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Nicky Gibson, Monster-Munch

Oct 27, ’09 10:43 AM

Nicky Gibson, Monster-Munch

Meat Monster, Nicky Gibson, Monster-Munch

Nicky Gibson is a digital designer by day, as art-director at Poke, and has been running her blog Monster-Munch for the past two years in her spare time. Her blog showcases, “SockMonsters, graphics, illustration, typography, product design, making things, mulling over ideas, collecting snippets of nice design ideas, and hunting out inspiring work from around the web”. The monster designs are the result of her interest in character design which explores the “infinite possibilities” within a “simple format”. The use of different textures and materials in these characters shows her love of experimenting and her ‘hands-on’ approach to design.

See the blog here, her art-direction at Poke here, and her monsters on Flickr here.

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Veni Vidi Vici

Oct 23, ’09 1:32 PM

VENI VIDI VICI

VENI VIDI VICI is an exhibition of art questioning ideas of patriotism and environmentalism by illustrating a macabre and uniquely Australian banquet. Artists Rohani Osman, Katie Jacobs and Brittany Veitch use uniquely Australian native species to illustrate a traditional British dinner with a dark twist. Through research of historical representation of cultural practices within Australia, including poking fun at the British, the artists question the ideas of patriotism and environmentalism.

Exhibition opens: Wednesday 28th Ocotober 2009 – 6-8pm (exhibition runs: 28th Oct – 15th November), at C3 Contemporary Art Space – Abbotsford Convent (Gallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 10am-5pm), 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia. Map.

See more work from Brittany Veitch here; Katie Jacobs here.

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ACMI – Tim Burton: The art and imagination of the most fantastical filmmaker of our time

Oct 22, ’09 1:48 PM

ACMI – Tim Burton: The art and imagination of the most fantastical filmmaker of our time

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005), Directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, Shown: Co-director Tim Burton on the set, Photo credit: Derek Frey

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) joins Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 2010 with an Australian exclusive exhibition direct from The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The largest exhibition to ever be presented in ACMI’s Gallery 1 has been curated in direct collaboration with Burton and features artworks and objects drawn from his personal archive, as well as studio archives and the private collections.

The exhibition follows the course of Burton’s career, with childhood ephemera, juvenilia, and amateur short films from his youth in Burbank, California; cartoons and drawings from his time at California Institute of the Arts; and examples of his first professional work at The Walt Disney Studios. Burton’s artistic output includes shorts Vincent (1982) and Frankenweenie (1984); and 15 feature films including Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010); as well as writing and web projects such as Stainboy (2000).

Tim Burton. (American, b. 1958), Untitled (The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories ), 1982–1984, Pen and ink, marker, and colored pencil on paper, 10 x 9″ (25.4 x 22.9cm), Private Collection, © 2009 Tim Burton

Tim Burton will open at ACMI on 24 June and run until 10 October 2010. Mr Burton will be at ACMI in Melbourne for the opening of the exhibition.
To accompany the exhibition ACMI will curate a film season and specialist public and education programs for all ages, which will be announced at a later date.
Tim Burton is the second Melbourne Winter Masterpiece exhibition at ACMI after Pixar: 20 years of Animation, which broke international attendance records in 2007. Tim Burton will directly follow Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood, another Australian exclusive exhibition at ACMI which premieres on 12 November 2009.

See more at ACMI here

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Andrei Popa

Oct 22, ’09 1:46 PM

Andrei Popa

Magni, Packaging design, Andrei Popa

Creative packaging design from Romanian designer Andrei Popa.
“In the absence of interesting projects, I came up with this idea that challenged my passion for colors and shapes. I created an unconventional package for an imaginary brand – Magni, a chocolate for exquisite tastes. The consistency of milk or honey is the one that highlights the taste of pure cocoa butter, that’s why I played with contrasts, with sparkling colors, dark shadows and triangular shapes. To sweeten up the blend I added a drop of milk or honey to distinguish between the various assortments. Finally, “the client” declared himself satisfied.” – Andrei Popa

Brisk, Packaging design, Andrei Popa

“Packaging for an imaginary product, men only, called Brisk.
Brisk it’s about hyper-masculine attitudes related to women’s desires and preferences, it’s about skipping the clichés, about style and comfort with no added sugar.” – Andrei Popa

See more of Andrei’s work here.

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Surveillance win Gold & Silver at 39th Annual Creativity Awards in the USA

Oct 22, ’09 1:41 PM

Surveillance win Gold & Silver at 39th Annual Creativity Awards in the USA

Horizons newsletter, Gold Award, Newsletters (Business-to-business), Qantas Airport Services, James Armstrong (design and creative direction) and Nina Duric (design and layout)

Sydney design firm Surveillance has been awarded Gold and Silver graphic design awards at the prestigious 39th Annual Creativity Awards held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Judges announced their decision during October, rewarding Surveillance’s work for the following client projects: A Gold Award for a branded corporate newsletter titled Horizons, for Qantas Airport Services; and a Silver Award for label designs for a range of bottled consumer water called ‘A Bottle Of’. Surveillance was one of only five Australian companies recognised at Creativity 39. A full list of awards winners can be found here.

A Bottle Of ‘Love’, ‘Strength’ and ‘Wellbeing’ water bottle labels, Silver Award, Food and Beverage Packaging, A Bottle Of, James Armstrong

The 39th Annual Creativity Awards received thousands of entries from 37 countries and 37 US states. The competition showcases work from around the globe in the Annual Book published after the close of each year’s competition and sold in bookstores around the world.

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Kenji Hirata

Oct 21, ’09 1:18 PM

Kenji Hirata

‘The Way Out is the Way In’, acrylic on canvas, 24 inch x 18 inch, 2009

“Kenji hirata is a New York based painter from Nagasaki, Japan. His work engages in the world and attempts to reveal something deep within the spirit of things. In his paintings, he fuses an evolving complex narrative out of the five elements of water, fire,metal, wood, and soil. He moves confidently between compositions of layered density and vast areas of open fields and clear forms. He is guided by the Buddhist idea that emptiness is everything eternal.

‘Universal Appeal Tres’, Latex on wall at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC, 2007

As an original member of the “Barnstormers” Mr. Hirata has created large scale public mural paintings in both New York, Miami, and in the rural town of Cameron, NC. The public paintings in North Carolina have created an ongoing cross-cultural dialogue between artists and the small town residents.Hirata’s message is that creativity is essential for a bright future and much needed in times of great concern.

‘The Way Out is the Way In’ (another maze), acrylic on canvas, 24 inch x 18 inch, 2009

Mr. Hirata is an artist who creates work in an impressive variety of situations, from huge colorful public murals, to smaller canvases,to animated works for film. Both his solo and collaborative works have made him a well respected, innovative, and important member of the New York art and film community”.

See more here

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Coca-Cola: Tribute to Fashion

Oct 21, ’09 11:40 AM

Coca-Cola: Tribute to Fashion

Marni, Coca-Cola: Tribute to Fashion

In support of the victims from the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy of April 2009, Italian fashion designers Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari for Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini for Fendi, Consuelo Castiglioni for Marni, Angela Missoni and Rossella Jardini for Moschino, have joined with Coca Cola to produce a fund raising campaign. This campaign uses work from fashion designers to create packaging that ‘dresses’ the Coca-Cola bottles.

Via Luxuo

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Resin – Lancer Evolution ‘Defy Physics’

Oct 20, ’09 10:58 AM

Resin – Lancer Evolution ‘Defy Physics’

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – Defy Physics from Resin on Vimeo.

Taking inspiration from futuristic films such as Bladerunner, Resin (a visual effects, animation and live action studio based in Australia and China) have created a commercial for Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution, displayed only in CG. By studying real track footage of the Evo, they were able to apply a high level of detail, and produce a convincingly realistic result.

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Ben Brown – ‘Kill Your Idols’

Oct 20, ’09 10:34 AM

Ben Brown ‘Kill Your Idols’

Opens 6pm Friday 23rd October
The National Grid Gallery, 24 Chard Road, Brookvale NSW 2100
Exhibition runs from 23.10.2009 – 19.11.2009
Gallery is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm & Saturdays 12pm – 3pm

“ Ben Brown was born with super thermo x-ray vision which, naturally enough, lead to an obsessive relationship with skulls & bones. He has worked for a mixed variety of clients for over twenty years. His commissions range across publishing, clothing apparel and the music industry. He has designed an extensive range of music posters for performers like Silverchair, Nirvana, Fat Boy Slim, Frenzal Rhomb and the Hoodoo Gurus, as well as events including the Big Day Out, Good Vibrations Festival, Homebake, the Falls festival and others. He contributes a regular comic strip to notorious surfing publication ‘stab’, and provides illustration for many other titles. Ben also creates graphics to cover all manner of clothing for clients like Insight, Mambo, Globe, O’Neill, Rip Curl, Ocean & Earth, Nice produce and Supply” – via The National Grid

See more here.

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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents – Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood

Oct 14, ’09 11:24 AM

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood

Thursday 12 November 2009 – Sunday 7 February 2010

Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood is “an expansive exhibition showcasing an extraordinary man’s life’s work, his collaborations and personal art collection, and an amazing insight into a formative era of Hollywood”.

Known for his exceptional work in films such as: Easy Rider (1968), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Blue Velvet (1986), Apocalypse Now (1968) and the Australian production Mad Dog Morgan (1976), this exhibition is to show a comprehensive look at his creative virtuosity.

ACMI Director, Tony Sweeney, “ACMI is excited to present this Australian-exclusive exhibition celebrating the work and life of a truly extraordinary filmmaker and artist. The exhibition allows us to engage in great depth and detail the catalogue of work by a courageous artist, reflecting on a bygone era which radically influenced the film industry that exists today.”

Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood was originally produced by the Cinémathèque Française, in association with Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider Productions, and curated by Matthieu Orlean.

For its Melbourne presentation, the exhibition will feature a film season and a series of public programs, talks and workshops.

Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood opens at ACMI on Thursday 12 November 2009 and exhibits until Sunday 7 February 2010. Dennis Hopper will be in Melbourne for the official opening of the exhibition.

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Go Font Ur Self

Oct 13, ’09 10:43 AM

Go Font Ur Self

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World’s Longest Solar Footbridge built in Brisbane

Oct 13, ’09 10:37 AM

World’s Longest Solar Footbridge built in Brisbane

Image via Treehugger.com; Rendering courtesy of Eco Friend

The world’s largest solar-powered footbridge has opened in Brisbane.The new Kurilpa Bridge which connects South Brisbane with the city center is expected to be used by 36,000 people weekly.

“The structure is 1,500 feet long and clad with 84 solar panels. Collectively, the solar panels will generate a yearly output of about 40 MWh. About 75-percent of power will be used for the bridge and the remainder will be fed back to the main grid” – Jerry James Stone

Via Treehugger – Design & Architecture

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Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion

Oct 12, ’09 9:40 AM

Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion

1 October 2009 – 18 April 2010

Zambesi, Auckland fashion house
est. 1979
Elisabeth Findlay designer
born Greece 1948, emigrated to New Zealand 1951
Outfit: Glimmer top, Kimono and Drifter trousers 2000 summer 2000
printed silk, cotton, plastic, wool, plastic, metal
(a) 186.0cm (centre back), 66.5cm (waist, flat) (kimono); (b) 17.0cm (centre back), 37.5cm (waist flat) (top); (c) 108.2cm (outer leg), 34.0cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
Collection of the artist, New Zealand
© Zambesi

“From 1st October, the National Gallery of Victoria will showcase eight independent fashion labels from the two countries in Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion.
Featuring over 40 works from the NGV Collection and a number of key loans, this exhibition will bring together a selection of designs spanning the last decade.
Together Alone will feature Australian labels Akira, MaterialByProduct, Romance Was Born and Toni Maticevski, which will be on display alongside New Zealand labels Doris de Pont, Nom*D, World and Zambesi.
Katie Somerville, Curator, Australian Fashion & Textiles, NGV said that this exhibition will highlight the dynamic practices of the eight leading labels.
“This exhibition explores the sources of inspiration that lie at the heart of the designers’ works. As regional identities in a global fashion system, these designers have received international recognition for their distinctive and original approaches and we are thrilled to be able to present their work at the NGV,” said Ms Somerville.
The works on display will range from the fluid classical design of Toni Maticevski’s Dali Goddess evening dress to the flamboyant menswear creations by World including the Sanderson suit and the Survival and Atomic Bombing suit from their I can’t play sport but I can high jump collection”.

Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion will be on display in the Myer Fashion & Textiles Gallery at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square from 1 October 2009 to 18 April 2010. Open 10am–5pm, closed Mondays. Admission to this exhibition is free. For further information visit ngv.vic.gov.au

Nom* D, Dunedin fashion house
est. 1986
Margarita Robertson designer
born New Zealand 1953
Outfit 2007 autumn-winter 2008 (detail)
cotton viscose, viscose, wool viscose, merino (jersey), polyester spandex, wool, cotton, metal
(a) 37.5 cm (centre back), 44.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress); (b) 66.5 cm (centre back), 48.0 cm (width) (waistcoat); (c) 102.5 cm (outer leg), 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (leggings); (d-e) 52.7 x 10.2 cm (each) (sleeves); (f) 98.5 x 14.0 cm (scarf)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008
© Nom* D

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Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Cox Architects

Oct 8, ’09 3:27 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Cox Architects

Cox Architects and Planners, Gollings Photography, Major Projects Victoria, Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust

“The Victorian Government’s $267.5 million Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (MRS) will have a capacity over 30,000 and feature a cutting edge ‘bio-frame’ roof design providing extensive seat coverage and excellent spectator sight lines.

When complete, the MRS will be the new home of the elite Melbourne Victory and Storm soccer and rugby teams, and will provide an outstanding training, sports medicine and administration complex.

Currently under construction on Edwin Flack Field in the Olympic Park Precinct, the MRS will provide Melbourne with a purpose-built, medium-sized rectangular pitch stadium with a world-class playing surface.

The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium continues the strong architectural lineage of Melbourne’s sports and entertainment precinct evidenced since 1956 by the Myer Music Bowl and Olympic Pool Complex, and later by Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The project represents a complete integration between architecture and engineering – every element of the design has a purpose and has been optimised for its specific application. The sculptural qualities of the design are a result of function and structure”.

For more information on the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium please click here.

Cox Architects and Planners, Major Projects Victoria, Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust

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9 x 5 = 20 – Illustrators Australia

Oct 8, ’09 2:14 PM

9 x 5 = 20 – Illustrators Australia

As part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2009, the 14th annual 9 x 5 exhibition and auction will take place @Space 39, 39 Little Collins Street Melbourne on October 9. The exhibition will feature over 100 works by IA members and local illustration students. Click here for online bidding and a preview…

Opening night is on Friday October 9, 2009 from 6pm onwards with drinks, nibbles and a silent auction (all IA members works are available at a reserve price of $195).

The Gallery will also be open on Saturday October 10 (only) from 10 – 4 pm.

A preview of the Members Show is now online ! Online bids welcome if you can’t make it on the night.

The Student show can be viewed here.

You can also vote in the “People’s Choice Awards” (Note: only one vote per person)

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