http://www.invurt.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:44:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/thursday-transmissions-6/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/thursday-transmissions-6/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=8160
We’ve had a quiet start to the year with the Transmissions column, we skipped last week as there weren’t very many videos released. However, it feels like we’re back into it and we have a bunch of video for you this week, so without further ado … DrewFunk, Mysterious Al and Heesco did a live [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/thursday-transmissions-6/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/live-art-heesco-union-lane/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/live-art-heesco-union-lane/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:50:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=8142
Over the last few weeks the laneway at Union Lane has been painted up by the Blender crew and a bunch of their friends, but this weekend brings something a little different. Aiming to bring attention to the current political situation in Tibet, Heesco will be painting a large, politically themed piece right on the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/26/live-art-heesco-union-lane/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/19/snapshots-urban-scrawl/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/19/snapshots-urban-scrawl/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:05:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7956
Well, as you probably saw from the interview, we got down to the Urban Scrawl exhibition for a quick preview of the show – as we promised, here are the shots that we took of the work! Related Posts:Exhibition – Urban Scrawl – MelbourneSnapshots – Miss Tones & Dibs – PerthSnapshots – Blue Bar – [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/19/snapshots-urban-scrawl/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/18/interview-urban-scrawl/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/18/interview-urban-scrawl/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:05:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7950
I’m in my own zone as I make my way down to Melbourne City Library; I’ve just changed out of some abhorred work clothes and am entering the building, camera in hand, kind of wondering where the hell I am (an exhibition, in a library? huh?) when Kaff calls out my name. "Hey Fletch?" I [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/18/interview-urban-scrawl/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/16/exhibition-maya-hayuk-kyle-ranson-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/16/exhibition-maya-hayuk-kyle-ranson-melbourne/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:49:59 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7814
It seems that last weekend Sugar Mountain festival has spawned an extra special treat for Melbourne art lovers – in the form of a duo show featuring Brooklyns Maya Hayuk and San Franciscan Kyle Ranson. Having produced some work for and at the festival, they will be aiming to display a selection of their works [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/16/exhibition-maya-hayuk-kyle-ranson-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/12/exhibition-urban-scrawl-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/12/exhibition-urban-scrawl-melbourne/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:23:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7749
It’s been a while since Kaff-eine and Precious Littles last large scale outing at the Fibre Femmes group show and this time around not only teamed up together again, but they have combined forces with two heavy weights in Melbournes burgeoning light art world, Blacklodge and Tigtab. A part of Melbournes Midsumma Festival, Urban Scrawl [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/12/exhibition-urban-scrawl-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/11/snapshots-union-lane-paintup/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/11/snapshots-union-lane-paintup/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:25:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7747
On a sunny day just after Xmas, the Blender crew and some of the guys that paint with the Revurt project met in Union Lane to have a bit of a paint-up and refresh the street art on the walls. Absolutely mad day, everyone had a ball and the public seemed to really enjoy seeing [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/11/snapshots-union-lane-paintup/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/event-exhibition-blender-studios-xmas-exhibition-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/event-exhibition-blender-studios-xmas-exhibition-melbourne/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:23:45 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/event-exhibition-blender-studios-xmas-exhibition-melbourne/
Of course, being that time of year, everyones having their Xmas parties, and the Blender studios crew really know how to throw one! With Dark Horse Experiment holding the show itself, and with lots of performances and installations happening in conjunction with the show, this is one of those studio bashes that you just have [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/event-exhibition-blender-studios-xmas-exhibition-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/open-studio-miso-ghostpatrol-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/open-studio-miso-ghostpatrol-melbourne/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:09:16 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/open-studio-miso-ghostpatrol-melbourne/
Once a year Miso and Ghostpatrol open up their studio for a sale of works directly from the Fortress itself – and if you know these artists as I’m sure you do, this is a great chance to see where they work, what they do, and to snap up some really limited works that they [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/05/open-studio-miso-ghostpatrol-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/25/drawing-session-trails-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/25/drawing-session-trails-melbourne/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:56:57 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/25/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.   Held [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/25/drawing-session-trails-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/01/snapshots-dface-hits-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/01/snapshots-dface-hits-melbourne/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:56:51 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/01/snapshots-dface-hits-melbourne/
Over the last few days, D*FACE has been traversing the streets, pasting up and leaving his mark on the ‘burn in the leadup to his show at Metro Gallery tomorrow night. Accordingly, much of it was documented along the way … the team at Bright Things TV caught up with him on Saturday and sent [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/01/snapshots-dface-hits-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/event-cut-slice-fold-workshops-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/event-cut-slice-fold-workshops-melbourne/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:57:09 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/event-cut-slice-fold-workshops-melbourne/
Dedicated to the “documentation of Paper Expressionism”, The Paper Convention are a collective of paper enthusiasts keeping the artistic medias message and practices in full force and full light of the public. Supporting workshops, talks, exhibitions and events, The Paper Convention are presenting a festival-esque series of events that is “Cut.Slice.Fold” – brilliantly titled we [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/event-cut-slice-fold-workshops-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/24/exhibition-syke-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/24/exhibition-syke-melbourne/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:53:00 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/24/exhibition-syke-melbourne/
Melbourne artist and designer Tri Vo created “a series of graphics inspired by the Japanese art of hentai anime” in the late 90’s and out of this, growing in strides, has come a street wear and graphics brand that most of you reading this would be familiar with. SYKE is booming locally and internationally and [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/24/exhibition-syke-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/18/sunshines-top-10-october/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/18/sunshines-top-10-october/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:53:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/18/sunshines-top-10-october/
Dean Sunshine is back with his most recent Top 10, as we do our full four top ten battle this week! Starting with Cleos Top 10 on Sunday, we’ll be putting up two more by weeks end – keep an eye out! Click the images for full size! If you have a Top 10 of [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/18/sunshines-top-10-october/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/thursday-transmissions-new-transient-millions/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/thursday-transmissions-new-transient-millions/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:18:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/thursday-transmissions-new-transient-millions/
No matter how busy things get, there’s always time for some video goodness! This week, what a roundup of grandness! TwoOne, Al Stark and Nails got down and painted at RMIT the other week – and this is a really cool video from the day – its not embeddable, alas – so click through to [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/thursday-transmissions-new-transient-millions/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/exhibition-mother-of-millions-makatron-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/exhibition-mother-of-millions-makatron-melbourne/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:00:56 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=6193
Next week from the hands of one of Everfresh studios own, Makatron, comes an imaginative and illustrative universe on canvas ‘Mother of Millions’ with a collection of his new works, hosted by No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne. Makatron, who is an emerging Melbourne artist, has been around the world and back many times, plying his trade [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/13/exhibition-mother-of-millions-makatron-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/03/exhibition-lmtd-space-exhibition-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/03/exhibition-lmtd-space-exhibition-melbourne/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:51:00 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=5998
LMTD Space is an emerging art collective based on the Gold Coast. This month, at 1000 Pound Bend Gallery, LMTD is launching in Melbourne with a group exhibition of 10 artists’ work from all around Australia with artists such as  Daisy Catterall, Matt Rigg, Cheeks, Christopher Mackenzie, Eleven, Flake Nelson Nokela, Kid9, and more, displaying [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/03/exhibition-lmtd-space-exhibition-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/sunshines-top-10-late-september-2011/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/sunshines-top-10-late-september-2011/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:40:37 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/sunshines-top-10-late-september-2011/
Apologies for not having got to the photo recap or his Top 10 up over the weekend, I’ve been prep’ing for a show in a few weeks, as well as working behind the scenes on a heap of new projects for both the website, and our ReVurt Project – and a few things have been [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/sunshines-top-10-late-september-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/comic-book-launch-walking-to-japan-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/comic-book-launch-walking-to-japan-melbourne/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:01:44 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=5854
Master Cartoonist, Illustrator and all round cool dude Ben Hutchings, launches his new Comic book ‘Walking to Japan’ this Tuesday at Toff in Town, Melbourne. "I drew this 16 page comic to be included in Adam Pasion’s Aftershock comic anthology.  After finishing, I was so happy with the strip, I decided to publish a standalone [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/26/comic-book-launch-walking-to-japan-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/22/thursday-transmissions-six-25-years/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/22/thursday-transmissions-six-25-years/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:25:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/22/thursday-transmissions-six-25-years/
  A quick one this week, with some of the favourites we’ve seen around the traps, so without further ado, this weeks transmissions … Six Years Later magazine have a great video interview with Vexta. Awesome artist, awesome mag, awesome video. SIX YEARS LATER: Vexta Interview from Rachel Goldsworthy on Vimeo. If you havent seen [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/22/thursday-transmissions-six-25-years/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/seminar-vandals-or-vanguards-space-invaders-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/seminar-vandals-or-vanguards-space-invaders-melbourne/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:03:32 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=5755
Space Invaders is going strong, and the quality of interaction keeps coming, with the Street Art Seminar ‘Vandals or Vanguards?’ at RMIT Gallery in Melbourne. Moderator Jaklyn Babington, Eloise Peace, Sticky Institute and street artists Nails, Civil and Jumbo bring their expertise to us with this free event open to the public next Monday. Get [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/seminar-vandals-or-vanguards-space-invaders-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/exhibition-etcc-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/exhibition-etcc-melbourne/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:28:00 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=5749
Rancho Notorious, Melbourne, is hosting some really cool shit lately! This weekend, ‘Etcc’ hits Melbourne for its third round, and its a whopper of an idea. Political, poignant, pleasing to the eye the “remixed and remixable” works in the exhibition highlight and delve deep into some of the sensitive and tricky areas of art, marketing, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/19/exhibition-etcc-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/16/exhibition-for-walls-closing-exhibition-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/16/exhibition-for-walls-closing-exhibition-melbourne/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:24:56 +0000 Leah http://www.invurt.com/?p=5684
Over the last year and a half, For Walls has delivered more than twenty shows, hosting works from some of the best of Australias creative talent. Acting as a gallery space within one of Melbourne’s much loved venues, Miss Libertine, For Walls offered a unique gallery experience without charging a mother flippin’ fortune for works [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/16/exhibition-for-walls-closing-exhibition-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/12/exhibition-just-another-group-show-melbourne-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/12/exhibition-just-another-group-show-melbourne-2/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:49:29 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/12/exhibition-just-another-group-show-melbourne-2/
As one of the official shows in conjunction with Semi Permanent this weekend, the wonderful team at Just Another Agency will be hosting their second annual "Just Another Group Show" at 1000 pound Bend. "That’s right Folks! It’s that time of year again … time for the annual ‘Just Another Group Show’! In Conjunction with [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/12/exhibition-just-another-group-show-melbourne-2/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/11/msa-top-ten-september-2011/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/11/msa-top-ten-september-2011/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:59:31 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/11/msa-top-ten-september-2011/
After a brief hiatus, MSA is back with his Top Tens and its a damn fine collection of Melbourne street art! Top Tens will be out on Sundays now, following on from our Saturday Snapshots – so keep heading back over the weekends for all your photo goodness! So heres MSAs latest Top Ten – [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/11/msa-top-ten-september-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/10/saturday-snapshots-sun-space/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/10/saturday-snapshots-sun-space/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=5594
Lots of great images from around the web this week, from exhibitions to live art and everything in between – enjoy this weeks snapshots from around Oz and NZ … Quite a few pics on Dean Sunshines blog this week from last weekends Brunswick Show at Donkey Wheelhouse!   Go over to Deans website for [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/10/saturday-snapshots-sun-space/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/06/exhibition-go-go-gocco-go-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/06/exhibition-go-go-gocco-go-melbourne/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:48:41 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=5530
Outre Gallery in Melbourne brings us a very cute eclectic exhibition next week ‘Go Go Gocco Go’! “Gocco technology was invented in Japan (1977) as a home-use, lo-fi mini screen print system that allows simple, multi-colour printing.  Using flash bulbs and small thermal print screens, this ingenious invention has been adopted by artists who love [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/06/exhibition-go-go-gocco-go-melbourne/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/exhibition-nior-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/exhibition-nior-melbourne/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:49:22 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/exhibition-nior-melbourne/
With fantastical illustrations of vivid creatures and detailed tribal nuances, Niors work is always a joy to behold. His characters, animals and beasts always feel as though they are a part of a vaster story – and with Kinkajou, Nior breaths life to this idea and introduces us a glimpse into the land that these [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/exhibition-nior-melbourne/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/27/sunshines-top-10-august-2011/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/27/sunshines-top-10-august-2011/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:21:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/29/sunshines-top-10-august-2011/
We have another Top Ten from Dean Sunshine up and ready – lots of great work in this edition, hope you enjoy it! Click on the images for the full photo – lots of sweet wall work this week, Melbourne graffiti and street art scene kickin it – wheres your photos, Oz? If you have [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/27/sunshines-top-10-august-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/16/exhibition-twin-navigation-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/16/exhibition-twin-navigation-melbourne/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:26:09 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/16/exhibition-twin-navigation-melbourne/
Coming to Rancho Notorious this Friday night is joint show "Twin Navigation" by Jacob Rolfe and ‘Just Another Collective’ member Sam Octigan. Teaming up for this combination collection, the artists have brought forth some prodigious talent for us, in both their individual pieces and collaborative works. “ ‘Exploration’ is a major theme in their respective [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/16/exhibition-twin-navigation-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/15/exhibition-dvate-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/15/exhibition-dvate-melbourne/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:42:45 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/15/exhibition-dvate-melbourne/
Hell yeah. Melbourne graffiti artist, Dvate, will be heading to Rancho Notorious at the end of the month, as the SDM crew member unleashes his talented hand on a bunch of works. Having started painting way back in the 90s, DVATE has make a solid and lasting mark on the Australian graff scene, and, imho, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/15/exhibition-dvate-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/14/interview-inherent-vice/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/14/interview-inherent-vice/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:21:38 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/14/interview-inherent-vice/
Sometimes, we cover something on here that resonates on a personal level for me – and as much as I often write with the “Invurt voice”, there are those special moments when this whole editors hat has to be taken off – and for me, there’s nothing more personal than my love for comics (okay, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/14/interview-inherent-vice/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/interview-23rd-key/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/interview-23rd-key/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:18:09 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/interview-23rd-key/
So very often, the inception of love in an individuals life is noted only by inner reflection, and the desire to recognise a continual feeling of passionate warmth emanating from within. For an artist, the beginnings of a life long affair of the heart with their own creativity often takes them by surprise – too [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/interview-23rd-key/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/exhibition-georg-whelan-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/exhibition-georg-whelan-melbourne/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:23:26 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/exhibition-georg-whelan-melbourne/
Having been involved in solo and group shows across Australia and overseas, and with his portraiture styled works adorning many a wall and warehouse, Georg Whelan will be continuing his visual fiesta with the opening of his next solo show, Big Lost Big Kids, next week in Melbourne. We love seeing Georg’s work around the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/29/exhibition-georg-whelan-melbourne/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/25/magazine-launch-profile-pub-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/25/magazine-launch-profile-pub-melbourne/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:50:32 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/25/magazine-launch-profile-pub-melbourne/
We’ve been following this talented crew for a while now, and its finally time for the magazine to launch this week at Mag Nation! We are, of course, notably interested in the artist/design coverage, but that’s only a small portion of the amazing interviews and profiles that the magazine covers. Providing a good cross section [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/25/magazine-launch-profile-pub-melbourne/feed/ 0