Interview - Adam Oehlers
- Art, International, Interviews & Editorial, Melbourne
- June 15, 2011
Ever wondered what it takes to start up your own gallery? Almost a decade ago, five friends were so fed up with the state of Melbournes exhibition scene, which, at that time, didn’t cater for their love of graffiti and street art that they decided to open what would eventually become a legendary gallery that
READ MOREI first started seeing Knocks work around Melbourne some time ago, periodically appearing in run down abandos and a variety of walls sprawled across the city – immediately, there was just something that drew me to his work, whether it was the seemingly ordered chaos of his pieces, or the strange and pensively creepy character
READ MOREA few weeks ago, a new volume depicting the history of Melbourne art was released into the publics eye – this was not the usual art tome, but one that covered a subject that had not been covered in print for almost thirty years – public sculpture in Melbourne. Alongside the old weathered items from
READ MOREInvurt’s good mate Unwell Bunny has an exciting new show called ‘Subtuition’ opening in a couple of days in PARIS of all places – so what better time to catch up with the man himself for a chat! (Apologies mate for not posting this sooner). I remember meeting Ed in late 2012 when he came
READ MOREFor over five years, Invurt.com and Land Of Sunshine have been documenting the fleeting and ephemeral artwork around the streets of Australia, particularly in their home town of Melbourne. In this period, they have documented thousands of walls and street art events via both photographs, interviews and articles. As two of Australias most eminent authorities on
READ MOREMost people travel to experience the culture, food, tourist attractions or to shop. Not us – Facter and Daiso, along with friends Kringe and Quips, traveled to Jakarta with the sole intention of painting and connecting with the local writers. Although it was a short trip, and an intense one, it was by far one
READ MOREThere are many names that are synonymous with graffiti in Melbourne, however there is one that garners unmitigated respect from all corners – Bail. Throughout the years, Bail has made a name for himself with his unwaveringly dedicated, no holds barred approach to painting. From an early age, this desire to put his own personal mark
READ MOREAaron Glasson is something of a wanderer, traversing the globe with a talent laden hand coupled with a message of awareness and hope for the plight of our oceans. His work often revolves around painting colourful extrapolations of surreal, psychedelia infused denizens replete with barnacled patterns, anthropodic hitchhikers and other encrusted, symbiotic bottom dwellers –
READ MOREIt’s 2004, Melbourne, and things for the cities vibrant stencil art community are about to change. For many years the stencil was king – so much so that books were written, international websites spawned and a global movement eagerly watched the streets come alive in nooks and crannies with cut and sprayed works of art.
READ MOREI’ve been meaning to write this about street artists, and graffiti artists, Copyright and Moral Rights in Australia for a long time now, because, lets face it, the problem has just been getting worse and worse. Almost every week, someone tells me of an incident, and it goes something like this … “I went down
READ MOREI’ve known RSUME for a couple of years now, and his work has always been something I’ve loved seeing around our city whenever I’ve spotted it. A dedicated and prolific artist with a fresh, clean style that constantly changes up, his work speaks volumes to the passions for graffiti that subsume this city – his
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