opening tomorrow!!!

nesting and dying – Metro 5
miso and ghostpatrol
22nd of october – 9th nov
1214 high st Armadale, Melbourne.

+ book launch

neat

-gp

nesting and dying – Metro 5
miso and ghostpatrol
22nd of october – 9th nov
1214 high st Armadale, Melbourne.

we’ll be giving an artist talk on november the 2nd at 2pm at the gallery

the exhibition of new framed drawings, paper cuts and pencil works will be accompanied by a unique score comissioned for the show.

A new amazing book will be launched at this show. Thanks to Timba (wooden toy) for putting it all togther

we’ve also had a special soundtrack created for the exhibition, Which will be avaliable for purchase as well

-gp

wow, what a great show
congratulations to Nior
totally inspiring

photo credit: chewy (No Vacancy)

the show runs until the 12th of october,
check it out

Nior has made a great name for himself in recent times. His first solo show opens this Thursday at No Vacancy.  Be sure to check out this amazing collection of wooden wonder and dreamscape.  I was able to get him to elaborate a little bit in the world of Nior. 

So what’s with the name change?
I don’t really know, for me its not really a change as i used ‘nior’ as i variation from ‘juNIOR.’
I guess i felt like a change and that was it. ‘Nior’ sounds like the noise my creatures would make.

What do you like about werking with wood, as opposed to other mediums?
I find wood gives each piece its own individual story and texture. I like the
colours which appear after i have stained or glossed the wood.
Plus my dads a builder, so there is plenty of scrapes for me to use.
Every piece of wood in this exhibition has been recycled from old kitchens and rooms,
which my dad has renovated.

This body work is quite is impressively large, what’s behind it all?
and what inspired this exhibition?
I haven’t painted to many huge pieces yet, so i wanted to go for some larger sized works,
however i still wanted to include the clusters of small boxes which i have played around with before.
Found objects and recycled materials where the platform for my creatures in this exhibition, which combine the natural world with a surreal twist.
I didn’t want the themes to be to strong in my artwork, however i think the woodwork ties it all together more then anything else.
 
It’s great to see your 2D creations in 3D, can you tell us abit about this.
I really wanted to create some kind of large instillation in this exhibition, as it is the perfect gallery to show big works.
My dad was throwing out a pile of rubbish from a house he had just finished so
i went through it and found these massive pieces of industrial polystyrene.
I was able to cut through them and shape a creature out of it all. I added more off cuts of wood to
it and was able to create large legs which bend at the knees. I didn’t realize
how big it was until i hung it in the gallery.

Do your creatures speak?
nniiiioooor!
you can decide.

If you were a mad scientist at my zoo, what animals would you combine?
An aardvark and fox or a narwhal and a buffalo.

What’s next after this show?
Next is the No Comply exhibition which should be great.
Then start on the next ‘Drawing Machine’ show in December.
Also a few group shows coming up in the next few months

check it: (Nior’s shoes pictured)

GORKER GALLERY PRESENTS THE SNEAKY 6: 28 AUGUST – 14 SEPTEMBER 2008
EXHIBITION BY SANTHA KING – A CREATIVE AND DIVERSE MELBOURNE BASED SHOE ARTIST. THE SNEAKY 6 SERIES FEATURES COLLABORATIVE LIMITED SETS OF ORIGINAL HAND MADE SNEAKERS WITH 5 OF MELBOURNE’S LEADING EMERGING STREET AND ILLUSTRATIVE ARTISTS. KING’S GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND CREATE EXPOSURE FOR LOCAL AND UP AND COMING ARTISTS WHILST TAKING ART ORIGINALLY BORN FROM THE STREETS AND GIVING IT A NEW AUDIENCE AMONGST THE FASHION AND ART INDUSTRIES.

FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH MELBOURNE ARTISTS:
NIOR • SNUF • NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL • TIMBA & TWOONE

WWW.SANTHAKING.COM

OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 28 AUGUST, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
SHOW RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
GORKER GALLERY OPENING HOURS:
3PM – 7:00PM WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY
11AM – 7:00PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY
WINE TASTING EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT 6:00PM – 7:00PM
(BROUGHT TO YOU BY AUSTINS WINE) 

just picked up a new copy of this book by Cedar Lewisohn,
It’s a nice book, that has a lot of reading and some nice older pics.
seems pretty comprehensive.
Cedar has been working at Tate Modern Gallery for 2 years putting this book together.
it’s well resourced and he’s been in touch with some great names, old and new

i got to meet him last year and help him get in touch with some dudes.
keep an eye out for melbourne’s very own ‘crate man’ team
neat

also:
this is totally worth a read :

Mostly true by Bill Daniels
if you can find a copy.
great stories about origins of graffiti, freight trains from 1890’s -1980’s
nice layout etc, 
contributions form Barry McGee and Meta
only $12AU

 

oh and

Daruis and Downey
great first perspective wrting
great sense of humour
if you purchase it from wooster – you get a great dvd documentary to go with it

NO VACANCY GALLERY
PRINT COLLECTION

15 Artists have been selected to create limited edition prints for No Vacancy Gallery. There is a wide range of artists involved, including:
Acorn, Al Stark, Benzo, Bonsai, Charlie Lance, Deam, Ghostpatrol, Jae Copp, Jagi, Justin Lee Williams, Miso, Nior, Oh54, Tristan Jalleh and Two.
Each print is signed, numbered and limited to 20 editions.

The Exhibition opens Wednesday 13th August 6-9pm at No Vacancy Gallery Melbourne.

not sure if i’ve posted this alreadythis thursday (28th) at PM2

also – check out his videos here
http://www.stensoul.com/videos.html
albino alleycat is my favourite

enjoy

about 2 years old
+

This week at No Vacancy

The amazing Peat Wollaeger is coming to town
as a feature of his show , he will be showing a large collection of collaborations
with local Melbourne artists
should be ultra great