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eepmon is operated by just one person. Me, myself, and I.

A twisted name for APEMAN, eepmon to me is more than just simply a name. One site summed it pretty well regarding people born in the year of the Monkey, "…the Monkey possesses such character traits as curiosity, mischievousness, and cleverness. Forever playful, Monkeys are the masters of practical jokes."

What does this mean to me? It means that life shouldn't be determined by someone else's dreams. No one tells me what is and what isn't. Intuition is key. Follow your dreams, do what you love and fail often. This applies to everything personally, professionally and in-between.

On that note, I hope that you enjoy viewing my works. You can always find me at info[at]eepmon.com

peace.
Eric

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Artist Information

Canadian Hybrid artist-programmer Eric Chan (eepmon) works at the intersection of art, design and technology. He produces works of art through the method of combining open data and computer code.

States Andrea Fatona, then curator of contemporary art at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), “[Chan] integrates computer algorithms into his paintings, illustrating contemporary conceptions of the machine as an extension of the body. His process is shaped by chance and certainty, improvisation and script, affect and effect.”

eepmon has held solo shows at the OAG, galleries in Tokyo and performances of his new media Intersection paintings at hpgrp gallery New York, Yamaha Ginza and digital art organizations across Europe.

On the commercial front, he has worked closely with Dentsu, Microsoft Europe, MINI Cooper Canada, Panasonic Japan to designing cover albums for prolific Japanese electronic composer Susumu Yokota. He was featured in numerous publications including FLARE, Beautiful Decay, IdN, Computer Arts, MoCo Loco, and JoshSpear.

He served in a multitude of roles including TEDx Toronto entertainer, spoke at IDEO:NYC and PechaKucha:Tokyo, jury member for the Visual Arts Grant Funding at Ottawa City Hall and professor at Algonquin College. He was a recipient of a Banff Centre artist residency, awarded "Best Canadian Student" at FITC and received the Excellence Award for Illustration in Computer Arts Graduate competition.

His art has been acquired by the Canada Council's Art Bank. Currently residing in New York City, eepmon travels between Ottawa, Toronto, and Tokyo.

CV available here.