Snapshots - Heesco - Mongo Hustle
- Art, Photographs
- April 4, 2011
We have been on a bit of a hiatus this year, however we have been quietly working behind the scenes on a number of things – the first being the launch of our new Sojourn Project with an amazing lineup of over 60 artists from the Asian region in the Homeward Found exhibition! “With the
READ MOREBailer is back on the gallery walls! In one of the first dont-miss exhibitions of 2018, the veteran of Melbournes graffiti scene heads to FortyFive downstairs to put his awesome work up for display! We havent seen a solo show from the man for a little while, and we cant wait to see how his
READ MOREHaving called Melbourne home for the last several years, Senekt will be leaving Melbourne soon to head back and pursue his amazing style back in his home country of Japan. We’re sad to see him go – I remember when he arrived in Melbourne and started painting walls, and I first met him when took
READ MOREDistinctive, colorful, weird and downright gorgeous are all words that I’d attribute to the work of Ox King – and even then, they are meager words and are not able to give full justice to the pieces he does. Having worked across the years honing his style, which crosses between pop and fantastical fauna, to
READ MOREThe yearly Stencil Art Prize has been, for many years, an international institution, with some of the worlds top artists contributing and winning the event every year. For the 2015 iteration, there is no exception – the calibre of work from some of the artists involved is of such a high level of talent that
READ MORE“Shane Andrews” face is known to pretty much anyone who paints or puts on shows here in Melbourne. One of our cities many diligent paintspotters, he has been roaming the city, taking snaps of everything he sees, for several years now – and his website, allThoseShapes, is a veritable treasure trove of cool art from
READ MORETwo of my favourite artists, Ink & Clog headed up to Japan recently on a big spraycation tour – the result of which was, thankfully, captured-in-cam and put together into the mad DSRY OSAKA video. AKME, GOS and FISH from Osaka, Japan, as well as SHORINO and KARASU from Singapore, this video has a whole
READ MOREDavid Russell got down to Twoones opening last Friday night at Backwoods Gallery and it looked like an amazing affair – wish I could have made it myself, alas! Check out all the photos below from the show! [nggallery id=289 display_type=photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry]
READ MOREWe have been following TwoOne for quite a while now, and, for good reason, he is one of our favourite artists practicing here in Australia. Since interviewing him two years ago, his work has just gone from strength to strength, and his next show finds him harkening back to his own personal influences in the
READ MOREThis show has to be one of the most amazing we have seen – Shohei Otomo; master of the ball point pen. His work left us spellbound, as all of those who have seen the show would agree. Thanks to Lesley Kehoe Galleries and Alexander Mitchell from Backwoods for bringing Shohei Otomo to Australia for
READ MOREThis shit is off the hook, seriously. Have to say, the calibre of show curated by Alex Mitchell from Backwoods Gallery just increases for every show that we see, and playing host to Shohie Otomo will be no exception. Theres just something brutally honest and “real” in Otomos works, which are drawn and crafted only
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