First we take Paris, then we take the World Sol…
First we take Paris, then we take the World Solo Commission Exhibition by Jamin Devonport Regional Gallery / Opening 6pm Friday 7 September, 2007 Exhibition runs 07.09.07 – 07.10.07 Jamin is represented by Criterion Gallery. www.criteriongallery.com.au There will be a free bus departing from Hobart at 12pm, Friday 7 September, and returning from Devonport on Saturday 8th September, departing at 1.00pm. Bookings for bus are essential, please email Jamin – info@jamin.com.au. “In a fusion of front-page juxtapositions spawned by the ‘news of the day’ during the development of these new works, Paris Hilton has become the hero, the enemy, the metaphor and the motivation. In the sinister Get the Girl, Kill the Baddies and Save the Entire Planet Paris appears brainwashed. Empty and vacant, a container for meaning. John Howard appears intrinsically aware of both Paris’s awesome power as a vehicle for any message imposed upon her, and his own control over the Australian people and relative invulnerability. Howard cackles menacingly skyward, neck muscles taught and constricted with the power and testosterone of patriarchy. Paris, or perhaps popular culture, has become Howard’s secret weapon.” / Excerpt from catalogue essay “One Night In Paris” by Scot Cotterell “Now in its third year, the Devonport Regional Gallery’s solo commission series continues to represent emerging and early-career artists, with the financial support of the Devonport City Council and Arts Tasmania. First we take Paris, then we take the World, presents the work of Jamin. While Jamin’s exhibition history is relatively new, in the past four years he has made an enormous contribution to the arts both in solo and group exhibitions. Jamin is a founding member of the Die Laughing Collective, with Paicey and Empire, through which he has been involved in various state-wide and national projects. Jamin is currently studying a Masters degree in Fine Art at the School of Art in Hobart.” / Excerpt from catalogue intro by Ellie Ray, Acting Director – Devonport Regional Gallery
The UK has been a bastion of free speech for many years now and it is something I am very proud of. Our recent heritage is full of grea…
The UK has been a bastion of free speech for many years now and it is something I am very proud of. Our recent heritage is full of great bands, writers, artists and film makers that have thrived in tolerant society that has welcomed free expression. The UK’s artists are known the world over for pushing boundaries and mixing together genres of art to create sub-genres and in some cases completely new genres! However I sometimes wonder what this tolerant, free society is going to make of the latest trend to hit the streets of the city, political urban art. Of course I realise Its not a new phenomenon , look at the scrawl on the old Berlin Wall or on the walls in Northern Ireland and you would find political graffiti slogans left in protest and to provoke thought. You can even find the ancient paintings of any native race anywhere in the world on rock faces or cave walls, whether they were made as decorative pieces or with some social impact in mind, who knows? Even in its most recent form as scrawl with spray can on a wall it has been alive in this country for years. The point is it is becoming very evident to me that this is becoming something of an epidemic here in London. When I say becoming, well I travel the streets searching this stuff out and I can tell you it is on the rise in quite a dramatic fashion here! Kids, young men and professional artists are getting more and more confident and ballsy about making bigger and more controversial statements on the walls of our city. The obvious answer is Banksy has created a precedent for the flood gates to open… although he was not the first to create this form of political graffiti in London, he is just the most well known and the first to achieve worldwide fame and fortune. But I feel to blame him or to even praise him for this would be wrong because to me he is only responding to the problems in society not creating them. Almost like blaming Hip Hop for the problems in Harlem, it’s short sited and completely missing the point. These artists are responding to the way the people are feeling right now and trying to get their voices heard the only way they can. For me this rise in political graffiti stems from the feeling that the noise society is creating is so loud and inconsequential the important points are not reaching the people. For example, a messed up singer will get front page headlines of our major newspapers while continued atrocities are being committed the world over by that do not even get a mention! How can a footballers affair be more important to the people than 2 million refugees going without food, water and medicine in Dafur. We are being drowned in a sea of pointless messages, with the substance floating past unnoticed. Whether you think it’s a problem with society or a government ploy to control us it’s clear that that to get the message across artists are resorting to more drastic measures. These measure are to take to the streets and to paint them on our walls for all to see… and in that respect I support what many of them are trying to do. Now I’m not saying all of this is political, some is just a beautiful piece of artwork designed to brighten up a… well Urban sh1thole! As well as this much of it is blatant vandalism that causes distress to its victims and actually ruins a perfectly beautiful building. Whatever the point is I have been documenting these images in my own way for years now. I don’t want to just show the images, I want to show them in context, this means including a bit about their surroundings and even the people that pass them on a day to day basis. The rest is up to you as to what you consider art, political messages, vandalism or even all three put together! So I am making it my mission to bring these images to you in what will be called my URBAN DÉCOR Journal, this is part 1 Ben AKA Redtempa
After publishing Urban Décor part 1 on M…
After publishing Urban Décor part 1 on Monday I was interested to see the reaction from the Redbubble community on the subject of urban art. To be honest I was expecting a mixed reaction because this form of art has many guises, some of which have a habit of pissing people off… tagging being one of them. This side of graffiti is the hardest to justify, something even I would struggle to do… not that I would want to anyway! Personally I am not even going to get involved in the debate because I can see both sides of the story and both are as valid as each other… in reality your opinions will probably be individual and varied and will be based on your personal experiences, good or bad. My own experiences have been both negative and positive and I’m pretty open minded on the subject, so I can understand the mixed reactions that some of the images I produce may cause. Some people will say tagging causes distress and is just blatant vandalism created by bored jobless youths with no respect for the property of others. Others will say it has been around for as long as the human race has been able to express itself through painting and (in some cases) can even brighten up the ugliest of human creations. Whatever your opinion in a free society such as the UK’s it is not going to disappear anytime soon. This is because to truly stop it we would need to take drastic measures that would not sit comfortably in our so called ‘free society’. However, as a photographer I like to document a street scene that I’ve found and I see beauty in. As I primarily photograph natural street scenes in urban areas urban art/vandalism is often a major feature of my work. This is because to me it is such and intriguing and powerful form of artist expression completely without censure that can reach and effect anybody or any age. I am intrigued as to the thought processes that go into designing tags and what they tell you about the artist/criminal that has created it. My intention with these is not to express my personal opinion, instead just to document a scene I think is beautiful and to show it in context with its surroundings. The fact these scenes are dynamic and constantly changing as more graffiti/urban art/tags gives me confidence that recording them is an important thing to do. In fact many of the scenes I have shot in my portfolio have been whitewash or replaced, something that makes me feel justified in spending the many days trawling the streets looking for them. Peace Ben AKA Redtempa
It’s happened again and I’m grateful for your purchase of The Presets...
It’s happened again and I’m grateful for your purchase of The Presets T-Shirt. I don’t know who you are but Thanks… wooooo hooooo!
Had an awesome day assisting on my rostered day off uni, and to add to the fun of it all, it seems that someone in the UK has bought the …
Had an awesome day assisting on my rostered day off uni, and to add to the fun of it all, it seems that someone in the UK has bought the stunning Heath Ledger t-shirt… maybe I should be studying design as opposed to photography lol :) I never actually know if the purchaser reads these but there is a chance they will return one day and feel loved due to my comment of THANKS, so once again I am eternally grateful and thankYOU for supporting me!
If you’re in Sydney come to this… and invite your friends too! / !http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u238/shotintospace/WEBinviteTIM_AND…
If you’re in Sydney come to this… and invite your friends too! /
This is sensational… another day and another sale… The Presets ...
This is sensational… another day and another sale… The Presets had gone a little quiet until this morning… so thanks for your purchase! I’ve added a couple videos on Youtube and my guess is that the last sale came from those efforts… so as a treat… here is the My People video clip as a treat… rock on!
Booya! Seems that another punter on the world wide web has taken a fancy to The Presets...
Booya! Seems that another punter on the world wide web has taken a fancy to The Presets t-shirt… now that is AWESOME!!! I thought I better check and see what Google has to say about that and it turns out that the journal entry with 164 views… 20.04.08 Sold The Presets T-Shirt is top off the list in search results for ‘The Presets T-Shirt’ and not far behind in the second spot is the actual t-shirt in question. THANKS to the purchaser… THANKS to Google…. THANKS to RedBubble… THANKS to the community… THANKS to the Presets… THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS
I hate to do this to you because I know that not everyone enjoys my little sales posts as much as I do… but I must thank a v-neck lover…
I hate to do this to you because I know that not everyone enjoys my little sales posts as much as I do… but I must thank a v-neck lover that just bought The Presets t-shirt… wooooo hooooo! And it has been brought to my attention that I must hit the little ‘reply’ button so people know I have replied. I won’t go back in time but I will start doing from now on… seems like such a great idea :)
Just to share my friends that a few days ago on november the 14th was the opening party for the ARTWHINO STENCIL ART expo and im not an s…
Just to share my friends that a few days ago on november the 14th was the opening party for the ARTWHINO STENCIL ART expo and im not an stencil artist but 5 of my pieces are on the expo until december 6th, so im happy that many people can take a look to my work and to share with a lot of talented people so here is a link of the facebook group in case you want to check it out and if you are around the area please take a look! / cheeerriooo! SANCHEZ http://papermonster.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/stencil-group-show-art-whino-gallery-opening-photos/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13781683603
If you’re in Melbourne come to this… and invite your friends too! / !http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u238/shotintospace/inviteMELBweb…
If you’re in Melbourne come to this… and invite your friends too! / Start Time: 13 February 2009 at 18:00 / End Time: 07 March 2009 at 06:00 / Location: KINGS ARI gallery / Street: level 1/171 King street CBD / Town/City: Melbourne, Australia
Some of you may remember this little tee, it was an entry into the london demo competition… and is one of my favorite tees. Mysteriousl…
Some of you may remember this little tee, it was an entry into the london demo competition… and is one of my favorite tees. Mysteriously It never made top twenty in the comp and was even branded a banksy copy even though gritty street art was the theme… pffft learn your street art fool, not all stencils based art are Banksy rips :/ Well it is with mixed emotions i must report that this tee will vanish from redbubble sometime this weekend. The art has been sold to a UK tee company and will hopefully appear again in the future and become the best tee to hit the streets of london… Banksy’s got nothin on this boyyyyy :P So before it goes ive reduced the mark-up to 0% so anyone who would like to grab one here can do it for the next few days without breaking the bank clickity click thats the trick Londons calling.. gotta go JumpY
When we think of stencils artists, the first name that often springs to mind is Banksy. His works have become …
When we think of stencils artists, the first name that often springs to mind is Banksy. His works have become incredibly popular in recent years and he’s played a huge part in helping graffiti and street art make the move beyond walls and alleyways to galleries and auction houses. / / But about the time Banksy was getting to grips with spelling his own name, French street artist Blek le Rat was changing the face of street art and graffiti as one of the first artists to use stencils in his work back in the early 80s. Blek, who is now in his mid fifties, has inspired a whole generation of stencil artists. One of the coolest things about Blek le Rat is that he didn’t start dabbling in stencil art til his 30s and as he approaches 60, he’s still out on the streets at night leaving his mark on the cities. / / If you’re inspired by this style, check out these talented stencil artists: / Blek Le Rat / C215 / Miss Link / Logan Hicks If you’d like to give this style a go in your own works, here’s a few links to get you started: Design a stencil Photograph to Stencil The Beauty of Stencil Art Blek le Rat, the man who gave birth to Banksy And here’s some wonderful stencil art from talented bubblers: / Ushi I by wita / The Retun of Samus by PaperMonster / ...Until The End of The World by PONSHOP You can find more in the Street Art group. Please feel free to share any links to street or stencil artists that inspire you too …
Alexandros Vasmoulakis – an absolutely brilliant street artist!! / I would be stuck staring at these buildings for hours if I came across …
Alexandros Vasmoulakis – an absolutely brilliant street artist!! / I would be stuck staring at these buildings for hours if I came across them on the street!... I would then have to use a shovel to scrape my jaw up from the ground!! I wish these buildings were in Melbourne!! (instead they can be found in Greece) check out his website here# # # # # # # # # # # #
Lady Sorrow has been selected to join the other fantastic t-shirt designs for Womanly on a g…
Lady Sorrow has been selected to join the other fantastic t-shirt designs for Womanly on a giant clothes line as part of the Manly Arts Festival in New South Wales on Sunday 27 September. I wanted to try printing my own shirt for this, and with limited time to prepare an entry, I decided to jump in with two feet and try a hand rolled stencil. I attempted to cut a paper stencil, but had a bit of trouble with a couple of floating sections – the points of the eyes, the ears, the face and the space between neck and hair. I realised I would probably need to do a double layer stencil. Being particularly lazy, I wasn’t looking forward to trying to line up the layers :) Fortunately had a lightbulb moment and decided to try photocopying lady sorrow onto an A4 lazer sticker. I then cut the stencil out with my scalpel, stuck the sticky paper to the t-shirt (which had cardboard inside it to stretch it flat and stop leakage) , crossed my fingers and started rolling silk screen printing ink on with a foam roller. It worked really well. Not bad for my first attempt at stencilling a t-shirt!! Only disadvantage is you get one print only. So limited edition of 1 will be heading to Manly Beach on a blue, size 10 t-shirt. Hopefully someone will want to buy her on the day!! Feel free everyone to use my easy sticker technique yourself. And a tip for stencil cutting – if you cut a bit too much just use a bit of tape on it and recut the area.
Featured Twice…The Yellow Gallery and If It Doesn’t Belong / !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30…
Featured Twice…The Yellow Gallery and If It Doesn’t Belong / / Still Life with Old Dandelion Stencil and Terracotta Pots Featured in Ontario / / Pale Yellow DayLily Featured twice…Inspired Art, and Mornings and Evenings Sunbeams and Storms / / The Third Sorrow Featured in The Purple Passion Gallery / / Who is Here? Featured in Hand Drawn or Painted Art of Happiness or Joy / / Autumn Light In Live and Let Live / / Berry Fresco Thank you so much
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