NYC – Paint Paint Sleep

I recently spent a month in New York City and managed to paint some rooftops, street walls and also a few public mural projects for the City Reliquary Museum in Williamsburg, Crest Fest and The Bushwick Collective in Brooklyn. I ate heaps of food now I’m fat. More pics after the jump. more pics on my instagram here


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Daek William – Solo Exhibition

After complete dedication to creating a piece of work in a public space, a street-artist walks away knowing that it will often be short-lived and eventually will be destroyed.
It is this carefree, changeable environment that makes bringing works into a gallery setting particularly significant for Brooklyn based street-artist Daek William, who will show a selection of works at Linton & Kay Galleries from the 2nd of July with the support from Robert Oatley Vineyards,The Butcher Shop and Creative Crops.
Welcome to the world of… reveals the life experiences of Australian-born Daek William, from his nostalgic youth saturated with American pop culture through to the highly technological world that we live in today.
“My interests are infinite, and therefore this body of work cannot by pinpointed to one select theme, but rather an appreciation for what is in this monstrous world we live in.”
From a life of working on the street, Daek William has different ideals to the majority of artists in a gallery setting, encouraging the viewers to interact with his works.
“Contrary to the belief that art work is too precious to touch, with my frivolous attitude from working on the street, I encourage viewers to feel and experience my works. This interaction is as important as my artwork itself.”
A recurring theme throughout Daek William’s work is a composite origami mesh of illustrative articles, photorealistic portraits and child hood nostalgia.
“My work projects into the world, to a community, to the people, to the inspired and the admired. My work is a beautiful object for your eyes to enjoy.”
With a belief that everything has been done before, but not by himself, Daek William will present his world and a new twist on exhibiting in a gallery setting.

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“Magic Weirdos Never Die” London Photo Recap

Check out this photo set from the opening night of Magic Weirdos Never Die, which is on now at Scawfell Studio in East London. Curated by Sean Morris, this exhibition is a follow up to last year’s Perth group show – Let’s Go, Magic Weirdos – and features a super tight selection of Australian, Spanish, US and UK-based artists.

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MAGIC WEIRDOS NEVER DIE

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MAGIC WEIRDOS NEVER DIE

Scawfell Studios / LONDON / May 2nd @ 6pm

FEATURING: Jon Boam, Manuel Donada, Jasper Dunk, Berto Fojo, Dillon Froelich, Ghostpatrol, Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Suzi Kemp, Sean Morris, Luke Pelletier, James Unsworth

New London gallery space Scawfell Studios opens its doors on May 2nd with “Magic Weirdos Never Die” – a group exhibition featuring 11 contemporary artists from 4 different countries, curated by Sean Morris.

Following on from the successful group show “Let’s Go Magic Weirdos”, held last year in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia, Sean Morris is at it again. This time he’s bringing his work and bunch of impressive, magical weirdos to London.

The line-up includes Australian art heroes Ghostpatrol and Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Spanish comic artist Berto Fojo, the prolific Luke Pelletier from the States, and killer London based illustrators Jon Boam, Suzie Kemp and Jasper Dunk.

Along side these phenomenal names will be the usual awesome depravity from Londoner James Unsworth, the black metal space demons of Madrid’s Manuel Donada, beautifully strange and politically charged drawings from Florida’s Dillon Froelich and the white trash fables of Sean Morris himself, who hits London just 2 weeks after a successful solo exhibition in Madrid.

Get down for the exhibition opening on Thursday the 2nd of May from 6pm-9pm at Scawfell Street Studios: 6a Scawfell Street E2 8NG. This is gonna be huge.

 

Return to Doom Lagoon – Sean Morris Solo in Madrid

Sean Morris is currently in Madrid, Spain where he has a solo exhibition opening at Watdafac Gallery this Thursday. ‘Return To Doom Lagoon’ is more weirdo character magic from Morris, as he tells tales of the girls of Doom Lagoon and their colourful, mildly satanic adventures in bikinis and jean shorts. Reference points include 14 yr old Brooke Shields and 1970s Spanish exploitation cinema. Watdafac Gallery is killing it in Spain right now with a string of recent international solos, the next show in the pipes is an Australian affair as well, featuring the comic stylings of Girl Mountain and HTML Flowers. Get to Madrid and check it out.
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Recap: ‘A thousand lights from a hundred skies’

My first solo show for the year ‘A thousand lights from a hundred skies’ opened on Feb 8th at Turner Galleries in Perth. The show runs until March 9th. Thanks to everyone who came down to the opening night!
check more pics after the jump.

impossible solutions 93.5cm x 76cm  acrylic on canvas 2013.

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Kyle Hughes-Odgers Solo Exhibition

A Thousand Lights from a Hundred Skies.
I have a solo exhibition of all new works opening at Turner Galleries 470 William Street Northbridge, Western Australia. This is my first solo exhibition in Perth for 2 years. The exhibition opens Feb 8 – 9 March 2013. more info below.

Exhibition preview: a thousand lights from a hundred skies 284cm x 876cm mixed media on board 2013 kyle hughes odgers

“Far Away, So Close” at Bold Hype, New York

Rad looking show opening Thursday night at Bold Hype Gallery over in New York. Featuring Perth born lads Sean Morris and Daek William along with 11 young American painters and illustrators. Some crazy talent in there, check it out if you’re in NYC:

“FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE”
BOLD HYPE GALLERY, NEW YORK

Corey Benhatzel, William Heerey, Douglas Hoffman, David Hoskins, Jason Limon, Sean Morris, Juan Muniz, Johanna O’Donnell, Sidney Pink, Eric Richardson, Rafael Santiago, Scott Schiedly, Nathan Spoor

6pm January 10 >> February 10
547 W. 27th Street, New York