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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 now the artwork behind the label comes to No Vacancy Gallery with the show “Illustrated”.
Featuring original artwork, painted skate boards and screen prints, this collection is exciting and versatile. Showing us once again that modern urban art; graphics and illustration can be transferable from hanging in a gallery, hanging off ones body to hanging on to your board … creativity travels.

“Tri’s psychotic graphics draw on Japanese art, street culture, and beauty in the every day, and ten years down the track SYKE remains true to the street culture at its core – a bit gritty, a bit beautiful, and ultimately utilitarian.”

There will also be some live tattooing and dope tunes, so check this out – come November the scene will be set for this summers wearable art.

Who: SYKE (Tri Vo)
What: Illustrated – Solo Exhibition
Where: No Vacancy – 24/34-40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne
When: Opening Night Friday 4th November 6-9pm. Show runs from 31st October – 8th November 2011

See the Facebook Event for more details, and check out Skye’s Blog for even more style!

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 Can, to name a few.  Given this composition of deviceful minds, from all walks of the creative path, the crew at WMSG are at the top of the game, and contribute more than their fair share of passion to the cities flourishing scene.

Drawing upon that talent and energy, five of the women involved with WMSG have embarked upon a mission to promote both their own creative outputs, as well as WMSG as a whole, in a celebration of the strength of their female members. From amongst that contingent, Ania Stuff, Cammy Stuff, Krystal Stuff, Rachee Stuff and Verona stuff are all poised to unleash their work on the public, with a much anticipated tie in with the launch of the WMSG store as well as a tie-in event presented by Sketch City the following week.

Invurt recently had the opportunity to catch up WMSG’s Cammy Stuff, Krystal Stuff and Rachee Stuff to talk about art, their upcoming exhibition, and all things made good and proper.

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