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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.

The upcoming ‘a search for ground in higher places’ is the first solo exhibition for Max Berry and is the culmination of numerous group shows and an earlier emphasis on stickers, paste-ups and murals. Over the last two years Max has shown in over 20 group exhibitions, most recently; WeAreTheImageMakers ‘12×12’, Freshly Baked ‘The Winter Set’, Carriageworks-CarriageArtworks and Semi-Permanent ‘Mixed business’. Apart from his personal work Max has also been significant in the establishment of Oh Really Gallery and the production of Oh Really Magazine. The Newtown based gallery supports emerging artists and over the last 18 months has encouraged a burgeoning lowbrow art scene, where its DIY and humble nature have picked up an avid following.

The exhibition will include paintings, drawings, jewelry and toys that reflect a search for ground in higher places.

OPENS: Thursday 29^th APRIL  6-9pm (Fri-Sun 11-6 till 9^th of MAY)

OH REALLY GALLERY

55 Enmore rd. Newtown.

For further information contact max@ohreallymagazine.com

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