UH | E4: TECTONIC YOUTH
UNRULY HOOLIGANS Our 4th UNRULY episode, a celebration of our work and one year one the HOOLIGANS. It was a great showcase, and also a mini celebration for my 34th birthday at the time. All in all it was a stressful time for sure but the outcomes are always worth the endeavors. We do it…
UH | ART ON BARTON SHOWCASE
In the summer of 2024, the hooligans and I and many, many other awesome artists from around the city came togethre for the Art On Barton project. Mac the Maker and I squeezed in at the last second, getting there the last day of painting, snagging a spot on the back alley-facing fence. It was…
UH | E3: a beautiful antithesis
For the next show in the series of early 2025 is our 3rd UNRULY HOOLIGANS group showcase. We were lucky to get our hands on a space called The Show Gallery. One of our artists couldn’t work it out in their schedule and offered the squad the space for a weeklong showcase with two reception…
YOUTHFUL VENGEANCE | DEARLY DETRITUS
In early winter 2025, I got blessed with a good run of art shows I was a part of. I did a full month, compromising of 4 showcases around downtown Toronto. A dope cafe that has a focus on community building and the arts, called Youthful Vengeance, puts on a weekly exhibit in their cafe…
TVA | TORONTO VISIONARY ARTS SHOWCASE
UNRULY EVER AFTER To celebrate the new year, I was a part of a massive artist showcase by Toronto Visionary Arts, which is a creative collective started by Raja Bader with the help of Paulina Colours. It was held at a very magical place called ALTERNITY. It is where the core godseed of UNRULY HOOLIGANS…
UH | E2: Summer Dazed & Confused
UNRULY EPISODE 2 Back when we first started this collective, in the latter half of 2023, it was rooted in the idea of artists for artists. Too often being an artist is navigating the massive obstacle course that is artist applications, market fees and grant requests. It is really easy to get discouraged amongst all…
underbellysociety | SHOOK_BOOK#6
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST SPREAD OF DOPE GEAR & HIGHMINDED VILLAINZ. (( LO$ERLOVER )) SHOOK_BOOK#6
dimebagcrew | OTHERWORLD
After letting this album sit on the shelf for a couple years, we finally blew the dust off and got it out to ya’ll! Our fifth independent album, continuing our evolution and journey through our own creative discovery. OTHERWORLD is the next stage in that journey. Available Now On All Streaming Platforms
Sky Blue Studios | Mixed Media Workshop
In the fall of 2024 I sent a proposal for a 6-week mixed-media workshop to Sky Blue Studios. They are an awesome local studio that offers lots of creative workshops, the space is great for hosting birthdays and things like that. I was blessed to hear my proposal got accepted, for 6 Saturdays throughout September…
UH | Scrolls of Light Mural
In the summer of 2024, I got blessed with the opportunity to be a part of a collaborative mural project lead by Flips da Swirl God (@flipsbsc and Sowl (@sunfloweramen). A total of 16 of the city’s best artists came together and contributed to adding life & depth to an unsuspecting uHaul lot at the…
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UH ] Art on Barton Project
What do you get when you let all the best street artists in the city run wild on a condemned house? An immersive and imaginative gallery of overwhelming proportions. There was no piece of this house left untouched, and it was an honor to add a bit of my own chaos to the mess! INSTAGRAM…
UH | Sonic Springs Fest ’24
In the summer of 2024 some of my fellow hooligans and I applied to be live-paint performers at the Sonic Springs Festival. Since it began in early 2024 our collective has had many group and individual opportunities to live-paint at events and parties. Me, Nicholas Ridiculous, Mac the Maker, Andre Lopez and Sowl all got…
Pancakes & Booze
We came, we saw, we bonkers… Pancakes & Booze (MAR. 2024) Pancakes & Booze (NOV. 2023)
UH | E1: A Night of Mischief
UNRULY! On April 5th, 2024 the homie Mac the Maker and I hosted our first art show for the squad. We came, we saw & we lived a movie. We spent weeks planning, arranging and promoting our very first independent art show “A NIGHT OF MISCHIEF” and by golly it was a blessing of a…
nicridicTV | Dragon’s Dogma
Catch me chasing dragons… trynna get my heart back. In my Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen play through on my YouTube channel. Ya’ll best like & subscribe, you know what it is! I finally finished edited all 39 episodes of the series, and just in time for all this juicy gossip and news about the much…
MM | Kilning Me Softly
Kilning Me Softly by Nicholas Ridiculous Presented as part of the group exhibit Mark Making: Narrating Our Histories hosted by The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts. I have previously written about the two week intensive in ceramics we got the privilege of taking part in leading up to the showcase. Where we learned the basic…
SZN.6: LO$ERLOVER
WE BACK AT IT AGAIN. EH. EH. EH. UNDERBELLYSOCIETY is back with a new season collection of fresh gear and dope fits. We continue to hone in on our brand’s style and aesthetics. Adding new imagery and themes, and bringing back beloved styles and graphics from past seasons to further tell our story and flesh…
RDX(WRLD) II
I will be bringing my multi-media medley to BOOTH #326 at the Queen West Art Crawl, on SEPT 23 & 24 held at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto. FACEBOOK EVENT I will be selling some pieces from our underbellysociety upcycled collection as well as many paintings from my ongoing pop-art series “Grow-Up”. I will also…
VIBEarts X CAF | Mural Project
In March, I got the opportunity through VIBEarts to assist with an indoor mural project in partnership with the Children’s Aid Foundation for one of their drop-in centers. I assisted the lead artists, Frannie Potts, with the overall design and ideas for the mural, along with input from those who attend the center. The donors…
MARK MAKING: Narrating Our Histories
Life has been hectic to say the least, new beginnings and fresh starts all around! But your friendly neighborhood hyena has been busy amongst the chaos! With a two week ceramics intensive that is culminating with a group exhibition at the Gardiner Museum in downtown Toronto. EXHIBITION DETAILS PUBLIC CELEBRATION EVENT DETAILS If you find…
CONVERSE SESSIONS
One day I awoke to a random email call-out with a link to a musical opportunity. It was a link to the Converse Sessions page, where I sort of got the idea, pick a genre beat from a selection of 4, write a song, and book a slot to record it. It seemed most intriguing,…
dimebagcrew | @ RISE OF THE 705
I finally got around to editing the footage we were able to get from the crowd, from our show in January. Almost all of the songs were captured, minus a few. All of the DBC tracks that were performed are from our unreleased album “OTHERWORLD” that will be dropping real soon. Check-out all our music,…
underbellysociety | CANDYBANDITS
To culminate the past year of the underbelly, we are dropped a look book, looking back on our recent collection and favorite 1 of 1 upcycled pieces. CANDYBANDITS CANDYBANDITS CANDYBANDITS
underbellysociety | SSN.V FINALE
Our 5th season collection has come to an end. But don’t worry there is still a chance to get yourself some dope gear from this collection. Check-out some of our twisted fits of nostalgic dopeness; SHOP SSN.V COLLECTION SHOP SSN.V COLLECTION SHOP SSN.V COLLECTION SSN.6 COMING SOON. :):
Nuit Blanche 2022
The Parallax Path | The Bata Shoe Museum X VIBEarts I was one of four artists chosen to be a part of a project for Nuit Blanche, for which I created “BATA VERSE”. A simple song inspired by footwear and the importance of it. The important subtleties of life.
RIDIC’S WORLD RECAP
In September, 2022, we culminated the LaunchPad project with a solo showcase gallery in a space in downtown Toronto. I took really wanted to get as much as I could from this experience so I doubled my personal showcase as a pop-up shop also. The showcase was a multi-media medley comprising of all that makes…
BATA VERSE ’22
I got blessed with the opportunity to be a part of a project between VIBEarts and the Bata Shoe Museum for a showcase during the Nuit Blanche city-wide art gallery. I can remember the first time I had attended a Nuit blanche event back in 2014. It was the first time I had been around…
“FINDING HOME”
We all out here struggling sometimes, some more than others. But there comes a point where you realize that wallowing in the hardship or sorrows that come from it, is not the resolution to it. So this is my contribution to the issues I felt most touched by, or atleast where my voice feels the…
Ridic’s World Pop-Up
What is good ya’ll? We back again with another one! To usher in the finale of the LaunchPad project with VIBEarts, each participant is getting the opportunity to do an artist takeover of The Whippersnapper Gallery on Dundas St. W. for a few days. I will be doing my “Ridic’s World” takeover from September 22nd…
The D After Hours | Artshows
Recently I got an opportunity from a friend to be apart of an art show she hosted. The first one was in June of 2022, and we decided to make it a monthly event. Hosted at a shop in the eastside of the city called “The D & Co.” on Kingston Road. I showed pieces…
vibearts | VIBEBLOOM// POP-ART +
On May 17th, I got the opportunity to lead and facilitate my VIBEBloom workshop; “POP-ART+”! It was my personal process, and crash-course in basic pop-art creation. I tried to showcase the process starting from a blank canvas, to the final piece. A lot of the focus of discussion orbited around topics like creative expectations to…
dimebagcrew | Pre-Album Trilogy
As we like to do in the dimebag, we dropped 3 singles in lead-up to our latest independent album “OTHER WORLD”, which will be releasing this summer! http://www.dimebagcrew.ca “BRUH” by dimebagcrew “SUNDAZE” by dimebagcrew “ISSUES” by dimebagcrew
22.4.22
Better belated than notta huh; I turned 31. I have never been good at self-celebration, and often my introvertedness rises to the top and I go inward in times of self celebration. I just always feel weird putting my own shit onto other people, good times & the bad. So I create, the best I…
vibearts | LAUNCHPAD
I got offered an opportunity for a project last fall to be a part of this years cohort for the LAUNCHpad program. As a part of LAUNCHpad by VIBEarts, I got some funding to explore and execute some projects and pieces I have had in my head but not the budget to make reality. Especially…
Grow Up. II
It is trippy to think it has almost been a decade of this nostalgia inspired series. An homage to the role models of fiction that litter our lives so beautifully. Teaching us all the things life forgets to mention, if you are willing to decipher the puzzle that is storytelling. Never downplay the importance of…
SSN.V: badbones ’22
We have been working hard to drop weekly additions to our fifth season collection. Continuing our offerings of 1 of 1 upcycled pieces and pop-culture inspired streetwear basics. We have put a lot of focus into our beloved “9Ds” capsule collection, an homage to the fictions that raised us through T.V., as well as expanded…
POPculturesuicide.collection
Our latest offering in my underbellyshop is a collection of canvas art prints. They vary in size depending on the piece, and we dropped 4 pieces to start. With many more on the way. These pieces are inspired by the multiverse that is the modern age of pop-culture, genres bend and mix, generations combine and…
Paperback Fiction: Bartley
In late October I self-published a story I wrote called Bartley. I will include the book description below along with the purchasing link. This is my second published work, but the first that is of fiction. The first of many, I hope to continue building the momentum of my work. I worked with a very…
BEENDEAD: Handmade Choker Collection
Today, we have released a very limited collection of handmade chokers; BEENDEAD These chokers are made with a diverse array of beading, spanning generations and style periods. Introducing old habits to new ideas, to create a timeless fusion of calamitous elegance. BEENDEAD lives out of a box at the intersection of bad class and faded…
NEW!MUSIC: No Way
I just released a brand new song; No Way. I worked with some new folks for the first time on this one, the beat and production are both brought to you by the talented team at Converging Sounds. I highly recommend you check out there long list of available beats on Youtube or reach out…
AGO: Talking Back & Together
Save the date! I created a short video showcase discussing some of my inspirations, creative practice and process. You can find the event on the AGO website and it will premier on their Facebook Live on December 17th @ 11:00 AM. It will also be available on my YouTube after the premier date. December 17th…
underbellysociety | 9Ds T-Shirt Series
Amongst our season.4 line-up over at underbellysociety.com we have dropped a very special ongoing capsule collection. Our 9Ds t-shirt series is inspired and paying homage to the heroes and fictional friends of our past with tasteful mash-ups and vibrant graphics. If you were raised by fiction as I was, I hope you find joy &…
RIDIC.RUGZ: Open for Commissions
I have added another tool to my arsenal of creativity! As an evolution of my visual arts and fashion practice I am now making custom rugs to for that dapper floor swagger, let’s go!! ridic.rugz Commissions: OPEN For all details and inquiries reach out to me directly via social media, or use the contact form…
New Music: Hate it Here
As part of my “Road to 30” week of productivity and projects, I sourced a beat off of youtube and made a little track outside of the usual DBC realm I play in. Hate it Here is a moody lowkey vibe, set to sketchy visuals made in a basement somewhere. Beat Produced by Balance Cooper…
Transitional Housing 4 Youth: Road Map Report + Podcast Appearance
During our beloved lockdown times, I got the opportunity to join the team at Partisans, a very respected architecture firm in Toronto. I was brought on to help author a road map report that would identify three new housing typologies for transitional housing to help youth exiting the foster care system. I spent half a…
My First Book// 1991
1991: i hate it here, but i love u Time to celebrate ya’ll! Dirty 30, here we are. A new year, same old me motherfuckers. In celebration I have released my first self-published book. A collection of poetry and pictures from over the years. Many of the poems were my way of sorting through emotions…
underbellysociety: Level up! New Stock!
If you haven’t checked out my virtual shop, http://www.underbellysociety.com, get over there! We have been offering 1/1 upcycled fashion items for many years now. But! We are happy to announce in addition to that, to expand the products we can offer our customers, we are incorporating print on demand items. This will allow us to…
desirelines.live
The awesome folks at VIBEarts created a virtual gallery for the last two Desire Lines cohorts, check out some dope art by some amazing emerging artists! & as always a big shoussoutttt to VIBEarts for the opportunity. Always strong with the support for artists finding their way, thank you! https://www.desirelines.live/
L0R3H0Rz Ep. 01: Lost & Foundlings
They say the world is a stage, now a days though it feels more like a screen. What better time than now to hop on the wave and start producing some video content, and put some effort into bring my youtube channel to life. As someone who was ultimately raised by t.v. I am slightly…
DBC: Everything is Fine…
The next chapter of the odyssey; To cap off 2020 we dropped our 4th album Everything is fine… Available now on all streaming platforms; Spotify Apple Music YouTube & wherever else you get your music! http://www.dimebagcrew.com
DBC: FALL FRESH TRILOGY
To commemorate our debut album trilogy last year (THNX, NAH, HEATHEN’S WORLD), we are dropping a mini trilogy of singles throughout September and October, in lead up to our fourth coming album, Everything is Fine… All dimebagcrew music is available wherever you get your music! http://www.dimebagcrew.ca
F.R.V.R. x FREEDUMBXX : virtualGALLERIA
As the world began to find its footing in the fresh new world of quarantine living, a land of frustrating video calls and internet purchasing. I took part in a residency that turned virtual, as to adapt to the new social circumstances. It offered a bit of directional focus, especially when it came to revolving…
sadbaddies; Barbara “1 Wing” Dallas
We finally have our second champion of the underbelly, Barbara “1 Wing” Dallas. Caught up with her for a fashionable hunt, as she rolled through the underbelly like a zesty tumbleweed. Check out the full spread in the Underbelly gallery! sadbaddies; Barbara “1 Wing” Dallas
VIBEarts: VIBE Spotlight
Shoussout to VIBEarts! Thanks for the opportunity and exposure! The support is real. Check out my little spotlight interview: VIBE Spotlight
PINdead!
We are proud to announce our enamel pin line; PINdead! We are taking unreleased pieces from our archives and having them made into limited run, unique and stylish pins to adorn all your fine denims with. The debut pin in the line is Thicc Comfy Couch, and is avaiable in the underbelly. Stay tuned for…
titmag #1: Prints Available Now!
Ha-Za! We double did it ya’ll! I had always hoped for this magazine to be a real tangible thing in the world, beyond some pixels on a screen. And alas, the details have all been worked out and we have some freshly printed issues! We can now begin to distribute the issues we have and…
season.3: freedumbxx
In the underbelly, we have recently launched the first phase of season.3, the third installment of the upcycled fashion brand underbellysociety. Starting with a couple simple staple pieces, hand-painted and assembled by the head of house, Nicholas Ridiculous. With a focus on the newly designed manipanic logo, consisting of intersecting smiley faces sharing one mouth…
QUARANTINE// D A Z E
I recently did a little photo shoot for some new upcycled pieces I have been working on during all the isolation downtime, I got some awesome help from a fellow creative and alumni of the Seneca school of fashion, Denisse del Carpio. The pieces featured are mainly a hemp poncho, and a fisherman’s raincoat. This…
Ridiculous Portrait Comissions
I have opened up my creative practice to start doing personal portrait commissions. I am finding it offers a fun and enjoyable challenge while inspiring future ideas. Pricing depends on the content of the desired image; anything from multiple people to pets. Get in touch with me on any platform to get your’s today!
titmag #1: Steppin’ out the Shadows
Ha-Za! We did it! 🙂 Our debut issue of third.i.tired magazine is finally here! A big thank you to everybody who, as our theme states, stepped out the shadows and showed yourselves to the world. We appreciate the efforts of all artists involved and hope you enjoy what you see. May it inspire! And please…
third.i.tired magazine
ISSUE #1: Steppin’ out the shadows In the journey of creation, it can be very difficult to know what to do with the light at the end of the tunnel. By this I mean, you can spend so much time and energy bringing an idea to life. Continuously talking yourself up and down throughout the…
DESIRE LINES PROJECT
In the summer of 2019 I got offered a cool opportunity. I had been chosen by VIBEarts to participant in the Desire Lines project, presented by RBC and Pattison. It involved producing and facilitating a creative workshop, and creating some pieces to be showcased in a TTC subway station in January 2020. I had never…
DBC: DEBUT+TRILOGY
After many long nights and hard work, we finished our debut album trilogy. The three albums span many years of work, we grew a lot through the process of creating this body of work and learned even more. It feels good to finish these albums, and release them across many platforms and it only drives…
sadbaddies; Lolli Atomica
She came to The Underbelly from the future of 2099 for a custom jacket, but stayed to change the fate of her lineage. But in changing the past to alter the future, will she lose the person she has become? Will the cost be too high of a price to pay for true change? The…
CC; scrappaxx
The Creative Connection I have been leading and facilitating an upcycled fashion based workshop for youths in transition. Bringing Free2Be, a program helping youths transition out of the child welfare and foster care system, together with an organization I work with called VIBEarts, who bring creative workshops to underserved communities and their youth, to bring…
DBC: the later daze
The dimebagcrew started as a small clothing brand idea back in 2012. I have posted about that lower on the site. But we were young and just didn’t know what we were doing, overtime though, the dimeebagcrew learned to make music. I have always been a poet, and the transition to musical wordplay was only…
theHURTCIRCUS
UPDATE;// theHURTCIRCUS is now live! It is available on all podcasting platforms, check out our profile for links, or just search it up in whatever podcatcher you may use! I will do my best to have an episode done and ready every other week for the first season. Our first episode drop last week! theHURTCIRCUS Just…
College; Fashion Arts
Education is a big part of life, and it is not something finite, but everlasting. It is cliche to say but we should always be learning in life. In regards to formal education, I have spent four years studying the art of fashion design at Seneca College in North York, Ontario. I finished two programs,…
L8.BLOOMER
This is my final collection to end my studies of the fashion arts at Seneca College. Over the course of the final year we were tasked to conceive the themes and inspiration for a ten look fashion line, then we were to actually create 2-4 of the looks from that line. Those 2-4 looks were…
Drunken Castles Galleria
In early 2018, Nicholas organized his own in-house art show. An art show showcasing his work along with a couple other artists from the Toronto area. Nicholas was on the verge of moving and decided to utilize the opportunity and space to celebrate and showcase his work in his own environment. It was…
Free2Be
In mid-2017, I joined the Youth in Transitions Advisory Council (YTAC). The council was assembled and is lead by Woodgreen, a community resource center for those who may not have the same supports as most. I have been working with some members of their team, as well as other youth advisers, to help create a…
The Moving Home Project
The Moving Home Project was a brief collective I was a part of in the summer of 2016. We were brought together on a daily basis for two weeks to explore our experiences with lives consisting of a lot of transition brought on by the child welfare system. We discussed themes of expression and how…
The Home Video Collection
I have always loved toys. Since I was a young boy, all the action figures I wished I had but could never really afford. I grew to collect them once I got older and began making my own money, which led me to the world of bootleg toys. A world of crossover creatives modifying beloved…
Nicholas Ridiculous 