This year Osheaga invites the discerningly chic public to relax in a very special, alternate, luminary universe which will be bathed in black light, black velvet, and primal instincts. This mescal-influenced Tiki party collective will dance around the fire and produce post-modern cave drawings on Black Velvet. Participating notable artists include Colorado sensation Jason Baalman, [...]

Colorado artist Jason Baalman creates his art from unconventional, often edible, materials. His widely-acclaimed Elvis (Cheetos on black velvet) and his portrait of Conan O’Brien have cheesed-up You Tube screens everywhere. He has also been known to paint with spare ribs mixed with BBQ sauce, as well as with chocolate syrup, mascara, lipstick and Vegemite. [...]