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The year 2008 in photographs

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Via boston.com

The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3)
2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3)
2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3)

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Calling all artists.

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Urban Grind offers free wall space and no commission for 2 weeks to artists. All submissions need to be made via email with a few attached images of the art that you would like to display. The next set of 2 week dates starts from the 24.01.09. So 2009 is side open at this point. Send me a submission or let someone you know know about putting their art up at Urban Grind. Thanks. Email: art (@] urbangrind.com.au

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Are you an Aussie Banksy?

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Painters, street artists and muralists - fancy yourself the Australian Banksy? Brisbane artists are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in a temporary public art project at the iconic Gasworks site. Up to 20 artists will be selected to produce site-responsive works on the hoardings, along the high-profile Newstead street front. Street-smart painterly interventions, depictions of the historical Gasometer structure and surrounds, or your brilliant vision of the future of this vibrant community will earn you the chance to make your mark.

An artist fee of $200+GST will apply for each panel (approx 1.7×2.4m). Artists must be available to complete the work during the month of November. To be considered for this opportunity, please submit up to three indicative images of your work and a brief paragraph describing your relevant experience and concept for the site, to Wendy at em@artworkers.org Please indicate whether you are proposing work for one or more panels. The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 5 November 2008.

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Drawing with Coffee For Sophie

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Sophie once drew Rach an awesome angel on a white take away bag using coffee. I think we still have it somewhere. The fact that she could do that was one of the things we loved about Sophie.

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Buy jewellery direct from the makers!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

I don’t know the other names but they are probably really good too if they are kicking around with Mark Vaarwerk. I think his Jewellery is great. He has even used our discarded milk bottles from Urban Grind in some of his pieces. It was very cool of Mark to take our bottles and re-purpose them.

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BAD - Designer Fight Club

Monday, June 16th, 2008

This should make for a great local event. As I understand it, the idea is to sit down 12 designers, present them with a concept and give them 10 mins or so to come up with a visual design. The best designers move to the next round until there is only one standing. This Thursday the students get to put the gloves on and next month the pros do it. Should be an interesting show. Urban Grind has provided free coffee cards (Davros designed them) for the event as door prizes. Speaking of prizes, there are some wicked ones up for grabs with the major prize being a fully spec’d iMac.

You can register and/or get more info here:
bigfish.tv/designerfightclub
Zoo Website

It’s not too late to register as a contestant but hurry!

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A mantra for 2008

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller

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Sally Flynn - Artist

Monday, November 26th, 2007

December 2nd - 15th 2007

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Original Order Exhibition

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Lomographs by Gavin Bannerman
Opening Saturday, 17 November 6 - 8pm
Exhibition 18 November – 1 December
Opening hours: 7 - 4pm 
(Mon-Fri), 7 - 3pm (Sat), 7 - 1pm (Sun)
Contact: 0421 976 425 or gbannerman@gmail.com

My images are quick glimpses of the surrounding world. They are the signs, the faces, the trees and the streets that pass me by. Each photograph was taken with a Lomo Compakt Automat (LC-A), a Russian-made camera that was used for espionage during the Cold War. This camera and its associated movement - Lomography - provide a starting point for my work.

Lomography espouses the principle of “shooting from the hip”. Pure lomographs are unconscious, unmediated and instinctive. They are captured with a piece of equipment so superseded it’s at the cutting edge.
I have been taking Lomos since 2000, capturing the minute details of buildings, vehicles, bodies and places. I am not a hard-line Lomographer; I compose some images, I take some haphazardly,I revel in blurry streaks of light, I adore crisp, clear portraits.

These images are to be enjoyed, to give you that vague feeling, equal parts déjà vu, half-remembered dream and stone-cold reality. I want to show common things so we go away feeling good about our lives. For me, “everyday” is not a dirty word.

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