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Event – Street Advent – Melbourne

As Xmas begins to roll its way casually towards us, and as we start going ever so slightly insane from carols in the supermarket, its always good when artists take some of the more traditional aspects of the season and transform them into something new …

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This is the core of the idea behind Street Advent, which will be running for 25 days in the lead up to Christmas day. Using the traditional form of the advent calendar, twenty five Melbourne and International street artists have signed up to present a new piece of street art for each day of December up until the 25th. Where these pieces will be, who will be doing what day, an where they will be unveiled is anyone’s guess – but that’s half the fun!

The images will be posted online each day after the work is in place, with a few clues maybe as to where its located – then its up to you to find them.

The first pieces are already going up, such as this fantastic one from I & The Others, so get onto it, and enjoy this special Christmas event from a whole heap of talented artists!

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Who: Phoenix, Kaffiene, Rena Littleson, Benjamin Reeve, skulk, Guz, Mason (Canada), Mishap, I & The Others, Year of the Shorts, Blomtrog, Decycle (Germany), Andros, Olive47 (USA), Dopio, Klara, Terrible Horrible, MAO, Birdhat, Nommric, Facter, Jinks (France), James Bevelander, Fezwitch, Internet (not in order, wheres the fun in that!)
What: Street Advent 2011
Where: All over Melbourne, its up to you to track them down!
When: Street Advent will be running from Thursday 1st December until Sunday 25th December.

Check out the Street Advent website, as well as the Street Advent facebook page for more info and to follow the pieces, or hunt them down, as they go up!

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Live Art – War Of The Walls – Melbourne

We do love ourselves a great, throw down, no holds barred art battle – and when that battle includes a bunch of mad-rad graff artists all vying to take this years War Of The Walls title, you can be assured of a night of action!

Over two hours, five artists will spray they way through to the finish line, fighting all the way. Last years winner Adnate will be there judging, and you, the audience, also get your say. We don’t have any tips for you, we think it’ll be a pretty evenly matched – but you should get down there and support them all!

“The ultimate clash of the cans is back.

WAR OF THE WALLS returns Saturday December 3rd 2011, hot on the heels of last year’s explosive inaugural battle. Five urban street artists will emerge from the alleys and studios to go head to head in a duel of aerosol genius and a larger-than-life race against the clock.

WAR OF THE WALLS is stoked to welcome this year’s artists to the stage; RAD 11, ohnoes, Mr Reliable, eltoasto & Broes for an action-packed 2 hour showdown.

The illustrious DJ Tom Showtime will send the crowd on a trip with a culmination of hip-hop, funk and all things smooth. Industry experts including last year’s winner Adnate, Facter from Invurt.com and YOU, our most awesome audience, will judge these willing combatants and their works. Only one artist will rise from the battle to be crowned the champion of WAR OF THE WALLS. If you thought last year was huge, brace yourself; because this year they’re steppin’ it up.

This means War.”

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Who:
ohnoes, Mr Reliable, eltoasto, RAD 11 & Broes
What: War Of The Walls live art battle
Where: The Void, 1-35 Wellington Street, Collingwood, VIC
When: Saturday 3rd December 2011 from 7pm til 11pm

Check out the War Of The Walls website as well as the facebook page for more info.

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Exhibition – Backyard Play – Sydney

There’s just something about art and backyards that go together – drinks, bbqs and good weather makes for a pretty ideal day, and, when you couple that with a bunch of highly creative friends, you often get art jams that are second to none.

Taking it one step further, Primo! Mag and The Outsiders decided that just hanging out and doing art wasn’t enough – they wanted to share it with everyone, and so Backyard Play was born!

"PRIMO! Magazine & The Outsiders are two like mind crews who have already established a place in the local Art scene. They have joined forces to create a burgeoning new collective called BACKYARD PLAY. This collective aims to cultivate a greater sense of community amongst Street & Graffiti Artist. They hope to break down the stigma that surrounds their beloved chosen Art forms.

The idea, to bring together Artists, friends & community in a way that personalises the medium of their Art as well as promotes creativity & collaboration in their very own backyards. Through shared experience, BACKYARD PLAY hopes to bring more understanding of the process of creating Street Art & Graffiti as well as the shared experience of childhood play & the shared experience of a dedicated day of painting together. The first of these days took place on 6.8.2011 in a backyard in Sydney & the result is the first BACKYARD PLAY exhibition.

6 Artists created works inspired by the theme Backyard Play using a range of media such as aerosol, pen, paint and texta. They barbecued, drank beer & painted together, making Art in the same place at the same time they influence each others work & created an inspiring work environment. This day also held a deeper message of reflection for the Artists, with a loose theme of nostalgia & ‘childhood’, which encouraged them to draw upon their background & influence in order to convey their message. This is all reflected in the show in what we hope to turn into a regular playtime.

BACKYARD PLAY is a celebration of the things that hold a community together & knit you to your community like pride, nostalgia, diversity & notions of home."

You probably even recognise a few of the names from the Sydney Secret Wars list – there’s quite a few of the competitors taking part in this event.There will also be a really cool doco of the event on show, which was made by Will Hodgett & Daniel Repetti – along with the photography that’ll also be on display you’ll be able to get a great sense of how the show developed. Put it all together, and this looks mad – get to it!
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Who: Cam Wall, Sprinkles, Kon, Mr. Sweet, Teem, photography by Hannah Wang and doco by Will Hodgett & Daniel Repetti
What: Backyard Play collaborative exhibition
Where: 240 Enmore Road, Enmore, Sydney, NSW
When: Opens Thursday 8th December and runs til Wednesday 14th December

Check out the Backyard Play facebook page as well as the facebook event page for heaps more info on the event.

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Exhibition – Daek William – "Still Under The Influence" – Melbourne

We knew this one was coming up, and damn we’re looking forward to it. Since interviewing the man himself earlier this year, we’ve been hankering for a chance to see this Perth artists work in a full blown solo show – and it’s almost here, thanks to Prahrans RTIST Gallery.

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"A composite mesh of graffiti, illustration, fantasy and photo-realism. Light and complex, with a hint of lustful attitude.

Still Under The Influence exhibits a new selection of pieces capturing Daek William’s world of influence and appreciation. Throughout his career, an obsession and fascination with the female form has been the strongest theme in Daek’s monstrous and detailed canvases. This new exhibition brings his classic work to view and enters into a new period for the artist.

“I wanted to show the world my appreciation of the geniuses that have pushed, pulled and influenced my own thoughts.” says Daek.

Using a unique style of laying origami crowns on the heads of his subjects, Daek new work depicts the artists who he admires and collaborates with. As the founding member of Last Chance studios in Perth, Daek works alongside names like Creepy, Kid Zoom and Yok . Daek’s deeply personal paintings take on the subject of the influential artist he admires, shares friendships with, and the stories that they have to convey.

“His new work is so f@#king amazing.” – Kid Zoom

Still Under The Influence will see Daek create his own play land within RTIST Gallery. Viewers can expect an experience filled with pink flamingos, BBQ’s, sand, lasers and dry ice. “This will be our last show for the year and were going out with bang”, says Jeremy Gaschk Head Curator RTIST Gallery."

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Now, we always say this about the shows on at RTIST, and many others, but this one really is something you should get to! As their last show for the year, its sure to be off the hook. Daek is already making his mark the world over, and we’re predicting even bigger things for him over 2012 – so if you’re in Melbourne, make sure you go,and we’ll see you there!

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Who: Daek William
What: Still Under The Influence solo show
Where: RTIST Gallery
When: Show opens Friday 9th December at 7:30pm and runs til Friday 23rd December.

Check out Daeks website, the RTIST Gallery site, as well as our interview with Daek earlier in the year.

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Exhibition – Ladies Lounge – Perth

Ah Perth, we had a great time hanging out with you over the weekend, and as always, we’re pretty sad that we wont be able to attend a show you’ve got happening soon! Ladies Lounge brings together a whole bunch of rad female street art and graffiti practitioners from Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide in what can only be described as a whole lotta awesome.

Many of the names are ones you’d be familiar with from some of the Lady Killerz rosters, the six artists, SEARious Jones, Joske, Ishk, Isis, Ladie Poise, Lady Bna-Nas  are all highly talented, and this is definitely a show to be reckoned with!

Nicely done Perth, nicely done.

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Who: SEARious Jones, Joske, Ishk, Isis, Ladie Poise, Lady Bna-Nas
What: Ladies Lounge group show
Where: Queen Street Gallery, 28b Queen Street, Fremantle
When: Show opens Friday 9th December from 6pm til 9pm and runs til 23rd December

Check out the facebook event page for more info on the show or the Queen Street Gallery website.

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Exhibition – Cam Scale & Aida Sabic – Season Of Change – Melbourne

In the next instalment of the quarterly Season Of Change shows over  Prahran this Friday night, Revolver have something pretty fine cooking (besides Colonel Tans that is, one of the best Thai spots south of the river we reckon).

Two of our favourite artists here, Cam Scale and Aida Sabic, will be next up on the roster – opening up the Summer show "Hell Hath No Fury" ..

"‘Seasons of Change’ is an exciting new event that will showcase new and established artists both local and international. Seasons of Change is held at Revolver Upstairs on the first Friday of every third month, coinciding with the change of season.

Each event will be totally different to the last dictated by that event’s artist/s. All events will feature a large scale mural on outside wall lasting for three months, a one night only exhibition featuring two limited edition prints (editions of 30) and paintings on canvas. Following the event prints will then be available for sale on the DangerFork online store (if not sold out)."

New mural, great food, lots of affordable art and prints from two of Melbournes and amazing street/artists? Hell yeah!

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Who: Cam Scale & Aida Sabic with tunes from Hans DC and Who
What: Seasons of Change – Summer "Hell Hath No Fury"
Where: Revolver upstairs, Chapel Street, Prahran
When: Show opens Friday 2nd December from 6pm til 9pm

Check out both Cam Scale and Aida Sabics websites, as well as the facebook page!

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Exhibition – Beastman – Cosmic Nature – Sydney

It’s been over a year and a half since Beastmans last solo show (about the same amount of time since we last interviewed him!), but in during that time he’s been one damn busy dude. Thankfully, his Sydney fans now have a chance to get excited, as he rolls out his next show at Kind Of Gallery in early December – and it promises to be everything they’re hoping for.

"Our seeming dominance over the world is illusory and ephemeral. We consider ourselves masters of all creation, but as a species, humanity is insignificant on a cosmic scale, our limited perceptions allow us to only see a fraction of the full range of reality. ‘Cosmic Nature’ is a refreshing new series of paintings by Sydney based artist Beastman which explores the futuristic and overwhelming idea of nature coming to life in a way we could have never imagined. The artist’s new colour palette reflects the different elements of our young world, and his further developed distinctive style is influenced by the organic lines and often symmetrical geometric patterns found in nature. Whatever meaning or purpose may or may not be invested in Beastman’s paintings, the deities featured in his ambitious new works are a representation of what lies beyond the boundaries of our imagination, and what could result when the cosmic forces of nature eventually reveal the irrelevance of humanity in the universe.

"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."
H.P. Lovecraft – ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ 1927

In his first solo exhibition in 18 months and over 2 years since his last Sydney solo show, Beastman has hit a new stride with this latest body of work. Travelling around Australia and the world painting large scale aerosol works has noticeably evolved his unique and well recognised style, which he is taking from the street and into the gallery. Recently named Best Artist at the Sydney Music Arts and Culture (SMAC) Awards, and fresh from participating in the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island, Beastman is one of Australia’s most distinctive and prolific artists. He has exhibited his work and painted large scale murals all over Australia and New Zealand, as well as London, Berlin and New York. Beastman has also designed skateboards and graphics for brands including Element, Mingo Lamberti, T-Bar, The Art Park and Lowlife of London, he has also been commissioned to create artwork for Hyundai, Smirnoff, Red Bull, Tiger Beer and Huawei."

Not only that, but Beastman will also be releasing his first zine at the show!

"The ‘Cosmic Nature’ exhibition will also act as a launch for Beastman’s first publication. ‘Suburban Nature’ is a limited edition 60 page zine featuring street art, murals and collaborations created by the artist over 2 years throughout 10 different countries, documenting the journey and development of the artist’s unique and distinct style."

Apparently there are only 500 copies of this limited edition signed an numbered book available – so either get to the show, or get to his website afterwards.

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Who: Beastman
What: Cosmic Nature solo show
Where: Kind Of Gallery, 72 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney
When: Show opens Thursday 8th December, 7pm and runs til 18th December

Check out Beastmans website and the facebook event page for more info.

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Exhibition – Surface Tension – Sydney

You would think that the boys from aMBUSH Gallery would have their hands full with the ongoing Outpost Project, but no – these guys just keep powering on, and the next show up at aMBUSH Gallery sees a bunch of our favourites smashing it down in Sydney with an awesome group show, Surface Tension.

"Australia’s new wave of street art is already here. Following on from their curatorial hit Outpost Project at Cockatoo Island, aMBUSH proudly presents Surface Tension, featuring artists E.L.K. (Luke Cornish,
VIC), Heesco (VIC), Shida (QLD), Slurpree Slug (NSW), Sofles (VIC) and Sprinkles (NSW).

The artists will paint and transform the gallery walls, integrating the space itself into their body of works. Hailing from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the stellar emergent line-up represents the next epoch, the next movement. Come and see where it all starts.

The opening will take place on Friday 25 November from 6-9pm at aMBUSH Gallery, 4A James Street Waterloo. Join us for complimentary drinks provided by Absolut and future leaning beats and Hip-hop
between provided by Zwelli.

On the billing will be Brisbane born, cut-back king, Sofles, recently returned from the San Francisco all-Australian show ‘Young and Free’ – himself one of the country’s finest graffiti exports. Also from Brisbane,
Shida’s vicious extra dimensional figures will grin across the concrete backdrop.

Moving further down south, representing Sydney will be Sprinkles, co-founder of Half-Star clothing, with his hyper-cartoon skulls stalking the back of your thoughts. Marking his exclusive gallery appearance is the mysterious street thrasher, Slurpee Slug, with his raw psychedelia a cross between whizz fizz characters and acid. From the Melbourne camp, and representing Blender studios we have Heesco and E.L.K.

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Heesco, the current Sydney Secret Wars champion, has a talent in creating anguished faces and loose figures caught in motion.
E.L.K. (Luke Cornish) is widely regarded as a National stencil treasure, able to bring photorealistic portrayals in muted tones through painstaking execution of layering, deconstructing and reconstructing his works with his own flair. E.L.K. was the winner of the 2010 Australian Stencil Art Prize, and made the cover of Monthly Art Magazine, April 2011.

The exhibition will also run alongside an online catalogue with works for sale from Saturday 26 November and runs until 4 December, allowing interstate buyers to remotely buy works. Information regarding this will be available on the aMBUSH website from the opening night."

Damn. We love aMBUSH more and more every day – and you should too!

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Who: E.L.K., Heesco, Shida, Slurpee Slug, Sofles, Sprinkles
What: Surface Tension group show
Where: aMBUSH Gallery, 4a James St, Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
When: Show opens Friday 25th November, and runs til Tuesday 29th November.

Check out the aMBUSH gallery website and the facebook event page for more info on the show.

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Exhibition – On The Wall – Finders Keepers – Sydney

We had the pleasure of attending the first On The Wall at Finders Keepers here in Melbourne, and thought that the quality of the artwork on display was top notch.

For the next Finders Keepers in Sydney, it looks like they’ve pumped it up even more, and just browsing the list there is a huge crop of talent.

If you haven’t had the chance to get to a Finders Keepers market yet, and you’re in Sydney, then this is a good opportunity to do so. Not only will there be lots of crafty design goodness, but there’ll be a hell of a lot of great art as well.

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Who: Alex Louisa, The Gently Unfurling Sneak, Anna Louise Mould, Ben Shackleton, Brooke Holm, Danielle Reck, Dilshani Jayawardene, Elisa Mazzone, Emma Leonard, Grace Brown, Grace McKellar, Hollie Martin, Pannikin, Enyáj, j-b0x, Joanne Young, Kate McCarthy, Kirbee Lawler, me & oli, Laura Carey, Leanne, Melinda Francis , Michelle Crowe, Mishy Lane, Mister Edwards, Niina Aoki, Renee Anne, Zahra Zainal
What: On The Wall – Finders Keepers exhibition
Where: Finders Keepers Market,
When: Friday the 2nd December from 6pm til 10pm and Saturday 3rd December 10am til 5pm.

Check out the Finders Keepers website for more details, as well as the facebook event page.

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Drawing Session – Trails – Melbourne

Back in October, we finally had a chance to get down to one of the Trails drawing sessions. Hosted by Braddock at the infamous Blender Studios, the theme behind Trails is simple – you turn up, take a pen, and draw your heart out alongside others in a mad massive collaborative fun fest.

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Held once a month, Trails has been running since 2009, and in that time all kinds of artists and creatives have joined in on the event. It’s laid back, entertaining and welcoming of all. So, no matter your level, if you want to draw, chat and have a couple of polite beverages in great company, then this is a cool event to do it at.

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Who: You!
What: Trails drawing sessions
Where: Blender Studios, (access via laneway), 110 Franklin Street, Melbourne
When: Friday 2nd December, 7pm til late

Check out the Trails blog, as well as the facebook event page for more info.

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Exhibition, Live Art & Auction – Painting Grounds – Sydney

You can’t swing a stick around this country lately without there being some kind of live art on display – it seems as if everyones doing it, and we fkn love it. Not only that, but the works produced at this one (there are also a whole range of pieces on exhibit) are up for auction alongside all of the live madness.

"Featuring live art by Bathcat, Skulk, Birdhat, Rebecca Murphy,
Andros, Cheung ha Lim,Ox,Vars, Bunkwaa, Dirt, Pete Strong, Shanta,Sokei, Resan, Terrible Horrible, WOLVES&OWLS and Many More
Painting Grounds is a live art collaboration by various street artists.

Gathering at one of Sydney’s largest artist-run spaces, Tortuga Studios in St Peters, on Saturday 26th November mob of graff, stencil, paste- up and illustration artists share panels and wallspace.
The old brick factory provides a distinctly urban, industrial backdrop
to the edgy relevance of a live art show and auction."

Mark our words, this will be a fun night! We can see live art love avalanche as being 2012s big thing, more and more events like this please!

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Who: Bathcat, Skulk, Birdhat, Rebecca Murphy,
Andros, Cheung ha Lim,Ox,Vars, Bunkwaa, Dirt, Pete Strong,
WOLVES&OWLS and Many Many More
What: Painting Grounds, Exhibition, Live art & Auction
Where: Tortuga Studios, 31 Princes Highway, St Peters, Sydney, NSW
When: Saturday 26th November, from

Check out the facebook event page for more info on this event, theres also a pretty mad preview of some of the work in the show over at flickr.

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Exhibition – Michael Staniak – Melbourne

Michael Staniak is no stranger to the Melbourne art scene, and this time around with his solo show "Histroy Suspended" he’s heading to another familiar name down this way – the Nallie Castan Gallery,

Hailing from out of the wonderful Paradise Hills studios, Michaels work is a blend of old and new, with hints of the traditional often juxtaposed with the vibrancy of aerosol – all bundled into fantastical, vivid imagery.

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"I am warmly inviting you to my first ever exhibition with the iconic Melbourne gallery, Nellie Castan. The exhibition will feature new paintings that I have developed over the past year, focusing on the lost lands and reworked images of art history that are forever stuck within the Internet.

Join me for some beverages at the gallery from 6pm til 8pm, and if you feel like getting a little loose, the celebration will continue with food and drinks at the Royal Saxon just up the road.

You have very limited excuses: uni is over, schools out, the summer is around the corner and generally people feel like a party. So come on down and enjoy next Thursday night with myself and the friendly folks down at Nellie Castan Gallery."

If you love your painted bliss, then definitely get down and see this – as the man says, you really do have limited excuses.

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Who: Michael Staniak
What: History Suspended solo show
Where: Nellie Castan Gallery, Level One, 12 River Street, South Yarra, Melbourne
When: Thursday 24th November (tonight!), from 6pm til 9pm – show runs until

Check out Michael Staniaks website here, and the Nellie Castan Gallery, as well as the facebook event page.

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Exhibition – Blow Up Sol – Sydney

We’re big fans of seeing artists putting on their first solo shows – and this coming show is no exception. So Mann is one of the directors of the wonderful Sydney gallery, Monstrosity – and his first outing looks pretty intriguing!

"Sol’s first solo exhibition is a chaotic mish mash of drawings, paintings collages and prints using any and every technique.

Drawing from a deep and turbulent underground river, bubbling with sexual desire, half-remembered song lyrics, half-forgotten dreams, wry self-analysis, commercial detritus, and an almost limitless and child-like joy in existence, Sol puts into pictures what everyone is thinking but no one wants to say."

Head down and check out this cool show, as well as Monstrosity gallery, if you’re around Sydneytown this weekend.

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Who: Sol
What: Blow Up Sol solo show
Where: Monstrosity Gallery, 93 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
When: Show opens Friday 24th November, 6pm til 8pm, and runs til December 9th

Check out the Monstrosity facebook group and the facebook event for more details on the show!

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Installation & Exhibition – Anthony Lister – Rainbow City Gaze – Sydney

Following on from Outpost Project and his extraordinary and way cool show, Bogan Paradise, Lister has another event in Sydney – this time its a big assed installation right in the heart of the CBD. Presented by Lane Four, and, no surprise here, aMBUSH Gallery, it’s great to see installations like this being treated as the events that they are!

Having seen his pretty cool inflatables at Cockatoo Island, this piece from Lister sounds pretty cool – 3D rainbows emanating from the eyes of a mural? Well, as long as there are no unicorns hanging around, this’ll be pretty fkn grand.

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Who: Anthony Lister
What: Rainbow City Gaze
Where: The Galeries, 500 George St, Sydney
When: Installation starts November 24th, no idea how long it’ll be up for!

Check out Anthony Listers website for more details on the artist.

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Snapshots – Outpost Project – NEXT: The Future Of T-Shirt Graphics

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What Eddie Zammit and T-World have accomplished with NEXT: The Future Of T-Shirt Graphics is either insanely amazing or amazingly insane, but, mostly, its just astonishing.

With over a thousand t-shirts on display, including specially made designs forecasting what leading designers think will be the future of t-shirts in 2015, its a visual feast of wearable brilliance. There are so many gorgeous designs in this room that it is hard to know where to look – luckily, there are a whole bunch of amazing, descriptive placards and photographs of designers, and their thoughts on shirts. These photos were all done by Nicole Reed and are exclusive for NEXT – and, we have to say, we love Nicoles photographic work, it really adds to the whole atmosphere of the exhibition.

We also were lucky enough to have a look at the next issue of T-world this past weekend, and all we can say is that god damn, we want a copy. Badly. Like, last week. T-World issue 7 is what good print publications aspire to be. It’ll be out pretty soon, so be sure keep an eye out for info here on its release party and where to buy it …

For now, enjoy some pics from a few of our visits to NEXT.

Oh, also? Watch this video for the story behind NEXT – it’ll give you a much better story behind the photos you just perused than these humble words …

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Exhibition & Preview – El Deejo – Perth

We are big fans of Perth artist Paul "El Deejo" Deej here on Invurt, in fact, we interviewed him just before his highly successful first solo show last year – and we’re happy to announce yet another solo show opening this week in WA.

Deej has been hard at work in the studio, painting up his gorgeous acrylic styled characters and the effort shows in these small previews of his work! Deej also has some work in the upcoming Artboy vs Fanboy: Scifi exhibition in Prahran this Friday, so those that can’t make it over West can get a taste of his style there.

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El Deejo” is Deej’s alter ego, and this exhibition marks the end to a series of artworks he has recently completed. Always on the quest to capture the beauty of the female form and face, he has created a body of colourful and bold work that represents his love of comic book and street art, while also adding a graphic designer’s touch.

In the past year since his highly successful first exhibition “Nicely Toasted” at ABD The Gallery in Northbridge, Deej has worked diligently and shown pieces in a plethora of exhibitions locally and nationally including Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast.

This will be the first in a series of Thursday night gallery showings by the team at the Grey Door and well know Perth art dealer Melanie Price lends a hand in setting the scene and providing the all important art enthusiasts."

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"Paul Deej has been a professional Illustrator and Graphic Designer for 10 years.

Usually working within the digital realm, around 2 years ago he got the paints out and started painting canvas and murals in the traditional way, and found he had a overwheming desire to capture his minds eye on this raw medium based in reality rather than a computer screen.

With a short time on the gallery scene, Deej has been a part of 13 solo and group shows within the last year."

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"Deej has also made a name for himself over the years as a part of the ever growing Hip Hop community in Perth and the eastern states, creating literally hundreds of event posters for local and interstate acts. Deej is also closely affiliated with the West Australian music collective known as Syllabolix (SBX), for whom he does artwork for acts such as Downsyde, Layla, Dazastah, Hunter and Mortar. One of the album covers Deej painted, “Monster House” by the late MC Hunter, was awarded the “Album Cover of the Year’ Award on the country’s biggest Hip Hop website, www.ozhiphop.com."

As we’ll be in Perth this weekend, we’ll unfortunately just miss the opening – but we’re looking forward to popping in there over the weekend to see it, and so should you!

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Who: Paul Deej
What: El Deejo solo show
Where: The Grey Door Gallery, Claremont Hotel, Bay View Terrace, Claremont, WA
When: Show opens Thursday 24th November 8pm, and the gallery will be open 8pm -1am Thursday and Saturday nights until the exhibition ends on December 15th.

Check out Deejs website for more info, as well as his facebook page, and heaps of more pics and graphics from the artist! Also, head over and RSVP on the facebook event page.

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