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/2012/01/12/thursday-transmissions-shoe-tiger-taste/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/12/thursday-transmissions-shoe-tiger-taste/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:50:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7782
Well, we’re back! Continuing on from last year, we’ll be presenting a roundup of all the videos we’ve seen across Oz and NZ every Thursday – and this week, there’s some pretty cool ones, so watch on … Of course, something we’re really looking forward to this weekend is the Marvel Street Art event at [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/12/thursday-transmissions-shoe-tiger-taste/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/10/interview-sandra-powell-andrew-king/ http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/10/interview-sandra-powell-andrew-king/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=7713
CDH, a Melbourne street artist, recently sat down for a chat with reputable collectors, fans and all round wonderful philanthropists of Australian Street Art, Sandra Powell and Andrew King … I never fully understood the expression ‘jaw dropping’ until I went to Sandra and Andrew’s house. Walking around corners, I found my mouth dropping open [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2012/01/10/interview-sandra-powell-andrew-king/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/19/snapshots-heesco-conrad-bizjak-ladro-prahran/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/19/snapshots-heesco-conrad-bizjak-ladro-prahran/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:01:31 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/19/snapshots-heesco-conrad-bizjak-ladro-prahran/
As part of the ongoing street art community project we’ve been sponsoring around Melbourne and Stonnington, ReVurt, we arranged for Heesco and Conrad Bizjak to paint Greville Court laneway next door to Ladro on Greville st. It was a pretty windy day and it threatened to rain a few times, but the boys got through [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/12/19/snapshots-heesco-conrad-bizjak-ladro-prahran/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/11/best-of-the-blogs-invurts-guide-to-cool-art-blogs-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/11/best-of-the-blogs-invurts-guide-to-cool-art-blogs-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:58:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=6873
Around this time last year, we did our first snapshot of some of the cool sites that we read on a frequent basis that deal with Australian and New Zealand art and other creative endeavours. Every day our editor, Facter, reads through a mountain of blogs and websites, looking for cool events, exhibitions and artists [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/11/best-of-the-blogs-invurts-guide-to-cool-art-blogs-2/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/04/outpost-project-rough-guide/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/04/outpost-project-rough-guide/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:45:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=6324
Earlier this year, we heard about an ambitious project to transform Sydneys Harbours Cockatoo Island into a mecca of street art. When we first heard it, it seemed a long way away, and we weren’t sure exactly what it entailed. Over time, we started learning more, and getting an idea as to what it would [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/04/outpost-project-rough-guide/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/exhibition-mo-munny-mo-problems-brisbane/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/exhibition-mo-munny-mo-problems-brisbane/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:33:27 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/exhibition-mo-munny-mo-problems-brisbane/
As a mad fan of urban vinyl and designer toys, there is nothing better than seeing a custom toy show (even if I can’t make it, I can’t wait to see the pics!) – and when you see one that has the backing of Kid Robot, there really isn’t much else to say! With Red [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/25/exhibition-mo-munny-mo-problems-brisbane/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/exhibition-sleep-deprived-sdm-1-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/exhibition-sleep-deprived-sdm-1-melbourne/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:52:38 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=6132
  SDM Crew (Jumble, Dscreet, Trim, Dvate, Dabs, Askem, Ethics, Urge, Iree, Wei2, Rcor, Aeon, Rase, Myla, Sup, Surge, Ninja, Mercy, Tizer and Shucks) are one of Melbourne’s leading graff and street art crews since the 1990’s, with members set up locally and internationally as well as being (just like us) another wicked promoter and [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/12/exhibition-sleep-deprived-sdm-1-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/04/festival-submissions-taste-y-street-art-fest-cairns/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/04/festival-submissions-taste-y-street-art-fest-cairns/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:40:37 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/?p=6002
Since 2000 Tastey has been a major operator in Cairns and Australia providing sweet street duds and entrainment to the masses. Now in the Spring of 2011, again comes the annual event, which has been running for the last nine years, Taste-y Street Art Fest! “Everyone is invited to come down and check out the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/10/04/festival-submissions-taste-y-street-art-fest-cairns/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/2011/09/17/saturday-snapshot-safe-standard-and-sirum/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/17/saturday-snapshot-safe-standard-and-sirum/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/17/saturday-snapshot-safe-standard-and-sirum/
Heaps of cool stuff posted up everywhere this week, hard to know where to start, but we’ll just put it out as it comes … hope you are enjoying your Saturday morning off work (and for those who are working, commiserations!) Safehouse Studio Opening @ Dangerfork We got down a bit late, but the Safehouse [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/17/saturday-snapshot-safe-standard-and-sirum/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/15/thursday-transmissions-dub-design-dumb/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/15/thursday-transmissions-dub-design-dumb/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:01:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/15/thursday-transmissions-dub-design-dumb/
Ah September, you busy month you. Luckily, there have been another round of great vids published across the web this week to give us all a bit of visual respite on this not-quite-the-weekend-yet-day, so sit back in your chair, and enjoy … We loved this one from Kinyobi design – the ending especially! Another spot [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/15/thursday-transmissions-dub-design-dumb/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/14/live-art-at-large-graff-jam-high-st-festival-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/14/live-art-at-large-graff-jam-high-st-festival-melbourne/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:32:51 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/14/live-art-at-large-graff-jam-high-st-festival-melbourne/
Oh hell yeah – after a hiatus last year after a huge event in 2009, it looks like the Northcote festival is back (albeit in a slightly smaller form. As At Large Gallery will be along that section of High Street that they will be closing off for the afternoon, it stands to reason that [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/14/live-art-at-large-graff-jam-high-st-festival-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/13/competition-the-burroughs-oz-wide/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/13/competition-the-burroughs-oz-wide/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:40:02 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/13/competition-the-burroughs-oz-wide/
Who doesn’t like free shit? and when that free shit involves a trip to NYC to take part in a kick ass art exhibition, all for just submitting a piece of your own kick ass art then all the better. Jeremy Gaschk, the curator of Rtist Gallery and one hard working dude, sent us a [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/13/competition-the-burroughs-oz-wide/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/2011/09/01/thursday-transmissions-skulls-steen-and-grills/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/thursday-transmissions-skulls-steen-and-grills/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:40:49 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/thursday-transmissions-skulls-steen-and-grills/
Hot off the blogs, it’s time for another Transmissions – here’s the goodness for this week … This Life posted up a video of Steen  doing his thing – beautiful work! Steen Jones Introduction from Melissa Findley on Vimeo. Numskull and Maxcat painted up the Lounge Cafe in Surry Hills this week as well, check [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/09/01/thursday-transmissions-skulls-steen-and-grills/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/23/event-live-art-ill-logic-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/23/event-live-art-ill-logic-melbourne/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:08:53 +0000 FacieB http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/23/event-live-art-ill-logic-melbourne/
This Thursday it’s back baby! Melbourne will be hit with ILL-Logic once again – the versatile and refreshing style of open space exhibition is comprised of local and international artists including Itch, Flake, Sex Panther, Rick Sweden, Taylor White and Paul Rogers. Bringing together each of their specialties; graffiti, stencil, paint, video and illustration, the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/23/event-live-art-ill-logic-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/03/event-skatepaint-sofles-vans-the-omega-gold-coast/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/03/event-skatepaint-sofles-vans-the-omega-gold-coast/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:59:00 +0000 Quetzal http://www.invurt.com/?p=4873
Another high energy event is due to hit the Gold Coast Saturday week. And no, it’s not another Cyclone – or Schoolies (is there a difference?). BoardShop Australia, in conjunction with Ironlak, will be hosting a killer all day skateboarding and live art’s workshop on the 13th of August. ”Aside the immense line-up of skateboarding, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/03/event-skatepaint-sofles-vans-the-omega-gold-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/15/exhibition-dream-travels-brisbane/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/15/exhibition-dream-travels-brisbane/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:59:31 +0000 Quetzal http://www.invurt.com/?p=4600
“Supported by Ironlak”. These six syllables are enough to excite the likes of graffiti artists and street art fans alike. You can imagine our lack of surprise then, when we gazed upon the range of talent that this cult paint brand has conjured up for the much anticipated collaborative Exhibition, Dream Travels. Two of Brisbane’s [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/15/exhibition-dream-travels-brisbane/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/06/event-wrap-red-bull-wreckers-yard-finals/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/06/event-wrap-red-bull-wreckers-yard-finals/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:04:00 +0000 Crutch http://www.invurt.com/?p=4424
On a rooftop in Fitzroy on a cool Melbourne Saturday night, some of the best street artists from Australia and New Zealand gathered for the finals of the Red Bull Wreckers Yard. The culmination of this Trans Tasman event saw Brisbane artist Sofles took the top spot for the second year running. Some incredible pieces [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/06/event-wrap-red-bull-wreckers-yard-finals/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/05/exhibitioneverfresh-ngv-closing-event-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/05/exhibitioneverfresh-ngv-closing-event-melbourne/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:33:25 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/05/exhibitioneverfresh-ngv-closing-event-melbourne/
All great things must have a closing party! So that’s what the guys from Everfresh will be doing this Friday night. As they say goodbye to their temporary work space at the National Gallery of Victoria, the crew will be displaying a whole bunch of new work that they, and some of their friends, have [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/05/exhibitioneverfresh-ngv-closing-event-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/03/friday-wrap-melbourne-street-art-isnt-the-be-all-of-australian-street-art/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/03/friday-wrap-melbourne-street-art-isnt-the-be-all-of-australian-street-art/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:31:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=4096
We like to stay away from any bias here – we do love Melbourne street art, and if you take a look through the pages here, sure, there are a shitload of events and such happening in Melbourne – but the same can be said for every other city in Oz too, its fkn heaving. [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/03/friday-wrap-melbourne-street-art-isnt-the-be-all-of-australian-street-art/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/30/event-red-bull-wreckers-yard-auckland-nz/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/30/event-red-bull-wreckers-yard-auckland-nz/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 01:43:11 +0000 Crutch http://www.invurt.com/?p=4066
A packed crowd braved the cold and rain to watch the second New Zealand heat of the Red Bull Wreckers Yard live art event in Auckland over the weekend. Cinzah AKA ‘Seekayem’ won the battle and a spot in the trans-tasman final. Cinzah joins artists Yels and Itch, along with the winners of the Aussie [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/30/event-red-bull-wreckers-yard-auckland-nz/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/07/subvurtions-live-art-feed-perth/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/07/subvurtions-live-art-feed-perth/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 03:11:24 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/07/subvurtions-live-art-feed-perth/
We have something special for you today! After the success and positive feedback of our Carbon live blogging, we’ve set up our new Subvurtions live feed section, which will be hold all of our live art event coverage. Today we’ll be running a live blog of the wall that we’ve organised to have painted in [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/07/subvurtions-live-art-feed-perth/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/06/friday-wrap-cool-cool-cool/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/06/friday-wrap-cool-cool-cool/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 06:04:27 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/06/friday-wrap-cool-cool-cool/
Another busy week comes to an end, and all of us here are full steam ahead with a bunch of projects and fun shit. Busy busy busy, cool cool cool. We have a great art session happening this weekend in Perth, with Dibs, ToniTone, Poise, Deej, NVS and Suloh putting some licks of paint up [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/06/friday-wrap-cool-cool-cool/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/12/interview-does/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/12/interview-does/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:32:20 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=3232
Does is a man in love with letters. Recently, this Dutch artist has been making waves down under, with both his intricate letterforms and his enthusiastic translation of calligraphic symbols into swathes of colourfully saturated, alphabetic beauty. For nearly fifteen years, the breadth and scope by which this artist has portrayed this love is remarkable [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/12/interview-does/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/07/thursday-transmissions-makatron-adnate-timba-more/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/07/thursday-transmissions-makatron-adnate-timba-more/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:40:21 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=3204
Has been a really fun week in the world that Max Headroom calls home – so, as always, we’ll let the movies do the talking … First up, is our pick of the week – and we’re insanely jealous of Makatron right now on his Brazilian tour – location, location, location or what! Next up, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/07/thursday-transmissions-makatron-adnate-timba-more/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-does-between-the-lines-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-does-between-the-lines-vic/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:50:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-does-between-the-lines-vic/
After hitting Sydney with his hugely successful, sold out and amazing solo show “I Love Letters” – DOES brings his work down to the ‘Burn to show everyone what’s what in his world – and what a fkn world it is. Colourful, vibrant, stylised and unique, DOES works stands up there with the best of [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-does-between-the-lines-vic/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/01/weekly-wrap-shows-shows-and-more-shows/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/01/weekly-wrap-shows-shows-and-more-shows/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:58:52 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/01/weekly-wrap-shows-shows-and-more-shows/
Man, another really busy week – cramming, openings, planning and getting things well underway for the year! I wont bore you with what we’re up to, beyond to say to try and keep Thursday April 21st free, as we’ll be having our official launch party (okay, so its a little delayed ha!) that night in [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/01/weekly-wrap-shows-shows-and-more-shows/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/24/thursday-transmissions-glebe-trams-does-zonk-lush-meggs/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/24/thursday-transmissions-glebe-trams-does-zonk-lush-meggs/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:34:47 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/24/thursday-transmissions-glebe-trams-does-zonk-lush-meggs/
Another week is rolling into its final stages, and we have a bit of a mix of videos for you this week – so sit back, and enjoy the show … Melbourne artists Meggs visited Hawaii recently, and the guys at NB574 did this to document what he was up to – excellent shit. NB574.com [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/24/thursday-transmissions-glebe-trams-does-zonk-lush-meggs/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/11/friday-wrap-three-days-of-chullin-ahead/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/11/friday-wrap-three-days-of-chullin-ahead/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:47:38 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/11/friday-wrap-three-days-of-chullin-ahead/
Oh yeah, a Friday Wrap! We know we say this every now and again, but apologies for the lack of a weekly wraps lately – things have been a little crazy in the last two or three weeks. Between work trips, setting up our new workshop & studio space in Prahran, working on a new [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/11/friday-wrap-three-days-of-chullin-ahead/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/07/exhibition-does-i-love-letters-nsw/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/07/exhibition-does-i-love-letters-nsw/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:33:21 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/07/exhibition-does-i-love-letters-nsw/
Dutch artist Does hits Sydney this week, following right on the heels of Aboves successful sell out show at Lo-Fi Collective. As part of Team Ironlak, Does has been storming across Oz in recent months with a huge range of colourful, vibrant work. Renowned for his amazing letter-forms and as a founder of the European [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/07/exhibition-does-i-love-letters-nsw/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/14/event-croft-alley-project-stage-2-vic-2/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/14/event-croft-alley-project-stage-2-vic-2/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:15:34 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/14/event-croft-alley-project-stage-2-vic-2/
Whenever anyone comes and visits, they always say “Hey, lets go to that bar down that alley that has all that cool stuff in it and all the walls are painted up and theres all that lab stuff in it” and I automatically know they are pretty much talking about the Croft Institute. Look past [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/14/event-croft-alley-project-stage-2-vic-2/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/04/friday-wrap-wet-n-wild/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/04/friday-wrap-wet-n-wild/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:44:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=2571
Floods, cyclones, rain – its all just another week of mayhem across Oz, and if I wasn’t such a cynic I’d be shouting global warming doom from the rooftops (okay, so 2012 is obviously the end of the world via zombie apocalypse, but I’ll hold out on my scepticism til then). The other week saw [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/04/friday-wrap-wet-n-wild/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/02/thursday-transmissions/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/02/thursday-transmissions/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:22:38 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=2568
Well, we don’t often post videos, but we’ve decided to cave a little – just because we keep seeing so much cool shit every week thats been filmed and produced. So this new column will work alongside the Friday wraps. This will be our spot to showcase whatever Australian videos have have come out, without [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/02/02/thursday-transmissions/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/18/exhibition-petro-too-big-to-be-human-nsw-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/18/exhibition-petro-too-big-to-be-human-nsw-vic/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:17:09 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/18/exhibition-petro-too-big-to-be-human-nsw-vic/
Pioneering old school graff and street artist Petro will be visiting our shores in November, with two exhibitions at both China Heights Gallery in Sydney as well as at Backwoods gallery here in Melbourne (I popped in to the Elph exhibition briefly on Friday night at Backwoods and it was great – loving the shows [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/10/18/exhibition-petro-too-big-to-be-human-nsw-vic/feed/ 0