We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing both Matthew Dunn and Kaitlin Beckett in the past, so when we first hard about their upcoming collaborative show, we were seriously eager to see what they would come up with.

Being absolute nerds at heard, we admit, two fantasy worlds such as those that Dunn and Kaitlin have created individually, smashing into one another in the guise of a global war between man and beast? Holy shit, yes.

“Humanity is no stranger to the concept of war. Nations have battled each other for centuries. But for generations there has been a secret war raging across all corners of the globe. An epic battle between man and beast.

Kaitlin Beckett and Matthew Dunn present artistic documentation of their chosen sides of this conflict in their joint exhibition,VS.

MATTHEW DUNN: Matthew Dunn is a Brunswick-based artist who works across a range of fields including comics, film, album design, and more. His art is heavily influenced by a lifelong fascination with comic books and exploitation-era cinema, as well as the concept of vigilantism throughout time. He is the artist in residence for UK band Crippled Black Phoenix, and is currently working on a film project with US author Kris Saknussem while continuing to work on new comic projects
of his own.

KAITLIN BECKETT: Kaitlin Beckett is a Melbourne-based artist, originally from New Zealand. Working with airbrushed inks, acrylics and pastels, she has created a bestiary of curious creatures of the sea, air, land and subconscious. Her art is influenced by the quirks of the natural world, cryptozoology, mythology, anatomy, sci-fi films, and most of all the idea of a dystopian convergence of biology and machinery. Kaitlin works primarily on canvas and paper, though she has recently begun to create sculpted beasts and automata.”

Just check out the preview video for a taste of what is going to be up on the walls – awesome.

Yeah, we so can’t fkn wait for this!!! Such. Epic.Shit.

Who: Matthew Dunn & Kaitlin Beckett
What: VS
Where: Artboy Gallery, 99 Greville St, Prahran, VIC
When: Friday 14th September from 6pm til 8:30pm and runs until 21st September.

Check out Matthew Dunn and Kaitlin Beckett as well as Artboy Gallery and the Facebook event page for more info.