Sam Smith exhibition opening on the 29th of July at the Oh Really Gallery in Sydney.

Behind the Lens: 5 short documentaries where 5 Australian photographers from SMH share some of what they love about photography

“There are 1440 minutes in a day. In these minutes photographers capture a moment. These moments make up a day which lasts forever.”

State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
3rd July – 1st August 2010. Entry is free.

Beastman will be exhibiting at Gorker Gallery from the 22nd of July onwards. See his site for more details.

Embrace 2010, mixed media, 53.0 x 91.0 x 32.0 cm

30th June – 24th July
Karen Woodbury Gallery
4 Albert Street
RICHMOND VIC 3121
AUSTRALIA

Make sure you head down to Karen Woodbury Gallery to see Sam Jinks work in the Flesh. Sam has some amazing work, to find out more about his process read our interview with Sam Jinks here.

Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures have been described as ‘poignantly beautiful’ as his works create a dialogue on both a technical and emotional level through a strong sensitivity to detail. Created from silicone, fiberglass and human hair these works are irresistible in their striking resemblances to real life. The resemblances are intriguing causing one to ponder larger universal ideas.

A strong sense of connectedness echoes within Jink’s new body of work as he continues to seek the contrast of individual interpretation that defines the feeble and fragile, while also imbuing a level of strength and vigour. Ideas of aging, paternal and familial relationships and closeness are all touched on with this new work. Sculpted from clay these heartbreakingly beautiful works are then moulded and cast in silicon. Additional materials such as fabric and a composite marble are also incorporated into the new work. These works do not reveal straight away, they are analytical and convey about an experience of ideas that extend beyond the object.

One work presents an old woman standing upright holding a baby. This work encapsulates a strong impression of intimacy as two humans at the beginning and end of their lives come together. This sculpture, like all of Jinks’ sculptures extend the audiences reflection to ideas beyond the direct objects presented. Such intimacy is sustained in a work where two conjoined snails that appear to be kissing or dancing, extending his practice beyond the figurative. The exposed still calm nature of this work in particular highlights a human fragility and its beauty.

The mug shot, from it’s earliest beginnings in the mid 19th Century, attempted to provide a unique identification of a criminal suspect. Rogues’ Galleries were established in major police departments and various attempts were made to catalog and classify these photographs.

To Celebrate their 2nd birthday Gorker Gallery is proud to present ‘The Forty Thieves 3: The Third Offense’ group exhibition, the third installment of their popular annual group exhibition series ‘The Forty Thieves’. Curated by Luke Mathews and Lauren Biedrzycki, The Forty Thieves showcases an exciting line-up of forty of the best leading local and international street and fine artists, each asked to create a work on the theme of a mug shot.

ACORN / ALASTAIR MOONEY / BEC WINNEL / BEN FROST / BRETT CHAN / BRETT MANNING / BRIDGE STEHLI / CAMELLIE / CAT RABBIT / DARREN HENDERSON / DEB / DREWFUNK / EAMO / EARS / HAW / ILYA MILSTEIN / JAGI / JAMES JIRAT PATRADOON / JULIA RICH / JUSTIN LEE WILLIAMS / JUSTIN WALLIS / KAREENA ZEREFOS / KELLY THOMPSON / MAKATRON / NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL / NIOR / TIS CHAMBERLAIN / REGAN TAMANUI / RIK LEE / SASKIA PANDJI SAKTI / SEAN MORRIS / SEAN EDWARD WHELAN / SLOW DEATH / STABS / STEFF WILSON / SUTU / TOBIAS J / TRISTAN JALLEH / TWOON / VEXTA

Launch Night Thursday 1st July, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Exhibition runs until Sunday 18 July

GORKER GALLERY

Stereo Portrait Project Exhibition is showing at the Oh Really Gallery from May 27 – June 10.

The National Grid Gallery Sydney presents

‘A life slowed down for the observer’
Artwork by Kristy Milliken

Opening Night: Friday 7th May 2010 6pm – 9pm

Exhibition is open from 8th May until 11th June.
Gallery is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Saturdays 12pm-3pm

You can read an old interview we did with Kristy here.

This post was submitted by Barrett.

Beci Orphin exhibition over at Lamington Drive Gallery.

“ I am hoping to show that sometimes what we think might be dark and evil, could actually be good. And what is light and happy, might actually be bad.”

April 16 – May 8
Opening Night Thursday 15 April, 6-9 pm
Lamington Drive, 89 George St, Fitzroy, Vic 3065

The upcoming ‘a search for ground in higher places’ is the first solo exhibition for Max Berry and is the culmination of numerous group shows and an earlier emphasis on stickers, paste-ups and murals. Over the last two years Max has shown in over 20 group exhibitions, most recently; WeAreTheImageMakers ‘12×12’, Freshly Baked ‘The Winter Set’, Carriageworks-CarriageArtworks and Semi-Permanent ‘Mixed business’.

The exhibition will include paintings, drawings, jewelry and toys that reflect a search for ground in higher places.

Max Berry
A search for ground in higher places

OPENS: Thursday 29th APRIL 6-9pm (Fri-Sun 11-6 till 9th of MAY)
Oh Really Gallery
55 Enmore rd. Newtown.

More info:
www.watim.com
www.flickr/photos/maxberry
www.idlepassage.blogspot.com

The Versus Show hits back with its very unique 4th edition. This collaborative show features Kylie Fisk (Brisbane) Vs. Laura Skerlj (Melbourne). These two female artists have been exploring the land of dreams, the sublime, nature, and ethereal landscapes through their mediums of photography and painting. The rest of the gallery for the opening night will be transformed into an interactive and engaging dreamlike scene; turning the gallery environment into something quite surreal.
Special entertainment by Hero & Shadow, a new musical project, specifically designed for The Vs. Show. In duo formation-(Madeleine Paige & Arundel). The ‘versus’ concept was spawned in 2008 by artist Mel Baxter (curator CURVY 09, Frankie Hand Drawn & Dane Beesley’s New York Buck)

Friday, 9th April – 7pm @ Joshua Levi Galleries- 4 Ipswich Rd. Wooloongabba. Brisbane.

This post was submitted by Mel Baxter.

Coinciding with the 2010 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Story of a Secret State takes aim at the human rights violations currently taking place in North Korea. The group art exhibition, incorporating the works of nine internationally regarded artists, follows the story of thousands of suffering North Koreans, plotted from childhood through to adulthood, as they ultimately risk their lives by seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.

Free exhibition
April 26th – May 9th
Opening Night: April 29th 7pm – 10pm
Guildford Lane Gallery
20-24 Guildford Lane, Melbourne
Tue – Fri 12pm – 9pm
Sat – Sun 12pm – 5pm

The Artists:
Andrea Innocent – Australia
Lisa Golightly – USA
Cat MacInnes – Australia
Courtney Kim – Australia / South Korea
Darwin Tan – Indonesia
Hajin Bae – South Korea
Paul Ikin – Australia
Yiyi Wang – Australia / China
Yunjin Lee – South Korea

www.storyofvoices.com

This post was submitted by courtney Kim.

“This show is about coming-of-age in a society that’s not quite right. Graduating from art school and being forced to face the real world, dealing with drug use, alcoholism and petty violence. “I seek to escape my own personal dilemmas through the image-making process.” Feeling the urge to draw attention to the degradations in standards of living, the everyday Australian’s general contempt for each other and fearing things that are different. These “low life’s” each bear their own interesting stories, it is through his art that Jack attempts to portray them as a means for public discourse. Drawing on several influences (including pop surrealism, tattoo art, skateboard graphics, psychedelic music posters etc.), Jack has created a body of work that will act as a single piece of art through the process of installation that will hopefully make people stop and think about what is wrong with the world we live in.”

This post was submitted by Just Another Agency.

Seven Hundred Photos -Darlo Bar, April 15, 7pm – 10pm.
Seven artists, seven designers, seven hotel rooms of interactive and live photo shoots. Bring your cameras.

Brought to you by the Letter T, an aMBUSH Gallery pop-up exhibition held at the Pavilion in Darling Park. Melbourne-based T-shirt-culture journal, T-World and some of the world’s leading designers are joining forces to celebrate Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary with a collaboration between the artists and the muppets themselves. The designers are Vince Frost (Frost* Design, Aust), Luca Ionescu (Like Minded Studio, Aust), Richard Sanders (Chunk, UK), Tri Vo (Syke, Aust), Marc Atlan (Marc Atlan Inc.), Jake Nickell (Threadless, USA), Brian Flynn (Super 7, USA) and Beci Orpin (Tiny Mammoth, Aust)

Opening night on Friday, 19 March from 7pm. Continues until 21 March from 11am to 4pm.