Snapshots - Michael Peck 'The Landing' - Metro Gallery
- Art, Melbourne, Painting, Photographs
- November 22, 2011
Colour fans unite for this special show from one of Australias icons of illustration and design. “Priapic skeletons, gloamings, poles and trunks, fire and water and recent experiments in psycho-dramatism” – Coloured In, Hosted by Watters Gallery in Sydney, is a collection of works by the acclaimed Mambo artist Chris O’Doherty, known more widely as
READ MORECome on down and get your quixotic hats on for this Wednesday night, with another great group show at For Walls, this time with “Sideshow” – a wonderful collection of the bold, beautiful, and bizarre in one of the gems of the Miss Libertines abode. ”In 2010, ten Australian artists were selected out of numerous
READ MOREHeres something a little special. Street SmART began as a cultural advancement initiative in 2008, put together by Katherine Dine and Justin Tumilaar. The Aim of this amazing arts program is to provide the youth of Melbourne’s inner and outer suburbs with an outlet to experience and learn, in the underground and urban arts community.
READ MORELast month in our Thursday Transmissions we featured a piece from Stormie Mills, and with a career spanning over twenty fives years, a whole slew of out shows across the continent, we were happy to see that he has another show coming up at Metro gallery this week. “Since launching his career as a visual
READ MOREHaving been involved in solo and group shows across Australia and overseas, and with his portraiture styled works adorning many a wall and warehouse, Georg Whelan will be continuing his visual fiesta with the opening of his next solo show, Big Lost Big Kids, next week in Melbourne. We love seeing Georg’s work around the
READ MOREWe have to admit, Lisa King has been a little off the radar for us – but, now that we’ve seen her work, we’re kicking ourselves for not having discovered her sooner! The bits and the preview piece she has shown for her upcoming show in Adelaide next week, Fanciful Faces, are gorgeous, and having
READ MOREAfter the last Etcc, a successful Semi-Permanent sideshow in Sydney back in June, its time for the second round as SP hits Brisbane next week. Etcc is a wonderful idea, taking the whole collaborative angle between artists into a different direction – and who doesn’t like remixes and mash ups? This technological age we live
READ MOREThe National Grid has been putting on a lot of great shows lately, and the upcoming Eclectica group show looks to continue that trends. This all woman show doesnt have too many details on it just yet, but the names speak volumes and the sample images … well, the sample images are wondrous – containing
READ MOREAs a name already synonymous with Australian graffiti, Sofles has also begun to cement his reputation within the urban art gallery arena. With his upcoming show “Fragments Of Consciousness”, Melbourne will have a chance to see his work in all of its exhibited glory. “Sofles has had a colourful and at times eventful time in
READ MOREHot on the heels of her duo show with Adelaide illustrator and artist Kara Gillette, Nish Cash is busy preparing for her upcoming solo show, Lush Science”, to be held at the Cold Krush store and Gallery in Unley as a part of the South Australian Living Artists festival. “Under the SALA Festival is an
READ MOREYou’re walking through a laneway, and your view is suddenly intercepted by a powerful, looming image of the Indian god Ganesh … you’re having a drink at a bar, and peeking at you from the wall is a beautiful, luscious girl … you’re at a show, and the sight of a dark hued, exotic pinup
READ MORELots of things happening in the land of the long white cloud, not least of which are a bunch of community murals going up across the place. Its always good to see the support of local councils and transportation companies in beautifying the walls, and, having completed their work at Porirua train station, the artists
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