Project Summary

This campaign will fund the creation of an art book of ‘Discoveries: Montreal’ by Denise Buisman Pilger. Discoveries: Montreal is a visual arts project that I have been working on for the past two years, it features all the boroughs on the island of Montreal. The book will have a total of 96 pages, showcasing all the pieces in the series as well as detailed information about the artist and the creation of the project. Contribute to this amazing book now! Help Denise raise funds and claim your reward on the right hand side!

Artist Bio

Although based in Montreal, visual artist Denise Buisman Pilger is a frequent globe-trotter, gathering inspiration for her urban photo-collages along the way.  Exhibiting and selling her work prolifically in North America and Europe over the past several years, one of the highlights was a trip to Paris to participate in the ‘2011 Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Art’ at the Carrousel du Louvre.

Her creative practice spans more than a decade, beginning with several years as a professional graphic designer and art director for print media, both in Europe and North America.  This sensibility is reflected in her current body of work both aesthetically and technically.  From her home-based studio, she produces city-scapes that are graphic, contemporary and yet, nostalgic. 

Originally from the Netherlands, Denise has a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration from Willem de Kooning Academy of Arts in Rotterdam, and continues to pursue creative professional development to stay on top of new techniques and materials.  She occasionally offers artist talks and technique classes in her community. 

Artist Statement

Denise’s work reflects her love of photography, painting and travel configured into graphic pseudo-realities of everyday life filtered through her own whimsical creative lens. Her tableaux are bustling, surreal pastiches of -architectural elements and city life, arranged at unusual angles, irregular scale and not necessarily in their true-to-life configuration. 

Her creative process involves digital photo manipulation, image transfer, acrylic photo collage, acrylic paints/-mediums, and other innovative techniques.  Working in a variety of scale, Denise creates panels that are graphic, contemporary and yet somehow nostalgic.  Often her pieces are black and white with minimalist colour accents, while others abound with colour - her visual vocabulary always unique and always authentic.

In her most recent series – Discoveries: Montreal - Denise explores each of the island city’s 34 boroughs.  Venturing out (camera in hand) she has captured the iconic and quirky details that make every borough unique, turning each into a one-of-a-kind mixed media panel.  The series offers a rare insight into the distinct flavors of all the ‘little villages’ that make up the island’s rich landscape.

Merging many photographs into a singular image, Denise’s unique impressions of the city capture the urban landscape through the eyes of a new resident, highlighting the often mundane, yet essential elements that make up the living, breathing and evolving ecosystem of the city she has called home since 2009.

About the book

Discoveries: Montreal is a 'series' and although all the pieces can be enjoyed on their own, they are more powerful as a whole. With original artwork being quite expensive, the individual pieces will probably be sold off separately after the initial showing. This art book will be a way to keep the series together and it will make it possible for people to enjoy the entire series at home for years to come.

This 96page book will be perfect bound with minimalist graphic design, featuring only one piece on each spread so each piece gets full attention. The book will also contain information about the artist and the project and some insights in the creation process. This book will look great on your bookshelf or on you coffee table and will make a great conversation starter.

I am currently working on the final pieces, the series is expected to be finished by the end of June 2013. The text for the book is in the editing phase and the graphic design has been started as well. The book will be in both French and in English, just like the city the project is based on. The publishing date for the book depends on the time needed for photography, translation, proof reading and printing, but it has tentatively been set for early September 2013. Keep an eye on the updates for information on the creation of the book and the final pieces of the series. 

Where will your money go?

This is a fixed campaign so you will only be charged if the campaign succeeds. The funds raised will be used to cover the costs of producing the book. It will pay for things like photographing the artwork, proofreading, editing, translation and printing of the book.

When can expect your perks?

Because this is a fixed campaign perk will not be shipped out until the end of the campaign. 

• The online credits will go live in the first week after the campaign has been finished. 

• The personalized art cards will be shipped in the first two weeks after the campaign has been finished.

• For the Giclee prints backers wil receive an email with on overview of all the boroughs in the first week after the campaign has been finished. Prints will be ordered as soon as all choices have been received, shipping will depend on the delivery time from the printer.

• The digital and physical copies of the book will be shipped as soon as they are finished. Copies for the supporters of this campaign wil be the first to be shipped. 

• Perks that include multiple items will be shipped as one package, delivery depends on contents.

You will be notified by email when your perk has been shipped.

Shipping

Unfortunately shipping is expensive these days. All perks that require shipping will have shipping and handling fees listed in the description. To make sure that the money raised goes towards the production of the book and not to Canada Post I ask that you please add the appropriate shipping and handling fees to the price of you perk of choice, I will not be able to ship out your perk until shipping and handling has been paid. Please note that all perks will be shipped from Canada through Canada Post.

Other ways you can help

Can't give today? No worries! There are plenty of other ways to help me achieve this goal. Please share this project with all of your friends, family members and acquaintances both on and off-line. Use Facebook and Twitter (or any other social media site), blog about it, talk about it with your colleagues or your hairdresser, tell as many people as you can! I truly appreciate all the help I can get!

Thank you!

I am sincerely grateful for all of your help. Keeping this series together by creating this book is very important to me and I will not be able to do this without your help!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns you can email me: info@denisebuismanpilger.com or contact me on my Facebook Page, Facebook Profile, Google+ or on Twitter! Contribute to this amazing book now! Help Denise raise funds and claim your reward on the right hand side!