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Matt Hinkley applies his distinct, highly refined hand renderings to materials including newspapers, graph paper and found objects. The meticulous yet subtle nature of his work promotes at once a quiet solitude and sense of chaos. Referencing 60s Op Art and the working methods of artists such as John Nixon, Hinkley constructs his works on paper with reverence to the qualities of his materials. Patterns and compositions are minimised and exploded, inspired by the characteristics of his paper stocks and found imagery. A recent transition to the production of 3D work has extended this sense of craftsmanship further through a series of intricate plaster impressions. Continue reading…
In my last week in New York I took some much needed and wanted time out to visit the beach, the Hamptons. We ventured to a more discrete, if there could be, location in this ritzy beach location just out of New York City. This was a surf beach called Montauk. One thing the golden coastline of Long Island is abundant with is lobsters, and as Americans so often liked to do, they put this fine specimen in between two pieces of bread to make a lobster roll. Traditionally a mix of lobster meat and shrimp, mixed into a white sloppy mess of mayonnaise and celery, and loaded heavy handedly into a sweet hot dog roll, the average price of these rolls came to around USD$16. We had been told to visit one place in particular called LUNCH, but, so fascinated by this concept of fine water born creatures in bread, we sampled several on our journey and even returned with a lobster in the car, which we cooked up and put in to a roll the next day for brunch with friends. Ours was much less soggy too.
So if you ever feel the need to put lobster between bread, you might like to try it with the following ingredients in this order:
Baguette, mayonnaise, butter lettuce, lobster, radish, fennel, red onion, salt & pepper.
This weeks Cheeky Freak is Kris Moyes’ short film that we have been harping on about for a while City Limits. The film is now available to view online and is here with us today! Enjoy!
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Tonight in Sydney, Dan Moynihan opens the window gallery at Grant Pirrie with his new installation Dan If I Do, Dan If I Don’t. Fresh off the back of Points Of View which is currently on show at Tolarno Gallery in Melbourne and an artist residency in Canada, Moynihan promises to bring the pain with this new, fabled installation.
Dan If I Do, Dan If I Don’t
Opening Thursday June 24, 6 – 8pm
24 June – 24 July 2010 Grant Pirrie
86 George St Redfern
Community radio stations are fundamental for so many reasons; broad (and narrow) casting marginalised voices, providing advertisement-free listening, and supporting musical experiments like Noise in My Head (NIMH). For since its inception in 2005, Michael Kucyk’s 3RRR program, has evolved into a hub of music knowledge, attracting contributions from international big boys including Michael Rother (NEU!/Harmonia), DJ Lovefingers, Beppe Loda and Tim Sweeney alongside a select few local talents. In a celebratory fifth year anniversary vein, Laila Sakini met with NIMH dreamer Michael Kucyk to revisit some of the shows magic moments, discuss future ventures and pay homage to the contributors that help to make NIMH such a rare treat on Australian airwaves. Continue reading…
Considering it was his naivety that made him open a gallery and his lack of a formal art education that has allowed for a progressive method of operating, it’s completely and utterly accurate to say that Darren Knight would unknowingly fall into his own definition of a committed amateur. His life long objectives give him an individual approach. Bearing in mind his success, Darren is unassuming and professional. The only thing he has in common with an amateur is his unbridled enthusiasm. Continue reading…
Amelia Coulter is a Brooklyn-based designer and artist who is hand making delicious biscuits as her new canvas. Among these artisanal and edible works are fennel bulbs, anatomical hearts, stove burner tiles, the Brooklyn Bridge and lingerie (taking edible undies to another level). Coulter is using quality, local ingredients to make these sugary canvases, which are inspired by the city, architecture, design and her childhood. They come in bite sized cookies flavoured with lavender, chocolate red chilli, anise and cinnamon and ginger lemon.
The Cheeky Freaks this week are the cast of HBO’s amazing series True Blood. Sookie, Bill and the gang are back in season three which premiered in the states earlier this week and apparently features werewolves… oh how Twilight! Pretty exciting! I know what I will be doing this weekend…
Friday and Saturday in Sydney visit the Rittenhouse Sale, Level 3, Suite 3a 119 Kippax St, Surry Hills. Open 10-5 Friday and 10-4 Saturday. Look out for our feature with Rittenhouse in the July issue. Saturday night head to Ching-A-Lings from 8 for Biorythms featuring a gateway to the fifth dimension with Baron Mundi (Health Club, fbi’s Loose Joints) and Perfect Snatch (Gay Bash, The Night Life). Expect low-nrg, $10.
Saturday night in Melbourne see Love of Diagrams, Dick Diver and Miniature Submarines play the Northcote Social Club, 301 High St Northcote, 9pm, $13.
Dancing in the dark and scooping ice cream for lickable New Yorkers, it’s all in a days work for this Melbourne girl. Caroline Clements talks to Laura O’Neill, of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, in the Big Apple. Continue reading…
