http://www.invurt.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/interview-taj-deams-alexander/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/interview-taj-deams-alexander/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:17:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=6169
There is no doubt that colour has the ability to crack open the eyes of even the most weary of souls – and, if one has the ability to match swatches of vibrancy with free flowing, organic geometry, the harmony that ensues is more than palpable. Taj Alexander, aka Deams of AWOL fame, has, through [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/interview-taj-deams-alexander/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/30/interview-sean-morris/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/30/interview-sean-morris/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:18:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=5964
  Sean Morris is a guy who isn’t afraid to turn over a few stones, looking under the skin of our metropolistic culture for gems of uniqueness. Not all of these gems are beautiful in the traditional sense, however the scenarios and characters that his work portrays hold their own attraction – you know, like [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/30/interview-sean-morris/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/01/interview-david-hurlston-ngv/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/01/interview-david-hurlston-ngv/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:45:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=4439
CDH, a Melbourne street artist, recently sat down with the NGVs David Hurlston on behalf of Invurt, to talk about street art, as well as the new NGV Studio in Melbournes Federation Square  … As the acting Senior Curator of Australian Art at the National Gallery for Victoria, David Hurlston is the man responsible for [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/01/interview-david-hurlston-ngv/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/26/interview-jo-jette-nothing-to-nobody-magazine/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/26/interview-jo-jette-nothing-to-nobody-magazine/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:47:18 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/26/interview-jo-jette-nothing-to-nobody-magazine/
Magazines, and media in general, are a part and parcel of the art world, and theres no escaping it. These days, with our rich technological endowments, various new forms of media continue to break news in a time honoured fashion, albeit often via very different means than would have been available even a mere two [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/26/interview-jo-jette-nothing-to-nobody-magazine/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/19/interview-kaa/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/19/interview-kaa/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:01:56 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/19/interview-kaa/
Over the past year or so, I’ve been seeing several KA’a pieces popping up across the city and in exhibitions, but it was only after the guys from At Large gallery told me to check out some of the work done by their friends, Kirsty and Mathieu, that I realised that they and KA’a were [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/19/interview-kaa/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/16/interview-just-another-agency/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/16/interview-just-another-agency/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:54:37 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/16/interview-just-another-agency/
A couple of months ago I saw a new website turn up online – at first glance, I was mostly drawn to it for the beautifully rendered, and oh-so-recognisable, Timba Smits (of Wooden Toy fame) design. It didn’t take me much reading, however, to realise that the website represented something new, and invigorating, amongst both [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/16/interview-just-another-agency/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/24/interview-jae-copp/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/24/interview-jae-copp/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:04:52 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/24/interview-jae-copp/
  Gifted Queensland bred artist Jae Copp has had a busy artistic career so far, from designing skatewear and starting his own brand, to exhibiting his artistic output in a wide range of shows. Having worked utilising wood for many years, producing a cool array of works in the process, Jae has branched out into [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/24/interview-jae-copp/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/26/interview-adi/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/26/interview-adi/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:14 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/26/interview-adi/
Next week sees a beginning of a busy period for the At Large Gallery crew, with the first of several back to back shows opening Friday the 6th of August, in the form of Craig Poore and ADis duo show, Beautiful Strange. ADi has done some remarkable work over the past few years, ethereal and [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/26/interview-adi/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/19/interview-beastman/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/19/interview-beastman/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:52:37 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/19/interview-beastman/
  In light of his upcoming exhibition, Infinite Nature, at Gorker Gallery, there was no question in our minds that Beastman was someone we wanted to touch base with.  Having followed his work the last few years, the progression of his artistic expression into a fully fledged, stylistically manifested world of strange creatures and infinite [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/19/interview-beastman/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/08/interview-adnate-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/08/interview-adnate-2/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:52:58 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/08/interview-adnate-2/
  Going through our daily blogs, we spotted the flyer for the great group exhibition that is “Free Brains” at SJS Gallery, and, amongst the talent listed, we noticed that one of our favourites, Adnate, was also contributing a piece to the show. So we figured, what better opportunity to ask a few questions, and [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/08/interview-adnate-2/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/30/feature-interview-twoone/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/30/feature-interview-twoone/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:52:31 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/30/feature-interview-twoone/
It was almost dark by the time I found the number, the only indication of any type of habitation was in the form of a non-decrepit steel door all stickered, tagged and signed with various recognisable marks – names, logos,characters, and, of course, the stylised, almost runic arrangements of TwoOnes familiar font. I’d pre-warned him [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/30/feature-interview-twoone/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/02/interview-sekure-d-robots-humans/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/02/interview-sekure-d-robots-humans/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:52:35 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/02/interview-sekure-d-robots-humans/
We cant say enough and as many times as possible, what massive fans of Robots we are here at Invurt – big, small, electric, atomic, steam, lazer beams for eyes, transforming, fighting, all out fantastic bio/metallalic things – but we’re guessing you’ve noticed this by now. So when we saw that Sekure D, renowned in [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/02/interview-sekure-d-robots-humans/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/26/interview-alison-young-miso-streetstudio/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/26/interview-alison-young-miso-streetstudio/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 04:50:42 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/26/interview-alison-young-miso-streetstudio/
  There are a lot of great books on the market these days that deal with Street Art, and the past handful of years has seen upsurge in their popularity, mirroring the ever growing fascination that people have with the artists that participate. From small print runs of artist designed books, such as Dabs Mylas  [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/26/interview-alison-young-miso-streetstudio/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/20/interview-vexta-extinction-in-technicolour/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/20/interview-vexta-extinction-in-technicolour/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 04:16:26 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/20/interview-vexta-extinction-in-technicolour/
Well known for her stencil and street art, Vexta is in a constant state of creative exploration. Whether it is painting her way across various far flung countries, or throughout the streets of Melbourne, her work embodies all the excitement that such exploration entails – and yet her work never seems to step across the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/20/interview-vexta-extinction-in-technicolour/feed/ 4 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/18/interview-chris-parkinson-peace-of-wall-east-timor/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/18/interview-chris-parkinson-peace-of-wall-east-timor/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 04:49:53 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/18/interview-chris-parkinson-peace-of-wall-east-timor/
In amongst its pages, Chris Parkinson’s newly published Peace Of Wall presents a view of the nation of East Timor that has seldom been contemplated outside of its boundaries – that of one of its strongest social engineering methods; street art. In honesty, I just binned the editorial introduction for this interview, in which I [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/18/interview-chris-parkinson-peace-of-wall-east-timor/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/12/interview-per-square-metre-last-call-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/12/interview-per-square-metre-last-call-2/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 11:00:09 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/12/interview-per-square-metre-last-call-2/
Last week, we all heard the news that Per Square Metre, Collingwoods much loved and respected artist run gallery, was to shut up shop after several years of providing the community with a veritable feast of shows. This week, however, comes their final hoorah, a celebration of the galleries achievements in the form of their [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/12/interview-per-square-metre-last-call-2/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/11/interview-chico-dont-sleep-magazine/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/11/interview-chico-dont-sleep-magazine/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 01:58:37 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/11/interview-chico-dont-sleep-magazine/
  I still remember, and have never returned, the very first Hype magazine I read. I’d been bumming around Cinema City in Perth with a few crew one Saturday afternoon, when someone surreptitiously pushed a copy into my hands. Strangely enough, it was seeing Australian graffiti from outside of our own little corner for the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/11/interview-chico-dont-sleep-magazine/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/05/interview-darren-henderson/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/05/interview-darren-henderson/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 13:34:24 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/05/interview-darren-henderson/
Darren Hendersons recent work is an explosive menagerie revolving around the most enigmatic of all  birds of prey, yet, unlike the darkened nights in which owls usually dwell, Henderson has managed to illuminate his subjects, not only by their sheer numbers, but by colourful skill of hand and witty presentation. In his recent solo exhibition [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/05/interview-darren-henderson/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/27/interview-crown-heights-highlander-gallery/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/27/interview-crown-heights-highlander-gallery/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:32:22 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/27/interview-crown-heights-highlander-gallery/
  Coming up this Thursday, 29th April, Crown Heights seeks to try to put to rest some of the controversy around the “gallery vs street” argument by bringing several luminous graffiti artists out from underground and onto the walls of the Highlander Gallery. “Crown Heights is a group show – the tiresome quarrel of graffiti [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/27/interview-crown-heights-highlander-gallery/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:17:05 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/
There’s already a beer in my hand by the time I catch sight of him – it’s Friday afternoon and the bar I’m in, e55, is near-full, and the crowd is drinking their shit away in preparation of the night to come. He’s sitting down in the back corner, and I notice that he already [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/interview-jack-douglas/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/interview-jack-douglas/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:33:35 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/interview-jack-douglas/
  With the year already off to a remarkable start with several major solo and group exhibitions having come, and, successfully, gone, Per Square Metre is preparing for its next feature, the first solo exhibition from talented up and coming artist Jack Douglas. Invurt caught up with Jack last weekend to discuss his coming show, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/interview-jack-douglas/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/01/interview-reid-speed/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/01/interview-reid-speed/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:50:55 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=563
  I’m squinting hard as the early dawn light is pummelling through the vans windscreen. We’re hurtling down the highway, somewhere between Rhode Island and Brooklyn – its post-party hour and some friends and I are dropping Reid Speed back home after an all-night rave in an abandoned bank vault. The gig is all done [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/01/interview-reid-speed/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/25/interview-dabs-myla/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/25/interview-dabs-myla/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:28:03 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=529
Moving to another city in order to pursue an artistic dream, let alone another country, is one of the biggest challenges any artist can face – and yet, collaborative duo Dabs Myla have not only overcome challenges in doing so, but have flourished within their adopted scene. In the past year since their move, they [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/25/interview-dabs-myla/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/11/interview-makatron-everfresh-studio/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/11/interview-makatron-everfresh-studio/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:09:14 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=448
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 [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/11/interview-makatron-everfresh-studio/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/02/exhibition-interview-my-girls-wmsg/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/02/exhibition-interview-my-girls-wmsg/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:14:30 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=379
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 [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/02/exhibition-interview-my-girls-wmsg/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-interview-urban-art-10a-bsg/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-interview-urban-art-10a-bsg/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:07:56 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=356
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 [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-interview-urban-art-10a-bsg/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2009/12/19/interview-pendulum-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/12/19/interview-pendulum-2/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:37:28 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=285
“The day that you feel comfortable and happy with anything, is probably the day you give up and retire,” cites Gareth McGrillen, who, along with Paul Harding and Rob Swire constitutes a founding members of Pendulum, arguably one of the most progressive musical groups producing music today. “You always need that drive, its really essential [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/12/19/interview-pendulum-2/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/26/interview-current-value/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/26/interview-current-value/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:06:17 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=283
On the European mainland, Drum’n'bass vies for attention from its fans amongst a swarm of diverse cultural and musical frameworks, and yet it is artists like Germanys Tim Eliot, aka Current Value, that have managed to help persuade people from across the world that the dark and eclectic side of drum and bass can attain [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/26/interview-current-value/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/18/interview-dj-evil-nz/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/18/interview-dj-evil-nz/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:21:18 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=278
The sounds of bass and scattered breakbeats play an important part in the New Zealand electronic scene, and, more often than not, one of the common sounds heard emanating from clubs across the Islands is dubstep. Working at the forefront of this effusive culture, Olie Bassweight, or DJ Evil as he is otherwise known, is [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/18/interview-dj-evil-nz/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2009/05/29/interview-london-elektricity/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/05/29/interview-london-elektricity/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 23:34:54 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=269
From an incredible live act that helped shape the face of live electronic music, to running one of the most prestigious record labels in the drum’n'bass world, to producing his own successful and game-changing music, Tony Coleman, aka London Elektricity, is considered a stalwart amongst the greats. Having invigorated a new direction in sound with [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/05/29/interview-london-elektricity/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2009/04/09/interview-elite-force-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/04/09/interview-elite-force-2/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:58:24 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=266
Over the past decade, breakbeat bloomed from its 80s roots into a new, modern sound, and ever so slowly it has morphed into a multitude of genres, as well as influenced the creation of others. From the beginning of the nu-breaks renaissance, Elite Force has been in amongst it all as a driving force in [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/04/09/interview-elite-force-2/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2009/02/19/interview-dirtyphonics/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/02/19/interview-dirtyphonics/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:03:05 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=92
When a person thinks of drum’n'bass, they don’t necessarily make the connection between the genre and a bastion of cultural temptation such as France. To make the judgment that the genre is not alive and well in the back alleys and clubs of the nation, would, however, be a mistake, and one group is showing [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/02/19/interview-dirtyphonics/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2009/01/21/interview-andy-c/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/01/21/interview-andy-c/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:14:04 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=99
One of the most successful, well known, and respected names in the drum’n’bass scene, both today and over the past decade, is Andy C. From his position founding RAM Records, to his solo and group production work with the RAM Trilogy and Origin Unknown – not to mention his often explosive and sometimes unbeatable DJ [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/01/21/interview-andy-c/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/interview-oakley-og-grenell/ http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/interview-oakley-og-grenell/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:08:55 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=45
The word veteran brings connotations of age, and yet with such a status, Oakley “O.G” Grenell is anything but a wisened patriarch – instead, this youthful “veteran” is so full of vim and vigor that in his thirty years short he has already cut a wide swath, intent as he is in putting as much [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/interview-oakley-og-grenell/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/audio-interview/ http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/audio-interview/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:43:57 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=38
When a familiar face from a successful group goes solo, there is always slight trepidation that the strength of their work may diminish, however, for drum’n’bass performer and producer Audio, undoubtedly one of the top notches in the tech-heavy d’n’b echelons, going solo after several years with the popular Resonant Evil has proven to be [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2008/11/27/audio-interview/feed/ 0