Look - Melbourne Art Galleries
People who say that there is no such thing as bad art are lying. LOOK takes an objective view of the subjective world and, with a free drink in our hand, guides you through Melbourne's best galleries and art exhibitions. From institutions to artist-run initiatives, installation to illustration, photography to painting, LOOK is an ongoing document of Melbourne's ever engaging and growing arts culture.
'Skull Gully', by Martin Bell
The funny thing about Marty's work is that initially, it seems like a big mess. Shit is everywhere, it's hard to make out what is what, and, although it is indisputably impressive, you wonder if it is anything more than the unedited spewings of a crazy person with a lifetime subscription to Mad Magazine.
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Art is great! There are 26 reasons to buy it. But it is too oft assumed that people want to be near artists. Not true! Why do you think they invented auctions? So Jeffrey Dietch could gain control of your inheritance? No! Artists can be smelly. Some of them have tattoos. They all really like Slavoj Zizek for some reason, and, given the chance, they'll sell their own arses for $1200.
West Space presents 'The High Life'
As a young boy I had a vivid imagination: I saw animals in clouds, had imaginary pet samurai sidekicks and would transform my bangers and mash dinners into fantastical, abstract scenarios. That was, all before The Wooden Spoon... These days I'm a dull, lifeless employee to the system and have to walk up six flights of stairs to get my daily Jager hit.
Penthouse Mouse 2010
So I've been lurking about behind the Melbourne Club as usual, trying to jimmy that door open, get into the man garden. (Matter of time, granddad.) Meanwhile, I can tell you about some goings on in the multi-gender area of Coates Lane.
Penthouse Mouse, that bastion of LMFF's ever-expanding cultural program, is back.
'Where the Wild Things Are', an exhibition by Mike O'Meally
Big, beautiful, behind-the-scenes images of Where The Wild Things Are. The pictures are by Mike O'Meally, a professional skate photographer and friend of Spike Jonze's Girl Skateboards team. Large format prints and limited-run decks will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to help kids with leukaemia.
Craig Dermody, Riley Payne
Riley Payne's work is of the meticulously detailed, fastidiously sharpened lead pencil variety. Each drawing takes him months to finish and when they're done, you can hardly believe the amount of work he's put into them. His subject matter varies wildly, from kittens to garden gnomes, pot plants to derrieres.
'You Were In My Dream', by Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine
Nothing kills a conversation better than someone starting a story with, 'I had this crazy dream last night...'. Watch as eyes glaze over and minds wander across the world. A few things, however, can be interesting when it comes to dreams: 1) when I'm in other people's, and 2) someone once told me about how, one magical night, they controlled their own.
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