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| ========================================================================== LOS ANGELES CAFE Another cafe we're modifying is shaping up to be a great event. Back in Los Angeles now, I'm collaborating with POKETO, LENKA and APAK to convert the Royal-T store in Culver City into a Mushroom Paradise. Surrounded by the awesome contemporary art collection ( including Murikamis and Shrigleys! ). There will also be some new POKETO T's I did for sale. At Royal/T: 8910 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232. We're also running a mushroom making workshop on June 27th, Saturday 11 - 4 PM.  |
| ========================================================================== PARIS CAFE A few years ago me and a couple of friends did a refit to a cafe in paris, adapted from an old typewriter repair store in the Bastille area in Paris. We made it into a super cute little art bar with hand silkscreened typewriter drawings on the walls we made, installations in the bathroom, and drawings of famous writers around the place. I just walked past and noticed the furniture they used is great too. If you're ever in paris, check it out - Google Map link  |
| ========================================================================== SPANISH I'm in a great little magazine out of Madrid called CLONE Magazine. Also been sorting out my computer and found this old rambling philosophy of mine.  |
| ========================================================================== MOTORHEAD Some awesome new promotional images for NewMatilda.com  |
| ========================================================================== KILLER! Been extremely busy for the last month, including new work for the Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Readings Bookstore, Detroit Hour Magazine, Qatar Airlines, and BusinessWeek Magazine. There's a couple of video clips coming out soon, but they're top secret right now - stay tuned.  |
| ========================================================================== THE ENDLESS HUGENESS I'm in a great group show at Hogan Gallery ( 310 Smith St. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ) for the month of May. 60% of the proceeds go to the burns hospital - check it out. . . |
| ========================================================================== NEW VIDEO I directed this new video for Better Than Ezra. Art Directed by the awesome illi and photographed on 2 5dmk2's by the incredible Josh Stern at FourWheelFilms |
| ========================================================================== IN PRINT I'm featured in an awesome new book that just came out "Naïve: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design" - out on one of my favourite publishers - Die Gestalten. I'm also featured in this other book out on INDEX books in Spain called "One Day"  |
| ========================================================================== MILAN FURNITURE FAIR The brick chair collaboration with designer Pepe Heykoop was part of this exhibition Dutch Invertuals as part of the Milan Furniture Fair. |
| ========================================================================== NEW WORLD I made a whole transportable set for LENKA, shown here in a recent video from her Los Angeles show. Heaps of mushrooms! This is now going round the states and then will be part of an exhibition in collaboration with poketo in LA in June and then will feature in an upcoming exhibition in Japan in August - stay tuned! |
| ========================================================================== SHOP A whole bunch of new editioned prints up for sale in the shop  |
| ========================================================================== SLIP A hand silkscreened one-of-a-kind slipmat I made for an IDN project is now onsale HERE which will also travelling the world in exhibitions...  |
| ========================================================================== HOLLYWOOD Some pretty crazy stories come out of Hollywood, this one I've been working on with Cliff Brodsky, is pretty crazy, full of loads of random characters - like this guy...  |
| ========================================================================== DESIRE for LAMINGTONS My first solo exhibition with the Lamington Drive Gallery is opening next month titled DESIRING MACHINES it's a whole collection of collages drawings, and mural collages. details below. Also I'm in this months issue of Communication Arts Magazine for the work I did for Herman Miller.  |
| ========================================================================== OLD or EXPLODING Some exciting new work for publisher Harry N. Adams, in New York - a book on obsolete objects - check it out..  |
| ========================================================================== EXPLODING Seems I love things coming out of people's heads - this time for the national accountant magazine.  |
| ========================================================================== PROJECTION Some of my animated videos are going to be screened on a massive public screen in Melbourne, Australia, at Federation Square - every thursday from 7pm from the 18/03/09 - 09/04/09 - go down and check it out!  |
| ========================================================================== ISLANDS IN LA I'm in an awesome show in LA called Islands in LA. It's organised by the legends at Islands Fold . An amazing bunch of artist will be bringing work and making work live on the day. Already kicking it off we've all made this collaborative T-shirt together. February 27th 2009, down at the POKETO headquarters (510 South Hewitt St. #506) 3-9pm . . .  |
| ========================================================================== Collage Collaboration Just finished another collaboration with LA photographer Kristin Burns for Women's Wear Daily Magazine.  |
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| ========================================================================== SO FRESH AND SO NEW NEW New illustrations for BusinessWeek, NYLON magazine, and QATAR arlines.  |
| ========================================================================== TAT I've had heaps of people ask for drawings for Tattoos, but never this speedy, drew this robot on tour with LENKA and 5 minutes later Stella the drummer had it on her arm. HERE are some more photos from the tour and a stop motion VIDEO.  |
| ========================================================================== HOLIDAYS Here's a holiday video I just made with LENKA |
| ========================================================================== BRUT An installation collaboration between Sumugan Sivanesan and myself opens at Fraser Studios in Sydney, featuring lightboxes of drawings from the Redfern 'riots'. The same install opens at Grantpirrie Gallery in Sydney, on Feb 5th 2009.  |
| ========================================================================== MECHANO Exhibition opening in Sydney this week at United Galleries, featuring new silkscreen prints ( one shown below ), massive oil canvases, and sculpture works - opening friday 28th november, 179-181 Palmer St. Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Sydney, Australia.  |
| ========================================================================== THE ETHERIAL New illustrations covering such etherial concepts as dark matter and alternative medicine.  |
| ========================================================================== HANDMADE A new issue of the awesome magazine 'Design for Mankind' is online now, all about the handmade revolution, I'm sprinkled throughout it's lovely pages! Download or buy it here  |
| ========================================================================== POKETO AUSTRALIA I've done some wallet and tshirt designs for my awesome friends at Poketo, they're launching them with a whole bunch of other awesome aussie illustrators at ROBIO in melbourne.  |
| ========================================================================== GARDENER Because Los Angeles is a desert it is contantly being maintained by gardeners watering, clipping and cleaning the green. They drive these awesome modified trucks loaded up with gear.  |
| ========================================================================== COLLAGE A sweet group show opening which includes 4 collages of mine supported by a music piece by my friend Dave Symes (Prop, Missy Higgins). Opening at Sheffer Gallery, 8th October 6-8pm, Sydney, Australia, more info here.  |
| ========================================================================== CALENDAR I've just released a calendar print series, graphic interpretations on every month  |
| ========================================================================== LENKA LAND LAUNCH I've been working collaboratively with the artist LENKA on her debut self titled CD release out on Epic Records and available at itunes now! Also if you happen to be in the USA you can check out the taping of Conan O'brian we did here to see my awesome staging designs.  |
| ========================================================================== Collaboration I've been collaborating with this awesome artist making chairs and other things from little collage drawings of mine. This one is built from children's bricks.  |