RBC Painting Competition

2014

In 2014, I submitted 4 paintings to the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting competition, depicting The Royal Bank of Canada's mascot, Arbie, burning down a Royal Bank after his job was outsourced to India. Needless to say, I didn't win the competition, but RBC did terminate their mascot, and permannently ended the banal art competition shortly after. Mission Accomplished.
Listen to the CBC's As It Happens national radio broadcast about it here.

"Arbie, a loyal and hardworking employee and mascot of The Royal Bank of Canada, sets fire to his branch in protest, after learning that his job is being outsourced through iGate, a multinational outsourcing firm from India. To add insult to insult, Arbie was asked by RBC to train his replacement before his job is terminated. RBC said the work is being outsourced for cost savings and efficiency, all the while, making billions of dollars in record profits."

After the banksy closed, and certain that no one was left inside the building, Arbie lit up, and lobbed several Molotov cocktails onto the roof of his RBC branch. Like a Hindu funeral pyre, Arbie's workplace became engulfed in flames. Although his incendiary actions wouldn't get him his job back, it definitely made him feel much better.

Despite being unarmed, and presenting no threat to any people, several police officers surrounded Arbie and taser him repeatedly.