. Ashley Mackenzie .

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→ 13 May 13 at 12 pm Public Brains

Despite our feelings of shared understanding, there’s no real way of knowing if any individual’s experience is the same as another’s.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Public Brains
Despite our feelings of shared understanding, there’s no real way of knowing if any individual’s experience is the same as another’s.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
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→ 10 May 13 at 1 pm Cyber-disinhibition

By undermining the nuances of human interaction the internet inadvertently encourages the free reign of negative and often destructive emotional impulses.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Cyber-disinhibition
By undermining the nuances of human interaction the internet inadvertently encourages the free reign of negative and often destructive emotional impulses.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 08 May 13 at 12 pm Seeking Substance

Technology has made the process of finding information incredibly simple, inhibiting our capacity to become truly knowledgable.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Seeking Substance
Technology has made the process of finding information incredibly simple, inhibiting our capacity to become truly knowledgable.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 06 May 13 at 9 am

It’s the last week you can get yourself some gorgeous prints from Light Grey Art Lab’s Macro & Micro show! Here’s my piece along with some of my favourites from Miko Maciaszek, Nick Blazey, Rachel Suggs, Rebecca Mock and Richie Pope. Make sure to check out everyone’s work if you haven’t already, it’s spectacular!

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→ 01 May 13 at 10 am

OCADU Grad Ex

OCADU’s Grad Show starts tomorrow and goes until the 5th! If you’re in the area you should definitely come check it out, it’s certainly one of the best years I can remember. You can find more info on Facebook. My work will be on the 6th floor amidst a ton of other incredibly talented illustrators!

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→ 25 Apr 13 at 11 am Universal Understanding

Our brains may never be able to fully comprehend the complexities of the universe, but knowing our limitations should not hinder exploration or contemplation.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Universal Understanding
Our brains may never be able to fully comprehend the complexities of the universe, but knowing our limitations should not hinder exploration or contemplation.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 21 Apr 13 at 6 pm Chemicals

The wide scale proliferation of serotonin-enhancing antidepressants can suppress sexual desire and may inhibit the ability to fall and stay in love.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Chemicals
The wide scale proliferation of serotonin-enhancing antidepressants can suppress sexual desire and may inhibit the ability to fall and stay in love.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 16 Apr 13 at 4 pm

Prints

The print shop is up!

Check it out! It’s a bit sparse but it should fill out as I keep posting work over the next couple of weeks. If there’s a piece someone wants that isn’t already in there feel free to send me a note and I’ll see what I can do!

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→ 16 Apr 13 at 4 pm Filling in the Gaps

As our knowledge of the brain becomes more comprehensive it seems like the idea of the soul exists only in the gaps of our understanding.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

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Filling in the Gaps
As our knowledge of the brain becomes more comprehensive it seems like the idea of the soul exists only in the gaps of our understanding.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 14 Apr 13 at 3 pm Here’s a piece I did for the Macro & Micro exhibition at Light Grey Art Lab! I decided to do a lesser florican after seeing this video of it’s courtship display because it’s pretty fantastic. The show opens April 19th and there’s some phenomenal work by some amazing people so be sure to check it out!

There are prints available HERE!
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Here’s a piece I did for the Macro & Micro exhibition at Light Grey Art Lab! I decided to do a lesser florican after seeing this video of it’s courtship display because it’s pretty fantastic. The show opens April 19th and there’s some phenomenal work by some amazing people so be sure to check it out!
There are prints available HERE!

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→ 13 Apr 13 at 6 pm No Body, No Mind

Despite society’s emphasis on abstract thought, the brain cannot become a mind without a body.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

- More thesis work - Prints -
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No Body, No Mind
Despite society’s emphasis on abstract thought, the brain cannot become a mind without a body.
Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.
Check out the OCADU Illustration Grad Ex page on Facebook for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!
- More thesis work - Prints -

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→ 14 Mar 13 at 11 pm

Asked by Anonymous

Hello, I love your art. There is a piece that I would love to have as a tattoo but I don't know how to go by doing that, would you be okay if your work was used as a tattoo? In any case, I would credit you when we take pictures of it.
Email me at ashmackenzie@gmail.com with a link to the specific piece! I’ll almost definitely be alright with it, I’d just like to know which one. And thanks for asking!