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- Art, Photographs
- April 4, 2011
Once again it’s that time of the month, from blue lanes to Human Zoo’s. As the weather gets warmer the lane ways and streets of Melbourne come alive, here are just a few of my favourite images. [nggallery id=299 display_type=photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry]
READ MORENext up on Friday night was Heat at Backwoods Gallery. The line up was Tom Civil, Stewart Cole, Stabs, Dexter Fletcher, Dave McDonald, M.P Fikaris, Fred Fowler, Nixi Killick, Al Stark, Niels Oeltjen, Joseph Flynn, E. Davidson, Izabel Caligiore, Psalm, Hamishi, Regan Tamanui, Luke You & Mayo. A great show with a massive turn out. Thanks
READ MOREWe posted a preview of this the other day, David Russell got down for a look. What an awesome exhibition!!! Thanks for the shots Dave. [nggallery id=265 display_type=photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry]
READ MOREWell, its popped up pretty suddenly, but HEAT has a pretty damn fancy lineup at Backwoods Gallery for a spontaneous group show! Amongst the names are Tom Civil, Stewart Cole, Stabs, Dexter Fletcher, Dave McDonald, M.P Fikaris, Fred Fowler, Nixi Killick, Al Stark, Niels Oeltjen, Joseph Flynn, E. Davidson, Izabel Caligiore, Psalm, Hamishi, Regan Tamanui,
READ MOREAfter having interviewed Tom Civil last week, we were really keen to get down and check out his show at House Of Bricks in Collingwood. What we saw sure didn’t disappoint. Street art meets folk art meets new meets old. Somehow, Civil managed to merge the best of all forms with his own aesthetic, creating
READ MORERemembering back some years, I recall when I first became aware of Tom Civils work. I’d heard about a screening on TV of a new documentary, Rash, all about the emergence of a whole bunch of new street artists in Melbourne,. I was eager to check out what was happening over here (at the time
READ MOREMelbourne is in for a treat this week, with the return of Tom Civil with his show “Long Story” at House Of Bricks in Collingwood. Tom Civil is a name known to most of those who follow the Australian street art scene, and his work across the years with social advocacy and his immediately recognisable,
READ MOREEarlier this year, we heard about an ambitious project to transform Sydneys Harbours Cockatoo Island into a mecca of street art. When we first heard it, it seemed a long way away, and we weren’t sure exactly what it entailed. Over time, we started learning more, and getting an idea as to what it would
READ MOREIts a little slow on the news front the past week, I’m looking down the barrel of an impending deadline for my first solo show, and winter appears to force habitual hibernation here and there – but there are still some pretty cool things happening around the city, even so, and these cold rainy days
READ MOREWow, what a weekend for art in Melbourne. Its a testament to both the popularity of the work coming out of here, as well as the hard work of all the artists, that several large events were able to be held on the one night with full crowds and interested fans at each. Some, like
READ MOREThere are a lot of great books on the market these days that deal with Street Art, and the past handful of years has seen upsurge in their popularity, mirroring the ever growing fascination that people have with the artists that participate. From small print runs of artist designed books, such as Dabs Myla’s recent
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