Absolutely no stranger to the Australian art scene, Melbourne based artist Steve Cross will be holding a solo show at the (apparently newly renovated) Juddy Roller in Fitzroy. With so much work under his belt over the past few years, its surprising that we haven’t seen more shows from Steve Cross, and this is a really really good opportunity to see why we totally rate his work as some of the absolute best our country has to offer!

Check out the press release for the show!

“The Black Ocean is the first installment in a series of oil paintings from long-term visual artist, Steve Cross.

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Steve relocated to Melbourne in 1999 to pursue a career in tattooing. In the ensuing years he honed his craft, cementing a reputation as one of the country’s best artists.

In 2007 he opened his own shop, the acclaimed Korpus Studio, in Brunswick. But he never lost the love for his first creative passion – graffiti.

Steve has been painting walls both nationally and internationally since 1988. In that time he has created hundreds of large-scale murals, showcasing his varied style and passion for street art.

While both these careers have seen his artwork showcased very publicly – on walls, and skin – this is the first time Steve has exhibited any of his oil paintings.

This selection has been worked on over the past three months, in private, and away from inquisitive eyes. As such, this first selection of work is deeply personal, and perhaps the most revealing of all Steve’s mediums.

The Black Ocean represents Steve’s obsession and compulsion to create; the paintings representative of the internal struggle an artist encounters when immersing themselves fully in the creative process – and the isolation that brings.

The subjects are caught in moments of internal disquiet – floating and falling into an endless ocean of inky blackness.”

Really excited about this one, and for good reason! Stay tuned for a bit of a feature on Steve coming in the next week or so, and check out all the details below ;)

Who: Steve Cross
What: The Black Ocean
Where: Juddy Roller, Chapel St, Fitzroy, Melbourne
When: Exhibition opens Friday 15th April from 6pm til 9pm and runs for two weeks!

Check out the Facebook event page for more info on the show!