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- April 4, 2011
Consequence, the latest exhibition from Aussie larrikin and all round nice guy Tom Gerrard is coming to Metro Gallery this April. This body of work from the Melbourne-based artist, focuses on the daily minutia of anonymous characters as they go about their daily lives. “The sheer amount of detail contained within the paintings gives a
READ MORELast night David Russell and I journeyed over the river to Metro Gallery in Armadale to check out the opening of Matt Adnate‘s – Always Been Here. Like all of Matt’s openings at Metro last night was no exception. The Welcome to Country ceremony kicked off the show as the gallery packed full of people
READ MORENext week ADNATE is back with another killer exhibition at Metro Gallery “ALWAYS BEEN HERE”. The exhibition will feature ADNATE’s Iconic Portraits, this time including some iconic Indigenous Australians. Check out some of the previews below – amazing stuff, in particular I love the Adam Goodes and Samantha Harris portraits! From the Metro Press Release:
READ MOREOne of the best dudes we know, and one of the finest stencils artists in the world, ELK will be holding another solo show at Metro Gallery next week. This time around, ELK delves into the concrete behemoth of our urban surrounds, with a bunch of work based on a shitload of travels through metropolises
READ MOREWe headed down to check out E.L.K.s show last week, and it was a damn fine show indeed, everything we had expected it would be an more. On a side note, there’s a great interview with E.L.K. with Alex McCulloch over at his podcast site, and if you want to know a bit more about
READ MOREWhat can we say about Adnates show at Metro Gallery thats on right now? Beautiful. One of the best shows from a Melbourne street artist we’ve seen. Respectful. All the things that others have said many times over the past two weeks … but, really, what we feel about this show is that we’re pretty
READ MOREFrom his works of graff out on the streets to where he is now – Adnate has certainty had an amazing journey over the past few years, as he has taken his art from the streets of Melbourne to become one of Australias top artists, known throughout the country, and the world, for his vividly emotive portraiture. Over
READ MOREIt is a virtual impossibility for me to walk away from a Michael Peck exhibition without wishing I had one of his works on my walls – if I was to have to really, really nail down my “favourite” artists, he would be right up there, there’s just … something. Something about the fantastical realism,
READ MOREMetro Galley never does things by halves – hot on the heels of the the opening night of their latest street art show “Writings on the Wall” comes another talent laden afternoon of live art in the Gallery. Two of our favorites, and friends Unwell Bunny and TwoOne (whose show opens Friday night at Backwoods!)
READ MOREMetro Gallery has another of their live painting days coming up is Saturday. This time featuring 3 members of the AWOL Crew (Adnate, Deams and Itch) and special guest E.L.K. These events have all been awesome. A chance for fans and collectors to appreciate the creative process and an excuse to catch up with crew
READ MOREI went down to Metro gallery in Armadale on Saturday to check out the live painting by Adnate, DVATE and Shida. Each of the artists painted a single canvas around 1.5m by 1.5m. I loved what all the artists produced. Throughout the day the artists also contributed to a collaborative piece, each adding their own
READ MOREWe love Metro Gallerys oingoing live painting days – we’ve been to quite a few of them in the past! This weekend sees Melbourne street art Maestros DVATE, Shida and Matt Adnate get together to paint a bunch of panels in the gallery – you all probably know how these guys are, but if not
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