Tony & Guy Yen Young Australian Art Award Entry

My Tony & Guy Yen Young Australian Art Award Entry:

Spaces: Kate Puxley

Great feature over at Harxest/Spaces, of Montreal based artist/taxidermist Kate Puxley.

"What is your biggest inspiration?
My physical and cultural surroundings and the conflicting dualities found within both. Ie. our notion of ‘wild’ and ‘natural’ landscapes, and our attraction and repulsion to death.
Quoting Otto Dix: “There is so much that is strange around us.  There is no reason to seek out new subjects”."

Tiny rabbits.

I've been drawing up a bunch of tiny rabbits for a friend's tattoo over the last couple of days:

 

'Small feet big boots' Window 99 show, June 2011.

The installation for my show 'Small feet big boots' went off without a hitch & the opening on Saturday was wonderful! Thanks to everyone that came & has a glass of mulled wine with me! The show runs until the 2nd July, so if you couldn't make the opening there is still time to go & have a peek. Here's some documentation of the installation:

window99 is an installation space in the window of 99 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. It is a not-for-profit, artist run space, open 24 hours a day, everyday.

Shea Hembrey: How I became 100 artists

This is insanely inspiring!

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'Small feet, big boots', solo show at Window 99 11th June

I will be holding my first solo show in the side windows of Window 99 this coming Saturday the 11th June.

If you are in Melbourne on Saturday, do come along & have some mulled wine at $3 a pop, or beer at a donation..whichever you please!

' this month at WINDOW99 the artworks and performances provoke imagination and memories. Hollie Kelley's works reveal the honest and sometimes dark truths of life and memory, whilst Claire Pendrigh and Michele Grimston explore the dynamics between environments, objects and the manipulations of humans. Dominic Kavanagh draws on the aesthetics of real life, manipulating them into a sound scape that provokes sonic images from fans to... screaming cats whilst Tim Farrell rebuilds childhood toys into improvisational noise makers that at times have a mind of their own. '-Marie Schumacher

HOLLIE M KELLEY

Don't you know that it's worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart
And as rich as you are it's much better by far
To be young at heart
-Carolyn Leigh

A body of work that looks at youth, aging and the grey area that happens in between.

OTHER JUNE ARTISTS at Window 99:

CLAIRE PENDRIGH & MICHELE GRIMSTON

'The Beetle and the Butterfly explores the relationships between humans and their environments in quirky, playful and sometimes mischievous ways. Both artists are interested in creating new dynamics between everyday objects and people through traces left behind as people transition between ecological and engineered environments. The collaborative process the artists have undertaken in the making of this body of work is integral to the exploration of how people understand their surroundings and each other. Conversely, it also examines how the environment reacts to constant manipulation by human hands.

AT ROLLERDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE

DOMINIC KAVANAGH explores the aesthetic and sonic world of ruination, evoking various sensations by appropriating materials sourced from the urban wilderness of the discarded object. This is achieved through a chain of FX pedals, loopers and synths. With the addition of modified vocals, Dominic seeks to complement and embellish on a layered cacophony of sound and texture.

TIM FARRELL works with several homemade instruments, utilizing live processing, feedback and light to explore improvisation through unexpected sounds and hardware crashes. Tim is interested in using his own body as the circuit conductor with his latest creations a hacked Korg monotron and the fluoroscent-light-magnetic-interference-thingy.'

COME ONE, COME ALL!

Time	Saturday, June 11 at 6:00pm - July 2 at 11:00pm
Location	window99 & Rollerdoor Performance Space

99 Brunswick Street

Fitzroy, Australia

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Ryan McGennisken last days at Black Cat.

The amazingly talented Ryan McGennisken of Earth Died Screaming has a show on for two more days at Black Cat (252 Brunswick St Fitzroy, Melbourne). The show gets taken down Tuesday- if you haven't seen it yet-you're mad! There are still a few pieces up for grabs at very affordable prices too, so grab an original before the prices of his works skyrocket!!

Dusty featured in an Etsy treasury

One of my latest drawings features in a very nice Etsy Treasury by Troy & Stephano of Necklush : ) They also have a great blog featuring mini interviews & artists that they admire- called This art is yours.. .Definitely worth checking out!

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Ryan McGennisken Facebook page

Ryan McGennisken now has a Facebook page for his website Earth Died Screaming. You should head on over and like it! 

A drifter's disposition, 2010, Ryan McGennisken

On the run, is where I’m from | Post Card Series.

Ryan McGennisken is doing an amazing little project at the moment- where he is drawing on 20 postcards- each with unique illustrations- and mailing them off to whoever requests one first-For FREE! Visit his site Earth Died Screaming to see the details on how to get your hands on one of these beauties!

Not the actual postcard you will be receiving!

"Feed the birds" cards

 

I freshly printed some new cards today ready for Saturday's market. I hand drew the pic, then coloured him in photoshop and printed onto beautiful watercolour paper using my little inkjet printer, before hand cutting and folding each one. I want them to stay very limited edition so I have only printed 8 for now! I will be testing out some bamboo paper for printing very soon too so stay tuned!

Learning to love drawing again!