Pastemodernism Interview.....

I'm busy busting out some fresh paste up's for Pastemodernism 3, part of the upcoming Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island, Sydney...Ben Frost contacted me recently for an interview, go here to check it.

Sidewayz 2011.....

I am part of the Sidewayz charity art auction/exhibition opening this Saturday night, with a huge lineup of talent leaving their marks on skate decks and snowboards with all proceeds going to the Christchurch and Japan Earthquake benefits. I was stoked to be given a snowboard...you'll have to wait to opening night to see what I made of it, all I'm gonna say I was a tad nervous chopping into the board with the old angle grinder! If you can't make it along to the show I'm sure there will be plenty of pics circulating post event and also there will be an online auction too. I will post deets when they come to hand ok.
Sidewayz 2011 contributers include; Scott Marr, PigeonBoy, Konsumterra, Kalen, Sarah Scully, RJ Williams, Esjay, Vars, SMC[3], Stylo, E.L.K, Teem, Bennett, Anton Benois, Tim Andrew, Brandon Els, Qwux, Willem Van Stom, Tez, Phibs, Lise Pod, Jimmy Neilly, KON, Ellie Schroeder, Dave Kaziro, Benny Haz, Reka, Ben Goad, Ben Frost, Pinky, Lucas McGrath, kulk, Zoe Young, Wade Burkitt, Robert Bates, Rick Swaine, Beastman, Ollie Lucas, Mia Taninaka, Luke Taaffe, Julie Doye, Dina Raus, Deb, Cameron Wall, Bridge, Beth Josey, Barrett, Jeremy Shaw, Dave Smith, Kane Stamp, Liz Laughton, Jon Jones, Andrew Fawcet…plus heaps more!

The World Is Your Monster.....

Last Saturday I was up in Newcastle and in between the showers I painted the stencil piece below titled "The World Is Your Monster" It Stands at nearly 3m tall and is by far my biggest stencil to date. So stoked I finally managed to get this up...this was the plan for the TINA 2o1o festival but due to some issues I was only able to do a paste up of the piece. The stencil is located in Keightley St (off Hunter St Mall) for those who wish to check it. A big thanks to Simone from SAW (Street Art Walking) for the opportunity! Also got a great write up over at the Metro Gallery blog and to see more pics go to my flickr.

Swoon @ Metro.....

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Sean Irving from Metro Gallery in Melbourne recently forwarded me details on the upcoming show from Swoon, as follows, and if you are around this part of the world I recommend you get on down and take a peek!.....

This will be her first visit to Australia and she's taking the opportunity to create a site specific installation within the gallery.

We're incredibly excited to be holding this event, Swoon is highly regarded within the international street art community and her works can be found on walls all over the world. She has also had work acquired by major cultural institutions including MOMA and the Tate Modern, and she's widely recognised as a master of contemporary printmaking.

Swoon is a Brooklyn-based artist whose life-sized woodblock and cut-paper portraits hang on walls in various states of decay in cities around the world. She has designed and built several large-scale installations, most notably the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea at Deitch Projects in 2008. Her pieces have been collected by of The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum of Art , and the Tate Modern. Major pieces have appeared at PS1, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Black Rat Press. Swoon has been traveling for the past several years creating exhibitions and workshops in the United States and abroad.

Swoon is also an instigator and a collaborator. She founded the Toyshop collective and the Miss Rockaway Armada, and is a member of Just Seeds and the Transformazium. Since 2006 she has organized four large-scale raft projects and floated down the Mississippi and Hudson rivers with them. Most recently, she and her collaborators designed a flotilla of sea-going rafts that invaded the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Her artistic process is predicated on the belief that art is an immersive, provocative, and transformative experience for its participants. Although Swoon’s aesthetics can be seen as an outgrowth of street art, her engagement with ethical living and making art share a close kinship with the idealism of off-grid, barter-based cultures and economies based on sharing. She uses scavenged and local materials and embraces print media as a potent means of action for social change.

Sayonara 2010 & hello 2011.....

Well 2010 was a busy year with a whole heap of group shows and other happenings going on. The new year is already shaping up to be just as busy with some exciting exhibitions in the pipeline, a couple of new limited edition print releases, some commissioned street pieces and some great news regarding Sydney representation in a unique new gallery space opening shortly...I'll keep you posted.

Thank you all for following this blog in 2010 and
wishing you all the best for this new year! :)

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Terrific sticker, Darlinghurst.....

Terrific sticker, Darlinghurst
Originally uploaded by Miss Mini Graff

Pic snapped by Miss Mini Graff.


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More Fat.....

Pic kindly supplied & snapped by Pat Armstrong. Palmer St. Darlinghurst, Sydney.

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Those dirty hijacking scoundrels.....

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Saturated Fat.....

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This Is Not Art.....

I was recently invited to be part of the This Is Not Art (TINA)/walkARTbout in Newcastle during the October long weekend. Above is my paste up titled "The World Is Your Monster" which can be found in Keightly Street, (really only a lane) off Hunter Street mall. In conjuction with the festival I was asked to showcase some of my work at The View Factory. See the poster below and if you are in Newie be sure to call in for a beer and check it out!


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On The Wall snaps.....

Sean from Metro Gallery sent me some snaps from their current International street art show titled "On The Wall" featuring a star studded line up of artists from all over the globe including Aussies Ha Ha,Vexta and late addition, Melbourne's own paste up extraordinaire Rone. So if you are in the Melbourne neck of the woods I suggest you get on down to Metro and check it out...you lucky bastards! All the info and list of artists here.

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Vexta

Swoon

Ha Ha

D*Face

On the Metro wall.....

This show is set to be mad! A killer bill of heavy weights...
more info go to
www.metrogallery.com.au

Euro Trash.....

This show looks amazing.....

EuroTrash featuring Conor Harrington, Vhils, JR and Antony Micallef from ST Press on Vimeo.

Kami + Sasu Session.....

Amazing skateable installation "The Firmament" by Japanese duo Kami + Sasu at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo...for more cool pics check Niceproduce.com
Photo via Flickr by mark-chronic

Cept nothing less.....

Some fantastic pop influenced pieces by Cept
via the esp visuals blog.

Eelustration......

Some super sweet work by Eelus from his debut solo show "The Colour out of Space" @ Blackall Studios, London. He has this kinda Paul Insect x Blek Le Rat x cool 70's sci-fi-esque style happening with many pieces which I totally dig. Check out some of his layered stenciled pieces, amazing...they actually look more like screen prints! Photo © Ian Cox 2010. Found via Wallkandy's flickr.

Wrap ya Spectercles around this.....

Amazing work from Specter
via the sabeth718 flickr.





Be sure to click on pics to check
the freakin detail and check his
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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!

interview with D*face.....

enjoy.

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

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!