Posts Tagged ‘Sydney’Vexta x Hibernian HouseSaturday, April 21st, 2012Before heading up to Brisbane for her solo show at Edwina Corlette, Vexta painted the famous Hibernian House. Check out this short video of the process.
International street art wunderkind Vexta redecorates the hallowed walls of Hibernian House in Sydney. Video by Oliver Heath vexta.com.au  Bennett & Tom Ferson “Double Take”Sunday, April 15th, 2012This Thursday night is the opening of “Double Take”, a joint show by local Sydney artists Bennett and Tom Ferson (also residents of Higher Ground Studio). More info below, an awesome video and a selection of preview shots. Kind of Gallery ‘Double Take’ is the latest collection of artworks & installations from Sydney based artists BENNETT & TOM FERSON. Within this new collection the artists explore both the similarities and differences between their works and practices.
There Goes The Neighbourhood @ The TateWednesday, March 7th, 2012From the talented team that have brought us Lo-Fi, GFUS, SELF-EST and many more comes The Tate. Don’t miss this… “March 14th, 2012: The Tate presents its inaugural opening show, a group exhibition of mixed works by artists and friends of curators, Marty Routledge & Christopher Loutfy. There Goes The Neighbourhood is an invitation to the creative community to take back ownership of the once-bohemian inner west suburb of Glebe.”
Project Five – Volume FourWednesday, February 29th, 2012We’ve always supported what the aMBUSH team have done with Project 5. A live group art show of four Australian artists in which final artwork is auctioned off and 100% of the profit goes to ICE. This year is the FOURTH installment and features a killer lineup of Australian street artists. REKA (from Melbourne), ELK (originally from Canberra), HAHA (from Melbourne) and last not definitely not least VEXTA (from Melbourne/Sydney). Stay tuned for photos and updates of the many events on the schedule. Click here for the Project 5 website & see below for the full info, flyer and a teaser video. Retrospective Art Exhibition
Mark Bode – ‘Cartoon Concert’ at The StandardThursday, February 23rd, 2012Last night we went along to see Mark Bode perform his (formerly his fathers) ‘Cartoon Concert’. A truly enjoyable evening of experiencing the Bode family artwork come to life via a slideshow and super funny voices by Mark Bode himself. If you missed out, well, too bad. However don’t miss out on his exhibition of original artwork at China Heights, this Friday night. Opening 24th February, 6-9pm
Bode in OzMonday, February 13th, 2012If you know anything about graffiti, then you know the Bode family. Both Mark and father Vaughn have together created some of the most iconic characters to have ever influenced the graffiti and street art culture. Cheech Wizard… Cobalt 60… and so on. Mark Bode brings a selection of sketches and paintings to Sydney and Melbourne this month. More details below: Melbourne – OPENING Saturday 18 February 6-9pm. Sydney – OPENING Saturday 25 February 6-9pm. Proudly supported by Ironlak.
Shoe – May Lane Live PaintTuesday, February 7th, 2012Whilst in Sydney for his show at Kind Of Gallery, Neils “Shoe” Meulman teamed up with locals Phibs, Numskull, Scram and Perso to paint the big wall down at May Lane. The Kind Of crew took some great shots here.
“Pennies for the Ferryman” – final show at Kind Of GallerySunday, February 5th, 2012Short but so sweet. Kind Of Gallery has announced they will be closing their doors (hopefully “until further notice”). A sad day for art lovers in Sydney. Kind Of has hosted some of last year’s bigger exhibitions, by Beastman, Numskull, Self Est, A Type of Show and most recently Shoe. To say goodbye, Kind Of are hosting a group show aptly titled “Pennies for the Ferryman”. Contributing artists — Joseph Allen-Shea / Pili Basa / Nathan Brindle / Margaret Burns / Nanami Cowdroy / Alexandra Culling / Daniel Faz Farrell / Alex Flore / Chrissie Hall / Greg Harris / Joshua Heath / Sophie Holvast / Melissa Howe / Luca Ionescu / Jodee Knowles / Wing Lau / Aoife Milson / Dave Rocks / Marty Routledge / Tobias Rowles / Alex Smith / Sam Stephenson / Chang Thomtoun / Thomas Walk / Dboe / Numskull / Darkoyo / WBYK / French / Bennet This Wednesday 8th Feb
Worship Nothing @ Lo-Fi CollectiveWednesday, February 1st, 2012Tonight at Lo-Fi Collective. Scott Owen, Craig Atkins, Slug, Sprinkles, Houl, Birdhat & Amanda Rondonuwu. Freedom of religion has given way for a departure from traditional religions to more personal forms of worship. Infamous icons such as the cross or Mother Mary replaced by tools to create such as the skateboard or aerosol can. New god like creatures and fictitious fantasies are created to replace traditional stories of religion followed for generations. Worship Nothing explores the iconography within contemporary subcultures.
Bennett – “Can We Fly?” @ Blank Space GallerySunday, January 29th, 2012Local Sydney artist Bennett has been busy at Higher Ground Studio, re-inventing himself. His last show was a solid step into collage and mixed medium, and it seems this show titled “Can We Fly?” is again a giant step forward. A new colour palette, and more of a focus on simpler narratives. Check out some sneak peek photos below. Can We Fly?
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