THE MORTAL DRAMA by YUSK IMAI Life’s absurdity and the inevitability of death are the central themes of The Mortal Drama by Yuske Imai. In 2015, after temporarily relocating studios from Berlin to Sao Paulo, in order to be closer to his family, Yuske found himself confronted by a series of personal tragedies. It’s from
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It may be cold in Melbourne right now but that hasn’t deterred artists like Smug who managed to smash out two amazing murals organised by Juddy Roller, one over three storeys depicting his grandparents. Roa was in town and didn’t disappoint with his show at Backwoods Gallery, featuring Australian wildlife painted on all manner of
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There are not many shows that captivate me the way Mark Bode did with “Wizards, Lizards & Broads, I suppose for me like so many we were heavily influenced by both Vaughn and Marks undeniably distinguishable characters. There was a time in the 80’s where in class it was all about Cheech Wizard, Puck and
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Okay, is it really half way through the year already? I cant believe that 2016 is flying past so damned fast – it seems like it was just the new year! Half way into the year, we already have some cracking choices of top 10s from our man Dean Sunshine, and this month is absolutely
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Last time Mark Bode visited, back in 2012, we had the chance to sit down, interview him and have a great chat. His shows went great, a bunch of people got some tattoos and he generally spread his radness of work and self across the city. Now, a few years later, Mark is returning for
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David Russell and I caught up with Julian Clavijo on Sunday in his studio in Brunswick and we’re lucky enough to get an early insight and sneak peek into his body of work for his upcoming show – Patient Transition – Check out all the details for the show here. Over a few beers Julian told
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This Friday – Julian Clavijo has his 1st solo show ‘Patient Transition’ at S.T.K Arts Space in St Kilda. David Russell and I were privileged enough to have a sneak peak of some of the works as well as Julian’s studio space today, and I can guarantee you this show is going to be brilliant. Watch out
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Last night David Russell and I journeyed over the river to Metro Gallery in Armadale to check out the opening of Matt Adnate‘s – Always Been Here. Like all of Matt’s openings at Metro last night was no exception. The Welcome to Country ceremony kicked off the show as the gallery packed full of people
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The Studio 615 Collective are a group of friends from multiple disciplines who have bene putting on shows for several years. Starting out together in a studio, after they all left they stayed in contact and every year or so, they put on a group show. With a still strong collective ethos, the crew form
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Next week ADNATE is back with another killer exhibition at Metro Gallery “ALWAYS BEEN HERE”. The exhibition will feature ADNATE’s Iconic Portraits, this time including some iconic Indigenous Australians. Check out some of the previews below – amazing stuff, in particular I love the Adam Goodes and Samantha Harris portraits! From the Metro Press Release:
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Whilst ROA was here in Melbourne, like last time, he spent much of his time and gained much of his inspiration at Healesville Sanctuary. [nggallery id=503 display_type=photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry gallery_width=500] For anyone not familiar with the sanctuary, Healesville Sanctuary is a not-for-profit conservation organisation dedicated to fighting wildlife extinction through breeding and recovery programs for threatened species and
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For many years, creatives from all across Australia have pulled up stumps, waved tearful goodbye to their home towns and headed south (or east) to seek their fortune amongst the streets and lanes of Melbourne. Since way back when, Australians with a creative bent have often looked towards the city as an artistic mecca, one to which
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