READ AN INTERVIEW WITH MAX BERRY HERE

Changing Lanes presents live mural work by Sydney street artists and beyond. Ears, SMC[3], Max Berry, Vars and La will run head to head, can to can, bringing street art out into the open in an unforgettable union of the Oh Really and The Movement crews, as well as featuring other more nomadic street personas.

Cartoon nerd and Secret Wars Semi-Finalist Max Berry, makes black and white geometrics a parade of goofy-eyed thicks, and belching, slack-armed kids. Throw in for good measure some chickens, ghouls and mo’s and you might have some idea of what he’s getting at. It’s a style with no boundaries and endless possibilities.

Most known for his clean 2D line designs, in sticker and paste-up form, Max has fast become a big part of the inner Sydney cultural landscape. One third of the Oh Really Gallery trio, Max’s most recent solo exhibition, “A Search for Ground in Higher Places”, saw his practice successfully extended into areas such as jewellery, plush toys and instillation, plus a movement into binary-focused and painterly narrative works that touch on the surreal. Max is also currently involved with the exciting, newly launched, lo-fi collective.

Come down on the festival day and catch Max Berry in his element.

‘painting for malik joyeux and bernardo bertolucci (v)’ by julian schnabel, 2006 (gesso and ink on polyester)

‘unititled (x-ray)’ by julian schnabel, 2008 (ink on polyester)

Julian Schnabel, American filmmaker and artist.

Some new works from Kareem Rizk, currently on display at Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco .

Guerrero Gallery
2700 19th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Co-curated by Eddie Martinez
August 14, 2010 — September 04, 2010

Changing lanes is a brand new festival run by FBi Radio and MAPS Entertainment.

A massive festival of arts and music in Newton on 19th September, 2010

Featuring Sydney artists Ears, smc[3] and Melbourne underground master, PHIBS. There are two other names ( one world renowned ) to be confirmed..

The crews of Everfresh, Oh Really and The Movement will run head to head on the day, dusting up to live tunes on Eliza St Newtown. This music line up is yet to be announced but with the support of fbi radio and 567 im sure it will be huge!!

Keep your eyes on Forth Thread for interviews and exclusive’s

What: Changing Lanes Art and Music Festival

When: 19th September, 2010

Where: Eliza St Newtown

Who: MAPS Entertainment and FBi Radio

Visual Artists: Ears, smc[3], PHIBS, and one local and one world-renowned artist coming soon

INTERVIEW BY THE NATIONAL GRID GALLERY

NG:  ApeSeven, tell us the thinking and process behind your new works that will be on show at The National Grid Gallery in Brookvale from August 6th— what can the people expect?
AS:  My latest body of work KLAN takes a look at my imagined family albeit future tribe. An emotive, mysterious, somewhat elegant figurative visual language has been developed to illustrate my search for belonging in this world, amongst my peers, family and dreams.

Apeseven’s  works currently focuses on elements of alchemy . A process of transmutation depicted by a fusion of childhood creatures, science, complex symbolism akin to early scientists and an aesthetic drawn from an observation of the potential, imagined and observed worlds .

OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST 6PM-10PM
EXHIBITION RUNS UNTIL 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010
THE NATIONAL GRID GALLERY. 24 CHARD RD. BROOKVALE
WWW.THENATIONALGRID.COM.AU

Mail me art :: Medium without a message

Darren Di Lieto, the founder and co-editor the Little Chimp Society, has an awesome project on the table called Mail me art..

Mail me Art :: Medium Without a Message is an amazing collection of postal utilities from around the world sent through the post as naked art for all to see…  Over 700 pieces will be on show at the London Mail Me Art exhibition later in the month.

A jam packed book of postal art is being pressed as we speak. Darren in looking for pledges to help fund the project.  Check it out and get your own piece of postal pie.

35mm from Pascal Monaco on Vimeo.

35, 35mm films packed into a beautiful graphic animation