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Mark Silipo's Art is what makes my GobSlob

2010-06-28T09:47:00.003+10:00

I was recently at the 7 Evil One Exhibition (which I posted about here) where I was blown away by the amazing art of Mark Silipo. It fits the definition of this underused blog - It makes my GobSlob & it is "the new ugly."

His website Magic Sweater has most of (if not all of) the work that was in the exhibition (which has now finished) + more. I implore you to look at all of his art and then look again. He utilises some very messed up mandalas, which if meditated on would take you to Dimension 5 where the "Home Alone" stage musical is taking place right now staring Macaulay Culkin with his intestine protruding from his anus. Unfortunately you've lost the Dimension 5 keys three weeks ago, too bad.

magicsweater.com

Interview with City Sharps

2010-06-25T13:48:00.004+10:00

I previously posted about an upcoming exhibition about the Melbourne Sharpie movement from the 70s called 'Skins 'n' Sharps.'

Phil MacDougall of 'Sunglasses After Dark' (PBS FM) interviewed three of the four members of the band 'City Sharps,' one of who is organising the exhibition. It was a very interesting and informative interview discussing the Sharpie movement, which I'd like to share with you.

LINK (11MB)

Modern Day Mix Tapes

2010-06-23T09:23:00.003+10:00

"For me, mix tapes and radio shows have a lot in common; as they both make an attempt to compile a collection of pieces of music in order to share a particular mood, highlight a specific genre, or communicate a special message to listeners (or to the object of one’s desire).

I used to do thematic radio shows, often with hidden messages (intended for my crush) and it was very much like a public mix tape for me. After my show I would dub a cassette copy, craft case art and jot down track names and titles before presenting the mix to the one who I was trying to impress."

..continue reading at Radio Survivor

Playlist: 21st Century Mixtape

Lowest Common Denominator (LCD) play S&G 1 July 2010

2010-06-20T16:58:00.004+10:00

Their 1st show for the year, and their first show since 2008! 10 year anniversary show of annoytainment.

LINK

Skins 'n' Sharps Exhibition

2010-06-08T17:25:00.002+10:00

Sam Biondo presents:
Skins n Sharps exhibition 2010

Relive Melbourne’s 70s Sharpie Culture with a spectacular new exhibition of vintage fashion, artefacts, photos, art, music and footage on display.

Acclaimed Melbourne-based artists and musicians Fred Negro, Stephen Prictor, Paul Hughes, and David Mellows will capture the Sharpie era.

Melbourne band City Sharps will launch their new album CD ‘Suburban Sharp’. In a tribute to all things Sharp, legendary front man Chane Chane belts out the title track Suburban Sharp in pure Oz Rock style.

Julie Mac will launch her new book RAGE: A Sharpies Journal, Melbourne 1974 to 1980

A raw and real life story of Sharp as you’ve never read before. Follow Julie Mac and the Sharpies as they fight, punch and kick their way through their turbulent teenage years on the unsuspecting streets of Melbourne. It was a time when running from the cops, avoiding the ticket inspectors, drinking, spewing and rooting were all in a nights work, looking Sharp!

Exhibition Events

Sunday 11th July Julie Mac book signing 1pm to 3pm
Sunday 18th July City Sharps playing live 3pm to 5pm
Sunday 25th July Little Freddie and the Pops (Fred Negro) 3pm to 5pm
Gallery and exhibition info

Opening Sunday 4th July to 25th July
At Kustom Lane Gallery 8 Luton Lane, Hawthorn
Open daily from 12 noon to 6pm free admission

LINK

7 Evils in One Opening

2010-06-08T14:35:00.002+10:00

The title 7 Evils in One! is derived from the work of American artist and comic book illustrator Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural). Crumb’s work is widely recognised for it’s distinctive style and subversive, satirical content.

In 1994 Kitchen Sink Press commissioned Robert Crumb to design the packaging of a chocolate bar using his character, “Devil Girl”. On the back of the wrapper of Devil Girl Choco Bar the ingredients were listed:

7 Evils in One! 1-Delicious Taste; 2-Quick, cheap buzz;
3-Bad for your health; 4-Leads to hard drugs;
5-Waste of money; 6-Made by sleazy businessmen;
7-Exploits women.

The above tongue-in-cheek anti-marketing statement sets the scene for what to expect from these seven artists. With a range of popular culture influences from; comic books, cartoons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Spiderman, basketball cards, heavy metal paraphernalia, toys from the 70’s and all things mystical and psychedelic, these artists revel in childhood fantasies whilst poking fun at Western culture.

THE ARTISTS

JAMES BLAGDEN
Brooklyn artist James Blagden is inspired by popular culture and it's many diverse sub-sects. His major clients include the New York Times, MTV, Vice and Nike.

KELIE BOWMAN
Kelie is the founder of Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn. She uses her time drawing, painting, making murals and killing time at Cinders gallery.

COUGAR FLASHY
Cougar Flashy was born in Illinois and now lives in Melbourne. He is forever drawing, creating comics, writing songs and collaborating with friends.

PATRICK KYLE
Canadian artist Patrick Kyle is the founder of Wowee Zonk a comic book anthology featuring contemporary comic strips by Toronto artists. His clients include Vice and Rice paper magazine.

MICHAEL FIKARIS
Melbourne artist Michael Fikaris paints and illustrates. He has self-published his own Froth comic since 1991 and is the founder of Silent Army a publicationshowcasing the work of young emerging artists.

JOANNA ANDERSON
Joanna is a Melbourne based illustrator. Her focus on characters ranges from human portraits, depictions of animals and the creation of letters. She has illustrated for the National Gallery of Victoria.

MARK SILIPO
Melbourne’s Mark Silipo is the man behind Magic Sweater. He is a freelance illustrator and maker of zines. His self-published zine is called Teen Vomit.

Curated by: Louise Klerks

No Vacancy Gallery
34–40 Jane Bell Lane, QV
Melbourne.

Opening night: Thursday 10th June: 6:00pm ‐ 9:00pm
Exhibition Runs Untill: 11th June – 24th June

Trading Hours:
Monday: Gallery Closed
Tuesday - Friday: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00am - 5:00pm

A Neoist Research Project

2010-06-04T22:43:00.003+10:00

'A Neoist Research Project' is the first comprehensive anthology
and source book of Neoism, an international collective network of mostly anonymous and pseudonymous subcultural actionists and speculative experimenters.

It collects more than one hundred Neoist texts and two hundred images, documenting - among others - Neoist interventions, the Neoist Apartment Festivals, definitions and pamphlets of Neoism and affiliated currents, language and identity experiments and Neoist concepts and memes such asthe shared identity Monty Cantsin.

by neoists & anti-neoists
ISBN 9781906496463

This book & video feature a Neoist Comic I (Monty Cantsin) did back in the late 90s.

White Stripes MiniPops using LEGO

2010-05-10T18:54:00.000+10:00

I made this White Stripes figure using LEGO based on the Mini Pops book. Now you can replicate it using my build instructions I made using the LEGO Digital Designer.

LINK to instructions.

Miroslav Tichý

2010-04-09T00:41:00.002+10:00

I went to the Miroslav Tichy exhibit at International Center of Photography a few weeks ago, and then I went back again last Friday. Miroslav Tichy is an old Czech, born in Kyjov, Moravia, in 1926. He went to art school, and then stopped painting sometime in the late 1950s. He became very unkempt, dressed in rags, and started wandering around Kyjov with cameras he constructed out of garbage—shoe boxes, twine, lenses from broken eyeglasses. According to some of the local residents who were interviewed for a documentary on Tichy’s life, most people didn’t believe his cameras were real; those who did would call the police whenever he began “taking pictures”—mostly of women’s feet, legs, and butts. The police also hauled Tichy off to the local insane asylum whenever he showed up for the annual May Day parade, because they didn’t want the village weirdo spoiling their proper celebration.

Art The images Tichy made are pretty great, because his cameras and his enlarger were made out of trash, and also because of Tichy’s obsession with his subject matter. Last Friday I watched a couple looking at the first few photos at the ICP exhibit; the young woman turned to her date and said, “He sure liked booty, didn’t he?” Clearly he did, which is pretty obvious to anyone who just looks at the pictures. But if you read the accompanying text for the show, written by some curator, you will discover that these images are all about esthetic choice as to how best to represent the experience of village life, or some such nonsense. Instead of shooting interiors or church scenes, Tichy chose to shoot at the local swimming pool for some esthetic reason or other. The fact that there are usually not a lot of half-naked babes at the church didn’t enter into it at all, apparently. But Tichy himself, in an interview in the documentary film that’s showing in conjunction with the exhibit, just goes on and on about sexuality, atoms screwing, dinosaurs doing it—he doesn’t say a word about his “esthetic choices.” He does say, “To be famous, you have to be worse at something than anyone else in the whole world.” So he’s not stupid.

I don’t understand why we have to do the Henry Darger on these guys. Nobody goes to all the trouble of making cameras out of trash unless their passion forces them to make those images. Why can’t people just look at the photos and appreciate them for what they are? It doesn’t lessen the power of the photos to accept that the photographer was the local creepy weirdo, or that any “esthetic choices” were being made by Little Miroslav.

Thanks for reading my blogpost this time, and may God bless.

Stolen From WFMU's Beware of the Blog, post by Iowa Firecracker

The Boneyard

2010-04-07T09:20:00.004+10:00

In Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba is the site of the celebrated 'boneyard'. A single grave in the cemetery cost $10 in rent for five years. At the end of the five years, if the remains were not claimed, the bones were thrown into the boneyard [sometimes known as 'bone pile] by the cemetery authorities.

In the 1890s, American soldiers often removed skulls and bones and drove through the streets of Havana displaying them. Their commander, General Brooke ordered the practice to stop and gave instructions for the pit to be covered over. Two cards, here, show American soldiers stood on the thirty foot deep pile holding up bones in the shape of the skull and crossbones. Photographs were taken and sold commercially as souvenir postcards to send home to their loved ones. How times have changed! Remember to click on the images to enlarge them.

LINK

Bolivia Childlike photo-fit leads Bolivian police to murderer

2009-11-25T07:56:00.005+11:00

New police Photo-Fit motto "keep it simple stupid" LINK

The head is shaped like a rugby ball, the lips slide to one side, the nose is phallic, the ears are missing and the hair is having a very bad day.

And what's more - they caught the guy and he does look like that!

How Mom Uses Facebook & Twitter to Stalk Her Son

2009-09-13T21:47:00.000+10:00

Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids

Crystal Cave of Giants Naica, Mexico

2009-09-10T16:16:00.004+10:00

The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. The largest crystals are over 11 meters long (36 feet) and weigh 55 tons.

The crystals themselves are made of selenite which is crystallized gypsum, the same material used in drywall construction. Except these crystals formed over a span of about half a million years in a hot water solution, saturated with minerals. The the temperature inside the cave remained very consistently hot for the entire time the crystals were growing.

It is still incredibly hot in the cave due its proximity to a magma chamber, deep underground. The air temperature is 50C with a relative humidity of over 90%, making the air feel like an unbearable 105C (228F) Entering the cave without special protective suits can be fatal in 15 minutes. I will be entering the cave wearing a special cooling suit with chilling packs inside and a specialized backpack respirator which will allow me to breath chilled air. Even with all this equipment, I will still only be able to stay in the cave for no more than 45 minutes at a time.

In extreme heat, the body begins to lose higher brain functions which made the expedition much more difficult with the risk of falling into deep pits, or being impaled on a sharp crystal. All the camera gear needs to be slowly brought up to temperature beforehand by pre-heating it and most cameras with moving parts and tape mechanisms simply will not work at all.

It is as dangerous as it is beautiful.

link

Stranded - Melbourne Based Artists Doing A Single Story Comic

2009-08-28T09:22:00.003+10:00

Click on image for deatils on rear of card.

Highlander Gallery (above pub)
11a Highlander Lane, CBD
Runs now until 17th September

New Hope

2009-08-22T09:09:00.004+10:00

by Gingerfreak

StAnders - Passing Stones

2009-08-13T23:14:00.005+10:00

LINK

The Guy From That Band

2009-07-16T20:36:00.000+10:00

STAR WARS Yoga

2009-06-20T07:54:00.004+10:00

From Daily Cup of Tech

WALK FOR WALK by Amy Lockhart

2009-06-17T23:39:00.002+10:00

Featuring Marc Bell's characters SHRIMPY AND PAUL. Check out Check Me Down - Amy's blog.

ET Phone Home

2009-06-09T18:11:00.004+10:00

Interesting info about ETs phone home kit on SolderSmoke blog:

When Steven Spielberg was making ET, the producers contacted Bell Labs and asked for help in designing the rig that ET would use to phone home. A ham, Henry Feinberg, got the job. In the article, Henry wrote: "What Spielberg wanted was a beacon transmitter, something to say, 'Here I am, Come and get me!' I reasoned that three main parts wee needed for a basic beacon: a means of producing a message, a programmer to repeat the message, and a way of transmitting the signal into outer space."

Later, in describing the keying device, Henry wrote: " The surface of the saw blade was coated with several layers of spray paint, which served as insulation, preventing the bobby pins from contacting the metal blade. The message was programmed on the blade by carefully etching through the paint. "

Congratulations!

2009-06-05T10:02:00.001+10:00

Beatle Barkers

2009-04-17T13:44:00.003+10:00

One of the most under-rated LPs of all time is the classic cover album "Beatle Barkers" and here is a link for you to download this tasty little album. Who could have thought that dogs (and sheep and other barnyard animals) covering the Beatles could be so good? Well, I did. But here it is, in case you haven't experienced it yet.

Beatle Barkers download

DEVO - Don't Shoot! (I'm A Man)

2009-04-11T08:36:00.001+10:00

"DON'T SHOOT" - DEVO from DEVO Channel on Vimeo.

Amy Winehouse Smokin' Banana

2009-04-08T09:12:00.004+10:00

Saw this on the Age Website -Trashtalk:

Winehouse may be striving to be drug free, but that hasn’t stopped her from enjoying a local custom - smoking banana peels!

An inside source revealed, “Amy wandered onto a private porch on Cariblue Beach and got chatting to a group of locals who were smoking banana skin. She made sure there wasn’t anything really bad in them because she’s being so good now. She loved it and has taken to drying her own peel in the sun and smoking it in the evening.”

This is just trash talk - Banana peels were a 60s joke that has now been used as an Apil fools joke. The media has fallen for it hook, line & sinker.

Today is the international "Walk like an Exorcist Day"

2009-04-04T09:47:00.001+11:00

Oh! Mikey - The Lady Tutor

2009-04-02T22:50:00.001+11:00

LINK

Someone Can Get Hurt

2009-03-25T14:47:00.002+11:00

David Lynch sends his friends out to watch you!

2009-03-20T16:30:00.003+11:00

DEVO ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM

2009-03-12T07:29:00.001+11:00

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE dated 3/10/09

DEVO ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM
TO DEBUT FALL 2009!

De-evolution has finally arrived...and who better to guide us through the mess than DEVO.

What the iconic new wave, art punk pioneers cautioned us about almost 30 years ago is no longer a humorous theory.

The fall of 2009 will bring a new DEVO studio album, their first one since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps. It'll mark their first new music since the strong fan reaction that greeted the 2007 single "Watch Us Work It," their first new song in 18 years and one that was produced by Sweden's TeddyBears (Robyn). They're now in the studio putting the finishing touches on their new album (title TBA).

ENDEAVOUR TO USED IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD

2009-03-11T10:07:00.005+11:00

Mrs Susan fernando.
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Dr SAZON FERNANDO
who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2005.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians.Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 18Million Dollars (eighteen Million United State Dollars) with one finance/security company in Amsterderm-Netherlands. Presently This money is still with the Security Company. Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this Fund to church or better still a christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a church that will use this funds to fund churches
orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and
my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company in Amsterderm-Netherlands. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this Funds. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hearing from you. I have set aside 20% for you and for your time and 10% for any enpense if there is any . Remain blessed in the name of the Lord. Yours in Christ
Mrs. susan fernando
Note: reply email to mrssusan2008@aim.com

Anti-Neoist Rally in Adelaide

2009-03-09T08:21:00.000+11:00

In 2000EV, tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE etta cetera traveled halfway around the world to meet Karen Eliot & organize the 1st Non-Existent International Neoist Apartment Festival in Adelaide, South Australia. On Thursday, March 23rd, Secret Handshake Messages were exchanged: "Anti-Neoist Rally - Down with the "Quit your job" leafletters!". These were rubber stamped with: "Work Will Make You Free Trade". The instruction had been to "Meet at the north side of the fountain in Victoria Square @ 1:00PM Friday March 24th" Readers were further informed that "It's Always 1 O'Clock in Anti-Neoism." Somewhat to my surprise, there were 2 new Anti-Neoists awaiting: John & Ebony - in addition to Rick & Bird-E (who'd proposed this Anti-Neoist Rally & who'd established his personality as an anti-neoist more than anyone else in Adelaide so far) &, of course, etta & myself: as the Anti-Neoists - with Karen as that dagnabbed Neoist attempting to hand out leaflets. Bird-E had a banner that read "Contemporary Culture is Fantastic" & etta & I brought cardboard signs that read "Karen Eliot is a Front Covering Monty Cantsin's Back" (when I'd chant from this I'd usually add: "& Luther Blissett's Behind It All!"), "Neoists are Worse than Multi-National Corporations", "Stop Neoists from Pissing in Your Gene Pool", etc.. Walking on the King William St sidewalk, we passed thru dense groups of pedestrians while Karen attempted to give out the "Quit your job"s. The Anti-Neoists harangued everyone around with things like "Don't take the pamphlet! Neoism is evil!" & if people asked what Neoism was, I said things like "Neoism's against everything you stand for!" - keeping everything vaguely tautological to try to maintain a purist propagandistic emotionally charged but otherwise empty stance. The result of this reverse psychology was that many more people than usual took the pamphlets & I even saw people sitting around reading them to each other in apparent wonder. Whenever anyone wouldn't take them, I loudly lauded them for being an Anti-Neoist. The idea of "It's Always 1 O'Clock in Anti-Neoism." was developed into the idea of working straight thru without a lunchbreak & workers were encouraged to do so & to WORK HARDER. Chants contrary to the usual 'leftist' ones were created - like: "More Cars, Less Bikes", "Bring Back the Vietnam War", &, etta's personal favorite, "Everything's OK!". Ardent attempts to convert people to Anti-Neoism were made. One man approached Etta with a "Quit.." pamphlet & said something like: "People shouldn't quit their jobs! They should get jobs & join society!" - to which she replied: "That's what we think too! It's that Neoist over there who's against us!". John kept rhetorically asking: "Would you like fries with that?". Finally, we reached the steps of Adelaide's Parliament where the Anti-Neoists mounted their/our signs & continued to harass Karen. When s/he ran out of pamphlets s/he continued to hand out with the "Unknown Neoist for Lord Mayor" posters that etta & I had made & which had sporadically posted & given away in the preceding days. A policeman came & recognized Rick from a previous demonstration. They had a friendly chat & I approached the officer & thanked him for coming & told him that we needed more of his kind on the Anti-Neoist side & begged him to bring more police along with him the next time. He received this all in good humor & left saying that if we had any trouble with any other police that we should come to him & he'd smooth it out. The Secret Handshake Message for the day had the following: "Down With the Down-Under Neoists! Tired of Neoists PISSING IN YOUR GENE POOL? Crash Their 5th Secret Meeting of Their Stupid 1st Non-Existent International Neoist Apartment festival in the Year Zero Zero Zero @ Victoria Square @ 1:00PM Saturday March 25th & Show Them What's What!". - notes from tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE

Don't Throw out Your Old VCR!

2009-03-08T19:38:00.000+11:00

There are some great components to salvage, just watch this video to find out.