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We’ve all heard rumours of its impending drop, but this weekend saw confirmation that the Everfresh Black Book is well and truly on its way.

Whats sure to have been a labour of love for the guys at the studio, the Black Book “provides a rare and exclusive insight into the life of the studio, the artists behind the work and the culture of the elusive underground art world—a world usually cloaked in anonymity.”

So many great books coming out this year, and this is sure to be another one for everyone to grab.

Check out more information on the book itself on the Everfresh Website, as well as information on how to pre-order the limited edition hardcover when its available.

Following from last years successful Own Worst Enemy, where he delved in the nuances of comic book heroes, as well as a number of solo and group shows overseas, Meggs is set to show a brand new swath of work at his upcoming exhibition, King For A Day.

“King for a Day is a brand new collection of paintings, screen prints and installations that examine society’s celebrity obsession through the prism of our own mortality and inner duality. An energetic depiction of those who crave power, wealth and fame in both life and death, King for a Day looks at how contemporary media and social networking has accelerated stardom and increased the pitfalls that come with celebrity attention.”

King For A Day will be the first exhibition to be held at the new Backwoods gallery in Collingwood, and we cant think of a more fitting launch for their new endeavor!

Who: Meggs
What: King For A Day solo exhibition
Where: Backwoods Gallery, Upstairs (rear side of alley), 25 Easey Street, Collingwood
When: Opens 25th June 6pm – 9pm, exhibition runs until 18th July

Check out Meggs website here for more info, and news.

Saw this one posted this morning, it’s a pretty worthy cause so hopefully a fair few heads make their way down to it – good chance to check out some great art as well as give a hand to some kids in need.

“This Thursday night there is a fundraiser auction for Orphund at the Rose Street Artists market. I’ve submitted an AP (artist proof) screenprint (the last of its kind publicly available) and artists like Drewfunk and Itch will be painting live and donating works for the Auction. Its a good cause so get on down with some dollars if you can to help them reach their goal of supplying education to Orphaned kids from Uganda. – Meggs.”

Who: Itch, Drewfunk, Monkey, Meggs
What: Orphfund Charity Auction
Where: Rose Street Artist Market, Fitzroy
When: June 10th (tonight) at 7:30pm

Via Everfresh and Orphfund.

It seems the year for it. With several book launches already been and gone this year, its no surprise that there are plenty more on the way. Alongside the up coming Everfresh Black Book being released later this year, and the recent publication of Peace of Wall, another important publication is set to hit the shelves within the coming month, in the form of the Thames and Hudson publication Street | Studio. Written in collaboration between Ghostpatrol, Miso, Alison Young and Timba Smits, Street | Studio focuses on the Melbourne street art scene, and will offer an “exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how street art has entered the mainstream and become one of the most collectable new art forms.”

Focusing several of Melbournes more prominent artists and crews, including Al Stark, Ash Keating, Everfresh, Ghostpatrol, Mic Porter, Miso, Nails, Tai Snaith, Tom Civil, and Twoone, the book also will provide an essay by prominent Melbourne street art commentator and researcher Alison Young, which will give “an insight into how the featured artists are integral to the history of Australian street art.”

“With more than 200 full and double page colour spreads, Street/Studio explores the diverse range of styles beyond street work. It includes painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and performance art and reveals how these artists have been inspired by Melbourne’s laneways and its supportive vibrant culture. Read about the adventures and the challenges of the street as well as the demands of the studio and gallery – outlined by the artists themselves.”

This is a launch not to miss, and a book that will be essential reading for anyone interested in the global street art movement.

Who: Al Stark, Ash Keating, Everfresh, Ghostpatrol, Mic Porter, Miso, Nails, Tai Snaith, Tom Civil, Twoone, Alison Young
What: Street | Studio Book Launch with Ghostpatrol, MISO, Alison Young, Timba & Friends.
Where: No Vacancy Project space, The Atrium, Federation Square, Melbourne.
When: Friday, 4th June 2010, 7pm – exhibition runs to Sunday 6th June.

Visit the (pretty damn cool) official Street | Studio website here.

No one fails to notice his stylistic and beautifully rendered work whenever they see it around the city, and it now looks as though Everfreshs Phibs is having his own solo exhibition at Collingwoods Hogan Gallery come 1st of May. The first solo show from this prolific artist should be something else.

"Prolific Sydney based artist Phibs has been painting graffiti for well over a decade. He is well known for his incredibly detailed aerosol cut-back techniques and bold, decorative line work. His unique and instantly recognisable tribal influenced style and characters are prominent on the streets all over Australia. Phibs is also a member of the highly regarded Everfresh Studios in Melbourne and continues to push himself by bringing his style to new areas of design, working not just on walls, but also on canvas, wood, skateboards and clothing. He has exhibited his work extensively around Australia as well as New Zealand and Germany, and was recently been commissioned to paint a large scale mural in Mumbai, India for Techfest. Phibs has also created artwork for Absolute Vodka, Rip Curl and Scribe."

Who: Phibs
Where: Hogan Gallery, 310 Smith St, Collingwood
When: 1st May, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Via Everfresh Studio

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, as well as to get the low-down on his personal thoughts and philosophies behind his current body of work …

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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 …

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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

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 ..

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