“Light Intersections II” by Ian Strange in Sydney, Australia
December 3, 2021
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Leading contemporary and transdisciplinary artist Ian Strange has transformed a derelict house in an Australian city-fringed now-gentrified neighbourhood for his latest large-scale site-specific urban intervention – LIGHT INTERSECTIONS II.  Unveiled during Sydney, Australia’s lockdown mid-2021, the major public works sees the façade of a late 19th century Victorian terrace home pierced with beams of light – highlighting the building’s…
“The Riders” by Fintan Magee in Sydney, Australia
September 28, 2021
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“The Riders” was painted on the Alexandria Hotel in the shadow of the Waterloo Public housing estate. In 2015, the LNP government in NSW marked the building for re-development, leaving many low-income families worried they will be pushed out of the area.   Painted in a bevelled glass technique, the riders appear broken up out…
Ben Frost – Open Studio & New Artwork
April 8, 2021
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Australian pop artist Ben Frost is throwing open the doors to his Melbourne studio this week. With over 100 new artworks on display, this is the first time his new workshop has been open to the public. This Saturday April 10, the studio will be open from 12 -6pm, there is no need RSVP, but…
FINTAN MAGEE : NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE
December 5, 2020
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“One thing I have learnt is that sometimes life doesn’t have or even need to have greater meaning it is just a series of random events. Sometimes embracing that and working with that is just as fulfilling as finding high concepts or high art or higher meaning.” – Fintan Magee www.instagram.com/fintan_magee www.fintanmagee.com Fintan Magee is…
“Shadow” by Fintan Magee in Newcastle, Australia
October 29, 2020
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International street artist Fintan Magee just worked on a new piece in Newcastle, Australia for Big Picture Festival. The mural is entitled “Shadow” and is painted alongside a statue of Australia’s first female mayor faces Civic park and the old civic train station in central Newcastle. “Shadow” explores the role of de-industrialisation, isolation, renewal and the new…
“Two Figures Behind Glass” by Fintan Magee in Ipswich, Australia
September 3, 2020
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Australian artist Fintan Magee has recently finished another mural in Ipswich, Australia. This work depicts two rail-workers behind beveled glass. The Arctic glass pattern in the painting was common in middle-class Queensland homes in the 1960s and was used in French doors and windows. “Some of my earliest memories of Queensland architecture was my father’s…
Rone Book Release
July 9, 2020
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Melbourne-based artist Rone has just released his first coffee table slab. The self-titled book features a retrospective of his works, exploring the juxtaposition and often contentious relationship between beauty and decay and the corresponding tug of war that exists between youth and ruin. As one of the pioneering figureheads in the art of large-scale muralism,…
Yusk Imai – Organic Future
June 13, 2020
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ORGANIC FUTURE by Brazilian artist YUSK IMAI is open now at Backwoods Gallery, Australia. The show is the Imai’s 5th solo exhibition at the space over a period of 10 years. Yusk Imai – Organic Future Directed and filmed by Byron Kehoe, this edit was recorded over Zoom through some late night/ early morning interviews…
PichiAvo in Port Adelaide, Australia
April 16, 2020
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Spanish street art duo PichiAvo were invited to paint for Wonderwalls Port Adelaide, one the largest mural festival in South Australia. PichiAvo is known for combining art, sculpture artwork, architecture, space and urban setting into one. They create a clear color splash deconstructing classical art and contemporary urban art. In this particular mural, they integrated François-Joseph Bosio’s Cupid…
“Dive” by Vesod in Port Adelaide, Australia
March 17, 2020
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Italian Artist Vesod just completed a new mural for the WonderWalls Port Adelaide Street Art Project. Entitled “Dive”, the Italian artist brought to life a beautiful new piece that will be enjoyed by the locals for many years to come Vesod’s artistic attitude has been fostered by his father Dovilio Brero, surrealistic painter, whose influence…

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