project 5 - cockle bay wharf, sydney

august 15, 2010

project 5 is a pop up live art and music event for charity at cockle bay wharf, sydney. featuring live painting by anthony lister, meggs, ears and webuyyourkids. this friday 20 august 2010 6-9pm, saturday 21 & sunday 22 august 12-3pm at the promenade level, cockle bay wharf, darling harbour, sydney. proudly supporting information & cultural exchange in a public art auction for charity on 14 october 2010. presented by ambush gallery. more info here - www.project5.com.au

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this is how we roll - china heights

august 15, 2010

'this is how we roll' is an exhibition by 24 australian and international artists who share a common love for skateboarding, its culture and lifestyle. artists exhibiting include beastman, brett chan, joseph allen shea, stefan marx, troy archer, andy murphy, steve tierney, andy uprock, gimiks born, kyle montgomery, samoh, ben barretto, bjorn johnston, jamie fazackerley, ryan boserio and many more. opening this friday 20 august 200 6-9pm at china heights gallery, level 3, 16-28 foster street, surry hills (sydney). more info here - www.skatetv.com.au

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creepy - murdoch university

august 15, 2010

perth based artist kyle hughes-odgers (aka creepy) recently painted a commission for murdoch university - check out the video above. kyle also has a show on at the moment titled 'you just have your eyes closed' at turner galleries, william st, northbridge (perth), continuing until 11 september. more info here - creepy.headtank.com

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secret wars grand final

august 03, 2010

come and witness 2 of sydney's premier street artists - houl and creon - battle it out in the first ever secret wars grand final in australia! this is something that you dont want to miss out on. saturday 7 august 2010, doors open at 6.30pm with the battle due to kick off at 8.30pm. its at church on chalmers, 142 chalmers st, surry hills (sydney). tickets are available through moshtix.com.au with a limited number available on the night. $10 cover charge plus booking fee. more info here - www.secretwars.com.au

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ape seven - klan @ national grid

august 02, 2010

'KLAN' - new works and book by apeseven. forever evolving, apeseven's latest body of work 'KLAN' takes a look at his imagined family albeit future tribe. an emotive, mysterious, somewhat elegant figurative visual language has been developed to illustrate his search for belonging in his world, amongst his peers, family and dreams. a process of transmutation depicted by a fusion of childhood creatures, science, complex symbolism and an aesthetic drawn from an observation of the potential, imagined and observed worlds. opening friday 6 august 2010 6-10pm at the national grid gallery, 24 chard rd, brookvale (sydney). more info here - www.apeseven.com

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mark alsweiler @ nine lives, brisbane

august 02, 2010

'living with the living, dying with the dead' is an exhibition of new works by mark alsweiler. opening thursday 5 august 2010 6pm and continuing until 17 august at nine lives gallery, 694a ann st, fortitude valley (brisbane). more info here - www.wehaveninelives.com

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james reka - outside infinity

july 27, 2010

melbourne based artist james reka will be showing his latest collection of works titled 'outside infinity' at 19 karen gallery, 19 karen ave, mermaid beach, gold coast, qld. the show opens this saturday 31 july 2010 6-8pm and continues until 28 august. with influences in pop culture, cartoons and illustration, reka creates his own world of mysterious creatures that communicate though colour and movement, based around the style of abstracted fantasy and surrealism. reka's new work is amazing, so this show is not to be missed if you are up north. more info here - www.rekaone.com

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sam smith @ oh really gallery

july 27, 2010

gold coast artist sam smith brings his first sydney solo exhibition to oh really gallery this week - 'mad dogs. part 1' - just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. the strange and terrible saga of the mad dogs. opening thursday 29 july 2010 6-9pm and running until 8 august at oh really gallery, 55 enmore road, newtown (sydney). more info here - www.submarineco.com

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stupid krap presents - pop rocks

july 27, 2010

stupid krap presents 'pop rocks' - an exhibition curated by ben frost, featuring prints and original works by dan baldwin, ben frost, anthony lister, numskull, ears, shannon crees, phibs, beastman, bridge stehli, haha, kid zoom, mark drew, phil james, esjay, twenty eleven, james jirat patradoon, deb, bennett, max berry, skel, keiran mcmaster, eamo, sean morris, dmote, daek, love ariel, doug bartlett, creon, akina, elk and bei badgirl. opening wednesday 28 july 2010 7-9pm and continuing until 9 august at urban uprising gallery, 314 crown st, darlinghurst (sydney). strictly limited rsvp, email your name to rsvp@stupidkrap.com - more info here - www.stupidkrap.com

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beastman - infinite nature @ gorker

july 17, 2010

gorker gallery and element are proud to present 'infinite nature' - an exhibition of new works and the first melbourne solo exhibition by sydney based artist beastman. influenced by the beauty and symbolism behind nature’s repetitive geometric patterns and its eternal struggle against man-made adversities, beastman's tightly detailed, symmetrical paintings depict a parallel world of hope and survival inhabited by his scaly-skinned, beastlike yet beautiful and emotive characters. gripped by fear, anger, stress, confusion and paranoia, these instantly recognisable and loveable creatures reflect human nature and the everyday burdens and struggles of life that mankind so easily and continuously finds itself lost in - beauty. battle. death. repeat - this is infinite nature. the show opens thursday 22 july 2010 6.30pm and continues until 8 august at gorker gallery, corner of gore and kerr st, fitzroy (melbourne). more info here - www.beastman.com.au

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