Archive for the ‘Overseas Action’ Category

Recent walls by RONE

Monday, May 14th, 2012

RONE has just come home from a recent trip to London and Paris where he was painting a couple of walls and exhibiting with Zero Cool, alongside Tom French. Check out some photos of the walls below, and see more photos from his trip here and here.

Rone - The Opening Hours

Rone - The Opening Hours

Rone - The Opening Hours

Rone - The Opening Hours



Kid Zoom – Melbourne

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Kid Zoom was recently back in the country for a short residency at Backwoods Gallery. Prepping for this show, working with Reka on a big wall, and installing some bus shelter posters. More from Kid Zoom here.



Zero Cool Gallery presents RONE and Tom French

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Zero Cool Gallery definitely has a taste for Australian talent and it seems that they’re not slowing down. Having previously presented shows by Meggs, Ben Frost and Numskull, this month Zero Cool London are showcasing one of Australia’s most exciting artists, Rone (alongside Tom French). More details below.

Zero Cool Gallery presents

RONE (AUS) & Tom French (UK)

‘Don’t Look Back’

Joint London Exhibition
Preview: 6:30pm – 9:30pm, 26th April 2012
Open: April 27th – May 1st 2012

RBHQ, 155-171 Tooley St
London Bridge, London

April 2012 will see two of the most exciting artist to emerge in recent year’s RONE (AUS) and Tom French (UK) link up to put on a joint show with Zero Cool Gallery.

Rone’s posters are some of the most iconic in Australia, hiding under overpasses throughout Melbourne. He is renowned for the stylised images of ‘girls’ faces – it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that he has had more posters in Melbourne’s streets than any other artist in the city’s history.

Tom French progresses his distinctive skull images, with the addition of previously unseen oil paintings, to be shown alongside his characteristic charcoal pieces. These new works combine photorealism, abstraction and surrealism with a suggestive narrative, treading the fine line between the beautiful and the unsettling, focusing on the reflection of the conscious and subconscious mind.

For catalogue requests or to RSVP please email zerocool@zerocoolgallery.com



Phibs at Pow Wow Hawaii

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

So by now you might have seen a bunch of coverage from the Pow Wow event in Hawaii. But I guess because there are so many artists involved now, some of the action goes by un-noticed.

Phibs was one of the Australian artists over there doing his thing, and he even got some front page news love. Click here to see more photos of Phibs’ trip to Hawaii.

Phibs Pow Wow Hawaii



RONE @ Pow Wow Hawaii

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Pow Wow Hawaii has kicked off for 2012 and the lineup this year is even more impressive than the last. Three of Australia’s finest; RONE, MEGGS & PHIBS are some of the participating talent. Check out this massive wall from RONE. No stencils, no projector, all hand painted. So awesome. Get more updates from Pow Wow here.

rone-powwow



Mark Whalen x Autolux video

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Wow…

From ex Sydney local Mark Whalen comes this animated video for Autolux, in collaboration with Thomas McMahan. This is truly amazing.



Overseas: Kyle Hughes-Odgers at Okazi Gallery, Berlin

Monday, February 13th, 2012

It seems alot of our local artists are slowly heading overseas to get some foreign eyes on their work and one such artist is Perth’s own Kyle Hughes-Odgers. One of Australia’s best.

The show titled “If we can’t control the boat, let’s control the ocean” opened recently in Berlin at Okazi Gallery. Check out more photos here.



Shida goes big in Chicago

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Shida is currently travelling around the world painting and he just posted this amazing large scale piece he painted outside of Chicago. Unfortunately the rain took over and washed away the final piece. HOWEVER, he managed to get a great shot of the wall almost finished. See more on Shida’s flickr page here.

Shida Chicago The Opening hours



Nine Lives closes its doors with French.

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

It will be a sad day tomorrow in Brisbane when Nine Lives Gallery closes its doors in their current space. The team is taking a break from the full time gallery world and focusing on project based exhibitions. So stay tuned…

From the Nine Lives family:
“Want to take this opportunity to thank you all for the ongoing support over the last few years. We’re very happy that we’ve been able to contribute to ol’ Brisbane towns cultural landscape in some way or shape. For a long time this city’s been seen as the little sibling to its southern counterparts but we really do think that is changing. Brisbane has plenty going on and there’s a bunch of young creatives making that happen.

Come along Thursday, have a beer. We’d love to see you.”

Below is the flyer for their last show by none other than FRENCH from the UK. Get down…

Nine Lives French



Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) Print Launch

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Gallery AS never ceases to amaze. And this print for Mark Whalen is no different. Previously known as Kill Pixie, Mark Whalen has definitely hit a stride with his work and has made a name for himself throughout the world, having solo shows in Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Australia. We’d suggest getting in quick as an edition of 50 will go before you’ve had time to size up the spot on your wall.

This 3-colour offset lithograph editioned art print explores the relationships between nature and humans, or perhaps more correctly, human-like beings. This new edition produced by Gallery A.S. appears as otherworldly botanical print and reflects his current body of work.

To buy this print click here.