Some words from Jim about the record: “For the last 10 or so years, making music has always been the place that I turned when the paintbrush wasn’t working for me. I found that even when I was burned out from making art, the act of sitting and making music would allow me not to feel like a waste of time and space. I came to realize that this was part of my whole process, so I began to incorporate those sounds into the installations I do in a gallery, to represent everything I made during the last 6 months or so, not just the visual art. And I was very happy with how the sounds accompanied the sights. My music found a home in my artwork. This record represents the best bleeps and bloops and thuds and screeches and crashes from the past 2 years of art shows, condensed and recorded at home into 6 short songs. Just like my paintings: heartfelt and repetitive.”

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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
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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.

This Friday is the launch of an extraordinary book which commemorates the 15 year anniversary of an extraordinary magazine. IdN is set to  release  the IdN 15 year anniversary book titled “What do you love?” This massive 452 page beauty features specially commissioned works from over 250 of the amazing creatives who have collaborated with IdN over the years.

Mag Nation will be celebrating this momentous launch at their Sydney and Melbourne stores .

Sydney: Friday 6th November starting at 6pm at 155 King St, Newtown.  One of the featured artists in the book, Jeremyville, will be at the Sydney launch to sign the book for anyone who purchases it.

Melbourne: Friday 13th November starting at 6pm at mag nation Elizabeth St, on The Third Floor.

An International favorite amongst lovers of art and supporters of female artists, the annual CURVY book and exhibition series presents a selection of the most exciting female graphic artists and illustrators in the world today.

First launched in Sydney Australia in 2004, CURVY continues to be a best-selling publication and cult phenomenon around the globe.

Submissions for 2010 are now open and close 28th of November. Go to their website to get more details on submission guidelines.

If you would like to take part in Mail Me Art 2,  click here for details on how to submit your work.

You can also buy the book of past mail art.