The original paintings presented at the art exhibition June 6-12th, 2019 at Cube Gallery, Ottawa.
andrew king
2019
18 x 36
acrylic on board
A structure built entirely out of lithium, this giant anode of radiant charging power can recharge compatible electric vehicles that pass within its vicinity. A vehicle equipped with the special SOLEX battery (engineered by NDC laboratories) can charge completely in about 20 minutes after driving in a circle around the structure, remotely powering up the vehicle with no cords or stopping necessary. Standing at approximately 1000ft in height, it is the second tallest building in the National Capital Region, slightly smaller than the 1500ft. Condoplex Citadel planned by RichCroft Industries. It is going to be built on the site of a thousand year old stone solstice structure that was recently deemed an eyesore.
andrew king
2019
12 x 48
acrylic on board
Having been kept at the NDC agency’s Centre For Creative Conditioning for over 5 years, some patients decide to escape the rehabilitation facility and return to join the fabric of society. Through intensive conditioning to remove any imagination, creativity and free thought, patients at the CFCC were depleted of these elements in order to conform to the NDC plan of action. Despite the attempted brainwashing and conditioning efforts, the escaping patients maintained their ability to dream and were able to create a most imaginative and creative means of escape from the remotely located facility near Carlsbad Springs.
andrew king
2019
24 x 36
acrylic on canvas
A delightful hotel built near Dow’s Lake this special building will offer certain amenities geared towards a more a senior crowd of tourists who visit Ottawa. Upon arrival the hotel a valet will park your vehicle and provide a motorized scooter for use around the city. A special meal package is available for dining in the hotel’s restaurant “Cardigans” that serves grey, tasteless meals in a buffet format from 3pm-5pm, with complimentary coupons that can be used in the crossword puzzle room. All rooms come equipped with sound canceling wall coverings to prevent any outside “rock and roll” music from entering the guest rooms. Bed linens were specially designed by NDC labs that offer a computer controlled heating and cooling element woven into the fabric when its “too hot” or “too cold”. A chauffeur service is available to take guests to nearby Swiss Chalet and casinos for a nominal fee.
andrew king
2019
12 x 48
acrylic on board
Unlike the smaller Ottawa condominiums, the CondoMAXIMUM is a 99 storey high condo tower with over 4,000 units. On the top floor is a special operations room that oversees the day to day operations of the Condoplex, making sure everything from the 45 elevators are working properly, to ensuring tenants can access the basement where an underground system of caves allows them to choose to never see daylight again.
andrew king
2019
12 x 48
acrylic on board
Federal employees who must travel vast distances from the suburbs to their place of employment will no longer be a slave to the system when NDC’s Pillars Of Servitude complex opens in 1979. This gigantic government complex will house every department of the federal government in a single, enclosed, windowless, grey building that stretches for 10 square kilometres across downtown Ottawa. The Pillars Of Servitude will make having to travel between departmental buildings a thing of the past, since all departments are now housed in this single impressive building. Within its specially lead lined walls to keep out unwanted and distracting radio signals, employees will now be able to focus on their tasks with maximum efficiency. Operating with the EON mainframe computer system, all departments and employees will be interlinked for maximum work efficiency, and those that create inefficiency will be terminated, with full pension.
andrew king
2019
12 x 24
acrylic on board
With a full buffet and beverage service, the NDC ClipperJet takes off from the Ottawa River and swiftly lands offshore of Toronto with unparalleled comfort and efficiency. Business meetings between cities can now be executed with just an hour of travel time, providing you with a rested arrival to complete even the most stressful of meetings with ease. Enjoy unlimited whisky and wine served from drop down tubes set above each seat, complimenting a full prime rib dinner served by stewardesses once employed by Hugh Hefner.
andrew king
2019
24 x 36
acrylic on board
Combining every single museum tin Ottawa together as one complex, the Museumplex houses the National collection of aviation, science, history, agriculture, aquatic creatures, war, currency and a new political museum that houses special political artifacts like former Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s sunglasses. With the demolition of only 3,000 downtown homes after expropriation, the Museumplex will be constructed to house the most impressive artifacts from across the nation and around the world. Visitors no longer have to travel across the city to visit each museum separately over many days, because now all the museums will be in one place. A special moving sidewalk allows visitors to travel the over 25 square kilometres of exhibit space in a most efficient manner. A gift shop and restaurant will also offer refreshments and a spa and therapist will help alleviate any issues visitors may have after traversing the Museumplex.
andrew king
2019
12 x 24
acrylic on board
A new way to transport federal employees to their offices from the suburbs is the specially designed OC-1 bus. A commuter craft that can seat 2,000 passengers at a time, the OC-1 bus loops around the Nation’s Capital on a special high speed transitway track. Powered by a giant solar collector, this giant whale bus will make commuting a breeze for the thousands of federal employees who must travel across the city each day. Featuring a licensed bar, sleeping chairs and a smoking lounge, the OC-1 makes getting to work a pleasure rather than a pain. Ride OC-1 and awaken your dreams!
andrew king
2019
24 x 36
acrylic on board
With Ottawa’s growing population comes a need for proper hospital services in the downtown core. This modern 5,000 bed hospital combines the latest in medical services including a helicopter ambulance landing zone and special emergency care facilities equipped with the ILL (Intensive Laser Load) system. Patients can be scanned with lasers immediately upon entering the hospital with their symptoms determined, and then be treated immediately with an assortment of pharmaceutical drugs provided by the NDC Drug Division. Wait times will be a thing of the past and doctors will be available 24/7 to perform surgeries and treatments without delay. The hospital cafeteria will feature sustenance developed in NDC labs in the form of meal cubes, so that precious time is not lost eating food.
andrew king
2019
24 x 48
acrylic on board
An imposing 1500ft structure that will be built in the downtown core, this building is the nerve centre of the National District Commission and houses a megacomputer operating on the EON (Efficiency Overlord Nexus) system. Controlling transit and traffic in the Nation’s Capital to run at supreme efficiency, traffic lights, bridges and public transit systems all run through the EON computer at Tannhäuser Gate. Powered by a small nuclear reactor, the Gate can sustain itself and the city with power even during a hydro grid blackout. Mandatory within city limits, electric cars can receive instantaneous and free wireless charging by passing through Tannhäuser Gate. The pinnacle of National District Commission’s commitment to efficiency and building your city, our way.
andrew king
2019
30 x 80
acrylic on board w/epoxy resin
Situated in the recently demolished neighbourhood of LeBreton Flats, this stunning building will contain the brightest minds of the National District Commission in a specially designed plastic building. All building materials will be made of plastic to ensure weather resistance and durability, allowing NDC staff to conduct their important planning with ease. A circular wall encloses the complex with watch towers every 500 metres staffed with specially trained observers to monitor citizen activities. Cooled and heated by energy efficient nuclear power, the NDC Headquarters not only houses its 500 staff members, but also the EON mainframe computer that controls the workings of the entire Nation’s Capital. A communication hub at the centre of the complex provides free telecommunications to nearby residents that have signed a waiver allowing NDC to monitor and harvest personal data.
andrew king
2019
16 x 20
acrylic on board
Instead of Light Rapid Transit, or LRT, NDC has used its team of visionaries to develop the HRT train, or Heavy Rapid Transit system using a nuclear powered train that can achieve speeds of up to 500km/h using a special magnetic levitating rail track. Building this special MagLev track in a corridor that connects Ottawa with Kingston, Belleville, Toronto and Hamilton, this industrial scale train can haul massive loads of cargo, resulting in the elimination of all transport trucks from the highways, making travel safer for everyone. Passengers will ride above the cargo holds of the rail cars, and be able to travel between Ottawa and Toronto in a record time of sixty minutes.
andrew king
2019
24 x 24
acrylic on board
An upscale boutique hotel will be built atop the ruins of the old Byward Market building to accommodate the thousands of visitors to Ottawa throughout the year. This 9,000 room hotel will also provide accommodations for visiting dignitaries and corporate leaders while conducting important business in the Nation’s Capital. Outfitted with a helicopter landing pad and a computer controlled release of a sleeping gas developed by the National District Commission Lab called “Better ZZZs”, or simply “BZ”, every guest that stays at Hotel Paramount is guaranteed a great night’s sleep, awakening rested and ready to start their day with energy.
andrew king
2019
24 x 48
acrylic on board
Rising 52 stories into the Ottawa skyline are Blight Towers by TriniRidge Development Corporation in association with the NDC. These state of the art condo towers will be built on the former 1882 NeoClassical apartment building, that even though designated a heritage structure, does not create enough tax revenue. With the heritage building finally demolished, construction can begin on the Blight Towers with its over 2,000 units that offer citizens a unique living space with no distracting sunlight, as each unit is designed to be in the shadow of another tall TriniRidge building. All decorative and creative aspects to its deign have also been removed to allow residents to focus on their specially designed computer consoles that come standard in each unit. Equipped with the state-of-the-art NABU system, each residents computer can provide endless entertainment through video games, television, electronic mail and even an on line library so going outside is a thing of the past!
andrew king
2019
24 x 24
acrylic on board
A city of the future such as Ottawa demands a retail complex that offers a multitude of shopping experiences, and the NDC Mall of Ages delivers just that. With over 800 stores ranging from souvenirs to the latest fashion trends from around the world, the Mall Of Ages will have it all. Offering a food court with over 100 restaurants, shoppers will come from all over the country to experience the retail delights inside this sprawling mall built on the neighbourhood once known as the Glebe Annex. An underground parking garage for over 3,000 cars, an artificial sand beach on the rooftop and a BioDome with a 200 foot waterfall feature will make this a year round attraction. You’ll never want to leave the Mall Of Ages, which is why it also offers extended care living facilities for seniors who enjoy wandering slowly around shopping malls.
andrew king
2019
24 x 36
acrylic on board
Landing and taking off from assorted downtown rooftops, the AirBarge designed by NDC will provide a commuting service for those that live in the growing suburbs of Ottawa. The 500 seat passenger plane is powered by a radial jet engine with cruising speeds in the 400 km/h range. Commuting into downtown will be a breeze when these Short Take Off and Landing aircraft take to the skies over Ottawa, bringing commuting efficiency to levels never before seen in the Nation’s Capital.
andrew king
2019
16 x 20
acrylic on board
A sports and concert arena of massive scale, the Sportoleum can accommodate up to 60,000 attendees within its sandstone walls. Built to host every imaginable sports team in the Nation’s Capital, this complex can also be used for music concerts and conventions of a grand scale. Professional hockey, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, and golf can all be played here to the amusement of thousands of Ottawa fans. During the cold six months of winter, a giant Plexiglas dome is fitted into place to provide shelter from the biting cold, allowing the many vibrant and successful sports teams a year round playing field. Equipped with restaurants, hotels and special monorail access from a 100,000 car parking lot in Kanata, the Sportoleum will be built beside the canal for supreme waterfront enjoyment!
andrew king
2019
16 x 20
acrylic on board
The Ottawa River has been a conduit for trade and commerce for centuries, but now with NDC’s nuclear powered cargo ships, we can traverse the waters from Ottawa to the St. Lawrence and beyond. Using a small nuclear reactor aboard each ship, cargo and passengers can travel to the Great Lakes and into the Atlantic Ocean, and vice versa, bringing a worldwide trading and shipping network to the Nation’s Capital. Once isolated by shallow river waters and rapids, the Ottawa River will soon be completely dredged to new depths and widths to allow even the largest ships to access the wonders of Ottawa and its multitude of industries.
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