May 15, 2012 by No Frills Art
Here is a little shot(using my new toy…Fisheye lens!) of my work in situ at Boom Gallery as part of the Forest-s Exhibition put together by Tibor Novak. The opening was a full house…which was a surprise for a saturday arvo opening…but always a good thing! The show is on for a few weeks so if your in Newtown, pop in and have a browse as it is a pretty expansive show with a variety of artists and styles.
And below is a close up of my artwork in the show…
Fractals, Mixed Media on Canvas. 2012
And finally…a sneak peak at another one of the artworks for my exhibition in November at Boom Gallery…Enjoy! NF
Joey’s Song(Work in Progress), Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012.
…
Like this:
3 bloggers like this post.
Posted in Artworks, Exhibition | Tagged artwork, Boom gallery, forest-s, fractals, geelong art, glen smith, Joey's Song, Mozart's Requiem, no frills art, painting, Street Art, urban art | Leave a Comment »
May 3, 2012 by No Frills Art
Recently I had the privilege of working with a group of boys from Afghanistan on a Stencil/Paste Up workshop. After getting past the initial stage of figuring out the level of language skills, which to my surprise was very high considering the boys had only been in the country for about six months, we spent two days focusing on urban art. Day one we created a series of tags, as names were a common denominator between myself and the participants. Then we created a series of poster designs using both English and Darhi/Pashto and undertook a paste up session on the community centre where we were working. On the second day we worked our way through creating stencils which we then applied to T-Shirts. I think this was the session that gained the most positive response…then again who doesn’t like to get their hands on spray cans?
The Cloverdale Community Centre went to the effort of ensuring some Middle Eastern food was available for the lunches, which was delicious. And in the ten or more years of undertaking public workshops this was the most polite group that I have ever worked with…
So a big thanks to all those who took part!
Above: Participants with the paste up Below: One of my paste ups at the centre
Above: Stencil in progress Below: One of the finished T-Shirts
In other news I have a piece of Art in the show opening below. It opens soon at Boom Gallery, so if your about get on down for the opening!
Enjoy!
NF
Like this:
2 bloggers like this post.
Posted in Exhibition, News, Street Art | Tagged afghanistan, Boom gallery, cloverdale community centre, exhibition, forest-s, geelong, Jiri Tibor Novak, no frills art, paste ups, stencil workshop | Leave a Comment »
April 16, 2012 by No Frills Art
For part of earth hour last week a bunch of us got together with the Geelong Arts Alliance to work on the ‘Earth Hour Landing Strip’. Basically the strip was a candle powered faux landing strip using discarded cans with corporate images punctured into them and a tea light inside them. About sixty or seventy lanterns were made by those involved.
Top(l-r): Row of cans, Illuminati Mickey(No Frills)
Bottom(l-r): Grenade(Field Study), and
overview of the landing strip with trolley on the runway.
And below are a couple of new works for my show in November…Enjoy!
and one more…
Like this:
One blogger likes this post.
Posted in Artworks, News, Street Art | Tagged Cloverdale, earth hour, geelong art, glen smith, no frills art, urban art | Leave a Comment »
February 14, 2012 by No Frills Art
Well the last few weeks have been a bit sad with the loss of my mother through cancer. She was an art teacher, artist and all round crafty type…not to mention a good person in every way. It is probably safe to say that she is one of the main reasons why I began creating art in the first place due to the constant supply of art materials that surrounded me in the household, combined with her ongoing support and encouragement for my art practice.
One of the things that she always wanted and that she has been reminding me about over the last ten or so years was that she really wanted me to draw on her coffin when it was her time to move on from this life. So last week the inevitable moment arrived…
I had warned her that this was probably the last thing I would feel like doing at such a sad time…however, I always new that it would be the least I could do for an awesome upbringing and to…if only in the smallest of ways say thank you for everything. So due to the personal nature of the image I won’t go right into detail with some of the symbolism, but in short the image is a representation of her workspace/clutter that adjoined our lounge room…affectionately named the bus stop. This space allowed her to do all things arty/crafty while being in close contact with her family. It often grew and teetered on the the edge of getting out of control!
Like this:
One blogger likes this post.
Posted in News | Tagged art, cancer, mum, no frills art, rip | 4 Comments »
January 31, 2012 by No Frills Art
Well the new year is well and truly upon us. It has now been about six weeks since i fractured the arm, and although not quite right(rotation hurts and there is no strength as yet)…It is feeling heaps better. The ‘Altered State’ book that i am putting together is starting to take shape with about two thirds of the artists getting their work in. But it has been a challenge at times to nail down artists and get their contributions. But i’m sure the end product will outweigh these small issues. On the low down…It looks like i might be doing my first solo gallery show since 2004. It has been a while between drinks…but i will give further details as they get set in concrete.
I think that is about all the news to make public at the moment, so I hope everyone had a good new years and stay tuned as i start to slowly get back into it.
Below are a few recent works. Until next time…Enjoy! NF
Pressure - Mixed Media on Canvas, 2010
Don’t feed the Humans – Mixed Media on Canvas, 2011
Free Hugs – Mixed Media on Canvas, 2011
Like this:
One blogger likes this post.
Posted in Artworks, News | Tagged art, bear, business man, canvas, clockwork orange, contemporary, free hugs, glen smith, no frills art, Street Art, urban art | Leave a Comment »
January 10, 2012 by No Frills Art
Just a little bit of exciting news. I have had two images selected for a book being designed by cutting edge Queensland design firm Brandhaus. The book is going to be a one-of-a-kind coffee table book of design and artwork framed by exploring many of the various options of commercial printing techniques, all in one glorious edition. Being printed by Fast Proof Press…suggested print methods include metallic inks, foil printing, fluoro inks, embossing, different paper stock and more. I can’t wait to see the finished result. So stay tuned and i will put up some images when the project is completed and i get a copy in my hands!
Like this:
One blogger likes this post.
Posted in News | Tagged book, book art, commercial printing, design, no frills art, print | 2 Comments »
January 8, 2012 by No Frills Art
If your wondering why I have been a bit quiet of late apart from the usual work stuff and an illness in the family I have also currently got a fractured arm from coming off the pushie. It is going to keep me out of action for the next 3-6 weeks. Not fun!
Anyway, In the mean time I have devised a way around the problem…
Thanks to Paul for the donated frame and mc escher for the image to collage on…hehe
Until I am back in action happy new year and keep safe.
enjoy!
NF
Like this:
2 bloggers like this post.
Posted in News | Tagged collage, mc escher, no frills, no frills art | Leave a Comment »
Older Posts »
