decided Milan would introduce all of his influences into his current productions. Using techniques learned from years in the film industry combined with styles taken from his many years of involvement in the graffiti culture and adding other ideas inspired by renaissance art and even anime art. What is being produced today by Milan is the bastard child of all these elements being used to convey his messages and ideas forming what is clearly a truly original style. Don't blink, this artist is not afraid to throw more curve balls into the soup. After all, he is in a constant state of change and thirsts for the next step. Currently experimenting with resin pours and moving toward sculpture for the near future.

Due to the many materials used in this artwork, such as metal flake, pearlescents, gold, silver and copper leafs and other such materials, the photographs you are viewing do not convey the richness, depth and effects that are captured by the naked eye. For a true sense of the artwork, it is recommended that a live viewing be arranged.
If you are interested in any pieces or have any questions, you can contact me via e-mail to arrange a viewing or purchase.

Untied United @ The Ayden Gallery
NIGHTTIME ZEALOT - sold 60" wide x 36" high (5' x 3') - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.		AS THE CROW FLIES - sold 36" wide x 42" high (3' x 4'6") - Mixed media - Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.
COPPER KOI - sold 36" wide x 36" high (3' x 3') - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.	AUTOMATA - sold 16" wide x 16" high - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.		CARRY ON FOWL FRIEND 36" wide x 42" high (3' x 4'6") - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.
OUTLAWED IN MAINE - sold 12" wide x 12" high - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until Dece	EMARGINATO - sold 12" wide x 12" high - Mixed media - Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.		ETHEREAL - sold 16" wide x 16" high - Mixed media Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.
PLAINSONG - sold 16" wide x 16" high - Mixed media - Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.		VERTIGRIS - sold 24" wide x 13" high - Mixed media - Now showing in Untied United at the Ayden Gallery. Show runs until December 11th, 2007.

CROSSED LINES @ BACKSPACE in Portland Oregon, February 7th, 2008

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

16" x 16" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

16" x 16" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

16" x 16" - Mixed Media

UNTITLED KOI - sold

12" x 12" - Mixed Media

BACKSTAGE LOUNGE - Feb. 2006

LYMPHOZEMIAC - sold

24" x 36" - mixed media - derived by a very unique experimental process

SQUELCH

18" wide x 34" high - Mixed media

OPIATE - sold

32" wide x 18" high - Mixed media

GROWTH IS EXPONENTIAL - sold

96" x 24" mixed media

FASHION ROCKS - Ford Centre for the Performing Arts 2005

TWIGGY II - sold

48" x 48" Acrylic on canvas.
This piece was painted live for the "Fashion Rocks 2005" fundraiser. Painting on stage alongside Peter Taylor, Markie Anderson, Jimbow, 12 Midnight and I Braineater while live music, models, dancers and other entertainers did thier thing was a unique experience. Another

MADONNA - sold

48" x 72" - aerosol paint and printing ink on paper - This was one of several posters painted to raise funds for the Childrens Hospitals "Fashion Rocks 2005" event where Milan and six other artists painted canvases live before an audience.

TWIGGY - sold

LENNON - sold

GRAFFITI PROJECT - CAFE DEUX SOLEILS - WINTER 2001

z wasp

Z WASP

24" wide x 36" high
Spray paint on canvas
A very early piece.

SEXY WASP

48" x 72" - aerosol paint on canvas - one of my first, and my favorites.

POSTERIOR - sold

36" x 60" - Aerosol paint on Canvas - A very popular piece soon to be available as giclee on canvas in 16" x 36" format.

COMMISSIONS

SCATTERED FRAMES

26"wide x 14"high - mixed media
A custom painting for fellow painter Ashley Montague, check out his flowingest styles on his website.

ATMOSPHERIC

12 feet wide x 5 feet high - mixed media
This triptych was a commissioned piece for this clients gigantic wall. Mixing the warm earth tones with cooler tones helped achieve the effect of looking at the earth from the moon. Painted Feb. 2008

INKSPOT

26"wide x 14" high - mixed media
A custom painting for another Portland painter, Jesse Reno. You can see his madness on his website.

UNTITLED

24" wide x 36" high - Mixed media
This painting was inspired by a mural I'd painted. It hangs alongside another in this Yaletown home.

PORTRAIT

24" wide x 18" high - Acrylic on canvas.
This commission made a nice surprize X-mas gift in 2007.A departure from my recent works, but good to mix it up.

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES

ASPHALTUM TREES - sold

54" wide x 14" high - Mixed media
Shown at Oqoqo Jan. 2007

GRAFF PIT '05

48" x 48" - Spray paint on canvas
Painted Live in the Graff Pit during the Fringe Festival 2005

BOOGEYMAN - sold

42" x 96" - mixed media Big piece...featured in Robots and Monsters, Ayden Gallery Nov.2006

ASPHALTUM - sold

48" wide x 18" high - Mixed media
First shown at Oqoqo on Robson Jan. 2007
Featured at the Diva's Gala fundraiser for Big Sisters 2007.

UNTITLED -sold

66" wide x 54" high - Mixed media

UNTITLED - sold

20" wide x 14" high - Mixed media
A collaboration between Milan Basic and Peter Taylor, this piece was featured in the Collabro show in NYC at the Showroom Gallery. Due to sheen in the high gloss of the resin, a proper photo was never attained for this piece.

FORCED IMPRESSION @ SUBEEZ 891 Homer Street (at Smithe) - Thursday, November 6, 2008

BACK DOOR TO DIVINITY
$11,000

40" wide X 96" high - Mixed media
A better image is forthcoming

THE REALIZATION OF MY MORTALITY
$3000

48" wide x 34" high - Mixed media

SHADOW OF A MAN - $8600

66" wide X 66" high - Mixed media

BEHEMOTH $12,000

12' wide x 3.5' high - Mixed media
This might be the largest painting I've done yet. We're not counting murals of course. This image does not clearly display the underpainting. The surf theme is a departure from my other works, but it does get across big the wave feeling.

SHE MOVES - sold

35" wide x 20" high - Mixed media

SLIVER OF HOPE - $900

10" wide x 35" high - Mixed media

SERENITY IN THIS PLACE - sold

26" wide x 16" high - Mixed media

THE NIPPLES OF MOTHER HOPE HAVE RUN DRY - sold

48" wide x 66" high - Mixed media

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS - sold

36" wide x 36" high - Mixed media

GOLDEN PROMISE - $1300

40" wide x 19" high - Mixed media

EARTH - $2800

66" wide x 54" high - Mixed media

photo not available

DARK GARDEN - sold

63" wide x 24" high - Mixed media

RAGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT - $9000
48" wide x 60" high - mixed media
Breaking away from the square.
These pieces are becoming more sculptural and lead
an evolution of my work for the next show.

BEING OF LIGHT - $9000
24" wide x 72" high - mixed media
It's true, we are all beings of light fixed
here in these mortal shells.

UNTITLED - $7500
72" wide x 24" high - Mixed media

MOTION IS RELATIVE - $9000
96" wide x 24" high - Mixed media

Here are some of the newer works on display in a private residence in Kerrisdale, Vancouver, BC.
If you are interested in viewing these works in person feel free to e-mail me to make an appointment.

A PERFECT WURLD @ THE GROOP GALLERY Prince George, BC - June 4, 2010
THE WURLD IS FLAT - $12,000 24" x 24" x 24" Mixed media Some people believed the world was in the shape of an inverted frisbee. I'm here to tell you this isn't so.		SWALLOWED WHOLE - $6,000 2 x 24" x 48" Mixed media A diptych for the masses
WISDOM IS THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE - $5,000 48" x 48" Mixed media		THIRTY FEET TO IMPACT - $5,000 48" x 48" Mixed media
OVEREXPOSURE - $1,800 48" x 18" Mixed media		Other paintings in this show include "Backdoor to Divinity" (newer photo forthcoming) and "The Realization of My Mortality."

Dawn Series - Shown @ Mod Pod - Oct. 2006
Dawn 1 16" x 48" - mixed media.	Dawn 2 16" x 48" - mixed media.	Dawn 3 - sold 16" x 48" - mixed media.	This is the Dawn series more of the popular glass and concrete work done by Milan Basic - Featured in the Gaetano Fasciana Benefit Friday, June 1, 2007.