Another of Melbourne’s adopted sons, Acorn, will be holding a new solo exhibition, Planetes, come August – and, as ever, we’re excited about the show (When are we not excited? Its just too much effort not to be, to be honest).

Acorn does some beautiful work, with amazingly detailed characters and scenes of colour-washed images in pen and ink. Each one seeming to always to lead the eye towards a more detailed story for every moment you look upon them. With a bunch of shows, publications and a well deserved fan base, its always a pleasure to see new work by his hand.

“The word “planetes” is greek for “wanderers”, just as planets do, wander across the sky. The drawings presented in this show portray nomadic peoples roaming, gathering, and socializing in a seemingly endless forest where all possibilities are considered. drawings from the forest series are an ongoing project, and they themselves are always expanding, evolving, changing with experience and time.”

“Originally from the west coast of North America, Acorn has been working and living in Melbourne for over two years. With a focus on using traditional mediums, Acorn has spent most of his drawing time developing his craft with an ensemble of pens and inks. The characters and patterns in his work stem from no single culture or religion, but are part of an ongoing focus for creating something unique all together, an endless task.”

Who: Acorn
What: Planetes solo exhibition
Where: No Vacancy Gallery, 34 – 40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne
When: Opens August 12th, 6pm – show runs until August 23rd

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