Opening Night Thursday 17 June, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Following the success of her debut solo exhibition Where the Dry Leaves Fall at Gorker Gallery in 2008, Leah Bartholomew presents her new body of work These are the Days in her second solo exhibition.

These are the Days is an intimate exploration of the small, special moments that binds us together in friendship and create a sense of place. The prints, collages and paper sculptures delicately handcrafted by Bartholomew tell the story of a protracted coming of age, anchored in the landscapes of both experience and imagination.

From poetic scenes such as the group of friends lazing in a sun-drenched field, to the bonding of the shared beer in city back streets, to the quiet moment of solitude amongst prismatic trees, these works honour the events and emotions that can seem almost insignificant at the time, but go on to become important memories and dreams. They convey a similar feeling to that of discovering the smell of bonfire smoke on a pair of jeans that you haven’t worn for weeks.

Nostalgic. Ethereal. Personal. Precious.

Exhibition runs until Sunday 27 June
Gorker Gallery – Cnr Gore & Kerr Street Fitzroy
Opening hours:
3pm – 7pm Wednesday – Friday
11am – 7pm Saturday & Sunday
Wine Tasting Wednesday 23 June, 6pm – 7pm

Graffiti on Graffers #4 – Water x Bridge

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“Works on Brown” Features a collection of pieces and lazer engraved
Kingbrown bottles crafted by talented artists from Australia and abroad.

Launch Night Friday June 25th 6:30pm – 8:30pm
(Kingbrown 6 will be available for purchase on the night)
www.kingbrownmag.com, info@kingbrownmag for details.
Beers by Little Creatures

Laser cut art by tattooist Scott Campbell

The annual Fame festival stands as one of the most ideal arts festivals on the planet, solely curated and funded by Angelo Milano of Studio Cromie. The festival invited a dozen or so artists each summer to inhabit the Southern Italian city of Grottaglie. They hang out, work together, drink, eat and paint several of the walls around the city. The whole thing culminates in a group exhibition.

This years artists include. JR – france, ERICA IL CANE – italy, SAM3 – spain, NUNCA – brasil, BLU – italy, OS GEMEOS – brasil, SPACE INVADER – france, ESCIF – spain, 108 – italy, DALEK – usa, NICOLA TOFFOLINI – ita, MAYA HAYUK – usa, LUCY MCLAUCHLAN – uk, SWOON – usa, CYOP E KAF – italy, DAVID ELLIS – usa, VHILS – portugal, BEN WOLF – usa, WORD TO MOTHER – uk, MOMO – usa, BASTARDILLA – colombia.

But for this post i’m going to focus on the work produced by Os Gemeos and Blu. In particular this huge collaborative Mural that the three of them worked on during the festival.

Here is a timelapse of the work, accompanied by a spoon medoly recorded at one of the festivals final dinner parties. It’s pretty brutal.

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Blu

For more work by Blu

For more work by Os Gemeos

Kings among men. Sign painters are a dying breed and this documentary will be an awesome insight into the processes and personalities. I’m psyched to see these guys paint. Especially Jeff Canham from New Bohemia Signs.

More info here

“The Sign Painter movie is currently in Production as of March 2010. This documentary is about sign painters in America. Those who were and still are walking the streets and using their talent to get a message across. You see their work daily on windows, sandwich-boards, boats, cars, billboards, in businesses, playgrounds, farmers markets and even theme parks to name a handful of spots.

Who are these people? Where did they learn their trade and is it a dying craft? Directors Faythe Levine & Sam Macon will bring you their story over the next few years”

After retrieving the gown of virtuosity from the kobolt caves, Rick Wakeman, level 10 bard, adventurer and hero of the Goblin wars treated the minions of Azeragoth to a night they’d never forget.

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Check at around 4:38, he managed to give the camera a cheeky little wave with his middle and ring fingers half way through a melody.

He’s more god than man.

As I will be buying tickets to this. Anyone who wants to come over… get at me, but be quick.