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Snapshots – Mike Makatron – Cycles – Melbourne

It’s a day of photos here, and what better way to end up the week than with a catchup on everything that has been happening over the past two weeks?

Mike Makatron, what can we say? The man is fkn talented, and his show proved to be everything we had thought it would be. Infused with beautiful eco-centric and mutable imagery, Cycles was another show that proves how versatile he is as an artist. From the resin painted bees to the bright, new world visages and creatures, House of Bricks was filled was so much shit we loved that.

Check out all the images from the show below – thanks once again to Dave Russell for all the shots.

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Event & Exhibition – Safehouse Super Garage Sale – Melbourne

Christmas is upon us, and you know what that means? That means you should go and buy some art for those you love! Where else could you find some real bargains on such an occasion? Well, Safehouse Studio, of course!

Haha, okay, enough fkn infomercial. But, really, you know that when a group of artists in a studio get together to do a garage sale, that even the word "garage sale" wont do it justice. Okay, so we might be a bit biased here, considering Safehouse is our home base, but this Saturday’s Super Garage Sale is going to be mad – and we want to see as many of you there as possible!

We’ll all be digging into our piles of work and putting everything on sale – prints, paintings, sketches, drawings, hidden blackbook gems, and rare pieces from the archives. Not only that, but there will also be a bunch of painting and live art going on, a bbq (of course), art supplies and general good times.

Dangerfork, who are also residents in the studio, will also be pulling out a whole heap of mad stuff will also be "selling lost prints in the archives, test prints, and a selection of current prints at a HUGE DISCOUNT."

This is a chance to not only check out all the work from the crew at the studios, it’s also a great chance for you to come hang out, and maybe lighten our piles of art a little! haha.

If you’re in Melbourne, we’d love to see you there!!

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Who: All the Safehouse Studio crew
What: Safehouse Super Garage Sale
Where: Safehouse Studio, 67 North St, Richmond, VIC
When: Starts 11am, Saturday 8th December and goes until 4pm!!

Check out Safehouse studios as well as the facebook event page for more info on the day!

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Exhibition – Numskull – Survival Tactics – Sydney

Way back in 2010, we had the chance to chat to Numskull about what he’d been up to – fast forward to now, and we have to say, this man has been doing some great shit over the past two years.

Coming up this week at The Tate, he will be presenting his new solo show Survival Tactics – this follows on from a  long ago successful showing in Brooklyn not too as a part of his collaboration with Mishka, and it looks like its going to be damn cool.

"Numskull is an Australian based artist, working out of Sydney in a variety of fields and mediums. His work spans across painting, sculpture, illustration and outdoor murals.

‘Survival Tactics’ is a re-interpretation of Numskull’s recent exhibition in Brooklyn, New York at Mishka in August this year. It is an extended capsule of artwork comprising of 6 limited edition prints, hand carved wooden sculptures, paintings and a unique video installation. In collaboration with Mishka NYC, a limited edition shirt made by Mishka and designed by Numskull will also be released on the night.

‘Survival Tactics’ is a show about repetition. The artists constant struggle and frustration with advertising and the internet has become a focal point for his work. This group of work is a direct analysis of repetition, one of life’s most common aspects. Especially in this new age, repeated action and messaging is part of our lives, wether we like it or not. Do we compete against this wavelength, or ride along with it…"

There’s also a preview video from the show up on Youtube, check it on the embed below – love this shit haha.

Head down to the Tate  this Wednesday night to see it all for yourselves!

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Who: Numskull
What: Survival Tactics solo show
Where: The Tate Gallery, 345 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
When: The exhibition opens on the 28th of November, 6-9pm and runs until Sunday 2nd September. Open daily from 12-5pm.

Check out Numskull on his website as well as The Tate website for more info.

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Exhibition – Secret Walls Battle Royale – aMBUSH Gallery – Sydney

Damn, this looks grand! We’re huge fans of Secret Walls, so when we saw this we wondered why the hell we hadn’t seen it done before – so much talent, so much battle, so much great art going up on the walls of aMBUSH Gallery again.

"Considered the premiere live art event the world over, Secret Walls Australia is now in its fifth series and this November, Sydney will be treated to a peek behind enemy lines with the first ever Secret Walls Group Show.

Opening on Thursday 22 November, the show comprises work from all eight artists of Secret Walls Series 5. Taking their inspiration from classic Battle Royale theme, APESEVEN, BEN BROWN, DALE BIGENI, LUKE OKAY, PUDLER, SINDY SINN, TEEM and VEKS have each developed an A2 artwork thatboasts their iconic styles and enviable skills in graffiti, street art and illustration based art.

Hand printed by Aisle6ix Industries, a limited run of 20 signed and numbered “Battle Royale” prints from each artist and works by the eight artists, unconstrained by concept, scale and media will be available for sale. The Secret Walls Group Show one night only Thursday 22 November 6-9pm. All exhibited works are available for sale, and the show is proudly supported by aMBUSH Gallery, Aisle6ix Industries, Little Creatures Bright Ale, Pipsqueak Cider, Monorex, Oxford Art Factory and The Sydney Art Store."

We won’t lie, we would have loved to have seen this for the Melbourne SW crew as well – but we know it’s only a matter of time (we hope!). We’ll definitely be waiting in wrapt anticipation to see all the photos from the night.

Head down there Sydneysiders, this is another grand show from people who know how to put on some of the best we’ve seen.

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Who: Apeseven, Ben Brown, Dale Bigeni, Luke OKAY, PUDLER, Sindy Sinn, TEEM and VEKS
What: Secret Walls Battle Royale group show
Where: aMBUSH Gallery, 4 James Street, Waterloo NSW
When: Show opens Thursday 22nd November from 6pm til 9pm

Check out aMBUSH Gallery, Secret Walls Australia and the facebook event page for more info.

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Exhibition – Chris Drummond – Play The Angles – Melbourne

Chris Drummond, man behind Dangerfork, member of the infamous ID crew and a Safehouse studios resident will be putting on an awesome solo show this Thursday night at the new Litre Space gallery in Melbourne.

"Litre Space and Dangerfork are excited to present Chris Drummond’s first solo exhibition ‘Play the Angles’.

This exhibition is a collection of screen printed works playing with the traditional graffiti ideology of ‘style’ being created through the right combination of lines, angles and color’s.
Chris’s aesthetic has been developed by years spent painting traditional graffiti with Melbourne’s notorious ID crew, then adding an art school twist to create colorful abstractions that hint at a wide variety o

f traditional and contemporary influences.
In 2010 Chris started the fine art screen-printing & art production company Dangerfork, which has led to a fascination with the screen printed medium as well as experience organizing many successful exhibitions and events.

His new works for ‘Play The Angles’ explore the use of materials and techniques to create unique artworks combining fine art, craft & mass production processes.

‘Play the Angles’ is taking place at one of Melbourne’s newest artist run galleries; Litre Space, owned and operated by local Artist & jewelry designer Hamish Munro.

“Tucked behind Munro’s studio in an alley off Queen Street, Litre Gallery is probably the tiniest in the CBD. This suits Munro just fine. He wants Litre to be a small-scale project space that features the work of his creative friends and other local artists.” Quote – Broadsheet 28.9.2012

Litre Space creates an intimate experience whilst viewing the artwork, combined with a large outside wall & courtyard where Chris will be painting a mural over the duration of the opening night."

We are, obviously, huge fans of Chris’s work – the abstrationed formed particularly excite our aesthetics. Not to mention that the man has done some amazing work in the past, both in the streets, printwise and amongst the galleries, well, this is sure to be really great display of work.

We can’t recommend this one highly enough!

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Who: Chris Drummond
What: Play The Angles solo show
Where: Litre Space Gallery, Rear 440 Queen st, Melbourne
When: Thursday October 25th from 5pm til 9pm. Show runs for two weeks.

Check out the facebook event page for more info on the show, as well as Dangerfork and Safehouse studios!

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International & Preview – Rone – Darkest Before Dawn – White Walls – San Francisco

Not too long ago Rone headed over to the USA, hot on the trail to a new audience after several highly successful showings of work here in Melbourne at Backwoods Gallery.

Now, for his first ever US show, Rone will be setting up at White Walls Gallery in San Fran with “Darkest Before Dawn”.

Building on over a decade of technique, and on the directions he fostered in his last show, Fall From Grace, Rone continues to perfect and hone his work – and it just looks to get better and better for every new piece we see.

“White Walls is pleased to present “Darkest Before the Dawn,” the first SF solo show of Melbourne-based artist Rone to follow his successful San Francisco debut in the “Young and Free” showcase of Australian street artists at 941 Geary in 2011. “Darkest Before the Dawn,” will feature works on canvas, brick, and paper, varying in size from 3’x2’ to large-scale works measuring over 6’x6’. The opening reception will be Saturday, September 8th, from 7-11pm, and the exhibition is free and open to the public for viewing through September 29th, 2012.

With the face of the same wide-eyed and sharp-featured woman starring in each portrait, Rone creates a modern legend. Separately, each piece is an autonomous work, existing through its own beauty, but when viewed together a narrative is opened, leaving us to wonder what led to the birth of this icon. In “Darkest Before the Dawn,” Rone tells us that his feature character stands as a symbol for the possibility of assimilating our worst moments into a new strength.

By incorporating a variety of techniques, Rone deliberately infuses each piece with the textures he readily encounters when working out in the streets. The build-up and deconstruction of multiple layers is a fluid, free flowing way of revealing a composition by letting it come about itself. The medley of patterns and textures embody the continuity of time passing, while the woman in the midst of it all personifies grace overcoming deterioration.”

Check out some of the images for Darkest Before Dawn below …

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Also, check out this awesome video preview for the show as well …

If only we could be there – can’t wait to see all the pics from the show emerge after the opening!

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Who: Rone
What: Darkest Before Dawn solo show
Where: White Walls Gallery, 835 Larkins St, San Francisco, USA
When: Show opens Friday September 8th from 7pm til 11pm and runs until September 29th

Check out Rone as well as White Walls Gallery for more info on the show!

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Exhibition – Ink Dots Black Spots – Melbourne

Over fifty artists from across 15 tattoo studios? Yes, you heard it right. Plus, it’s all for charity – this is big, this is Ink Dots Black Spots.

"In its inaugural year this exhibition was born from the idea to share artwork from numerous artists to their fans & the public, whilst contributing to those of us who support the fight against cancer. Each sale will add to our total donation goal for Cancer Council Victoria."

SimpleSime and Darngerfork are behind this behemoth, and there will also be over 20 limited edition prints available courtesy of the guys from Dangerfork – what more could you want??

Check out a great interview with SimpleSime, the man behind the show, over at Safehouse!

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Who: Over 50 artists from across Melbourne! Check them all out here!
What: Ink Dot Black Spots group show
Where: The Vic, 281 Victoria St, Abbotsford, Melbourne
When: Show opens Thursday 16th August from 7pm til late.

Check out the awesome Ink Dots Black Spots as well as the facebook event page.

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Exhibition – Ben Brown – Woolongong


Ben Brown
, master illustrator (in our eyes anyways!) will be having a new solo show coming up at Gallery: 5 Crown Lane in Woolongong this week, with the opening happening this Saturday night.

"Verb Syndicate are proud to present ‘Cease to Exist’ the solo exhibition from influential Sydney illustrator Ben Brown. Ben Brown is a Sydney based illustrator, designer and artist who has worked for a mixed variety of clients for over twenty years. Ben has exhibited his work in several solo and group shows in Australia and over seas with his latest instalment ‘Cease to Exist’ being exhibited at Wollongong’s Gallery: 5 Crown Lane from July 26th to August 8th with an opening night on the 28th of July. 

Ben’s commissions range across publishing, clothing apparel and the music industry which has seen him design an extensive range of music posters for performers like Silverchair, Nirvana, Fat Boy Slim, You am I, Pearl Jam and the Hoodoo Gurus, as well as events including the Big Day Out, Good Vibrations Festival, Homebake, The Falls Festival and others. Ben contributes a regular comic strip to notorious surfing publication ‘stab’, and provides illustration for many other magazine titles, including Mad Magazine & Rolling Stone. His illustration work also features in childrens books, advertising and new media. Ben also provides graphics to cover all manner of clothing for clients like Hurley, Volcom, Insight, Mambo, Globe, Oneill, Rip Curl, and Supply. He works out of a studio in Manly with a bunch of like minded cronies. Ben is also set to feature in the Secret Walls competition in August against Gallery: 5 Crown Lane regular, Pudler – set to be the battle of the year!!"

Any show by this man is one that should be seen by anyone who loves the art of illustration – its sure to be a fine assed show.

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Who:
Ben Brown
What: Cease To Exist solo show
Where: 5 Crown Lane Gallery, Woolongong
When: Show opens Saturday 28th July from 6pm til and runs from 26th til 8th August.

Check out Ben Brown and Gallery 5 Crown Lane for more details on the show!

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Exhibition – Cameron Brideoak & Creature Creature – No Face – Melbourne

We’ve been following Cameron Brideoak since before he moved over here to Melbourne from Adelaide recently, and since arriving he has already started showing some work. Now, he teams up with friends Creature Creature for a showing of work at the Brunswick Street Gallery, and it looks pretty cool.

"Cameron Brideoake and CREATURE CREATURE Illustration (Ambrose Rehorek and Chanel Tang) have collaborated to put on their latest show entitled NO FACE at Brunswick Street Gallery. From collaborative works on wood, to paintings, prints and skateboard decks, this show promises to be unforgettable.

If you saw some of Cameron, Ambrose and Chanel’s entries in the BSG Small Works exhibition recently, now is your chance to see a whole show of their work."

Apparently the artists will have a big collaborative artwork adorning the entryway of the gallery as well – sounds intriguing! If you haven’t seen these artists works yet then now is a great chance to see some really great art as it emerges – head down to BSG this Friday to catch it all for yourself.

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Who: Cameron Brideoak and Creature Creature
What: No Face exhibition
Where: Brunswick Street Gallery, 322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
When: Show opens Friday 27th July from 6pm and runs til 9th August.

Check out Cameron Brideoak and Creature Creature, plus the facebook event page for more details.

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Launch Party – VNA #19 – Sydney

We’ve been reading VNA magazine for years now, and in fact the work that they do is a huge inspiration for us here, and we couldn’t be happier to see that they will be finally holding a launch party here in Oz!!

"We are launching the latest issue of the world’s premier street art magazine, Very Nearly Almost, at Oxford Art Factory’s Gallery Bar on Friday 13th July from 6-9pm.
RSVP – rsvp@verynearlyalmost.com
With DJ’s Kato and Rolls Royce, an exclusive Ironlak x VNA-commissioned wall – painted by Skel, Antony Lister, Shannon Crees & Sprinkles – and special Limited Edition Lister screen-printed magazines on sale at the event.

This is a pretty special event as we’ve been distributing the mag out here for a while, but haven’t really made any noise about it, til now. Top Aussie artist, Lister, is on the cover and Melbourne-based illustrator, Ken Taylor, also features in the latest issue, so this seemed the ideal time to have a bit of a party.
Our friends at Carlsberg will be making sure you don’t go thirsty and our buddies at Westsyde Connection will be hooking peeps up with some goodies too!"

Sydney you lucky bastards, this looks like a mad event that you should head down and check out. If by some chance you read this website and you haven’t read VNA magazine before, you’re really missing out, so go get a copy and see what the fuss is all about!

Now, issue #20 launch in Melbourne, yeah? Hahaha ;)

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Who: Skel, Anthony Lister, Shannon Crees & Sprinkles, DJ Kato and Rolls Royce
What: VNA Magazine #19 launch party
Where: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
When: Event will be held on Friday 13th July from 6pm til 9pm

Check out VNA Magazine as well as the facebook event page for more details on the event!

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Exhibition – Pulp – These Walls Don’t Lie – Melbourne

Donovan Christie and the TWDL crew don’t mess around! After having only just recently opened, the Adelaide team are hosting an ambitious, mutlifaceted and chock full of goodness print show for their second outing.

With a huge Adelaide contingent joined by a solid lineup from across the nation and overseas, this is the kind of print show that great shit is made of – all styles, and, being prints, usually at a amazingly affordable price!

We’ve said it time and time again, but there’s some really great stuff going on in Adelaide right now – and this next show at TWDL is no exception!

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Who: Mark Bode (San Fran), Mark Drew (Tokyo). MEGA (Bali), Jeremy Thompson (Nth Carolina), Matt Dowman (NZ),
Drew Funk (Melb), Marty Routledge (Syd), Jeremy Piert (Melb), Cameron Brideoake (Melb), Fletcher Andersen (Melb), Alex Gilchrist, Angus Long, Ankles, Ben Edwards, Ben Plummer, Chris Barnes, Eddy Bowden, Ellie Kammer, Emma Appleyard, Donovan Christie, Ed Johnson, Fletch, Fruzsi Kenez, Gary Seaman, Grots, Hailey Lane, Jack Bridges, Jayson Fox, Jelena V, Joshua Miels, Joshua Searson, Joshua Smith, Kate Kowald, Linzi Bryant, Lisa King, Lucas Croall, Mady Stentiford, Matt Carty, Mustachio, Nick Rutten, Nick Strutton, Opted, Pip Cocciolone, Remi Picheta, Richard Kozuszko, Sam Evans, Scatterbrain, Seb Riebolge, Steph Fuller, Store, Suzie Lockery, Tarns, Tiff Rysdale, Tommaso Pascale, Yanni Floros
What: Pulp – International Print Exhibition
Where: These Walls Dont Lie, Rear – 8 Unley Road, Unley
When: Show opens Thursday 5th July from 6pm til 9pm and runs til July the 22nd

Check out These Walls Dont Lie and the facebook event page for more info!

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Exhibition – IHART II – Perth

Back last year we saw a pretty cool charity exhibition over in PerthIHART – and tomorrow night, its back again after a successful first round!

"IHART // Poyce & Phoenix Events presents a collective of local and international artists dedicated to raising as much money as possible for Make A Wish. IHART II will strive to give Perth a little something different to your standard gallery show and showcase Perth’s first exhibition of painted Crystal Head Vodka skulls, limited edition prints, skateboard decks and original art in an upbeat fun party atmosphere.

- a selection Crystal Head Vodka bottles individualy transformed by local and national artists30x hand-painted and vinyl covered skateboard decks
- 30x limited edition prints
- numerous original illustrations framed and mounted"

We heard about this a few weeks ago, and had a chance to check out Hancocks handiwork on one of the crystal skulls before he sent it off to the show – and we wish we could get there to see what else the artists have come up with!

A great show in a great city, with great art for a great charity – Make a Wish foundation. Head down to the Claremont and check it all out.

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Who: A large array of local Perth artists
What: IHART II Charity event
Where: Grey Door Gallery, The Claremont Hotel, Claremont, Perth
When: Show opens Friday 29th June from 7pm til late

Check out the Ihart website and the facebook event page for more info on the show!

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Exhibition – Limited Edition – Group Print Show – Espionage Gallery – Adelaide

This is a huge and exciting one, not to be missed if you are in the area!

‘As the Adelaide Fringe and Festival have just finished up, Espionage Gallery is offering up the hottest Screenprints, Giclee Prints, Etchings, and Stencil Prints by some of Australia’s best printmakers. With budget in mind, all works are limited edition prints aimed at even the money conscience art buyer.’

It’s going to be a quick show, running for three days only – and with well priced, amazing, limited edition works up on offer, which art fiend can resist? This will be Espionage’s most ambition group show yet – featuring the works of 30+ artists!"

We’re well familiar with the awesome work of many of the artists in this show, and by the looks of it there’s going to be sooo much cool stuff to check out and/or grab!

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Who: Ankles, Caitlin Millard, Chris Edser, Daniel Purvis, Donovan Christie, Fletch, Fruzsi Kenez, Gary Seaman, HEX 1, JAKE ONE, JAKE TWO, Jayson Fox, Jelena V, Jenny Allnutt, John Engelhardt, Joshua Miels, Joshua
Searson, Joshua Smith, Kate Kowald, Kerri Ann Wright, Lilian Choo, Lindsey Bryant, Lucas Croall, Mustachio, Peter Fong, Pip Kruger, Rose Swincer, SCATTERBRAIN, Suzie Lockery, Tiff Rysdale, Tom Borgas, TWOONE and more
What: Limited Edition Group Print show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide (entrance off Lindes Lane)
When: Show opens Thursday 5th of April at 6pm until Sunday 8th

Check out the Espionage Gallery website and Facebook event page for more info!

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Exhibition – Mick Turner – Cover Art & Morsels – Melbourne, Sydney & Perth

Something really different to what we usually put up, but given who and what it is, I don’t really give two craps – so please excuse me whilst I  deviate from our regular programming, just for a moment …

I have been a fan of the Dirty Three since I heard their first album, "Dirty Three" way back when I was living in a pretty dilapidated house in Machans beach, FNQ. To me, my memories of that time are interspersed with getting smashed on goon on Austudy payday, crazy crazy shenanigans at the art centre I used to hang out at, playing in my short lived but much loved band "Derick And The Cabbages" and, most importantly, discovering a whole new world of music the likes I had never heard before (Being in High School in Perth in the very early 90s, it had til that point, been hip hop and "techno" as it was called back then – not to be confused with what the genre is called now).

Mostly, however, I remember the exact moment that I first heard the Dirty Three – and moments like that in a musical journey that has been as diverse in its love as mine has been, is just fkn amazing (thankyou, Ben Stevens). From The Dirty Three, to Sad And Dangerous, to Whatever You love You Are, to the musical multitrack genius of Cinders and beyond, their music is often at the core of my creative processes – hundreds of articles on this site have been written whilst I’ve been listening to D3, and, when I paint, my music often alternates between Hospital Records (dnb) and Dirty Three.

So, I guess you get the picture that, in my world, the Dirty Three really ranks.

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Over the years there has been a lot of remarkable artwork produced for the covers of the Dirty Three albums. I can’t actually recall when I started to notice the shift in artwork on the D3 covers, but it started getting .. really interesting, and befitting of the music. Turns out that it has started to be produced by by the D3s own Mick Turner, and, well, I then loved it even more.

I’ve always wanted a chance to see more of Micks work in the flesh, but always seemed to miss his shows, and I’m glad that we are all being given more opportunities to do so – it is whimsical, playful and often deeply emotive work with a almost imperceptible cliff hanging drop into the edged out depth. "Cover Art & Morsels" promises us a great glimpse into the mind of his talents, and a deeper look into the worlds behind the albums of the Dirty Three – even if it is mostly prints.

"Mick Turner is a Melbourne artist and musician, known primarily as guitarist with internationally acclaimed instrumental group Dirty Three. He has however been a painter for as long as he’s played music, and his artwork features on the covers of Dirty Three and his own solo album releases. These cover-art paintings exist as a visual accompaniment to the music of Dirty Three and Turner’s other projects, possessing a similar wild beauty.

To coincide with Dirty Three’s upcoming Australian tour, guitarist Mick Turner is hosting a travelling art exhibition.

Limited edition reproduction prints of cover art images from Dirty Three albums, along with a selection of Mick’s recent works, will be available at the exhibitions. The Melbourne show will also have a canvas of the cover image for the new album Toward The Low Sun on display."

As we said, this doesnt’ fall into our usual kind of fare, but, to be honest, we like cool art, and Mick Turner is definitely cool. We wouldn’t mind getting a print ourselves, finally, so we’ll definitely be heading to Tinning Street.

Oh yeah, on a sad note, I actually missed out on tickets for this latest tour of the Dirty Three, and it pissed me off royally. Anyone got hookups to the Palace for the 16th? Beuller? … Beuller? … well …

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Who: Mick Turner
What: Cover Art & Morsels

Melbourne 8th March -18th March
Tinning Street Gallery
Lot 5/29 Tinning Street, Brunswick
Featuring recent paintings, prints and sculptures

Sydney 20th March – 3rd April
Mart Gallery
156 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Featuring cover art and recent work

Perth 7th March – 11th March
Joint exhibition with Jo Darvall
‘Graceful Wings of Travelers’ Jo Darvall / ‘Covert Art and Morsels’ Mick Turner
Showcase Space Gallery, Cnr Aberdeen & Beaufort St, Perth
Featuring cover art and recent work
Gallery open Wednesday 7th, 8th, 9th and 10, 3 to 6pm, Saturday 11 to 4pm.

Check out Mick Turners website, and if you are crazy enough to not have heard any of the Dirty Threes music before go to their site and find something to hear!

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Exhibition – New York City Kings – RTIST Gallery – Melbourne

Correct us if we’re wrong but in our memory, there hasn’t ever quite been a show like this here in Australia – and, as their press release says, possibly even outside of the USA.

There have, of course, been solo shows and group shows by many great galleries featuring top calibre artists from both the US and the rest of the world, but we’re hard pressed to think of an instance whereby someone has gone and put together a group show featuring some of the most influential NYC graffiti artists in history.

The list reads like a role call from books and movies such as Subway Art and Style Wars, ones that, growing up, were just images and names on paper or screen. RTIST Gallery has been pulling out all the stops this year, they’ve featured some of the best in the world, and now they’re heading down the road to the formative days of graffiti in the city that never sleeps, gathering up all the names they can for a massive display.

"In the 1970′s a spontaneous art movement exploded throughout New York City : Graffiti. RTIST Gallery is proud to host the Godfathers of this movement with a world first.

The New York City Kings group show will feature work from 24 of New York’s biggest train painters and bombers from various crews and train-lines covering the entire state of NYC. Exploring new and old work from the Kings who helped pioneer this world-wide movement, the exhibition will include original works on canvas, paper, maps, sketch books, photography and prints. "This could possibly be the largest line-up of NYC’s graffiti community ever assembled outside of the US" states Jeremy Gaschk Head Curator at RTIST. The RTIST space will be transformed with an explosion of installations to showcase the heart of the NYC graffiti movement and celebrate the artists that changed the world’s art scene forever. Live performances from Dj Peril and King Excel of the Zulu Nation Melbourne Chapter will also be spinning those rare east coast classics on the night.

Artists included in this Goliath show include:
PARTONE, TRACY 168, NOC 167, KET, EZO, GHOST, BLADE, MARE 139, FUZZONE, TKID, IZ THE WIZ, STAY HIGH, DUSTER, DOC, SYE, DOVES, WANE, CES, DASH, MERES, SONIC, INK, SPAR & QUIK

This show is Co-Curated by Jeremy Gaschk, Andrew Bourke and Federico Frum."

We have heard that there may be a couple extra additions to this list of artists – just on to top off the mind blowing group of names, ya know? Who knows, it really doesn’t matter, what we see is already epic. Alongside everything else that has been happening in the last few months across the Melbourne graffiti world, this show is yet more icing on an already loaded cake.

It’s a rare thing these days for us to miss any show at RTIST, but if this was a ticketed event, we’d be one of those crazy dudes camping outside for two weeks just to make sure, 100%, that we got to see it.

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Who: Partone, Tracy 168, Noc 167, Ket, Ezo, Ghost, Blade, Mare 139, Fuzzone, Tkid, Iz The Wiz, Stay High, Duster, Doc, Sye, Doves, Wane, Ces, Dash, Meres, Sonic, Ink, Spar & Quik
What: New York City Kings
Where: RTIST Gallery, 29 St Edmonds Rd, Prahran, VIC
When: Show opens Thursday 8th March at 7pm and runs til Sunday the 18th of March.

Check out the RTIST Gallery website and the facebook event page for more info.

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Exhibition & Live Art – Discombobulate – Cold Krush – Adelaide

Well doesn’t this look mighty fine? Besides using one of my favourite words in the English language (hey, its in the dictionary!) this show running alongside the Adelaide Fringe Festival looks to be pretty banging.

Opening this Thursday, Discombobulated will have a whole range of cool shit for just about everyone.

“A dynamic visual art exhibition featuring new works by Australia’s leading graffiti art practitioners. The show will include works by local, interstate and a couple of very special international artists. Featuring a live art showcase on the opening night.”

It seems these days also, that live art is just par for the course for openings and such, and seeing as we love that shit, we love seeing that there will be a display of some of SAs finest along with the show!

Have fun, Radelaidians, this looks like a top night.

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Who: a large collection of local, interstate and international graffiti artists
What: Discombobulate group show
Where: Cold Krush, 109 Unley Rd, Unley, Adelaide, SA
When: Show opens Thursday 2nd March from 6pm til 9pm

Check out the Cold Krush website and facebook page, as well as the facebook event page.

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