Artwork from Don’t Comes end of year show.

Highlights from the massive and Villain Toy Show currently on display at No Vacancy Melbourne. The show stars a series of customs based on a new figure designed and produced by Melbourne artist Claudio Mantuano, amongst the usual collection of Qee’s, Trexi’s and all other crap that people customize for these shows. The sheer creativity and craftmanship of this show sets it apart.

Claudio’s work seen here in mighty bronze.

System Error ~ Claire Tennant.

PHIBS. In the style of his No Comply boards. (Click here to see)

Itch

Photos of the entire show up on the Nice Produce Flickr.

Alphabet was the last show of the year from Monster Children gallery, a gathering of associated artists working their way through the alphabet which launched last night to the usual shinanigans despite the miserableness of the weather.

A is for Andy Jenkins

B is for Ben Brown

C is for Andrew Cowen

D is for Mark Drew

E is for Edward Woodley

F is for Ben Frost

G is for Mike Giant

H is for Evan Hecox

I is for Luca Ionescu

J is for Jeff Canham

K is for Kelly Searl it’s also good for a fun night in.

L is for Anthony Lister

M is for Reg Mombassa

N is for Numskull

O is for Beci Orpin

P is for Pam

Q is for Mickie Quick

R is for Robert Moore

S is for Sarah Larnach

T is for The Idiots

U is for Steve Uren

V is for Vaughn Dead

W is for Ozzie Wright

X is for Stefan MarX

Y Is for We Buy Your Kids

Z is for Jonathan Zawada

Yup, its on tonight and runs until 22nd Dec
NO VACANCY GALLERY
27-33 Red Cape Lane Melb
QV Centre

Was there for set up last night – mad stuff!

<b> THE DRAWING MACHINE II</b>

Ghostpatrol and I are again curating The Drawing Machine, featuring our favourite Melbourne artists.

Opening night: Thursday, 11 December  – 6-8 pm

Green-Wood Gallery, 1 Hotham St, South Melbourne {112 tram, stop 127}

Featuring:

ACORN
AL STARK
BONSAI
BRADDOCK
CHARLOTTE LANCE
GHOSTPATROL
HANA DAVIES
HYPER COLOR CASTLE
JAMES REKA
KAORI KATO
MEGGS
MISO
NIOR
NATHAN GRAY
TRISTAN JALLEH
TWO ONE

*BUMP* DONT FORGET THIS THURSDAY.

Drawing Machine II
curated by miso and ghostpatrol

acorn
alstark
bonsai
braddock
charlotte lance
ghostpatrol
hana davies
hypercolorcastle
james reka
kaori kato
meggs
miso
nior
nathan gray
tristan jalleh
two one

11th december
green-wood gallery
1 hotham st
south melbourne

miso and ghostpatrol will also give a curators talk on
sunday dec 14th at 2pm

After so many hours work, the site’s up. Featuring shots of all the artwork as well as artist biographies and a link to the flickr page with shots of the Melbourne launch and layout.

No Comply is on its way to Sydney as i type, being driven by a twitchy courier who looks like he hasn’t slept in weeks and will be Setup in the Red Bull Gallery, a mad space indeed, the interior of two giant silos with a specially designed glass reception, great lighting and a private bar.

The Sydney show launches next Friday (the 12th) at 6pm with the usual deal, food, drink and music, i think Pritchard will be DJing or Lorna. Also we’re in luck a couple of other shows around the area promises to weed the crowd out, so it’s looking like it’ll be a good party.

Some art…. see more along with bios of the artists at www.nocomply.com.au

enjoy.

Ben Brown

Horoiwa

Bonsai

KRINK

Madsaki

Reka

Greyscales is a culmination of 10 months work during which over 400 blades have been blunted through the hand cutting of each stencilled piece. The black and white artworks all possess a distinct Melbournian undertone with a strong graffiti influence through the depiction of crowds, streets, lanes, buildings and trains, including collaborations with Aeon, Shem, Dvate and Deam.
The result is Kirpy’s first solo exhibition.

Villain puts on a show to round up the year, featuring a massive lineup of artists customising everything from Munnys, Teddy Troopers and Coin Ups to a blank by Melbournes’ own Mad Scientist of low brow Claudio Mantuano.
As well as all the custom toy goodies there will be artwork and prints by many of the artists.

FEATURING
AI, ADNATE, BECK WHEELER, BEN LANDERS, CAT RABBIT, CEJIA, CLAIRE TENNANT
CLAUDIO MANTUANO, DAEK, DAVID DUBOIS, DAVID GILL, DABS, DEAM, DEB, DREWSTER, DVATE, ERIN
GHOST PATROL, IKIN, ITCH, JASON JACENKO, JORZZ, KATHERINE DRETZKE, KATIE PAYNE
KID ZOOM, LAZER FIST, LOUNGE KAT, LUKE FELDMAN, LUKE KOPYCINSKI, MATT WHITE, MEGGS
MEPHISTO JONES, MISO, MOTHRA, MYLA, NICK KOCSIS, NIOR, PAVEL, PHIBS, PNUT, POISE, PORE, QEE
REKA, RYAN BOSERIO, SCOTT JANSEN, SCALE, SEAN KELLY, SEAR, SEEKAYEM, SIDE PROJECT
SLEEP, STABS, STEVE CROSS, STINK, SUBWAY SUDS, TEAMKITTEN, TIM MURTAH, ZODE
& THE VILLAIN CUSTOM TOY COMPETITION WINNERS

Show opens Friday 12th of December and runs till the 22nd
No Vacancy Gallery
27-33 Red Cape La
QV, Melbourne.

With the Sydney show of our No Comply exhibition launching in just under 2 weeks, we have a last minute addition to the lineup, Sydney artists Paul Davies, Ed Woodley, the always dope U.K artist French as well as the amazing talent of artist and designer Luca Ionescu.

The show, complete with the additional artwork will be launching on Friday the 12th of December at the new Red Bull HQ at 2 Huntly St Alexandria. Displayed from within the bowels of two giant silo’s. Should be good.