Backwoods Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Josh Robenstone’s latest solo exhibition ‘LA/NY and other American Adventures’on Friday 20th August, 6-9pm.

NY/LA and other American Adventures’ is a retrospective journey and a portrait of contemporary American society, telling a story that is both fact and fiction. This abstract portrayal of the American way of life weaves together day to day experiences and encounters that span two decades.

LA’s gaping wide roads and obscurely narrow footpaths confirm the dominance of the motor vehicle. The city is shrouded in smog, but the bright sunshine makes you forget. In New York, a different pace and feeling. A city of people and interaction. Faces all day on the crowded footpaths, vibrant and engaged. The contrast between America’s two largest cities feeds a desire to look beneath the surface at the fringes of American society for further understanding.

Shot over numerous trips from 1990 – 2010, Josh Robenstone’s NY/LA and other American Adventures will be on display at Backwoods Gallery from Friday the 20th of August until September 1st 2010.

here’s a teaser for the new acorn show opening tonight,
an exhibition not to be missed.

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NEW WORKS BY ACORN

The word “planetes” is Greek for “wanderers,” just as planets wander across the sky.

The drawings presented in this show portray nomadic peoples roaming, gathering, and socializing in a seemingly endless forest where all possibilities are considered. Drawings from the forest series are an ongoing project, and they themselves are always expanding, evolving and changing with experience and time.

Originally from the west coast of North America, acorn has been working and living in Melbourne for more than two years. With a focus on traditional mediums he has spent most of his drawing time developing his craft with an ensemble of pens and inks. The characters and patterns in his work stem from no single culture or religion, but are part of an ongoing focus for creating something unique all together. An endless task.

No Vacancy Gallery
34–40 Jane Bell Lane, QV
Melbourne.

Opening night: Thursday 12th August: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Exhibition Runs Untill: 22nd August

Delicious……

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4623964[/vimeo]

I am heading up to Brisbane next week to paint the 4ZZZ Radio Station building and also to do an exhibition with Luke Taaffe at Nine Lives Gallery opening on 19th August… should be fun…

It’s on again, launching tomorrow night at No Vacancy. Details here.

Feel slack posting two video’s in a row, but that seems the way things are going these days.

I dont know if it’s the soundtrack or the visuals but Takeshi Murata has me hypnotized by these visuals.

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Mushie camouflage

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