Die Young is an exhibition of works by iconic Sydney Illustrator, Ben Brown.

Ben’s obsessive-compulsive artistic relationship with skulls and bones is clearly a consequence of being born with super human illustration skills and x-ray vision.

His latest series of candy coloured portraits split Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Sid Vicious, Jimmy Hendrix, Buddy Holly and music’s most recent victim, Amy Winehouse, quite literally, in half. The Andy Warhol inspired comical renders, are part morbid tongue in cheek (or skull) and part eternal depictions (flesh). Die Young salutes popular idols with untimely deaths. As Ben puts it…”the celebrity life-style that we seem to aspire to, had killed them all by the age of 27?

An illustrator for over twenty years, Ben Brown is a regular contributor of comics for editorial, including the notorious surfing publication ‘Stab’. He has designed extensive clothing graphics for brands such as Mambo, Insight, Globe, O’Neill, Rip Curl, Ocean & Earth, Nice Produce and Supply, and he has designed music and festival posters for the likes of Nirvana, Frenzal Rhomb, Silverchair, Fat Boy Slim, The Hoodoo Gurus, Big Day Out, Good Vibrations Festival, Homebake and The Falls Festival.

Die Young opens on the 9th of December from 6pm to 10pm and is on exhibition until the 24th December 2011 at The National Grid Gallery, 24 Chard Rd, Brookvale.

Bens Website

Luke Taaffe and the colaboration with photographer Ryan Heywood ….

OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2011 @ 6:30PM
:: The National Grid Gallery ::

Get to this show to see how truly amazing these pieces are!

After a two year hiatus the Sidewayz Art Exhibition returns. Keeping with the original format of artworks on recycled skateboards and snowboards the exhibition continues to be a non-profit exercise, raising funds for a couple of good causes.

Opening at The National Grid Gallery on Saturday 4 June, over 65 artists from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are contributing to this years exhibition.

Sidewayz 2011 contributers include; Scott Marr, PigeonBoy, Konsumterra, Kalen, Sarah Scully, RJ Williams, Esjay, Vars, SMC[3], Stylo, E.L.K, Teem, Bennett, Anton Benois, Tim Andrew, Brandon Els, Qwux, Willem Van Stom, Tez, Phibs, Lise Pod, Jimmy Neilly, KON, Ellie Schroeder, Dave Kaziro, Benny Haz, Reka, Ben Goad, Ben Frost, Pinky, Lucas McGrath, kulk, Zoe Young, Wade Burkitt, Robert Bates, Rick Swaine, Beastman, Ollie Lucas, Mia Taninaka, Luke Taaffe, Julie Doye, Dina Raus, Deb, Cameron Wall, Bridge, Beth Josey, Barrett, Jeremy Shaw, Dave Smith, Kane Stamp, Liz Laughton, Jon Jones, Andrew Fawcet…plus heaps more!

MEGGS, ERICK SANDBERG, NIC PLOWMAN, BEASTMAN, AARON NAGEL, ANDREW QUILTY, KARMIM HAMID, TAMARA DEAN, CRISTIAN REX VAN MINNEN, DAVID KASSAN + MORE

@AMBUSH GALLERY 14th APRIL

@THE NATIONAL GRID GALLERY 29th APRIL

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On show will be numbered and signed limited edition prints, plus original works in
ink and paint. The show continues the themes of Bens previous solo show -
‘Kill your Idols’ – which combined celebrity, junk culture, zombies and skulls
in a graphically charged visual extravaganza. These new works pick up
where the previous show left off and the iconic images that are burned in
to our collective cultural psyche are given a new life… albeit as the living dead.

There will be a bonus live performance from  rock ‘n’ roll demons Hong Kong,
who have been burning up various floors around town in recent times with
their melodic skuzzball wall of sound.

Opening Night: Friday 10th December 6-9pm.
Come and join us for a Christmas drink! We have loads of new goodies in the shop too, along with all the latest Art Books and Mags.

Exhibition is open from 11th December to 24th January.

The HELLO Poster Show is making its way to Melbourne!

On December 16th 2010 at 1000 Pound Bend Gallery, over 30 posters, featuring international artists and designers, will be on exhibition and on sale for $30 at the Melbourne Edition of HELLO. The posters will additionally be on exhibit at hellopostershow.com. The proceeds raised from the show will benefit StreetSmart Australia, an organisation supporting and strengthening smaller, grassroots community efforts helping the homeless. More info at StreetSmartAustralia.org.

To date, posters have sold to a worldwide audience raising over $3500 and we are hoping, with support of the Melbourne community, we can raise much more.

For more information visit hellopostershow.com or email Leisha Muraki at Gday@hellopostershow.com

Special Thanks to Katy Robinson of CaptainRobbo.com for the prints, Spicers Paper and The Burnells

Poster Above by Barrett

Hollis Brown Thornton. A prolific illustrator and Artist, featured in a massive array of magazines and shows around the world has some great “edition of ” prints up for sale >>>>>>> Check out the catalog here,

Be quick they wont last long…. I just brought One For the studio….

ELEMENT & MONSTER CHILDREN PRESENT;

THE HAPPY TREE ~ Artworks from the Element Advocate Program.

Opening night: Thursday the 4th of November from 6pm.

AMBER B / BEASTMAN / BROOKE REIDT / CAROLYN DRAKE / CHAD EATON / COURTNEY BRIMS / TODD FRANCIS / EMIL KOZAK / JEREMY FISH / BRIAN GABERMAN / LISA SOLBERG / MARCEL VELDMAN / MIKE KERSHNAR / CHRISTIAN HALFORD / MIYA ANDO / PEPA PRIETO / SARAH LARNACH / KAREENA ZEREFOS / BRETT CHAN / ANDY MURPHY

The National Grid & MuMu Grill Presents:

‘THE FUNNY FARM’

An afternoon of art, tapas & live music.
SUNDAY 24th OCT (this Sun!)
Silent auction from 12pm – 3pm
All proceeds go to the Phoenix Youth Centre.

FEATURING ORIGINAL ARTWORKS BY:
BRIDGE STEHLI, KAREENA ZEREFOS, MIA TANINAKA,
LARA ALLPORT, KATHERINE MCLELLAND, DAN MARSHALL,
BRANDON ELS, STUART SMYTHE & BARRETT

MuMu Grill. 70 Alexander St. Crows Nest. Sydney.

Get a load of this gig, its gona be a banger…
Manly Fishos, the Norhtern Beaches Live Music Venue!
Join us for Live Music, Live Drawings, cheap drinks and to squeak some sneaker.
270 Pittwater Road, Manly.

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