Ever with the innovation, At Large gallery are presenting a new show in the form of SLAPSTICK. With a bit of a difference, art will be produced on the day, and placed on to panels, wherein afterwards people can win pieces of the panels created – great idea, and sounds like a lot of fun.
In the words of the At Large crew:
“Join us on a Saturday afternoon for a few hours of chilling and jamming!! BYO stencils and paint, pasties and brushes, markers, stickers. We are inviting everyone to come and cover panels inside our gallery for two hours between 2-4pm with whatever they want.
Basic materials like glue and brushes will be provided but pre-prep anything that can’t be done on the spot.
The Opening Reception will be that evening from 7-9pm. Drinks available and raffle run to win parts of the created wall.
This is a profit free event, intended as a culture jam for all interested so come down and support the growing wheat-paste, sticker, stencil revolution.. No throw ups or big spray pieces as we are a small space and do not have proper ventilation to allow for this, also we want to focus on other elements of street art for this particular show.
Entry to both the day jam and opening reception are FREE and all are welcome!!!”
When: Saturday 20th March, Indoor Jam 2pm, Exhibition 7pm
Where: At Large Gallery, 208 High Street, Northcote
See the At Large Website for more details on this event!
There would be no stretch of the imagination involved if one was to suggest that Melbourne artist Makatron has been making waves in the past year with his exhibitions, murals and street art. As part of the Everfresh crew, who have a large array of colossal murals and more subtle pieces spread across both Burn City and the world, it can also be said that he, along with the rest of the crew, are at the top of their game.
As an individual artist, however, his work conveys a thoughtful, and at times chaotic, interpretation of personal interaction with both the environment and the people contained within it. His extensive travels, coupled with his unique personal experiences and his love of the grittier underside of urban art have all combined to present a unique, emboldened style that has garnered him a solid body of fans.
Invurt recently had opportunity to conduct an in-depth, thought provoking, and generally kick-ass interview with Makatron, wherein he explains his work and ethos, and where racing a courier bike through the streets of Sao Paulo fits in to it all …
One of the Everfresh crew, Callum Preston (aka The Tooth) has some work in the Six Pack group exhibition this week at Highlander. He’ll be showing some stuff along with Bolts, Carl Dobson, Thomas Jackson, Didak Tamtoro and Rick Milovanovic. Get down there to check it out.
What: Six Pack
Who: Callum Preston (The Tooth), Bolts, Carl Dobson, Thomas Jackson, Didak Tamtoro and Rick Milovanovic
Where: Highlander – 11a Highlander Lane, Melbourne CBD
When: Thursday 18th March, 6pm.
Via Everfresh
Also check out the facebook page for the event and the At Large website for more info.
A bunch of urban art inspired artists hit the walls of the Greenwood gallery this week, in a great little group exhibition – looks to cross a multitude of styles, and the sample artwork look both crazy and fantastic rolled up into a package of wonderful
“Creative juices flow and artistic illustrative passions spill forth over paper, canvas, wood, books and a central installation of colossal tattooed arms. Fifteen artists – hailing mainly from urban art beginnings, book illustration and international expo installations – present their wondrous new collections bordering on the absurd and surreal”
- Reka –
What: Drawing Blood
Who: Nior, Two One, Tai Snaith, Erin Smith, MP Fikaris, Side Project, Adrian Knott, Ainslie Fletcher, Charlotte Lance, Cecilia Fogelberg, Michael Hawkins, Reka, Pandarosa, Al Stark
Where: Green-wood Gallery, 1 Hotham St, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia – Phone: + 61 3 9682 3205
When: THURSDAY 11 MARCH, 6-8PM – ALL WELCOME – Thursday 11 March 2010 to Sunday 28 March 2010
Via Everfresh via Greenwood Gallery
Its ladies month in the Burn-city scene, and next up on the ranks after this weeks My Girls exhibition is a tie in event from the crew over at Sketch City, Ladys Love Sketch City. Looks to be an awesome-fun gig.
“Sketch city is a regular event celebrating Melbourne’s amazing creativity, where we invite the public to our warehouse in Northcote where you can meet other artists, network and paint, draw and collaborate on any surface in the place. We invite feature street artists to come paint up the walls and demo their styles, alongside bands, DJs, dancers and any other creative concepts we find happening in this great city.
We will be celebrating Melbourne’s female creatives by bringing them together for a day of music, art, dance and film. See live painting by Melbourne’s best female artists and musicians with their unique blend of interactive live art and hip hop. For the funnest creative experience ever check out the film by Joske and theFemale Breakers, while loading up on comps, giveaways and all the art materials and wall space you’ll ever need!! This event is all ages until 7PM with big kids only after that to party on all night.”
Who: Poise, Joske, Isis, Sear, Inkle, Mishap, Miss Riz, Nicole Tattersall, Maria Rozalia Finna, Snookie and Montassj
Music: Mz Rizk, Cutluce, Taka Co, MC Pash, Toasters Boutique, Lotus, Muma Doesa and Joske
What: ‘Ladies Luv’ Sketch City
Where: Dazzleland Studios, 25 Eastment St, Northcote
When: 13 March @ 4pm onwards
Also, keep an eye out in the next week or so for an interview with the Sketch City crew … and why not take a look at the event page on facebook and Sketch Citys website whilst you’re waiting ..
As far as collectives go, the crew at We Make Stuff Good have all the talent required in order to make their mark upon the Burn-city art frontier. Numbering over thirty individuals locally, nationally and internationally, many involved also crosshatch their membership with other luminous entities such as Sketch City, Melbourne Tours and Dont Ban The Can, to name a few. Given this composition of deviceful minds, from all walks of the creative path, the crew at WMSG are at the top of the game, and contribute more than their fair share of passion to the cities flourishing scene.
Drawing upon that talent and energy, five of the women involved with WMSG have embarked upon a mission to promote both their own creative outputs, as well as WMSG as a whole, in a celebration of the strength of their female members. From amongst that contingent, Ania Stuff, Cammy Stuff, Krystal Stuff, Rachee Stuff and Verona stuff are all poised to unleash their work on the public, with a much anticipated tie in with the launch of the WMSG store as well as a tie-in event presented by Sketch City the following week.
Invurt recently had the opportunity to catch up WMSG’s Cammy Stuff, Krystal Stuff and Rachee Stuff to talk about art, their upcoming exhibition, and all things made good and proper.
The Brunswick Street Gallery has, for some time, been a bastion of visual innovation amongst the sidewalk-bustle of Melbournes creative hub, Fitzroy. With numerous exhibitions revolving around both solo and group works, as well as competitions for emerging and established artists, it is no surprise that their next endeavour is helping to foster the expanding interest in gallery displayed urban art. Having begun her position as Assistant Director at the BSG in October of 2009, and as a member of the board for the Melbourne Stencil Festival, curator Tessa Yee has wasted no time in putting together a showcase of works traversing an undeniably complex, and continually evolving style.
… New pens, new sketchbook!
Two of Melbourne’s finest, Ghostpatrol and Miso, have produced their own map of the cities best known street art – its in a downloadable PDF which lets whoever wants to go around exploring M-towns art to just print it out on a piece of paper, jump on a tram and go … such a great idea!
So after having been online for a year, and having only posted articles up from all the archives, I’ve decided its time to start writing new material in this blog, and actually using it for the purpose it was originally intended – to act as a conduit for looking at music and art here in Australia and around the world ..
Daily sketch, mostly crap that gets doodled whilst working … Post-lunch.
Sounds like the girls from over at We Make Stuff Good (who are totally rad), are putting together an event to celebrate the opening of their new online store – these girls have done some very cool stuff recently, so get down and support them in their endeavours if you can 
“The girls from We Make Stuff Good have been behind recent street art and cultural events such as Don’t Ban the Can, We Make Stuff Good Street Art and Bar Tours, Sketch City and street art exhibitions at the We Make Stuff Good Gallery in Berlin.
Who: Rachee Stuff, Krystal Stuff, Cammy Stuff, Verona Stuff, Ania Stuff
What: Gallery Opening Night of ‘My Girls’
Where: Dazzleland Studios 25 Eastment St, Northcote. Tram line 86, stop 31.
When: March 5 2010, 6pm. Works also on display at the ‘Ladies Luv’ Sketch City March 13, 4pm.”
For those in Melbourne and Sydney, coming up real soon is the LTRHDS Exhibition, a celebration of the alphabet by some of the worlds top street artists.
“Letterheads 2010 brings together twenty-six contemporary artists to each re-envisioned a single letter of the English alphabet, creating a collection that explores the influence of the ubiquitous letterform in all aspects of contemporary art. The lineup of high profile and emerging artist, represent the fields of illustration, cartooning, fine art, graffiti, street art and graphic design from around the globe.”
from 26th February until 26th March at 1000 £ Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne.
26th February, 6pm until 10pm
from 16th April until 17th May at Red Bull Gallery, Huntly St and Burke Rd Alexandria.
16th April, 6pm until 10pm
Included as luminaries of this list are the following artists: 26 ARTISTS, 26 LETTERS - Graeme Base (AUS) Mark Bode (USA) SheOne (UK) Shun Kawakami (JAP) Craig (KR) Costello (USA) Meggs (AUS) Ghost Patrol (AUS) James Reka (AUS) Greg (SP.ONE) Lamarche (USA) Mr Jago (UK) Kami (JAP) Luca Ionescu (AUS) Anthony Lister (USA) Kid Zoom (AUS) Sasu (JAP) Sync (AUS) James (Jagi) Greenaway (AUS) Scott (Bonsai) Neo (AUS) Usugrow & Bene (JAP) TwoOne (AUS) Kano One7two (AUS) Shohei Takasaki (JAP) Phibs (AUS) French (UK) Yusk (BRZ) Puzle (AUS)
Looks to be a pretty awesome exhibition from some mighty talented artists, and there are also a swath of fantastic interviews with the artists over at the LTRHDS blog.
Via the LTRHDS Website
