After having interviewed Tom Civil last week, we were really keen to get down and check out his show at House Of Bricks in Collingwood.

What we saw sure didn’t disappoint. Street art meets folk art meets new meets old. Somehow, Civil managed to merge the best of all forms with his own aesthetic, creating something entirely different that we hadn’t seen from him before. To us, this is the mark of a successful show, and of a great artist.

With most of the pieces in Long Story comprising dedications to his late brother Ned, Long Story also holds a touching, but never overwhelming, poignancy. From great love, comes great things, and the love within this show blazes throughout.

Check out some of the pics below, but, better still, head down to House Of Bricks and see it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.

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