Mike Schertzer
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Mike Schertzer is a Canadian
poet
and artist
.
Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia
with a B.Sc. in biology
, and lived for some time in Vancouver
, Canada.
According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009 he was employed as a molecular biologist
at the Curie Institute
in Paris
, France
. Of his artistic work, he says
He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language
, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
.
Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
with a B.Sc. in biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, and lived for some time in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada.
According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009 he was employed as a molecular biologist
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
at the Curie Institute
Curie Institute
* the Curie Institute in Paris, a research foundation.* the Curie Institute in Warsaw, a cancer research and treatment center...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Of his artistic work, he says
- "I practice a unique form of collage, which I call 'Sublimage' (paper and acrylicAcrylic paintAcrylic paint is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry...
on glass). I also create text-based art, mostly overpainted books (negatexts). I also do performancePerformanceA performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
s and interventionsArt interventionArt intervention is an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience or venue/space. It has the auspice of conceptual art and is commonly a form of performance art. It is associated with the Viennese Actionists, the Dada movement and Neo-Dadaists...
that typically run for at least 8 hours."
He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty.
Books
The following are some books by Schertzer:- The House of Misfortune (1994). Tonguenail Books.
- Short Films from the 14th Century (1994). Exile EditionsExile EditionsExile Editions is an independent literary publisher based in Toronto. It was founded in 1976 by poet, novelist and artist Barry Callaghan and is currently headed by Michael Callaghan...
. - A Hand for the Drowned (1994). Ekstasis Editions.
- A Personal Dictionary' '(1997). Tonguenail Books. Available online.
- Cipher and Poverty (The Book of Nothing) (1998). Ekstasis Editions.
- Absulation(1998). Self-published.
- Devil's Wine (2003). Self-published.
- Peindicy (2007). Exile Editions.
Performances and interventions
- Opacity. Vancouver (2000) http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/sublimage/Op.htm.
See also
- LipogramLipogramA lipogram is a kind of constrained writing or word game consisting of writing paragraphs or longer works in which a particular letter or group of letters is avoided — usually a common vowel, and frequently "E", the most common letter in the English language.Writing a lipogram is a trivial task...