Slow Work On A Bright Screen
Daniel Askill. High profile filmaker. High profile clients. A pared down aesthetic that is austere and stark. A portfolio of work that moves from commercial to creative. Dance, video installations, advertising, short films and music videos.
Posted in Artist, Books, Exhibition by Canvas
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Melody Of Structures
While many labels can suffer the fate of becoming a "commercial" fashion brand, Something Else has managed to maintain creative integrity while appealing to the masses. And it's because there's always something a little cool, a little quirky and a little fun about the label.
Posted in Artist, Fashion by Catherine McPhee
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Seeing Spots
Rittenhouse have gone a bit dotty this summer.
The Infinite Shape of Rainbows
Beci Orpin, kooky creator of Princess Tina and Tiny Mammoth, brings her folk narratives and nostalgia to another solo exhibition. The Infinite Shape of Rainbows, on show at Lamington Drive, will feature new prints, collages, and painted wooden dolls in that kind of whimsy and dreamscape style we’ve come to expect from a Beci Orpin idea.
Posted in Artist, Design, Exhibition by Canvas
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Vexta
So this is what happens when you make things with paintbrushes, spraycans, acrylics and pens. If only it were that easy. Melbourne artist Vexta has been working on her self-taught stencils and paste ups since the early 2000s. Her work often conveys social and political messages but, at least from my own perspective, they’re not obvious at first. Perhaps it’s because of the way in which she uses bold colours, textures and pattern.
Posted in Artist by Canvas Magazine
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
East Meets West
Echo Morgan. An artist. An enigma. A creative, Confucius type under the guise of a little china doll. A future start of the London art scene. With a style that pays respect to the past but looks to the future, Echo Morgan creates a world of whimsy and wonder with every brush stroke and burst of colour.
Posted in Artist, Exhibition, Illustration by Canvas
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Fragmented Anxiety
Brisbane artist Andy Harwood is opening up his gallery space, Love Love Studio, and sharing his artwork with a new exhibition, Fragmented Anxiety. Set against a framework of layered, multi-coloured geometric shapes and loose brush strokes, it’s a puzzling and personal perception of the struggles of human emotion.
Posted in Artist, Exhibition by Canvas
Monday, June 28th, 2010
The Art of Installations
You don’t need a history lesson to be aware of the symbiotic relationship between fashion and art. Think YSL & Mondrian, Vuitton & Murakami, Schiaparelli & Dada. But the relationship is not strictly limited to designer and artist. From a retail point of view, the sensory experience of an art installation, within a boutique environment, can add a whole lot of style cred to a store. Via Alley, in Sydney’s Surry Hills, is a store devoted to directional design, be it fashion, graphic or art. Regularly host to pop-ups and presentations, this month they’re celebrating their first birthday with a special sculptural installation from artist Kim Songhe. Songhe’s style of work is self-described as “One child’s junk can be another eccentric adult’s pleasure”. Inspired by the recycling of garbage, Songhe’s idea is to bring new life to dying objects by crafting natural materials with reusable wastes. Her chandeliers, which are a romantic nod to nostalgia and Disney characters, are on show in the shop front of Via Alley.
Posted in Artist, Exhibition, Fashion by Canvas
Monday, May 24th, 2010
For The Boys
Occasionally we neglect our male readers with a lack of substantial mens fashion posts. It's not that we don't care or forget, but sometimes with mens fashion it takes a little longer to find something to pique our interest. So in the interest of our readers we have found something for the boys, and for the ladies
Posted in Artist, Fashion by Canvas
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Jesus Help Me Find My Proper Place
Don’t worry, we’re not turning to Christ, it’s just the title to Lucas Price’s solo show at Black Rat Press. The title’s appropriated from a Velvet Underground track and has been reinterpreted by Price as a direct reference to his past (which includes homelessness, drug addiction and jail time). Speaking on street art is quite foreign to us but his politically-loaded satire and social commentary is thought provoking, even to the amateur voyeur. This exhibition is a series of installations, in collaboration with Sweet Toof who seems to be known as the ‘dentist to the streets’. On show between October and November.
Posted in Artist, Exhibition by Canvas Magazine
Friday, September 25th, 2009
