Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
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A brand new collaboration between two Sydney-based groups with the shared concern of breathing more colour into our city.
KON, Sprinkles and Cam Wall, have been invited by PRIMO! Magazine and The Outsiders (Teem and Mr Sweet) to bring their perspectives and their talents into a single forum where they are encouraged to work, play and paint together. The primary aim of these small beginnings is to contribute to putting Sydney on par with artistically vibrant cities from across the globe, and to cultivate powerful and prolific relationships within the city’s artistic community.
Backyard Play is a celebration of the notion of home, nostalgia and diversity. Every upbringing in this country is set against a different backdrop, and the concept of “play” is defined in a myriad of ways. Where the backyard of one persons childhood was a grassy garden in suburbia, yours may have featured the bush, the desert, the sea, the farm or the CBD. Our project is designed to unite the Australian community through art and shared experience, and there is no more perfect concept to launch this regular event than this.
The first exhibition has been preceded by a collaborative day of creation, where artists created works inspired by the theme of Backyard Play with media including aerosol, pen and paint on canvas. The day was documented on camera and film, and this footage has been edited into a number of trailers and a documentary that will be screened as part of the exhibition.
We invite you to be part of our debut show.
Where & When Plump Gallery, 240 Enmore Rd, Enmore Opens Thursday 8th of December 2011 Exhibition continues until Wednesday 14th of December 2011.”
Tags: Cam Wall, Enmore, KON, Mr Sweet, Plump Gallery, PRIMO! Magazine, sprinkles, Sydney, TEEM, The Outsiders
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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
With Sydney, Melbourne & Gold Coast openings this is gonna be one rad show for such a great cause…go to www.onexonexone.com.au for participating artist’s links. Presented by Three Sixty Project
Tags: 19 karen, All Stood Square, apeseven, Ben Brown, Bennett, Charity, Cupco, Gimiks Born, James Jirat Patradoon, Joel VDK, Kid 9, Kiel Tillman, lo-fi, Matthew Roland Bannister, Megan Dell, Mia Tanika, Mr Singh, No Vacancy, one x one x one, OX, Paul Shanta, Qwux, Rebecca Murphy, Skateboarding, Terry Chisholm, Tez, The Blind kid, three sixty project, Tim Andrew, Yok
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
This Friday see’s the opening of Look See 2011, the exhibition component of the annual Look Hear art & design event held in Newcastle. Showcased will be a diverse range of works comprising of illustration and design, painting, photography, video and street art—from not only this years Look Hear 2011 speakers, but previous years and also works from a select group of both established and up and coming talents from around the Newcastle region and further afar. Special guests on the night will be Secret Wars for their first time in Newcastle, where locals Malade will battle it out against visiting Sydney fellas Houl and Sprinkles. See flyer for all the deets or check the Look Hear 2011 website.
Tags: beastman, bec winnel, beci orpin, deb, design, exhibition, houl, look hear, look see, malade, mike watt, Newcastle, Numskull, sarah larnach, SAW, secret wars, show, sprinkles, street art, Tez, the hungry workshop, Trevor Dickinson, webuyyourkids, zookraft
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Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Not one to normally promote such violence, and I know this is kinda old news, but this 80’s style arcade game installation by Hunter Jonakin is just too darn funny not to post…
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Tags: arcade game, Game Art, Games, Hunter Jonakin, installation, jeff koons, sculpture, shoot em up, Video
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Sunday, June 19th, 2011
No BUFFdiss, but here’s my stab at rockin some red tape…the first installation piece from my new “Truth series”. More to follow soon…
Truth (Red Tape) by TEZ.
Tags: Buff diss, installation, red tape, relief, sculpture, social comment, street art, street installation, tape art, Tez, truth, Truth (Red Tape) by TEZ, truth by TEZ, truth series by TEZ
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
Gaffa gallery have approached my pal Tim Andrew to do a re-launch of his exhibition Big Deal in a pop-up location down at The Rocks in Sydney. I was fortunate enough to get along to the debut of Big Deal a few months back at Gaffa and I highly recommend you get along to this show. Featured will be a bold mix of Tim’s graphic two dimensional work, including his signature colour palette and brilliant (and maybe a tad disturbing to some) sculptural pieces. I personally loved the pineapple’s and Kujo’s piece, as per the flyer below, go check it out for yourself.
Tags: artists, exhibitions, gaffa, painting, pop up, sculpture, shows, Sydney, the rocks, Tim Andrew
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
I was stoked to get my mitz on a Ride snowboard to do my thing with for the 2011 Sidewayz exhibition…I no sooner got it back to base and took to it with my trusty angle grinder. The snowboard, which I may add was in great nic, now is divided into four separate pieces. Now what to make of it? hmmm.
I am told there is now over 65 contributing artists each doing their own thing on a skate deck or snowboard to be auctioned, with the proceeds going towards the Christchurch and Japan Earthquake reliefs. If you are around Sydney you should get along to this great cause, coz it’s gonna be huge! Brought to you by the good folk from Westsyde Connection and Balmoral Boards. Check the list of artists below.
Sidewayz 2011 contributers include; Scott Marr, PigeonBoy, Konsumterra, Kalen, Sarah Scully, RJ Williams, Esjay, Vars, SMC[3], Stylo, E.L.K, Teem, Bennett, Anton Benois, Tim Andrew, Brandon Els, Qwux, Willem Van Stom, Tez, Phibs, Lise Pod, Jimmy Neilly, KON, Ellie Schroeder, Dave Kaziro, Benny Haz, Reka, Ben Goad, Ben Frost, Pinky, Lucas McGrath, kulk, Zoe Young, Wade Burkitt, Robert Bates, Rick Swaine, Beastman, Ollie Lucas, Mia Taninaka, Luke Taaffe, Julie Doye, Dina Raus, Deb, Cameron Wall, Bridge, Beth Josey, Barrett, Jeremy Shaw, Dave Smith, Kane Stamp, Liz Laughton, Jon Jones, Andrew Fawcet…plus heaps more!
Tags: Balmoral Boards, charity auction, christchurch earthquake relief, exhibition, Japan Earthquake Tsunami relief, ride snowboards, sidewayz, skate art, Skateboarding, snowboarding, Tez, the national grid, Westsyde Connection
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Be sure to get along to this show if in Sydney town!…
On the back of winning the Absolute Stairwell Gallery’s Peoples Choice auction and recently participating in the Adidas ‘All in Challenge’, BENNETT announces his solo show ‘ORANGES & LEMONS’.
The concept behind the show’s title is derived from a well known children’s nursery rhyme and is set to challenge the way we perceive images, from the way they are “meant” to be been viewed.
Working in mixed media, acrylic and aerosols, BENNETT’s work is often laiden with controversial and sometimes shocking commentary. He re-contextualises common, mass-produced objects and themes within the layers of his mashed up styled pieces. The result although entertaining to the audience, ultimately challenges viewers to draw upon their own conclusions from the numerous narratives and scenarios in which they are faced.
BENNETT currently works out of Sydney’s StupidKrap studios.
“ORANGES AND LEMONS” opens Thursday May 19th at 6pm.
Oh Really Gallery
55 Enmore Road, Newtown
Sydney NSW 2042
Show continues till May 29th – Opening hours 11am – 6pm
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www.michaelbennett.com.au
Tags: Bennett, exhibition, mixed media, oh really gallery, oranges and lemons, shows, social comment, street art, Stupid Krap Studios, Sydney
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
It was a pretty darn drizzly old day on Saturday up in Newcastle, but in between the showers I managed to complete the piece below titled The World Is Your Monster. Here you can see my little fella being dwarfed by it, standing at nearly 3m tall it is by far my biggest stencil to date. If you are in the neighbourhood you can check it in Keightley Street, off Hunter Street Mall. A big thanks to Simone Sheridan from SAW for making it all happen. Rumour also has it that some pretty big names may be gracing more of the surrounding walls soon…so stay tuned coz’ like I have said before, Newcastle is one town to watch!
Tags: Newcastle, SAW, Simone Sheridan, social comment, stencil, street art, Street Art Walking, Tez, The World Is Your Monster
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
This is “Tea-Bot”, my contribution to the This Little Teapot Exhibition curated by the fab Rebecca Murphy. Opening tomorrow night at Sydney’s Paper Plane Gallery. More pics over here and see below for the fantastic line up of artists, show deets etc…
Fifty fist-sized teapots have met their fate at the skilled hands of a select group of established and emerging artists. With the fabulously diverse line-up consisting of painters, print makers, photographers, graphic designers, typographers, digital, textile, and street artists, there’s sure to be eye candy to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Artists include…
Bec Winnel, Burntfeather, Jessica Klingelfuss, Nicole Tattersall, Aramas Ridge, Sam Octigan, C…aitlin Shearer, Alex Louisa, TEZ, Jessica Singh, Emma Kidd, Rebecca Murphy, Kaitlin Beckett, Gimiks Born, Caitlin Rigby, Ellen Stapleton, Jordan Clarke, Flossy P, Mz Katii, The Bold Italics, Kat White, Tabitha Emma, Ben Zen, Qwux, I & The Others, Tony Curran, Tiger, Eirian Chapman, Lizzie Hall, Michelle Dawson, Andros, Gloz, Ian Mutch, Bronek Kozka, Sarah Holmes, Laura Carey, Jacque Prior, Kirbee Lawler, OKAY, Hannah Fenton, Kirst Ohh, Anna Mae Marquez, Yasemin Sabuncu, A.West, Beth Josey, Matthew Roland Bannister, and a few more super secret surprise artists – all fabulous Australian talents!
Everyone is welcome to attend the exhibition opening night on April 13th, 6-8pm, at Paper Plane Gallery in Rozelle, Sydney. There will be free refreshments including beers, delicious hot and cold teas, and nibbles etc served throughout the evening.
These tempting teapots will be on show until May 1st.
Proudly supported by T2, Curvy, and Paper Plane Gallery.
Tags: ceramic, exhibition, Group Show, paper plane gallery, Rebecca Murphy, robot, shows, Sydney, tea-bot, teapots, Tez, This Little Teapot
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