Well Sydney, you also get to share in the awesomeness that is Mark  Bode – with an extra special event in conjunction with not only his exhibition at China Heights, but also a live art event with Lo-Fi Collective at The Standard!

“Lo-Fi Collective & China Heights are proud to present ‘Bode in Oz’- The Cartoon Concert, a live performance/show by accomplished graffiti artist, tattooist, illustrator and writer – Mark Bode.

For two generations Mark and his father Vaughn Bode have forged an artistic legacy that has had a profound effect on graffiti, street art and underground comics. In the mid seventies, the iconoclastic Vaughn Bode’s comic book characters, particularly Cheech Wizard resonated so closely with the revolutionary spirit of pioneering graffiti artist that these characters were adopted as the mascots of the movement, becoming the first used in graffiti.

In recent years Mark Bode has stretched the horizons of the Bode universe beyond imagination, creating several cult classic comics, perhaps the best known being Colbalt 60, which is currently slated by Zach Snieder for a live action film.

Bode is also something of a nexus for the world street art and graffiti art scene, the heir to the first graffiti characters, a genuinely positive visionary and a backbone of the community he has painted murals around the globe with an extended family consisting of the most respected graffiti and street artists.

Along side the ‘Cartoon Concert’ performance, Mark Bode be showcasing and exhibition of his illustrations & paintings at the China Heights gallery – 24th Feb 6-9pm”

Mark Bode doing live art and a performance piece, plus his work? We’ll be seeing him here in Melbourne, but damn if we don’t want to go to both!! Lo-Fi and China Heights just continue all the grandness this year!

Who: Mark Bode
What: Cartoon Concert – live performance art and exhibition
Where: The Standard Lvl , 383 Bourke St, Surry Hills & China Heights Gallery, Level 3, 16-28 Foster St, Surry Hills, NSW
When: Live show on Wednesday 22nd February – check here for details on the exhibition.

Check out the Lo-Fi Collective website, as well as the China Heights website, the Facebook event page and Mark Bodes site!