i got the chance to travel to sydney a few months ago to see Steve Powers give a talk and tour of his studio. I can easily say that his passion, humour and work ethic are a huge inspiration.
new video – worth watching
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15432124[/vimeo]
If you are near Newcastle this long weekend you should get there to check the annual This Is Not Art (TINA) festival. Included this year for the first time is artWALKabout, where a bunch of local artists and out-of-towners, such as myself, have been invited to decorate the streets and lanes of the city…below is my contribution “The World Is Your Monster”. For information regarding the event and other contributing artists go here and here.
Pic snapped by artWALKabout contributing artist Trevor Dickinson
Pic snapped and kindly supplied by 2026 …off Bondi Road, Sydney. Love it!
In the month of children, 4th to 24th of October, publisher Cosac Naify and Choque Cultural Gallery and Cultura Bookstore pay a deserved tribute to American pop artist Keith Haring, which influenced the contemporary generation of pop artists and helped to popularize street art around the world.
The window of the art store of the bookstore will earn a gallery look, with assistance from artists of Choque Cultural: MZK, Presto and SHN. To open the exhibition there will be a debate about urban art and legacy of Keith Haring.
Other gallery artists will interact with the proposals for Haring in their own copies of the book ” Nina’s Book of little things” , also exposed in the window. They are: Carla Barth, Carlos Dias, Jotapê, Mariana Martins, and Pjota Speto.
The book was a gift from Haring to Nina Clemente – daughter of Italian painter Francesco Clemente – in her seventh birthday (1988), the Brazilian edition carries on the back cover, an exclusive text by Nina herself, now 28 years old.
Check the video with one of the members of the group SHN doing their version of the sticker´s page of the book. AND LOOK WHO´S THERE SHOWING ITS FACE !
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–Dkf9h0nIw[/youtube]
A self taught artist, Ghostpatrol has moved from the field of stencil art to exhibit his drawing based creations worldwide. He currently resides in Melbourne at his ‘Mitten Fortress’ studio. His work ranges form fine ink drawing, street-art, commissioned murals and soft sculpture.
Ghostpatrol creates worlds. His ongoing exploration of hybrid animals and forests travels across mediums; from pasted posters to soft sculpture, watercolours and printmaking. His work often references childhood nostalgia and pop culture, with often quite sinister and playful undertones. From beginnings in stencil and street art, his current practice focuses on ambitious installation and painting projects.
WildStyle
Air Force 1
Invisible Opponent. Hello Gentlemen, It's You.
Dead Harry (color)
Black Scrawl 1 
Last of the Tiny Island People
Shrimp A3
Slip Slop Slap A3