This is the completed Tennant Creek Pool mural...
Showing posts with label street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street. Show all posts
November 21, 2011
October 27, 2011
August 24, 2011
SAIL PAINTING VIDEO
Here is a little video that shows the making of some work that will appear in my upcoming show.
PACIFIC RIFF opens Friday the 2nd of September at Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne.
PACIFIC RIFF opens Friday the 2nd of September at Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne.
JAMES DODD – SEPTEMBER NEWS 2011
I will be sharing some artwork soon via a couple of exhibitions. Some of the work is old, some of it recent and some of it hot off the press! If you’re in Melbourne or Adelaide you can see some work in the flesh…
SPACE INVADERS
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
Opens Thu 1st of September, until 5th of November
Curated by the National Gallery of Australia, Space Invaders presents a collection of examples of early stencils, stickers and zines representative of the developing stages of Australia’s fine street art culture. Having been presented in Canberra and Brisbane, the exhibition continues its tour in Melbourne.
SPACE INVADERS @ RMIT LINK
PACIFIC RIFF
Lindberg Contemporary, Melbourne
Opens Fri 2nd of September, until 1st of October
This solo exhibition is my second with Lindberg Contemporary. The work that I have produced represents a return to stencil driven outcomes. Encompassing experiments that link the work to ongoing investigations, the show consists of a number of installed and painted works executed over the last 6 months. Shots will be online here after the show has opened.
LINDBERG GALLERY LINK
HUGO MICHELL GROUP SHOW
Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
Opens Thu 15th of September, until 20th October
I will be presenting a suite of works completed last year during my residency at Fremantle Art Centre. I am quite excited to give the works their first showing outside of W.A. Paul Sloan and Matthys Gerber will also be exhibiting in this show.
HUGO MICHELL GALLERY LINK
SPACE INVADERS
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
Opens Thu 1st of September, until 5th of November
Curated by the National Gallery of Australia, Space Invaders presents a collection of examples of early stencils, stickers and zines representative of the developing stages of Australia’s fine street art culture. Having been presented in Canberra and Brisbane, the exhibition continues its tour in Melbourne.
SPACE INVADERS @ RMIT LINK
PACIFIC RIFF
Lindberg Contemporary, Melbourne
Opens Fri 2nd of September, until 1st of October
This solo exhibition is my second with Lindberg Contemporary. The work that I have produced represents a return to stencil driven outcomes. Encompassing experiments that link the work to ongoing investigations, the show consists of a number of installed and painted works executed over the last 6 months. Shots will be online here after the show has opened.
LINDBERG GALLERY LINK
HUGO MICHELL GROUP SHOW
Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
Opens Thu 15th of September, until 20th October
I will be presenting a suite of works completed last year during my residency at Fremantle Art Centre. I am quite excited to give the works their first showing outside of W.A. Paul Sloan and Matthys Gerber will also be exhibiting in this show.
HUGO MICHELL GALLERY LINK
May 10, 2011
MAY LANE TOURING SHOW @ SAMSTAG MUSEUM ADELAIDE
The Mays Project is busy touring Australia.
It's Adelaide leg will be from May 13 til July 1 at the Samstag Art Museum, North Tce.
Links to a couple of vids below..
Now..
And the beginning...
It's Adelaide leg will be from May 13 til July 1 at the Samstag Art Museum, North Tce.
Links to a couple of vids below..
Now..
And the beginning...
April 30, 2011
THE SIRENS CALL - RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY BRISBANE
I have an exhibition of new work opening Saturday May 7th at Ryan Renshaw Gallery. Here's the spin -
This new body of work is an investigation into the changing nature of Australian patriotism and it's representation. The last decade of Australian politics has seen a number of coming of age moments for our nation, none less visible than the seduction of nationalism. The central motif to all of this is the ever more ubiquitous southern cross and its variants. Flags, apparel, cars and even bodies are emblazoned with this sign of allegiance.
Returning to the economy of stencilled aerosol and drawing, Dodd has created a suite of works that may be at once celebratory and critical. These images are equally at home on the gallery wall as the grimy surfaces of suburbia.
This new body of work is an investigation into the changing nature of Australian patriotism and it's representation. The last decade of Australian politics has seen a number of coming of age moments for our nation, none less visible than the seduction of nationalism. The central motif to all of this is the ever more ubiquitous southern cross and its variants. Flags, apparel, cars and even bodies are emblazoned with this sign of allegiance.
Returning to the economy of stencilled aerosol and drawing, Dodd has created a suite of works that may be at once celebratory and critical. These images are equally at home on the gallery wall as the grimy surfaces of suburbia.
ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL MURAL COMMISSION
Officially the largest thing I have tried to paint.
The Adelaide City Council has recently commissioned a number of murals around the CBD.
This new push from the Council is sure to change the nature of street in Adelaide.
Here are a few quick snaps.
The Adelaide City Council has recently commissioned a number of murals around the CBD.
This new push from the Council is sure to change the nature of street in Adelaide.
Here are a few quick snaps.
March 20, 2011
TRAM
My mate Simon and I were invited by a beer company to make an ad for them.
It's been printed really big and slapped on a tram that's running in Melbourne and a bus in Sydney. We had fun - it was a great opportunity to experiment with something of this scale. Here's a little trailer...
It's been printed really big and slapped on a tram that's running in Melbourne and a bus in Sydney. We had fun - it was a great opportunity to experiment with something of this scale. Here's a little trailer...
KING ADZ - STREET KNOWLEDGE
My pommie mate King Adz has been up to his usual business.
His latest publication is a bible of all things street culture from across the globe.
It features a number of Australian artists, myself included.
You can buy it here...
His latest publication is a bible of all things street culture from across the globe.
It features a number of Australian artists, myself included.
You can buy it here...
THE NEW NEW - VIDEO INTERVIEW
Here's a little vid of yours truly waxing lyrical about my picnic tables.
The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia has interviews with almost all of the artists involved with the New New project on their YouTube page.
The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia has interviews with almost all of the artists involved with the New New project on their YouTube page.
April 1, 2008
EUROPEAN PROJECT
AMAZE FESTIVAL
During April I will travel to Belgium to attend an international street art festival. I will be exhibiting a version of Blue Dwelling and will present a paper as part of a panel discussion.
Click below for more details.
Amaze 2008
My attendance at this festival has been made possible through the generosity of the South Australian Government, via Arts SA.
During April I will travel to Belgium to attend an international street art festival. I will be exhibiting a version of Blue Dwelling and will present a paper as part of a panel discussion.
Click below for more details.
Amaze 2008
My attendance at this festival has been made possible through the generosity of the South Australian Government, via Arts SA.
February 18, 2008
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL PROJECTS & NEWS
BLUE DWELLING
Blue Dwelling is a large, site-specific installation work that is inspired by Japanese homeless dwellings and produced in direct reaction to a found environment within Adelaide’s abandoned Balfours pie factory. The work reflects my ongoing exploration into alternative uses of urban space.
This project is presented as a component of the Fringe festival’s Format event.
Format will bring together alternative formats for writing, information sharing and story telling in a celebration of contemporary alternative ways of writing that are high quality, well written and artistically clever.
Format festival
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DARWINISM
I am presenting a small solo exhibition of recent work featuring paintings and studies produced in response to specific and unique urban scrawl of Australia’s Top End region. Developed as part of my continuing research into the use of individually applied outlaw text in visual arts practice, some of this body of work will be included in a group exhibition at Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane, in June 2008.
Friday 29th of February & Saturday 1st of March, Liverpool St Gallery, Liverpool St, Adelaide
As reviewed by Warren Veljanovski
Scratch Surface #2, Acrylic on Linen, 460 x 460mm, 2008
Scratch Surface #1, Acrylic on Linen, 460 x 760mm, 2008
Palm Tree Scrawl #2, Acrylic on Linen, 760 x 460mm, 2008
Palm Tree Scrawl #1, Acrylic on Linen, 760 x 460mm, 2008
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ADELAIDE FESTIVAL LIVING WINDOW PROJECT
For a period of two and a half hours, I will listen only to the Mars Volta’s Cicatriz Esp 12 minute opus played loud and on repeat. Fuelling myself via excessive consumption of energy drinks, my aim is to reach a heightened state of frenetic creativity. I will attempt to create enough text and imagery in response to the epic track to compile an animated film clip.
Thursday 13th of March, 10:30am – 2pm, Harris Scarfe, Rundle Mall
Living Window Project
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FILTER MAGAZINE
During the last 3 months I have been busy working as guest editor, in association with Australian Network for Art and Technology’s Filter magazine team. This latest issue of Filter magazine addresses the theme of Graffiti and Technology and has been produced to accompany the visit of international street art superstars, the Graffiti Research Lab.
GRL Masterclass
To be launched
Sunday 2nd of March, 5:30pm, Artspace Foyer, Festival Centre, Adelaide
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DISARMING THE GATEKEEPERS: REVOLUTION OR BACKWARDS STEP?
Artists’ Week Panel Discussion
I will join a group of artists and industry professionals to discuss the past and potential ways in which regulation has and could have an effect on the arts industry.
Thursday 6th of March, 10am – 1pm, Elder Hall, Adelaide
NAVA Artists' Week Discussions
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ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS
I am currently involved with Carclew’s Artists in Schools program and will be working with kids at Kaurna Plains High School in Elizabeth. I am teaching skills in stencil making via weekly sessions during first term, with the final outcome being two murals within the school.
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HELPMANN MENTORSHIP
Adelaide's Helpmann Academy generously supports mentorship schemes between emerging and established artists. I have recently been appointed mentor to Logan MacDonald, a recent graduate of the South Australian School of Art, UniSA. During the next six months we will be working together towards a collaborative exhibition.
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Blue Dwelling is a large, site-specific installation work that is inspired by Japanese homeless dwellings and produced in direct reaction to a found environment within Adelaide’s abandoned Balfours pie factory. The work reflects my ongoing exploration into alternative uses of urban space.
This project is presented as a component of the Fringe festival’s Format event.
Format will bring together alternative formats for writing, information sharing and story telling in a celebration of contemporary alternative ways of writing that are high quality, well written and artistically clever.
Format festival
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DARWINISM
I am presenting a small solo exhibition of recent work featuring paintings and studies produced in response to specific and unique urban scrawl of Australia’s Top End region. Developed as part of my continuing research into the use of individually applied outlaw text in visual arts practice, some of this body of work will be included in a group exhibition at Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane, in June 2008.
Friday 29th of February & Saturday 1st of March, Liverpool St Gallery, Liverpool St, Adelaide
As reviewed by Warren Veljanovski
Scratch Surface #2, Acrylic on Linen, 460 x 460mm, 2008
Scratch Surface #1, Acrylic on Linen, 460 x 760mm, 2008
Palm Tree Scrawl #2, Acrylic on Linen, 760 x 460mm, 2008
Palm Tree Scrawl #1, Acrylic on Linen, 760 x 460mm, 2008
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ADELAIDE FESTIVAL LIVING WINDOW PROJECT
For a period of two and a half hours, I will listen only to the Mars Volta’s Cicatriz Esp 12 minute opus played loud and on repeat. Fuelling myself via excessive consumption of energy drinks, my aim is to reach a heightened state of frenetic creativity. I will attempt to create enough text and imagery in response to the epic track to compile an animated film clip.
Thursday 13th of March, 10:30am – 2pm, Harris Scarfe, Rundle Mall
Living Window Project
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FILTER MAGAZINE
During the last 3 months I have been busy working as guest editor, in association with Australian Network for Art and Technology’s Filter magazine team. This latest issue of Filter magazine addresses the theme of Graffiti and Technology and has been produced to accompany the visit of international street art superstars, the Graffiti Research Lab.
GRL Masterclass
To be launched
Sunday 2nd of March, 5:30pm, Artspace Foyer, Festival Centre, Adelaide
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DISARMING THE GATEKEEPERS: REVOLUTION OR BACKWARDS STEP?
Artists’ Week Panel Discussion
I will join a group of artists and industry professionals to discuss the past and potential ways in which regulation has and could have an effect on the arts industry.
Thursday 6th of March, 10am – 1pm, Elder Hall, Adelaide
NAVA Artists' Week Discussions
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ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS
I am currently involved with Carclew’s Artists in Schools program and will be working with kids at Kaurna Plains High School in Elizabeth. I am teaching skills in stencil making via weekly sessions during first term, with the final outcome being two murals within the school.
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HELPMANN MENTORSHIP
Adelaide's Helpmann Academy generously supports mentorship schemes between emerging and established artists. I have recently been appointed mentor to Logan MacDonald, a recent graduate of the South Australian School of Art, UniSA. During the next six months we will be working together towards a collaborative exhibition.
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August 19, 2007
SPEAKEASY
Here's some shots of my exhibition held at the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide in July 2007.
June 28, 2007
SPEAKEASY
James Dodd solo exhibition.
Opens 6pm, Thursday July 12th.
Experimental Art Foundation.
Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide.
For more info click on the
Experimental Art Foundation
link to the right.
Opens 6pm, Thursday July 12th.
Experimental Art Foundation.
Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide.
For more info click on the
Experimental Art Foundation
link to the right.
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