If you’re in Sydney next week, get down to this one. All the work is looking amazing! Lo-Fi Collective.

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Your Simple But Powerful Guide to Corporate Social Responsibilities

Westsyde Connection is an independently run skate shop in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney’s inner west. During it’s relatively short existence of a couple of years, it has quickly manifested into what could be better described as a collective hub than your usual run of the mill skate store. Not only do they cater for skaters of all levels, they also support the local arts by hosting regular exhibitions in their gallery space and showcase some amazing art on their walls from emerging artists to the more established players on the scene…which brings us to the issue at hand.

It seems that their neighbours The Salvation Army have taken issue with one wall in particular, this being their common boundary wall and now Westsyde Connection has a Supreme Court lawsuit on it’s hands.  The wall displays a massive mural that was completed over the course of 2009 and 2010 by a whole bunch of Sydney and Melbourne crew. After having a chat to Westsyde’s RJ Williams, it was decided to leave the artists involved names out of this post due to legalities.

What is hard to comprehend is that the wall actually faces back into Westsyde’s backyard, better known as “the compound” and in no way does it encroach upon the Salvos or anyone else for that matter. Infact it has livened up an otherwise massive ugly brown brick wall. I bet If the fellas from Westsyde had chosen to slap up a few sheets of lattice and plant some climbers the Salvos wouldn’t have any issues. So what has become apparent is their sheer ignorance and awareness towards their community’s youth culture (the youth who they claim to support) and creativity in general. Surely the dollars would be far better spent on more charitable causes rather than wasted on pursuing ridiculous lawsuits upon their neighbours.

Salvos, practice what you preach…Matthew 19:19 “Love your neighbour as yourself”.

Yeah right.

Check the mural below that has created the shit fight and be sure to sign the petition to show your support!

RJ Williams and the the Westsyde Connection Mural. Pic supplied by RJ.

For anyone in Sydney tomorrow night (4th of November), get down to Lo-Fi Collective for the opening of my new exhibition, “The Weird Machine”. 6pm, above Kinselas at Taylor Square.

Last Thursday night saw the opening of the biggest paste-up manifestation Australia, if not the world, has ever seen — Paste Modernism 2 at Sydney’s LO-FI Collective . Curated by Ben Frost and Bridge Stehli and presented by Stupid Krap, the space over the course of a few days transformed into an incredible mash up of wheat pasted art, what could be best described as a “visual overload”. There were over thirty contributing artists from Australia and abroad, ranging from the emerging to the more established players in the scene. Below is some pics from the opening night, courtesy of John Lampard and you can see more on his flickr. To check the original Paste Modernism part 1, where it all started go here . enjoy.

All photos courtesy of John Lampard. www.disassociated.com

Paste Modernism 2 is shaping up to be HUGE with a super line up of locals and internationals, way too many to list. So if you are in Sydney town be sure to get your backside up to LO-FI Collective this Thursday night…..if this alone hasn’t already sold ya, check the snaps from Paste Modernism part 1 here and then think tenfuckingfold. Sold? thought so, see ya up there!

Thursday, October 7 · 6:00pm – 8:30pm

LO-FI Collective, 383 Bourke St Darlinghurst.

Pic snapped and kindly supplied by 2026 …off Bondi Road, Sydney. Love it!

I having poping up every where last 2 month.

2nd Duo show with Thomas Jackson At Lo-Fi Collective Gallery in Sydney.

series of Giclee prints of new water color drawings. and more..

Please come down If your in Sydney!

Also here is few photos from “Absence  of man” also an Duo show with Thomas Jackson at China heights.

I will do Proper post about this show soon..

My friend Jennifer Leung will be showcasing a series of photographic work and also curating a four metre paste up wall for this event at the Qbar in Darlinghurst Sydney.  Also live wall art by Judie So and some cool live bands too…see more deets on the flyer below and you can check Jenn’s fantastic snaps here.

I am part of the Creatures group show featuring a super talented bunch of folk, including U.S. artists Jason Maloney and Bigfoot! So if you are in Sydney this coming Friday night it will be well worth your while to get on over to The National Grid Gallery in Brookvale to check it out…it’s gonna be killa!