Snapshots - Heesco & Pierre Lloga @ Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange
- Art, Melbourne, Photographs, Street Art
- November 13, 2011
It’s only been a little over a year and a half since we ran our feature interview with Heesco, yet it feels like much longer. This may be because in that time, Heesco has pushed his work at such a rapid rate that it has now evolved into an entirely different beast from when we
READ MOREOne of the many things I have loved about graffiti and street art throughout my life has been that sense of discovering something, or someone, new – and not having the slightest fkn clue as to who did it. Though over the years I have had the pleasure of meeting many artists behind the veils
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READ MOREWe have been waiting in anticipation for this show for a very long time now. Our good friend, and one of the most inspirational individuals we know, Heesco, will be opening his latest body of work at Prahrans RTIST Gallery next week. Read on for the full overview of this exciting show, Manifest, and what
READ MORESince leaving Melbourne to head up to Sydney a couple of months ago, Takie has been painting up a whole mass of work in preparation for her solo show at The Tate in Sydney. “The Tate Gallery enthusiastically presents resident artist Takie and her first solo show, IT’S ALL YOURS. Takie returns from a two
READ MOREUpcoming Melbourne artist Toggles will be holding his very first solo show at Nice Cat Gallery in Northcote this Friday, and we’re sure its going to be the first of many. We’ve been seeing more and more of Toggles work popping up on the streets here over the past year, and he has a pretty
READ MOREThere’s been a couple of lowbrow group shows across the country lately – diverse artists banding together to show work that doesn’t follow the trends of the contemporary. Next up in this vein, is a group show from a bunch of Melbourne artists (and two from Perth!) who will be displaying their work at the
READ MORELast Friday night we helped to put on a show with a whole bunch of amazing artists, Paperápe, and we had a hell of a lot of fun! All the works were done on paper, and we wanted to imbue the walls with a little bit of each of us, and impart some of the
READ MOREThis week, Ears will be presenting a whole new body of work in his next solo show, False Freedoms. “Tackling the figure, abstraction and colour play, the uniform acts as a vessel for a shift into loose figuration. The uniform represents security and the comfort zone. New steps into uncharted territory, although frightening at first,quickly,
READ MOREPaperápe is a group show featuring seven Melbourne artists who, over the past year, have formed a collaborative friendship via their mutual love of art. Heesco, Jack Douglas, Pierre Lloga, Facter, Mysterious Al, Hancock and Conrad Bizjak are now coming together to share their passion for painting walls, drawing and enjoying the vibrancy of Melbourne
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