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/2011/11/21/event-farewells-at-large-end-of-lease-graff-battle-sale-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/21/event-farewells-at-large-end-of-lease-graff-battle-sale-melbourne/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:28:54 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/21/event-farewells-at-large-end-of-lease-graff-battle-sale-melbourne/
It was a sad moment last week when I got the invite from the At Large crew about their closing down event this coming weekend. I knew it was on its way, but it was still lamentable when I got the invitation to their very last event – and I’m even sadder still that I [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/11/21/event-farewells-at-large-end-of-lease-graff-battle-sale-melbourne/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/2011/09/11/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/2011/08/26/interview-enix/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/26/interview-enix/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:17:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=5286
It’s artists like Enix, who have been quietly working away at their passion and putting on shows of high quality, exploratory art, who often capture the imagination and heart of the aficionado within us. The colourful and often dream like nature of his work is something that caught my attention a long time ago. Hanging [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/26/interview-enix/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/09/exhibition-enix-sayonara-melbourne/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/09/exhibition-enix-sayonara-melbourne/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:39:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/09/exhibition-enix-sayonara-melbourne/
Our friend Enix will be taking off to distant shores soon, but before he heads off to the wide world of madventureland, he’ll be having a last display of his recent work – his fourth solo show, Sa.yo.na.ra! "This will be the final exhibition before en?x goes to swim in a larger pond in Europe. [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/09/exhibition-enix-sayonara-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/01/inurban-guest-blog-vetti-northcote/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/01/inurban-guest-blog-vetti-northcote/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/01/inurban-guest-blog-vetti-northcote/
Vetti returns with her latest InUrban guest blog, giving us a glimpse into the work that she has been admiring around her neighbourhood, Melbournes vibrant suburb of Northcote … The Word On The Street … As you probably know, the northside of Melbourne is blessed with a plethora of street art. What you may not [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/08/01/inurban-guest-blog-vetti-northcote/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/17/inurban-suburban-feature-northcote/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/17/inurban-suburban-feature-northcote/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:47:10 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/17/inurban-suburban-feature-northcote/
In our newest feature column, InUrban, we’ve been asking bloggers, writers and general art aficionados to do small spotlights on the areas in which they live, bringing highlights to suburbs and towns across Australia. If you love your hometown, suburb or city, and wish to do a spotlight piece on what’s going on around there, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/17/inurban-suburban-feature-northcote/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/08/press-mill-wednesday-early-june-2011/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/08/press-mill-wednesday-early-june-2011/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:36:08 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/08/press-mill-wednesday-early-june-2011/
It’s been a few weeks since our last Press Mill, but there’s been a fair bit of news across both Oz and NZ in the past few weeks, so here’s our informal wrap up of what’s been going on in the mainstream media in terms of street art, and its ilk, across Australia and NZ… [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/08/press-mill-wednesday-early-june-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/07/exhibition-small-works-at-large-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/07/exhibition-small-works-at-large-vic/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:07:34 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/07/exhibition-small-works-at-large-vic/
We love the group shows at the At Large Gallery in Northcote – some of our favourite nights have been had there in recent times! So we’re delighted to see that they are once again a big part in the Northern Exposure festival that will be happening around Northcote next week. “With Over 20 Artists [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/06/07/exhibition-small-works-at-large-vic/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/05/exhibition-jak-rapmund-mupz-adele-wilkes-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/05/exhibition-jak-rapmund-mupz-adele-wilkes-vic/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 02:16:59 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/05/exhibition-jak-rapmund-mupz-adele-wilkes-vic/
With what looks to be another grand exhibition at At Large Gallery in Northcote, Adele Wilkes, Mr Mupz and Jak Rapmund will be holding a trio show at the end of May. Each artists holds a unique style, each to their own, united by the use of black and gold colour palettes through their works. [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/05/05/exhibition-jak-rapmund-mupz-adele-wilkes-vic/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-photos-heesco-mongo-hustle/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-photos-heesco-mongo-hustle/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:43:35 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-photos-heesco-mongo-hustle/
The talented Heesco kindly sent us through some photos from his opening of Mongo Hustle at At Large Gallery the other week – it was such a cool damn show, and if you missed itm you’ll love the images of his work and the opening. The night also featured an amazing performance of live beatbox [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/04/04/exhibition-photos-heesco-mongo-hustle/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/18/exhibition-rachee-renee-zsandor-let-go-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/18/exhibition-rachee-renee-zsandor-let-go-vic/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:08:28 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/18/exhibition-rachee-renee-zsandor-let-go-vic/
One of our favourites, Rachee Renee, teams up with Zsandor to bring you a joint exhibition at the most awesome At Large Gallery. The show will “explore a personal journey into the past, digging out cobwebs of forgotton life tales, and shedding them onto the canvas to make way for the new.” This looks like [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2011/03/18/exhibition-rachee-renee-zsandor-let-go-vic/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/12/15/event-hip-hop-art-auction-at-large-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/12/15/event-hip-hop-art-auction-at-large-vic/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:42:21 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/12/15/event-hip-hop-art-auction-at-large-vic/
They just keep rolling on, and this time its At Large Galleries final show of the year, in the shape of an art auction. Manix and Able will be doing the honours for the auction – plus, cool DJs and a bit of beer garden action while you’re at it – if the weather permits! [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/12/15/event-hip-hop-art-auction-at-large-vic/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/26/friday-wrap-busy-busy-busy-again/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/26/friday-wrap-busy-busy-busy-again/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:43:25 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/26/friday-wrap-busy-busy-busy-again/
Once again its been a busy week in the lead up to the xmas season – some last shows all over for different galleries, and a whole bunch of different events going on. This week we did a mini review of three shows, the A3 Small Art Show, that opened last week to a packed [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/26/friday-wrap-busy-busy-busy-again/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/22/mini-reviews-a3-small-art-show-cardbordia-toy-to-the-world/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/22/mini-reviews-a3-small-art-show-cardbordia-toy-to-the-world/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:05:25 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/22/mini-reviews-a3-small-art-show-cardbordia-toy-to-the-world/
I’m totally art-ed out from the past week, with way too much happening! I did manage to get to a few openings and events though, namely the A3 Small Art show, Toy To The World and the Cardbordia show that I was part of with a bunch of other cool crew …  but I’m also [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/22/mini-reviews-a3-small-art-show-cardbordia-toy-to-the-world/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/10/interview-dirtfish/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/10/interview-dirtfish/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:28:26 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/10/interview-dirtfish/
I have to say that I am a big fan of the new Artboy Gallery in Prahran. Being a south-sider, away from the nest of things north of Victoria st,  its been great to see several new and existing galleries in the area starting to support more work of an urban and street art derivation.  [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/10/interview-dirtfish/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/09/exhibition-cardbordia-at-large-gallery-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/09/exhibition-cardbordia-at-large-gallery-vic/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:16:27 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=1815
So, next week some friends and I will be getting together @ At Large Gallery in Northcote for a bit of fun to do a pop-up-installation-style show, in a big mash-up collaborative effort – and we’d like to invite you all along to check it out. “At Large Gallery & Invurt present Cardbordia, a collective [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/11/09/exhibition-cardbordia-at-large-gallery-vic/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/29/exhibition-jason-howe-fool-moon-tune-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/29/exhibition-jason-howe-fool-moon-tune-vic/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:35:33 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/29/exhibition-jason-howe-fool-moon-tune-vic/
Following on from last years showing of paintings in his great “Revenge of the Teddybugs” show, Jason Howe returns to Melbourne and the At Large gallery for yet another show, this time one laden with drawings, sketches and experimental animations. “Returning from Sydney, fine artist Jason Howe conducts his 2nd solo show at At Large [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/29/exhibition-jason-howe-fool-moon-tune-vic/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/13/interview-nicole-tattersall/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/13/interview-nicole-tattersall/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:15:06 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/13/interview-nicole-tattersall/
Nicole Tattersall is a conscientious, intelligent artist, and so it is that for each showing of her work, she seemingly raises the bar just that little further in terms of both style and content.]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/13/interview-nicole-tattersall/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/10/friday-wrap-the-week-ahead/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/10/friday-wrap-the-week-ahead/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:02 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/10/friday-wrap-the-week-ahead/
Its been a busy week all round, with my exhibition opening as well as a large number of show announcements and events – I thought I’d try to get a bit more regular with the weekly wraps & roundups, as well as link to a few cool things I’ve seen during the week… So heres [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/09/10/friday-wrap-the-week-ahead/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/17/exhibition-nicole-tattersall-patchworked-vic/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/17/exhibition-nicole-tattersall-patchworked-vic/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:13:08 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/17/exhibition-nicole-tattersall-patchworked-vic/
We all love animals – and if you don’t, well, far be it for me to say that there’s something wrong with you – but, there’s something wrong with you? Personally, I’m an otter fan, but for her first Melbourne solo show,  upcoming Melbourne artist Nicole Tattersall will be helping to bang the drum in [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/17/exhibition-nicole-tattersall-patchworked-vic/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/16/exhibition-inhabited-times-fletcher-andersen/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/16/exhibition-inhabited-times-fletcher-andersen/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:17:26 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/16/exhibition-inhabited-times-fletcher-andersen/
  This has been up at a few places for a while, and flyers and facebook page have been out, but I held off posting here or promo-ing on here for a little bit – I try to keep this blog separate from any personal stuff I have going on – but its an exhibition, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/08/16/exhibition-inhabited-times-fletcher-andersen/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/15/exhibition-adi-craig-poole-beautiful-strange/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/15/exhibition-adi-craig-poole-beautiful-strange/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:30:36 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/15/exhibition-adi-craig-poole-beautiful-strange/
At Large Gallery continue their run of great shows, and next up is the duo-show from Melbourne artists ADi and Craig Poore. “In their upcoming show “Beautiful Strange’, artists Craig Poore and ADiexamine the beautiful as strange and the strange as beautiful. Our thoughts of the visual world are blurred by our perceptions. ‘Beautiful Strange’ [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/07/15/exhibition-adi-craig-poole-beautiful-strange/feed/ 3 http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/25/news-the-weeks-past-the-week-ahead/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/25/news-the-weeks-past-the-week-ahead/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:18:04 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=895
Well, its been a pretty rough last two or three weeks here  - fighting off a massive flu, followed by a super-resistant infection of plague proportions, coupled with some dodgy bastard breaking in to the office at a friends bar and stealing my laptop (privacy be damned, they have him on CCTV, give me a [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/25/news-the-weeks-past-the-week-ahead/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/16/exhibition-northern-exposure-group-show-at-large/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/16/exhibition-northern-exposure-group-show-at-large/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:18:17 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=889
With Corrosive Thoughts closing up this Thursday (Go see it while its still up – great show), the At Large crew will then be hastily setting up their second huge group exhibition this Friday. Anyone who was at the first opening group show know that this will be just another repeat of an awesome night, [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/16/exhibition-northern-exposure-group-show-at-large/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/07/weekend-recap-streetstudio-sekure-d-corrosive-thoughts/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/07/weekend-recap-streetstudio-sekure-d-corrosive-thoughts/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:04:22 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/07/weekend-recap-streetstudio-sekure-d-corrosive-thoughts/
Wow, what a weekend for art in Melbourne. Its a testament to both the popularity of the work coming out of here, as well as the hard work of all the artists, that several large events were able to be held on the one night with full crowds and interested fans at each. Some, like [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/06/07/weekend-recap-streetstudio-sekure-d-corrosive-thoughts/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/19/exhibition-corrosive-thoughts-at-large/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/19/exhibition-corrosive-thoughts-at-large/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 00:41:57 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/19/exhibition-corrosive-thoughts-at-large/
At Large plays host to its next group exhibition in early June, with the upcoming Corrosive Thoughts featuring Ryan Richter, Bradley Sheather and Ben Aitken. Get on down to the show and support fantastic emerging artists at a great gallery. Who: Ryan Richter, Bradley Sheather and Ben Aitken. What: Corrosive Thoughts group exhibition Where: At [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/05/19/exhibition-corrosive-thoughts-at-large/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:17:05 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/
There’s already a beer in my hand by the time I catch sight of him – it’s Friday afternoon and the bar I’m in, e55, is near-full, and the crowd is drinking their shit away in preparation of the night to come. He’s sitting down in the back corner, and I notice that he already [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/21/interview-simz/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/exhibition-simz-mecha-graffical-at-large/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/exhibition-simz-mecha-graffical-at-large/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:56:53 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/exhibition-simz-mecha-graffical-at-large/
Having already held his first solo exhibition last year, as well as having contributed to an ever growing number of group exhibitions, Melbourne artist Simz is set to release his second solo Show at the At Large gallery in Northcote With Mecha Graffical, Simz once again delves into his “gloomy, mecha, cyber [art] with a [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/04/12/exhibition-simz-mecha-graffical-at-large/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/12/event-slapstick-at-large/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/12/event-slapstick-at-large/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:26:14 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=485
Ever with the innovation, At Large gallery are presenting a new show in the form of SLAPSTICK. With a bit of a difference, art will be produced on the day, and placed on to panels, wherein afterwards people can win pieces of the panels created – great idea, and sounds like a lot of fun. [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/12/event-slapstick-at-large/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/09/exhibition-hello-my-name-is-at-large-gallery/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/09/exhibition-hello-my-name-is-at-large-gallery/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:24 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=432
Our friends from At Large gallery in Northcote have an exhibtion opening this week, with work going up the walls under the title “Hello, my name is” .. looks to be a pretty good one, and in the words of the At Large crew - “Hope to see you this thursday evening for the opening [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/09/exhibition-hello-my-name-is-at-large-gallery/feed/ 2 http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/03/exhibition-event-ladys-love-sketch-city/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/03/exhibition-event-ladys-love-sketch-city/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:11 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=421
Its ladies month in the Burn-city scene, and next up on the ranks after this weeks My Girls exhibition is a tie in event from the crew over at Sketch City, Ladys Love Sketch City. Looks to be an awesome-fun gig. “Sketch city is a regular event celebrating Melbourne’s amazing creativity, where we invite the [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/03/03/exhibition-event-ladys-love-sketch-city/feed/ 1 http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/19/online-store-opening-my-girls-we-make-stuff-good/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/19/online-store-opening-my-girls-we-make-stuff-good/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:28:54 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=331
Sounds like the girls from over at We Make Stuff Good (who are totally rad), are putting together an event to celebrate the opening of their new online store – these girls have done some very cool stuff recently,  so get down and support them in their endeavours if you can :) “The girls from We Make [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/19/online-store-opening-my-girls-we-make-stuff-good/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/16/exhibition-3rd-degree-at-large-sink-ikin-mupz/ http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/16/exhibition-3rd-degree-at-large-sink-ikin-mupz/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:58:45 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=297
The guys from At Large Gallery have another exhibition coming up this Friday the 19th of February in the form of 3rd Degree, A group show of new works by three of Melbourne’s upcoming artists: Sink, Ikin and Mupz. Opening Reception from 8-10pm, and it will be sponsored by Holgate so get down early for a free brew [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2010/02/16/exhibition-3rd-degree-at-large-sink-ikin-mupz/feed/ 0 http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/17/at-large-gallery-opening/ http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/17/at-large-gallery-opening/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:06:03 +0000 Facter http://www.invurt.com/?p=271
Some friends of mine, Brian Simms and Jaz Miu are opening a gallery in Northcote this Saturday, so please feel free to come and check it out – the following is from their facebook invitation: Date: 20 June 2009 Time: 18:00 – 21:00 Location: at large gallery Street: 208 high st Town/City: Northcote, Australia “AFTER [...]]]> http://www.invurt.com/2009/06/17/at-large-gallery-opening/feed/ 0