Snapshots - Artboy vs Fanboy: Science Fiction
- Digital, Graphic Design, Illustration, Melbourne, Mixed Media, Painting, Photographs, Prints, Stencil Art, Toys
- December 5, 2011
So Dave Russell and I went and checked out Oz Comic Con last Saturday. What a laugh of a day. Saw some awesome costumes, and some pretty strange ones also! As we are an art focused website, we particularly focused on checking out chall the stalls where artists were drawing live, or creating illustrations and
READ MOREAfter the hectic bustle of Kuala Lumpur and an overeating dose of food for Chinese New Year, I headed back to Singapore. My first few days there were, yep, full of eating, and getting back to do some proper exploring was pretty exciting. In all my previous wanderings, I just hadn’t seen any signs of
READ MOREFred Fowler has been bringing his own brand of creative, awesome madness to galleries across the country for many years, and yet this next show may be one of the best shows yet. Decorating the Apocalypse will show Fred in all his glory, at one of our favourite galleries in Melbourne – Backwoods Gallery. “Decorating
READ MOREFriday night we had a brief chance to get down to Backwoods Gallery in order to check out Stephen Ives show, Jet, and to get a few photos of the work. There was no disappointment – the man is a master of transforming every day models and toys into otherworldy, complex pieces that tell unique
READ MORESince interviewing Stephen Ives last year, we’ve been ardently waiting to get yet another chance to see one of his collections – and that time is almost here, as he launched is last show, Jet, this Friday at Backwoods Gallery in Collingwood. “Stephen Ives work is about contrast and balance and the meaning within the
READ MOREYou know what? I think we’ll just have to let you read the introduction to this show first, and watch the video so you can grasp the idea behind it. “Everything is in Motion is a new drawing work by Danny Wild and Luke Penders. It was created with the aid of various mechanical, robotic
READ MOREArtboy Gallery have done it again with their fifth Fanboy vs Artboy group show. Marc and the team threw down the gauntlet and challenged forty artists to come up with their own interpretations of famous fairytales and fables. The result: a diverse collection of contemporary and traditional art forms rediscovering cautionary tales with talking beasts,
READ MOREWe love the whimsicalness that is Fanboy vs Artboy, and this next show is whimsy and coolness in full flight. At the last Fanboy vs Artboy (Sci-fi), all visitors were asked to vote on what they wanted to see for the next show, with resounding approval for the theme of Fairytales & Fables! “Passed down
READ MOREWell, it was a pretty epic night, for an epic show. Stormtroopers, imperial officers, and one hell of a lot of amazing science fiction related artwork at the Artboy vs Fanboy: Science Fiction exhibition in Prahran. Check out the opening photos below! [nggallery id=48 display_type=photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry]
READ MORETanja Jade, aka Misery, should be no stranger to those who are purveyors of all things illustrated, street and graff’d. Based out of New Zealand, she has, with a hell of a lot of diligent work, turned the fantastical world of her imagination into a mini empire of cool. With painting, street art, fashion and
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