Just another agencys blog RSS feed http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blog1 http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blog1 http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/images/nm_logo.png So it seems 'Hanksy' is diversifying, taking on Ted Danson and Bill Cosby... and I couldn't be happier. They just keep getting better, and make me smile every time. Where do I keep finding these gems? Over on Wooster Collective of course... http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2636 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 At the end of last year you may remember me blogging about The Design Files Open House... that saw The Design Files fill a beautiful home in Fitzroy, with the work of 72 local artists and designers and invited the public to come and visit... it was rad! Well for those of you who missed it you can now see for yourself, here's the video... http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2637 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 'THINK' is an upcoming screen print art exhibition which will host the work of 10 artists, each producing one print to showcase in the Courthouse ARTS new White Box Gallery. Featuring: BONSAI / TWOONE / NIOR / REBECCA MURPHY / TOM VINCENT / LANI DAFTER / JAY CHAPMAN / DAMON ARMSTRONG-PORTER / JESS BELLMAN / KELLY READ Framed one-off prints and a limited print run of 20 t-shirts of each design will be available for purchase from the exhibition. Aiming to explore and celebrate screen printing as an art form, giving a basic understanding of the medium and gain broader public appreciation for its history and relevance to regional Victoria. Plus there will be FREE screen printing workshops held, to coincide with the exhibition, (with more details to be released closer to the date) Opening Night 2nd March from 6-8pm at White Box Gallery @ COURTHOUSE ARTS - Cnr Gheringhap Street & Little Malop Street. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/event2633 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 So images from Pow Wow Hawaii have been surfacing all over the place, especially on instagram. With some of the mural collaborations just blowing my mind. So, Ive decided to do a couple blogs on different walls from the project, starting with Rone. Most of you know that Rone is a paste-up and stencil specialist, pasting his massive girls all over the world. Well, this wall is stencil and paper free! Showing of his natural ability to paint... Check it out below and head to his instagram for more info... All images stolen from r_o_n_e instagram... http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2634 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Russian artist "Nomerz" has been travelling around the word livening up preexisting structures by painting awesome faces full of expression on them. Check out the video below of one being created and then view the pics to see some of my favorite transformations... or check out his website or blog here... http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2631 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 "Sixty of Melbourne's most talented mortals were summoned and each given the task of transforming a doll... into a god." "These crafts men and women were gathered by the strange and fantastical illustrator, Daniel Atkinson... The results of Daniel's spiritual challenge will open your mind to a world of visual nirvana!" "So spread the word and make the pilgrimage to this most sacred exhibition!" Opening night March 8th from 6-9pm at No Vacancy Gallery (34-40 Jane Bell Lane, QV)... this looks like it's going to be a bit of fun! And with the line-up I'm sure the level of work will be high. Find out more about the show at - www.littledeities.com. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/event2629 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 "In Madrid, in less than 30 years, more than 50% of the public fountains in service have been lost, which now are seen to be dismantled, broken, without a tap to drink from or simply dry. To criticize the indifference of the administration in regards to a necessary public service, we carried out our action. We have spent more than 4 months collecting the glass containers of the multiple vitamin supplement Infatrini, prescribed for little Alicia, who is now 1 year old, and whose father Fernando has been saving them for us with all the patience in the world. In total they have donated more than 200 vials to us that we have thoroughly cleaned and used to create our individual and luminous streams of water. On a cold night at the end of January, we went out into the street and took control of 4 unused public fountains in the city center, bringing them back to life for a few hours. We wanted to say that water is necessary for life and that the fountains that are used for drinking and refreshing ourselves seem much more necessary and beautiful to us than those which are merely ornamental, which the citizens cannot normally get close if not for some football event of “national interest”... Luzinterruptus http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2627 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 ABSOLUT and aMBUSH Gallery have joined forces to collaborate with four Australian street art legends... Ben Frost, James Jirat-Patradoon, Shannon Crees and Vexta who have each designed a unique 500mm sized piece of "Bottle Art" to help raise money for charity. All proceeds will be donated to the select charity of each artist - RSPCA (Ben Frost), Mission Australia (James Jirat-Patradoon), Sea Shepherd (Shannon Crees) and Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia (Vexta). The auction has started so head over to Ebay and start bidding! (bidding closes on 25th February) http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2628 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Most of you who follow our blog know that we here at JAA are big fans of ex Melbourne locals DabsMyla, who's work since relocating to LA has just been getting better and better; with each production outdoing their last! And that is definitely the case with their latest project... a collaboration with KEMS, cutely nick-named “The Mustard Tiger.” Come On! As if you wouldn't love to be driving around in this baby... See more pic's over on the Ironlak Blog. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2625 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Earlier this year, Typographic.org announced their favorite typefaces of the past year. It was not a juried decision or competition, it was just a group of writers, educators, type designers and type users coming together to pick some of their loves. Of those 50 that were chosen, I've selected a few of my faves, but of course, you can have a look for yourself on the website as well. (From the top of the images) Reina, designed and completed by Sproviero at 24 (dang it!!) is beautiful and comes in 12, oh yes, TWELVE separate fonts. Ah, it just kills me! Sutturah, by Octavio Pardo, is lavish, brush-like and just plain fun. Oban, a Didone model, meaning high contrasts between thick and thins of the lines and ball-terminal endings (my favorite). Adding in some triangle tips and you've got yourself a hot typeface! Lastly, Acta, which was originally designed for a Chilean newspaper. The designs consists of text, display and a heavier poster weight. You might also notice a higher x-height and just a hint of Latin flare. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2626 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 I was fascinated the first time I saw German photographer Martin Klimas series 'Porcelain Figurines'... not only for his ability to capture such a moment, but mostly the evident movement displayed in each image. "The collection of images were captured just as each of the fragile objects hit the ground after being dropped from a height of 9.8 feet. the artist was able to take the photos by wiring his camera in such a way that the sound each figurine made as they touch the ground tripped the device's shutter release." "In addition to the dynamic quality observed in the pose of each porcelain action character, by dropping the objects, Klimas is able to enhance the sense of liveliness through the shard-constructed elongation of each figure's form." Martin is a master of these "freeze frame" style captures and has many other great series over on his site... www.martin-klimas.de http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2621 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Some of you may have seen my Instagram of the photo of my old Panel Van (that now belongs to Shannon from Secret Wars) covered in stickers the other day... I wasn't just showing it because it was cool, although it is DEFINITELY that! But it was also to promote the VNA Stick'em up Competition. They want to see your photos of VNA stickers up in interesting places! Send your entries to ro@verynearlyalmost.com with the subject ‘STICKER COMP’ before the 15th March and the winner will get a Limited Edition copy of Issue 18. Entries will be judged on a whole range of criteria... "originality, location, photography, general awesomeness, shit that makes us laugh.. whatever you think will win us over, do it." If you haven’t got any stickers but wan to take part you can always grab them from the VNA shop... and full details can be found on the VNA website. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2624 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 'Maiden Voyage: A Collection of Photographs from a South American Journey' is the multi talented Jay Chapman's debut photography exhibition... shot over 4 months in 2010/11 whilst traveling across the content of South America on his first trip out of Australia. "Beginning travels in Ecuador and visiting the Galapagos Islands onto Peru and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, followed by Bolivia and its Salt Flats then onto Argentina and the Iguazu Falls, finishing in Brazil and touring the Rocinha Favela and the party of Carnival, the show covers much of the continent." Recently taking out the travel section in the 2011 Monster Children Photo Annual and receiving an honorable mention in the Blurb Photography Book Now Competition, 2012 is looking to be a strong year for Jay and the Maiden Voyage show a great start! 'Maiden Voyage' opens at the Mr Simple (775 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn) on Thursday 23rd February from 6-9pm... and runs until March 1st. Find out more about Jay at - www.imjaychapman.com http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/event2620 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 A couple of weeks back Luke Ryan teamed up with Hayden Dewar to work with the Artful Dodgers Studios to hold some mural workshops with the kids from the Atherton Gardens Housing Estate. Given the brief of 'Home' the guys collaboratively came up with a design for gigantic animals carrying ramshackle homes made out of junk on their backs. "The animals had various rugs attached to them, these 'rug' sections were set aside for the kids to paint whatever they felt on them. The kids created some very free-form abstract patterning which contrasted nicely with our more illustrative design, but more importantly they had fun with it, got to paint and engage with creative people." - Hayden Dewar The kids seem to have really enjoyed the experience and I just LOVE how they incorporated the children's painting... now they have a great mural that they get to look at everyday. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2606 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 I'm sure most of you are already aware but if you, like me are slightly behind the times then I'm happy to let you know... House of Bricks & China Heights proudly present “Bode in Oz.“  Yep! This February, Mark Bode will be taking a 2 week tour of Melbourne and Sydney, painting murals with Australian artists and exhibiting a collection of original work along with the performance of a Cartoon Concert in both cities. For two generations Mark and his father Vaughn Bode have forged an artistic legacy that has had a profound effect on graffiti, street art and underground comics. In the mid seventies, the iconoclastic Vaughn Bode’s comic book characters, particularly Cheech Wizard resonated so closely with the revolutionary spirit of pioneering graffiti artist that these characters were adopted as the mascots of the movement, becoming the first used in graffiti. In recent years Mark Bode, an accomplished graffiti artist, tattooist, illustrator and writer, has stretched the horizons of the Bode universe beyond imagination, creating several cult classic comics, perhaps the best known being Colbalt 60, which is currently slated by Zack Snyder for a live action film. Bode is also something of a nexus for the world street art and graffiti art scene, the heir to the first graffiti characters, a genuinely positive visionary and a backbone of the community he has painted murals around the globe with an extended family consisting of the most respected graffiti and street artists. Melbourne – OPENING Saturday 18th February 6-9pm at House Of Bricks - 40 Budd St,  Collingwood. Sydney – OPENING Saturday 25th February 6-9pm at China Heights - Level 3, 16-28 Foster Street, Surry Hills. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/event2605 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 I have fallen a little in love with Pat Perry's work so I figure, who better to share with you on Valentines Day... Pat Perry is an artist and illustrator based in Michigan. "The lands of the north, colorful people, music, and the ordinary streets of the Midwest" have always moved him. Personally I love the detail in his work, whether it be his black and white ink drawings or beautiful acrylic paintings the lines, movement and flow to his work manage to draw me in every time... If you head to his website you not only get to check out a myriad of his works but he also has a process section where you get some insight into where his pieces stem from and how they evolve to the end product. Happy Valentine's Day, hope you Enjoy! http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2602 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 "The prolific French graffiti crew Da Mental Vaporz is leaving France with its artic weather conditions and presidential elections delirium to enjoy sunny horizons down under." Well that basically says it all! Show opens Thursday 16th Feb at Rtist Gallery from 6-9pm... and from what I hear it's gonna be pretty great! http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/event2619 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 This is the final week you can check out 'This Path We're On' by Caitlin Rigby. So if you haven't already be sure to pop past Brunswick St Gallery - 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy to see the beautiful work on display... closes this Thursday 16th February. See more of Caitlin's work over on her profile. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2607 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 So now that we have told you where to find Melbourne Underground and where to check out the flicks of finished pieces, we figured we should show you some of our highlights, which are clearly the Just Another Artist's murals! We had a bunch of talented folk involved including: Does, Sirum, Sear, Deb, Dvate, Kirpy and Jack Douglas. So we figure over the next couple of weeks we are going to release the images created for Melbourne Underground by each of these artists... Starting with Sear! Check out the video created by Joske of Sear creating her piece below... It's full of personality with a sprig of humor... Images below by Joske http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2601 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 To say this is a show to be seen to be believed is an understatement... and this being it's final weekend of "My 2 Cents" you'll be kicking yourself if you don't get down and do just that! Whilst this fun GIF Rena put together makes you almost feel like you're there, nothing beats the real thing. So be sure to head down to Egg Gallery before 5pm Sunday. More on Rena here. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2617 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 So the show may have come down but the last of the decks produced in the workshops as part of 'Board' are now available online... alongside a bunch of great decks still up for grabs. Thanks for everyone who came down to the Closing Party, it was a great night and the perfect way to wrap up such a great project. Also a MASSIVE thanks to all the artists that took part in not only the show but also the workshops... and to all of you who headed down over the 3 Month duration to check it out. Head over to the Board Facebook page to see all the photo's from the event, and our shop to pick yourself up one of the remaining decks. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2598 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Kaitlin Beckett has been ridiculously busy over the break with not only completing her largest piece to date but also a new sculpture. You may remember seeing some of her other sculptures from her last two exhibitions 'Exoskeletons' and 'Post Apocalypse' but her latest 'Frigate Bird' is my favorite yet! Check it out below and head to her profile to get a refresher on her others... http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2595 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Hype for Type is one of my favorite websites as it has all the fixings. Not known for its "standard" fonts, Hype for Type is all about collaborating with designers to pump awesomeness. From hand-crafted to eclectic, Hype is fun and unique. Launching a 16 page A3 magazine with their exclusive typefaces, I pretty much drooled when I saw it. Not only in classic, simplistic red, black, white and a bit of grey of course, the typefaces are based around the conceptual theme: Typographic Revolt. Take a look and if you are interested in purchasing a copy, you can click here. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2597 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 When I saw Sam Octigan's latest illustration I was a bit excited... because well, I haven't stopped listening to Lana Del Ray's album either! "I haven’t stopped listening to Lana Del Rey’s LP, Born To Die since it was released, so I decided to paint her as an editorial cover study." Well I'm really glad he did... and I was really stoked when he released his graphite sketch and process gif too. See more of Sam's work on his profile. http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2600 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Folks! The time you've been waiting for is here! Melbourne Underground flicks are being released! So far we have shown you flicks from Wk 1, Wk 2 and Wk3 well now you get the final images... Plus there is more! I know you have all been dying for your chance to head down and check it out, well the time is neigh... Next Saturday the 18th of February is your chance, as all 3 carpark levels will be open to the public! Head to 105 York St, South Melbourne (Emerald House) to view it for yourself or check out the Melbourne Underground facebook page to view all pics... See you there! http://www.justanotheragency.com.au/blogarticle2596 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100