Word to Mother.....

I thought this was a very cool approach to a promo vid for Word to Mother.

Artist Profile : WordToMother from Andrew Telling on Vimeo.

Master of tape.....

I regularly check into BUFFdiss' flickr and I am regularly blown away by what this fella can do with a role of tape or two...truly amazing!

how much money you would like?.....

How often do you hear this when dealing with clients? This is gold. Click to enlarge.

Fantasy Squad, Part Deuce.....

Fantasy Squad is on again this Friday night at the Lord Ashley Bar, Crowne Plaza Terrigal and it's all in the name of charity...art, bands and cheap beers, yay! Check the flyer or go to www.fantasysquad.com.au for all the details.

Minimalistiki takes over the world.....

.....Well not quite, but the great news is they are now available at Urban Uprising and soon to be at Outre Gallery in both Sydney and Melbourne stores!

Skullpussy.com updated.....

A few changes and new work has been added to my site.
www.skullpussy.com


detail from Eat the Offal by TEZ.

interview with D*face.....

enjoy.

D*Face, Artist :: Off The Wall from friendswelove.com on Vimeo.

Frank's show.....

Hubris. Still the man.
photo Sharon Kozik.

With thanks.....

A massive thanks goes out to everyone who came along to check out my debut solo. The opening night was a success, lots of ales were had and goodtimes...and to the people who invested in my art I cannot thank you enough, to spend your hard earned dollars on my work is truely appreciated!!!
more photos from Sure Ain't Sushi! can be seen here.

SURE AIN'T SUSHI!.....

It's been a long time in the making and a shitload of hard work, but my debut solo is finally here and opening tonight. I could'nt be more excited, time to celebrate...and relax!!! Stay tuned coz' i'll be posting some pics from the show soon ok. :)

White Rabbit.....

Truely amazing stuff, I will definitely be getting down to WHITE RABBIT real soon!

Wrap ya peripheral tentacles around this.....

A great collection of early 90's Japanese design found via Pink Tentacles.

Poster for “Life” exhibition, Mamoru Suzuki, 1994.

Post of Gratitude.....

Big ups to ON THE FLY and THE OPENING HOURS for the recent plugs for my upcoming solo.
Muchly appreciated!...now go and check these great sites out ok.

Kozik is the man.....

Studio Visit With Frank Kozik from Babylon Falling on Vimeo.

Solo update.....

Been burning the candle at both ends...So much to do...painting,designing flyers,more painting, drawing, getting stuff framed, building sculptures, finishing some vector illustrations, building plinths, some screen printing, more painting, more sculpture work and so on and so on...shit this solo stuff is hard work!

The full colour flyers are now at the printers, so should have them back in a few days time (see here for a peek) and I got hold of 10 cases of Coopers pale ale for the opening...So if you think the art stinks the quality beer should more than make up for it on the night!

Fantasy Squad presents.....

I'll be part of this great show featuring a whole bunch of local talent for one night only at the the Lord Ashley Bar, Crowne Plaza Terrigal this coming Saturday August 29, 7pm Start. Cool art, live music and cheap drinks, what more could you ask for? For artist line-up and more details check out www.fantasysquad.com.au

Kid gets tired of small scale doodling.....

Things are getting pretty crazy around here, the weeks are slipping by so fast and there is still a heap to do for my solo...with hardly any time to scratch my own arse I did however find time to post this very immature but way phallicly funny post...I spose this kid just got bored of penis doodles (no excuse for the pun) in toilet cubicles or trashing his oldies house when they were away and just wanted to go one better? Apparently his creation was visible from outer space! Impressive. read more here.

Solo Update......

Been getting the old production line happening with my "Minimalistiki" hand screen printed ceramic sculptures. I will admit the whole process of creating these things is a little painstaking and tedious because of all the stages involved, but the end result is well worth it. Several of these suckers will feature in my solo.

Hitler was only this high!.....

Photo by Daniel Karmann.

Jokes aside, this sculpture by Ottmar Hoerl may have landed the artist in some hot water...more here.

Still Droolin'.....

Can't get enough of the cool drippy table in the previous post below...I want it now!...and wish I had my Drool deck back (auctioned at Across the Board '07 for 600 smackeroonies benefiting the Cancer Council). I've just been lookin at that table and thinkin' how well the two would compliment one another in a big white room...oh, and I wish I had a big white room too! Shit I could wish on forever, but I'll stop now ok.

Droolin' over this Drippin' table.....

By French designer John Nouanesing, nabbed from Juxtapoz.com

Solo update.....

Progress for my solo is moving along with the completion of a couple of key pieces. As mentioned before I have revisited painting with acrylics/watercolour, some pieces will be layered/collaged, I will be doing some screenprints and also some vector based giclee prints. For these I am using illustrator...been a while! Anyway I am planning to deliver a balanced range of my 2d work and sculptures, while utilising many learnt (not mastered!) techniques and mediums from over the years. So if you do come along, one thing will be certain, there will be plenty of variety and diversity!

*The date for my solo has moved back to Friday October 16, 2009. More details to follow.

Crop art of the explained kind.....

...no less amazing though is this rice paddy art out of Japan. Head on over to Pink Tentacles to check a heap more cool pics.

Got me some a paintin' music.....

Found a birthday gift voucher from a couple of months ago which I had totally forgot I had, so I went shopping over the weekend and heres what I got...



...a highly recommended, diverse selection of lp's which will be on a very high rotation over the next couple of months to help the creative juices flow in the lead up to my solo exhibition!

Free Stickers!.....

Honey from the very cool Sweet~Station has asked me to plug these equally very cool new stickers and the best part is they are totally free, shipping and all!...Now go get ya freebie here.

New stuff sneek peek.....

Busy working on new stuff for my solo...decided to re-visit arylics and gouche and suprised myself coz' it's been such a long time since I painted detail like this. My new work is a little removed from previous work but it still will have a definite flow as some older pieces will be included in the exhibition. The art above will be eventually collaged onto a piece that will be a big "mash up" of many different mediums and elements to tell a story, if you wish to read into it that much. I'll try to offer some more sneak peeks as the work progresses, keep ya posted ok!

Skulls,treasures,no pirates (sorry).....

Spent a drizzly old day in and around Surry Hills/Paddington today, dropped by the Skull_Duggery show @ blank_space coz' I was unable to make the opening on Thursday. I was told it was jam packed and a great night, the art looks amazing. Above is a couple of pics of my pieces in the show and below some little street treasures found throughout the day. The last pic my wife thought was hilarious coz' she said it looks just like me..."a big round head and hairy"!

^spotted this fella recently in the area and had a chat infact (Mr Lister that is,not Porky Pig).....


^my son Liam actually discovered these treasures, he has a good eye for street art!.....

^apparently no need to get a passport photo now!

Veronica, Veronica, Veronica.....

I peruse Juxtapoz.com on quite a regular basis and as you would expect the standard of work, no matter the genre is absolutely amazing...this piece above "Dr Grood" by Veronica Hebardof, found at above mentioned site, is of no exception. Don't know why but it sure yanks on my retinal chords, so much so I wanted to share it with you all. Go here to see more of her brilliant work...

More brilliance from Banksy.....

Damn I wish I was in Bristol!

Skull_Duggery.....

I'll have 4 fresh pieces in the this upcoming groupshow, opening night is Thursday 18th June 6-8PM, more info here.

Aussie Freshness.....

Got me another plug, much the same as the recent one at Sweet~Station and in terms of quality it's right up there too, but what makes this blog soooo special is that the creative content is 100% from Australia.....or as Daniel Hadiwibawa, the man behind it, would say "total freshness from Aus". So get on over and have a squizz at the freshly squeezed the Grafik Museum.

Hairy in Japan.....

Check out this weird-arse ad, only out of Japan!


.....this clip found via Lost at E Minor, thanks Zolton. To see more quirky, Japanese weird-arseness go to Japanator.

mmmMeggs.....

This fella is my new fave graff/street artist (if I ever had an old one?), label him what you will, his work spans various mediums and infiltrates lanes, streets and even gallery spaces all over the globe. His art is like a vivid, explosive flashback to my childhood Saturday mornings spent watching the "box" and to use colloquially specific jargon...his stuff is "DOPE". You can see more of Meggs here. enjoy.

btw.....

.....oh, by the way, I got a plug on below mentioned SWEET~STATION! Go here to check it out. Thanks to Honey!

Eye Candy.....

Really bin sinkin' my eyeballs into this art blog of late, click here to have a sugary geezer!

Golden.....

Stumbled across this Arcade Fire featuring David Bowie clip today via Monster Children...just gold...and I gotta say I really dig that "no cars" tune too. I think it's time to go to the record store!

Oh shit.....

It's all official...my long overdue debut solo show has been locked in @ China Heights. Ok it's not until October 9, but we all know how fast the months fly by, so the plan is to pace myself. I have already started working towards it and although the exhibition will feature some old works I will be showcasing a fresh body of paintings and sculptures.

Oldskool Charm.....

Found a nice antique frame at a garage sale for a coupla bucks and thought it lent itself to our Micheal Hsiung print —"Portrait of Merman and his illegitimate Child?", with it's old-world charm & all (I think Merman's dapper bow-tie & eyeglass are the attributors to that charm!). I cleaned up the frame and along with the print dropped it down to the old chap at the local framing shop. Below is the result, very happy indeed!


click pic to enlarge.

Sculpture in General.....

I have been asked to feature some of my sculpture work (through the bubble initiative) at the General Pants Co. headquarters in Sydney for Media Days next week, a showcase of their Summer 09/10 clothing range. Unfortunately it is an industry only gig and not open to the general public, but the opportunity to have my work showcased is fantastic nonetheless. A big cheers go's out to Aly from General Pants Co.!!!

Lackness from Slackness.....

Been a little slack on the posts of late...on the art front though, I am currently planning my debut solo exhibition for early October hopefully, so the next few months will be busy. I'll keep you updated.

Now this is eary.....

Many think this guy is flippin' mad and if his laugh wasn't enough...Check this out, Australian performance artist, Stelarc's latest work in progress below.


clip courtesy of Sky News, U.K. via YouTube.

Enter The House Of Tate.....

Checkout the latest issue #12 of The House Of Tate, a great monthly e-zine which showcases a vast range of artists from all corners of the planet. To check out issue #12 of The House Of Tate click here...and while you're there check the previous issue #11 in which my work was featured...enjoy!

Art. Kommerce. Kaws.....

graffiti art. pop-culture. hype. media. branding. mass-consumerism. $$$$$.....
Can all these elements exist cohesively? Well Kaws seems to be able to make it happen and no matter what your views are on this, one thing is for sure, this humble fella is way talented!

At the April Art Market.....

I'll be at the Art Market at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney this coming Saturday 4th April. It's been a few months since my last stall so I'm looking forward to it! I'll be selling limited edition signed & numbered screen prints, original canvas paintings and my "Minimalistiki" ceramic sculptures...plus more. Click on the flyer below to read more details on this great day. see ya there!

The other blog......

I got me another blog. My other blog will showcase stuff I have collected over the years and stuff I may discover from time to time. I will also post other random stuff I may stumble upon and really dig while scouring the net. So if you dig kool, kitsch and just plain querky, go on over and take a peek at UTTER DAPPER AMASS.

platform58 the book.....

is an online global network that promotes artists and their work. Every month artists are invited to submit work based upon a theme, which is released in the form of an e-zine. My sculpture piece "Roy's Fusion" is featured in the new platform58 book along with a selection of many other talented artist's work from the first five issues of the e-zine. To check out and purchase this neat 66 page publication available in a softcover or hardcover with jacket, click here.

Go to www.platform58.com for more information about joining this great network and submitting your art for future issues.

Signs of the Undead.....

I came across this gem on the Plan9 from blog, who originally sourced it via the Wooster Collective...You could imagine driving to work on an otherwise gloomy day in Austin, Texas and seeing this warning. It certainly would have put a smile on some faces or if you were the paranormally gullable type, you may have been putting your foot down and locking the doors!...it is also nice to know that although zombies were on the loose, some good samaritan has stopped their running and risked their own life to warn others, how selfless!

"Someone reprogrammed two city construction road signs near the University of Texas early Monday morning in an attempt to warn Austin of an imminent zombie attack..." Katie Petroski

Within The House Of Tate.....

I am featured in the latest issue of The House Of Tate. It is an online webzine which is released monthly featuring a broad range of artists from all around the world. To check out issue #11 of The House Of Tate click here.

Help Get Holli Home.....

Was checking out Fecal Face tonight and came across this sad story about a San Fransico artist named Holli Hawthorne. She recently was involved in a motorcycle accident in India which has left her in a coma. Family and friends are trying to raise US$150,000 to get her back home. Holli was unfortunately uninsured. I know things are pretty tough at the moment and we have had enough troubles in our own backyard with the shocking bushfires etc. But I urge you to donate a few dollars towards her plight, to help bring a fellow artist home. You can read more about Holli's story and donate here Help Holli Get Home

The art of Michael C. Hsiung.....

I recently bought a little gocco print from a great artist from Los Angeles, Michael C. Hsiung. I really dig his approach to his illustrations. Simple, clean black line work is used to create his quirky characters which are often introduced to you via a dash of narrative, offering an insight into their world. Michael also writes for Headquarters, a blog type site packed with wholesome arty goodness, you should check it out right after you check my cool new print below,"Portrait of Merman and his illegitimate Child?". Then go check out more of his stuff and buy yourself a signed & numbered, limited edition gocco print at his site www.michaelchsiung.com

Ltd. edtn. prints for sale.....

I have 2 limited edition (of 25 only), signed & numbered gocco/screen prints now available..."Krilling for Scientific Porpoises" and "Bung Eye the Blue Bunny with a Pigs Nose". Both are printed on high quality 300gsm archival paper and are cheap at only fifteen smackeroonies each! (that's Australian dollars, under $10 U.S!) For more details and to purchase one, go to my online store here.


"Krilling for Scientific Porpoises"

"Bung Eye the Blue Bunny with a Pigs Nose"

No Numero Uno.....

Didn't take out the No1 place for the "Numbers" theme, however two pics of skater Shaun Latham are now up at the Mooks Artspace site. click here to have a look. Much fun was had anyway and again a big up to all the peeps involved!

Numero Uno.....

"Numero Uno" is a huge scaled No.1 sculpture modeled from the Rosewood font. Made of an oregon frame, a plywood skin and acrylic paints, it measures over 2.0 metres. (approx.5500 points!)

On Wednesday night I took it down the road to the Slam Factory for a photo shoot with a bunch of local skaters. I managed to get a couple of nice pics which I have entered into the Mooks Artspace January theme "numbers". Big up to all skaters who participated...you rip! and also a huge thanks goes out to Richard from Slam Factory.

My submission should be able to be viewed at mooksartspace.com soon. I will keep you posted, but for now checkout some video from the "Numero Uno Session" below....enjoy.

kickflip el numero uno for Mooks Artspace

Bateau Bay Rose.....

I pretty much did the most part of my growing up in a quaint (well,not so quaint now) little spot on the Central Coast called Bateau Bay, it's French for "Boat Harbour". It is situated about a one hour's drive north of Sydney. My grandparents bought a little fibro weekender about 30 odd years ago and for many years we would spend our family holidays down on the beach swimming, fishing, snorkelling and surfing. All this was set in amongst the most beautiful bushland and when you felt like you'd had enough of the beach you could always go exploring on the many bush tracks the area had to offer.

In 1985 we moved from Sydney to Bateau Bay, not so far from my grandparents place and only a five minute walk to the beach. At night you could hear the waves crashing and smell the ocean in the air. On that beach is where I would spend my teenage years surfing, fishing and partying. So I have a very strong connection with the place and although I do not live there anymore I still frequent the beach with my two little sons. They too shall hold fond memories of this special place.

All this leads me to yet another person who obviously had a huge connection with Bateau Bay. So, I must ask myself, how in all my years with such a closeness to "the Bay" and such a love for art, have I missed the work of David Rose?

He too, in his early years would regularly travel from the big smoke to to his weekender at Bateau Bay. The place had such an impact that it was the focus on much of his early, near abstract works in the late sixties and early seventies, (before I was actually born), to his much later almost photo-realistic landscape prints in the nineties.

How could I not know of this man I ask myself? Who knows? Ignorance? Yep. Most likely.....remember, all that surfing, partying as a teen and, at the time, good art to me was in the form of a clever Mambo t-shirt and Jim Phillips skate board graphics. (really hasn't changed much!)

Anyway, I was lucky enough recently to be collecting some of my own work from the Gosford Regional Gallery and took a peek at their current exhibition celebrating the print work of mentioned David Rose. Take a look at his brilliant screen prints ,which I have read, would sometimes take up to eight individual screens to just achieve the gradient in the skies!

Click the link below to view a very impressive biography and countless works that span over a 37 year career.
David Rose, 1936-2006.



www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/david-rose
www.gosfordregionalgallery.com/david-rose

Mongrel of a feature.....

Got me a plug over at the Headquarters/the Mongrel site based out of New York City. It's a great blog type site with regular news and updates on happenings primarily from the urban/street art genre around NYC, but occasional broader stuff too...hence my little feature. go to Headquarters/the Mongrel to check it out.

Threshold Apprehension anyone?.....

Call him Frank Black, Black Francis, Francis Black or mabye by his given name Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (or mabye not), the former frontman of the legendary Pixies, is truly a brilliant singer/songwriter. Don't know what it is or how he does it, but ever since that first time my ears were exposed to the Pixies, Doolittle, I have been hooked, line and sinker! Now sit back, relax and enjoy, from the mini album Svn Fngrs— Threshold Apprehension.....

Hosier Lane, Melbourne.....

Some family have just relocated to Melbourne, may be time to visit I think....


above feature by Fluxom.