One of our favourites, Shida, will be hitting Backwoods Gallery this weekend with his latest solo show, Inner Myths – read on for all the info you need!

“Backwoods Gallery is proud to present Inner Myths, a collection of new paintings and sculptural works by Shida.

The exhibition is a dynamic record of Shida’s development as an artist who envisions infinite worlds. Considering an array of approaches, through Inner Myths, he synthesises styles as diverse as Science Fiction Art, French Post-Impressionism and Russian Symbolist Art in his depiction of ethereal realities. Influenced by the work of Frank Frazetta, Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Vrubel and Nikolai Kalmakov, for Inner Myths, as Australia’s most prolific young street artist, Shida reinvokes two centuries of art history in his characteristic style.

Inner Myths presents a refined body of works, demonstrating that Shidais an asset to Australian contemporary art, who is constantly challenging himself against the sources of his inspiration.”

Also check out a bunch of preview images in the gallery below, as well as a really cool animated preview video ..

Inner Myths from Shida ZRF on Vimeo.

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Who: Shida
What: Inner Myths solo show
Where: Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey St, Collingwood, Melbourne
When: Show opens Friday 4th july and runs until 13th July 2014

Check out Shida as well as Backwoods Gallery for more information on the show!