http://www.theblackmail.com.au Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:53:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/slow-blow-drag-party-tonight/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/slow-blow-drag-party-tonight/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:55:51 +0000 George Barnes http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=1064 Tonight Slow-BLow will be transforming GOODGOD SMALL CLUB into a GRAND, SPARKILING BALL of luster and FIERCENESS – with an array of glittering lights, sensual smoke and colourful frocks to match!

OH DARLINGGGGG!

It is a FABULOUS (DRAG) costume party – SO DRESS UP!!!

Dress in DRAG – get half price entry – SIMPLE BITCH! High heels are not essential,as you need to MAKE YOUR BODY WORK (YOU BETTER WORK).

LADIES – we wanna see you look TOUGH(as a BUTCHER) – so do what you gotta do…

Toooo keep it sparkling all night long – we will have the delightful Disco Divas:
DJ’s BUTTFUCK, SOFTCOCK, Dj WET DREAM & DJ ANACONDA PANTS..

So come join us for a night of throbbing DISCO and heaving FUN from 10pm at GOODGOD SMALL CLUB!!!

$10 on the door $5 in drag
]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/slow-blow-drag-party-tonight/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/end/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/end/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:10:13 +0000 Laila Sakini http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=905 Christopher Day’s latest show entitled END, formed as a response to an earlier work A Special Love, opens tonight at a temporary space in Curtin House produced by Johann Rashid.

Having worked on the half-photography, half-collage series of 9 for sometime, this is an end that the artist responsible for Surprise Tough Times, and several exhibits including a solo show at Utopian slumps in 2009, is looking forward to.

However for us the audience, the relationship with the cogent matter and meaning innate in his works only just begins. Retro-ish images of animals made from cement, supermarkets, consumer goods, and old fuel guzzling Ford Falcons negate typical paleo-futurist endearments with a sneering take on ‘the end’. However as Day insists, endings need not always be negative, but rather are a logical consequence of linearity, and as such most of the apocalyptic iconography is delivered in a non serious, jocular tone, “I am totally humored by the fact that there is a whole aisle in supermarkets dedicated to soft drink…it’s brilliant.”, he says.

So whether it’s happy or sad endings you like, you’re bound to find some sense of closure at Christopher Day’s show ‘END‘, opening tonight and closing swiftly three days later.

When: Feb 3, 4 & 5 12-4pm (opening Thursday 6-9pm)
Where: Level 6 Curtin House (just below Rooftop Cinema) 252 Swanston St, CBD.

“Franco Cozzo, seriously he’s got a store in Footscary go there” – Christopher Day 2012.


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I took these images whilst in the USA recently under the influence of being a tourist. Whenever I travel, I am susceptible to what some people might call offshore syndrome. In essence, I am trying to fit into my surrounds and act seemingly common, or like a local. In theory, I am watching what is occurring around me, observing people committing acts that technically don’t involve me what so ever. – Natalie Nikitovic























Natalie Nikitovic’s is a photographer living and working in Melbourne. See her work here and on her blog.]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/photo-series-natalie-nikitovic/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/pre-fall-fun-pants/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/pre-fall-fun-pants/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:17:46 +0000 Laila Sakini http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=995 After the ultra-feminine ’50s revival looks put forth by Marni, Prada, Miu Miu, Rochas, Proenza, Louis and basically everybody in SS12, the pre-fall looks appear to indicate a bit of a backlash. Chloe (far left) and Celine (far right) presented super baggy, sculptured pants and Rochas, Stella McCartney and many others all exhibited collections worked heavily around the man suit. A cyclic turn that in retrospect seems totally predictable (obviously trends change with each season), however this change, especially that of Celine’s feels so original and offbeat. Can’t wait for the full fall lines to see if bigger, will be better : )

Collage by Laila Sakini, images: Chloe, Celine, Clements Ribeiro, Rochas, Stella McMCartney, Celine ‘(again!).
]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/pre-fall-fun-pants/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/patrick-dagg-crash-paintings/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/patrick-dagg-crash-paintings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:47:15 +0000 Douglas Lance Gibson http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=976 From 10 February until 11 February 2012, Patrick Dagg will present a unique solo exhibition Crash Paintings at Ground Floor, 583 Elizabeth Street, Redfern.

Since 2007, Melbourne-born Dagg has created works that explore the fragility of the human form through large scale abstract paintings and portraiture, with exhibitions at China Heights Gallery, Kudos Gallery and UNSW Roundhouse Building.

“Crash Paintings is a collection of work created in response to a serious car accident I had recently. It has been three years since my last show and the accident gave me the inspiration for this new direction,” says Dagg.

The exhibition is a combination of paintings and hand painted ceramics which complement each other with their movement and energy. Lines of colour twist and blend into each other, flourishing in a world full of imagination and intensity.

Working in disabilities for the last ten years has given Dagg a unique perspective on life which is strikingly evident in his work. “Every day I work with people with acquired brain injuries and I consider myself very lucky I wasn’t seriously hurt in the accident. As a society we often take our health for granted and we should celebrate what we have more often. The crash has kind of opened me back up and given me the courage to paint freely again,” says Dagg.

You can catch Patrick Dagg’s solo exhibition for a limited time at Ground Floor, 583 Elizabeth Street, Redfern from Friday 10-11 February 2012.

PATRICK DAGG SOLO EXHIBITION Friday 10 February – Saturday 11 February 2012 Ground Floor, 583 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

OPENING NIGHT Friday 10 February 2012, 6-8pm

OPENING HOURS Friday 6-8pm and Saturday 11-5pm or by appointment
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Roman Bruce AKA Bell Towers of Bamboo Musik notoriety has just released his first single ‘Scavengers’ on Hole In The Sky. Our friends at Expialidocious made an amazing video for the single too. Bloody fantastic!]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/02/bell-towers-scavengers/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/turned-out-tuned-up/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/turned-out-tuned-up/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:05:16 +0000 Millie Stein http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=907 My favourite blog-owner, collage artist and neato photographer Maya Villiger has relaunched her blog, Turned Out.

These guys had a hand in it and it feels right, like elements have converged to bring the only other website I check every day (apart from The Blackmail, duh!) to where it needs to be.

I have used some screen shots from the new site here but I highly recommend you check out the real thing.]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/turned-out-tuned-up/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/after-i-die/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/after-i-die/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:53:05 +0000 Tristan Ceddia http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=879

When I was at University, I had the pleasure of being lectured by Australian immigrant design legend Mimmo D Cozzolino. Mimmo is opening his life and collections up in a new show in February at Monash University.

AFTER I DIE. Archives, autobiography, photography – Mimmo D Cozzolino.

For forty years I’ve been hiding bits of my life in shoe boxes, folders, draws and filing cabinets.

For the last four years (as part of an MFA at Monash University) I’ve been looking at what I put away and choosing the fragments that say something about my life as a migrant and ‘New Australian’, designer, photographer and artist. This research has concluded with the creation of nine limited edition books, which I want to share with you.

The books will be on show at:
Monash Faculty of Art Design & Architecture Masters Gallery D2.09
Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th February 2012, between 10am and 5pm.
Map]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/after-i-die/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/dream-on/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/dream-on/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:58:45 +0000 Gabe Knowles http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=870 Georgia Perry has been busy making big and small dreams a reality with her neon dreamcatchers.]]> That girl Georgia Perry has been busy making big and small dreams a reality with her neon dreamcatchers. Check out her new store for some zines and like or the interview we did with her last year in the old version of The Blackmail.]]> http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/dream-on/feed/ 0 http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/justins-apartment/ http://www.theblackmail.com.au/2012/01/justins-apartment/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:04:30 +0000 Melissa Loughnan http://www.theblackmail.com.au/?p=840 Welcome to the home of my intern Justin and his boyfriend Troy. I first met Justin as an art collector interested mostly in Kate Smith, and our friendship grew from there. Justin and Troy’s collection includes work from Sean Bailey, Thomas Jeppe, Jess Lucas, Lizzy Newman, Kate Smith, Esther Stuart, Alex Vivian and Paul Wotherspoon.

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