Solo shows are grand, and first time solo shows are grander. Invariably presenting a cross section of work, first solo shows often give us aficionados a unique crossroads glimpse into an artists prior evolution, as well as offering glimpses into the potential directions of future work. Ashley Fritzsche will be holding her first solo show
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As a part of the Sydney Design festival, all female design crew Tough Titties will be holding a show in Surry Hills next week. This eclectic group of ladies, who include amongst their numbers designers, typographers, paper sculptors, crocheter’s, illustrators and graffiti artists, will each be presenting a piece on a special cut out doilie.
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He’s flying the coop and packing his bags, and if you ever wanted some of this amazingly talented artists works at a completely budget price, now is the time! “Basically the deal is, I’m bailing to Berlin – so I’m selling-out my entire backlog of unsold work @ sell-your-sister prices … If anyone from interstate
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Next week, one of New Zealand’s finest and most pro-active exports, Mark Alsweiler, is launching yet another solo exhibition at Sydney’s China Heights Gallery. Reminiscent of the folk art that influences it, Mark’s unique style invites the viewer to explore the narratives behind the characters occupying his artworks, even if he himself, isn’t quite sure
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We always get excited when we see shows from back in our P-town hood, not least of which when the show puts forth new creations by one of our favourite studios, Last Chance. With a bunch of new ‘heads working out of the studios in recent times, its an excellent chance to see what the
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Thematic exploration often runs riot in the art world, each artist deliberating, pursuing and approaching new mediums and ideas with increasingly diverse and exciting motifs, and Non-Fiction is no exception. “As the title suggests, Non-Fiction evokes an emotional truth in a sometimes complicated and mysterious world. Exploring the dull and the unexceptional makes way for
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Sighted over at the fabulous Just Another Agency blog – stencil artist 23rd Key has been cutting away at paper since 2005, and with a background in artistic practices as diverse as graphic design, print making and even audio engineering, her works comes at you from a myriad of different directions. “Her first solo exhibition,
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Most reputable artists might tell you [when prompted], that the most critical and underlining feature of “great art”, is in its ability to concisely and effectively convey a message to its viewer, or the wider public. So, when we stumbled across the Paper Mill’s upcoming exhibition “Known/Unknown”, we found ourselves asking: what exactly is so
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Illustration could be regarded as one of the most expressive mediums employed by both new and established artists. It is highly accessible, and often a gateway into a world of un-paralleled creative development. Whether you’re a veteran art critic, experienced artesian, or humble admirer of the often delicate practice, the second instalment of Brunswick Street
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We get more excited than Rebecca Black [ed –who??] on a Friday whenever we hear of something fresh in the world of stencil art. A relatively new medium of artistic expression, stencils have created a new and significant niche within the urban arts culture, and in our opinion, have paved the way for some of
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With the Everfresh residency in the NGV Studio space ending last week, we were all wondering what was up next, until we saw a sneak preview video of Inherent Vice. Since then, we’ve seen a bunch of info on the new event, and we’re pretty excited to check it out … Inherent Vice will be
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