Most kids who grew up in the early 90s have a fundamental appreciation for whacked-out cartoons. In spite of a small armada of ironically psychedelic anti-drug PSAs, a cadre of talented artists gave a generation one massive contact high: screw passive smoking, we got collaterally baked off Saturday morning cartoons. Lluis Fuzzhound is an artist who strip-mines the bizarre, pop-culture melange that ossified from the cartoons of the early 90s. Fuzzhound’s artwork is a lasagna of Jamie Hewlett, Rockin’ Jellybean, John Kricfalusi, Von Franco: rockabilly, beatnik, schlock-horror, tiki-erotica – it’s basically the kind of art that makes for sweet tattoos. Spanish by birth, Melbournian by lifestyle, he’ll be launching a showcase exhibition featuring new work at Hole in the Wall.
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David-Ashley Kerr, ‘Rückenfigur’ ...Though still beautiful, Melburne-based artist David-Ashley Kerr’s photographs use the device to inquire “into the visualisation of place,...
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Jeff Wall PhotographsCanadian photographer Jeff Wall is 67-years-old and as close as you’ll get to a rock star in his field.
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Annabel Dixon, ‘Return To Form’ ...Annabel Dixon has pulled a Michael Jordan circa 1995 and returned to play the solo exhibition game.
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An Interview with Shaun TanTan’s work is sophisticated, surreal and bleak – qualities synonymous with the best children’s literature. Viewed from adulthood, his work...