Evan Hecox

I’ve always been a fan of Evan Hecox. This is a little clip by Felipe Lima, curated by Arkitip, that shows how he goes about producing some of his work.

Evan Hecox from Arkitip, Inc. on Vimeo.

Michael Leon

Michael Leon doing some painting.

Michael Leon Skulls from Arkitip, Inc. on Vimeo.

Lisa Black

Lisa Black makes some of the best work I’ve seen in a while and seeing as though I haven’t posted in a while it makes sense to get going again on a high. Be amazed.

Story of every creative professionals life…

I think every creative on the planet can tell you a story about how someone; a start-up business, a big business, a self professed entrepreneur or even a close friend has asked them to work for free or for a beer or for ‘more work in the future’. Take note anyone asking for creative services:

ASSUMING NO VALUE IN A CREATIVES WORK, NO MATTER WHAT FIELD, IS LIKE SPITTING IN THEIR FACE.

Thanks to Gerry Mak from Lost at Eminor for finding this.

Mike Davis & Henry Lewis

One of my favourite artists Henry Lewis has been visited by Fecal Face. Some nice shots of his studio and how the guy exists. Also some pics of Mike Davis’ work for a show the two had in January. Check it out…

Ill Studio

“The ill-studio is a French group of collaborators devoted to fine arts. Our goal is to bring ten individuals together, working in various artistic areas such as graphic design, photography, typography, illustration, video, motion design, etc.

The studio provides an environment wherein its member’s complementary influences meet, and contribute to the stimulation and development of the whole, whether the works produced are created collectively, or individually.

The ill-studio is Léonard Vernhet, Thomas Subreville, Nicolas Malinowsky, Thierry Audurand, Sébastien Michelini, Pierre Dixsaut, Harold Urcun, Artus de Lavilléon, David Luraschi and Fred Mortagne.”

The Art of TEZ

“TEZ aka Paul Terry was born in 1973. He grew up in Fairfield West,
an outer western suburb of Sydney, Australia. At age 12 he moved
with his family to the Central Coast of New South Wales.

He still resides on the coast in his own little “fibro castle” and can be
often found in his shed painting, sculpting or just plain tinkering.”

…this guys work is crazy good.

Square Group Show @ Monster Children Gallery

Monster Children Gallery presents SQUARE -
THE END OF THE YEAR GROUP SHOW FOR 2009

Opening night: THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER 6.00PM
Continues: SATURDAY 12TH through 19TH DECEMBER

About the Exhibition:
A whole heap of artist’s coming together to celebrate another great year. All artworks under 500 big ones.

Monkeys

I found these here. I can’t read anything on the site so have no idea whats its all about… But these guys rock.

Iain Macarthur

Iain’s work is described as surreal and unique in its own way. Using mostly pencil, watercolours and pigment pens he creates portraits of ordinary people but create them in an unusual way by embelishing patterns and watercolour effects into the portrait to give a vivid explosion effect. Making there faces from something plain to somthing entirely bizzare and wonderful at the same time.

Kate Toropygina

I stumbled across Kate’s character illustrations on Behance and I now have several new super hero crushes. These girls are amazing and damn sexy! Kate resides in Kiev, Ukraine. Her website (or atleast the link from Behance) isn’t in english so I can’t tell you anything more about her. But her work is slick. I also think hooded capes need to start making an appearance in suitable fashion collections.

This Long Century

THIS LONG CENTURY is an assembly of inspirations, observations and ideas that exist purely through invited contributions from people considered outstanding within their field of work.

THIS LONG CENTURY is a collaboration between Georgina Lim, Stefan Pietsch, Jason Evans and Kate Sennert.

Michael Steele

I really enjoy Michael Steele’s work. You should go check it out. This is the artist statement from his site:

“As an artist based out of Melbourne Australia, I have had a keen interest in anything creative from a very young age. Over the years I have explored various mediums and styles such as, illustration, oil painting and digital media.

With this new series of artworks that I have created as part of the “Cluster” series, I have been able to explore various styles, techniques and mediums by portraying what I see around me and then present these influences artistically. These influences that I have portrayed come from various avenues, such as the media, memories, people, textures, technology and so on.

A Cluster to me resembles images or objects grouped together to form something larger. I feel this gives images or objects a stronger presence, rather than being displayed by themselves, creating a much more dynamic experience for the viewer.

I am constantly exploring new avenues within this theme.”

Clothespeg Project III

The Perth leg of The Clothespeg Project volume 3 is set to kick off on Oct 9 at The Slaughterblouse from 7-10pm. If you’re free it would be great to see you there, a $5 cover will get you 2 drink tickets plus there will be music, live art, nibbles and of course the exhibition! The show runs until October 23 and includes almost 220 prints by over 85 artists. Thanks to onetrickpony for organising the event and taking it national for the first time!

Daniel Davidson

“Davidson’s “mirror drawings” have been an integral part of his work for several years. Using watercolor pencil, he draws one side of the image in its entirety, then sprays the paper with water, folds it in half and buffs it vigorously. The paper is sprayed and buffed repeatedly until the drawn half is successfully “printed” on the opposing side, creating a complete, and completely symmetrical, image. No additional drawing is added.

Previously Davidson’s mirror drawings focused almost entirely on faces and included a cast of down and out archetypes, often representing facets of the artist himself – his inner cop struggling to maintain order, his inner miner searching for gems of creative inspiration, his inner biker eager to buck authority and hit the open road. This constant immersion in the idea and creation of mirror images triggered Davidson’s recognition of seemingly symmetrical compositions all around him, from childhood memories to his every day life. Darth Vader in his TIE Fighter screaming through the Death Star trench, Diane Arbus’ “Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967,” and a perfect ice cream sundae are just a few that suddenly gained new meaning, and from Davidson, a new appreciation. And while they were rarely truly symmetrical, Davidson realized that his human mind chose to see them that way, perhaps because their perfection and balance are so soothing and reassuring. The artist began collecting and playing around with these visuals and this notion.

By adopting many of his earlier ideas and directing them outward, Davidson has created a new body of work that is rich with political and social commentary (ranging from a beautiful wedding cake with two happy grooms on top to a Drill Sergeant preparing his troops for war) and nostalgia (including portraits of Kermit the Frog and The Guinness Book of World Records’ Worlds Heaviest Twins), yet doesn’t lose touch with the deep sincerity and irreverent sense of humor that have always been present in his work. Even Davidson’s installation of “Double Stuff,” with all 32 works hung perfectly symmetrically on a single wall, indicates that while he may take the quality of his work and the depth of his obsessions quite seriously, he is still able to poke fun at himself.

Daniel Davidson began his career while still attending San Francisco Art Institute as one half of the collaborative team Beattie and Davidson. After several successful exhibitions and extensive inclusion in museum shows worldwide, Davidson branched out on his own. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions at Galerie Schuster in Frankfurt, Pierogi in Brooklyn and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, to name a few. Davidson currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.”

Defend Your Rights. Have Your Say!

“Graffiti related laws are on the table for debate in Western Australian parliament in August/September 2009.

The current government hopes to introduce laws that will make it illegal for stores to sell ‘graffiti tools’ to people under the age of 18. You can access the full bill here: www.parliament.wa.gov.au

If this effects you, its time to have your say and be part of the debate.”

The Propsed Bill

Criminal Code Amendment (Graffiti) Bill 2009

216. Selling graffiti implements to children
(1) In this section
graffiti implement means any of these
(a) a can of spray paint;
(b) a pen, marker pen, or similar implement, that
(i) has a tip over 6 mm wide; and 21
(ii) contains a fluid that is not water soluble and that is capable of marking a surface.

(2) A person who sells a graffiti implement to a child commits an offence and is liable
(a) for a first offence, to a fine of $6 000;
(b) for a subsequent offence, to a fine of $12 000.

(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (2) to prove the accused, or a person acting on behalf of the accused, believed on reasonable grounds that the person to whom the implement was sold had reached 18 years of age.

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More info here: Think First WA
You can access the full bill here: www.parliament.wa.gov.au

Juan Francisco Casas Ruiz

Juan Francisco Casas Ruiz produces absolutely amazing large and small scale drawing using nothing but a blue ball point pen! His paintings are insane as well, but i just love the large scale ball points. You have to go check out his work!

AlexandreFarto AkaVhils

Check out his site.

Tom Noble & Sue Webster

These guys have been around for a while, but I only just stumbled across a book of theirs on the shelves of the art section. There work with piles of rubbish and light absolutely amazed me.

Space Invader solo show at Jonathan Levine: “Top 10″

June 27th—July 25th, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 27th, 7pm—9pm
More info at www.jonathanlevinegallery.com