Archive for August, 2009

New Australian snowboard brand Koast Kollektive will be unveiling a series of illustrated boards in an exhibition at the Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery, Sydney, this Thursday 3 September. The boards feature a wide range of illustration and graphics styles from both established and emerging artists in Australia and from around the world. »

After his Black Period, his Crosses Period, his Silver Period and his Orange Period, John Nixon, at 60, is exploring colour. It’s like Moscow in 1915 all over again. »

When you’ve had a mid-career retrospective at the age of 43, what’s next? For Adam Cullen the answer seems to be the hotel business. A boutique hotel named after him, filled with more that 450 of his artworks, is set to open in Melbourne. »

The Melbourne menswear label mixes relaxed sportswear and sharp formalwear in its Spring-Summer 2009/10 collection. The result is an understated but very stylish take on traditional pieces. »

A great alternative to paint or wallpaper, these wall decals by Sydney duo Vinyl Design add a pop of colour and visual interest to any room. Why live with a blank white wall when you can have a giant Pong on it? »

Sydney’s longest standing artist-run initiative hosts an emergency fundraiser on Thursday 3 September, hosted by MCA director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. »

Textured natural surfaces from mould to the Moon, reproduced as photo-printed fabric, and some serious sharp tailoring are the signature pieces of Eugene Leung's Injury SS09/10 collection. »

Three interesting shows featuring emerging artists open tomorrow around Darlinghurst in Sydney. At Monster Children Gallery (20 Burton St ), a two-man show by Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson called The Mirror Stage. A former Sydney graffiti artist, Kill Pixie (aka Mark Whalen) now works out of Los Angeles, where his distinctively coloured, delicate line... »

A couple of mates, Rob Moffett and Benjamin Baker, were passing the time of day at work while making shipping pallets by kicking around ideas for a cartoon. Their first idea was called Helpy the Helpful Turtle. “It was a faux-educational show about a man-sized turtle who spends each episode being abusive and failing miserably... »

Newcastle is home to two amazing resources for zine makers and readers. A zine is — well, I’ll let this typewriter explain. The community arts and media organisation Octapod houses a library of zines that the National Library of Australia assessed in 2004 as a “collection of national significance”. It started when one of Octapod’s projects, the... »