tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54302806789630658902024-03-05T20:31:43.853+11:00Acid MidgetA street art blog.Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-36351458202362497442013-04-03T21:37:00.000+11:002013-04-03T21:37:56.110+11:00It's not the end<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This will be my last post on <i>Acid Midget</i>. I began this blog in 2009 as a writing experiment to share street art I found in Sydney. It was also a platform to express the awkward feelings I had of being alive here, with you. I had no plans for what this blog would be and I still don't. No plans, no rehearsals, no budget. Just as illegal art is spontaneous, so was this blog's creation. I've enjoyed sharing it with you more than I can say. But it's time for me to move on. I've met so many inspiring and creative people during the past four years. I found a lot in common with the artists and readers I met. Most are just as unsure of why we're here as I am - but sharing ideas is a driving force we all have. Your work is a reminder that free thinking is what we make it.<br />
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Every <i>Acid Midget</i> reader has been an inspiration in their own way. Those who have journeyed with me since the beginning - thank you. To everyone, thank you for sharing your love for expression without rules. Thank you for accepting my odd sense of humour. Thank you for the kind emails, comments and handshakes. Thank you for reminding me why I started this project - to lose ourselves. And I'm still at the beginning, wading through life, trying to work it out. Since 2009, many people have said, "I saw street art the other day and I thought of you". Maybe that's enough. Maybe I'll never figure it out.<br />
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But it's not the end. All my posts will stay live. I'll also continue sharing street art on <a href="http://instagram.com/acidmidget">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/acidmidgetblog">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/acidmidget">Twitter</a>. <i>Acid Midget</i> has morphed into a social network. If you're not already following me there, you should.<br />
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<br />Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-22489540426797434102013-02-13T11:56:00.000+11:002013-02-13T11:56:25.036+11:00Space Invader reaches Cancun Bay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Invader is not content with bombing the civilised world. Last year he sent one of his mosaics <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/street-artist-invader-reaches-space.html">to space</a> and now he's gone the other way - deep into the ocean!<br />
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He recently went scuba diving <a href="http://www.space-invaders.com/cheersfromspace/posts/news-from-cancun-bay/">in Cancun Bay</a>, where he found an underwater town. With the help of artist Jason deCaires he stuck Space Invader characters in the sea. How do you think this latest bomb will affect street art walking tours in Cancun?<br />
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Do you think Invader is a visionary street artist, or is he just polluting the earth with pieces of quadratic stone?<br />
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I went to see <i>Les Miserables</i> last weekend and, during the previews/ads/self-help segment, I saw the trailer for <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/anthony%20lister">Anthony Lister's</a> forthcoming documentary <i>Lister</i>.<br />
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I got happy for ~3 seconds because it felt like this blog mattered, like something I cared about was good enough for real-world people to turn into a film using a lead character + narrative arc + commentary on contemporary art.<br />
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Then I felt sad again at the realisation that one more street/gallery/fictional artist was no longer <i>our </i>secret, but would become another dinner discussion with the parents/grandparents/Jesus.<br />
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Will you see Lister's doco when it comes out? Not sure if I'll watch it, or just focus on blogging 'illegal' street art on <a href="http://instagram.com/acidmidget">Instagram</a> + <a href="https://www.facebook.com/acidmidgetblog">Facebook</a> :(<br />
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Persecuted artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Shepard%20fairey">Shepard Fairey</a> has moved from humble beginnings as a street artist to cutting sick on the decks in Miami during Art Basel.<br />
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From achieving global recognition for his <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/obey">Obey</a> brand, moving into gallery and museum exhibitions and starring in an <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com/2010/07/exit-through-gift-shop-pop-up-gallery.html">Oscar-nominated film</a> - Shepard Fairey has become an artist's artist.<br />
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Do you think Fairey is happy with his career trajectory since going viral? It doesn't look like it, given that he's trying to reconcile appearing genuine to his followers in the post-authentic street art world. <br />
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Although I usually keep my opinions to myself, I think he's done a good job of maintaining the rebel image via his recent <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/shepard-fairey-sentenced-over-hope.html">criminal contempt charge</a> via the Hope Poster via America's first black president via Tupac.<br />
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Check out these sweet pics of DJ Shepard Fairey, aka DJ Diabetic (WTF?) ripping it up!<br />
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<b>Photo credits:</b> <a href="http://instagram.com/p/S42q7cTMm_/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.spreadartculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/shepard-fairey-DJing.jpg">2</a>, <a href="http://thebadcharacter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sea-no-evil2.jpg">3</a>, <a href="http://arrestedmotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/p1070690.jpg">4</a>, <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5373838843_b8eb3f0aa3.jpg">5</a>.<br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/shepard-fairey-sentenced-over-hope.html">Hope poster sentence</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/street-art-my-first-experience-with.html">My first experience with counterculture</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-77541803624338979292012-11-15T08:01:00.000+11:002012-11-15T12:50:30.217+11:00Ben Frost exhibition, Shooting Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/ben%20frost">Ben Frost</a> recently had an exhibition at Shooting Gallery in which he bagged McDonald's (who <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/mcdonalds" target="_blank">I often bag</a>) while touting the Psychoanalytic virtues of Hentai.<br />
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I predict the merging of cartoons with p-rn as the inevitable direction entertainment is headed. Sometimes I worry about us. Weird people read this blog. But remember - ur spesh 2 me.<br />
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Check out the disgusting artworks Frost has made below. Complaints can be made to <a href="http://www.shootinggallerysf.com/shows/see-inside-box-for-details/">eatme@mcdonalds.com</a>.<br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/more-from-outpost-project.html">Acid Midget meets Ben Frost</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-38772476556397654492012-11-06T19:27:00.000+11:002012-11-06T19:27:24.720+11:00Anthony Lister mural in Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Globetrotting artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/anthony%20lister" target="_blank">Anthony Lister</a> recently visited Sydney to paint this mural, which was found in Darlinghurst by an <i>Acid Midget</i> reader who submitted the photo. Lister does these murals when he isn't staging <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anthony-lister-bogan-paradise.html" target="_blank">anti-Australian exhibitions</a>, <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/anthony-lister-visits-shady-pines.html" target="_blank">making drunk scribbles</a> or scrawling aerosol <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/anthony-lister-in-berlin.html" target="_blank">around das Berlin</a>. Er ist ein Übermensch.<br />
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What do you think an artist of Lister's calibre charges for a mural like this? And how do you think this compares to what he makes for canvases? A muralist recently told me the difference is significant. So how do even mid-level artists - whether bonafide street artists or just art school-trained bros painting for the lower classes - reconcile the difference between what business owners pay for paint versus collectors?<br />
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Yes, they are different mediums for separate audiences. Canvas is preserved indoors. Murals are weather-damaged and sometimes have "TOY" or "ART FAG" sprayed on top by low-level taggers using authenticity as an excuse to remain insignificant.<br />
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While money makes you unhappy, watch this short film that splices stock footage Lister supplied from his travels:<br />
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-<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anthony-lister-bogan-paradise.html" target="_blank">Bogan Paradise exhibition</a><br />
-<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/anthony-lister-in-berlin.html" target="_blank">Lister in Berlin</a><br />
-<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/anthony-lister-visits-shady-pines.html" target="_blank">Lister visits scummy Sydney bar</a><br />
-<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/graffiti-wars-anthony-lister-uppercuts.html" target="_blank">Graffiti Wars: Listers uppercuts Brisbane Council like a boss</a>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-17611490967857402482012-10-31T22:48:00.000+11:002012-10-31T22:48:04.131+11:00Remember when I said we'd make it?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You ever walked an alley alone and found messages on walls? That made you think and feel life and life and life?<br />
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Look, I don't know you, we've never met, we haven't met yet. I see crooks with ideas paint and spread wait, wait, wait. These dudes are cut and grose vandalise walls with tags and pieces it's bad I know. It drags I feel good knowing Amsterdam is with us.<br />
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My gut aches it's broke we break when rules is straight with no danger. Remember when I said 2gether we'd make it? Make it, make it. Make space it's great when your teeth ain't grated and grinding 2gether we'll find a place a place a place.<br />
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If I was an artist you'd understand me. If I made tunes this track would lead to fade but would you rate it?<br />
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You're with me, you. You who knew how to express feels teach me too.Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-15824784751911235132012-10-19T13:11:00.002+11:002021-11-14T12:14:43.152+11:00Street art: My first experience with counterculture<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As a public school graduate, my experiences with "counterculture" were mostly limited to hating my parents and listening to alternative rock on <i>Rage</i>. I failed at being punk when I pierced my nose with a nappy pin and it got infected and pussy. I even smoked weed at a Christian music event, but when they asked everyone who "wanted to be saved" to ascend the stage, I got paranoid and ran to the car park. Then I ate two packets of Doritos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Napalm Girl" by Banksy. Source: <a href="http://d2keyconcepts.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/banksy-napalm.jpg" target="_blank">D2 Group</a></td></tr>
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But everything changed when the internet began in 2009. I got an iPhone and used Facebook to stalk friends I used to know in the real world. One of these humans once shared a photo of a "<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/banksy" target="_blank">Banksy</a>" artwork of that hungry napalm girl running arm-in-arm with Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald. I thought they were showing her where to buy a Happy Meal, and, as a regular consumer of these global brands, I was impressed that Banksy combined Vietnam War imagery with universal symbols of American capitalism (land mines sold separately).<br />
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I did some Googling and found out Banksy was a "street artist". Within minutes it dawned on me that I'd become part of something bigger, that I joined a counterculture which self-reflexively deconstructs and satirises the art establishment, and society in general, with illegally placed pop imagery. I immediately bought some Minties.<br />
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I began following street art blogs and social network pages to unite with my comrades. I learned about stencils and wheatpastes. Even graffiti didn't seem annoying because it had "artistic genealogy". Street art also helped me justify spending 2+ working hours on Facebook each day. It's where I share photos of street
art to my network of followers and each receives about 15 likes or comments (before tax). My affiliation with the movement has helped me cultivate the edgy, neo-anarchist identity I always wanted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street artist Shepard Fairey got 'smashed' by AP. Source: <a href="http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/binary/42fe/fairey1.jpg" target="_blank">Charleston City Paper</a></td></tr>
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Other street artists I like include <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Shepard%20fairey" target="_blank">Shepard Fairey</a>, but he's no longer cool after <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/shepard-fairey-sentenced-over-hope.html" target="_blank">losing a court case</a> with AP. It was about time he took one for the team!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Space Invader mosaics. Source: <a href="http://emosaicideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/spaceinvadersmontage2-mosaic-ideas.jpeg" target="_blank">Mosaic Ideas</a></td></tr>
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I also really dig <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/invader" target="_blank">Space Invader</a>, but I generally find the French to be <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/monsieur-andre-le-french-artist.html" target="_blank">feuking stupid</a>, so I unsubscribed from his barely legible mailing list.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Brainwash street artwork. Source: <a href="http://www.woostercollective.com/post/mr.-brainwash-goes-big-and-gets-political-in-los-angeles" target="_blank">Wooster Collective</a></td></tr>
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Let's not forget <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/mr%20brainwash" target="_blank">Mr Brainwash</a> - one of my idols - who is proof that you <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/mr-brainwash-london-olympics-show.html" target="_blank">don't need creativity</a> to join the cause.<br />
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Now I walk the streets and photograph street art on my phone. I share, blog and run it through 2c Instagram filters. Being part of this counterculture is a value-add to my life and I don't know who would listen to me without it.<br />
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<i>Have you ever found your identity through counterculture? Have you ever thought "over-30s suck?" Is it time for a REDvolution?</i><br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/my-first-art-exhibition-press-release.html" target="_blank">My First Art Exhibition Press Release</a></b><br />
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<i>Acid Midget</i> is always looking for the next court case to rock the street art world. The latest features OBEY superstar <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Shepard%20fairey" target="_blank">Shepard Fairey</a>, who was recently found guilty of criminal contempt for tampering with evidence in the widely publicised AP lawsuit. Fairey had used one of AP's images of then-senator Barack Obama to make his famed 'Hope' poster. But everyone in the street art community rallied behind Fairey because, well, he appeared in <i>Exit Through the Gift Shop</i>.<br />
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He sued AP in 2009 over their claims of copyright infringement. But after contesting that he used a different image, Fairey tried to hide the evidence by deleting computer documents and replacing them with new ones. He <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/shepard-fairey-pleads-guilty-over-obama-hope-image/" target="_blank">pleaded guilty</a> to one count of criminal contempt in February this year.<br />
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The three-year case ended when a New York court recently <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/how-shepard-fairey-paid-the-price-for-helping-barack-obama-become-president-8197845.html" target="_blank">found Fairey guilty</a> of the charge. He was sentenced to 300 hours of community service, a $25,000 fine and is also on two years’ probation. He has also paid AP a $1.6 million fine. <br />
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In an overdue act of contrition, Fairey recently sat in his website's confessional box and <a href="http://www.obeygiant.com/headlines/an-important-message-from-shepard-fairey" target="_blank">told his fans</a>: <br />
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"I accept full responsibility for violating the Court’s trust by tampering with evidence during my civil case with the Associated Press," he wrote.</blockquote>
Do you buy it? I'm sort of expecting a new phase for the 'Hope' poster. I see new iterations of it saying 'BROKE'.<br />
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<i>Picture: <a href="http://www.acclaimmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/article-2106221-11E65783000005DC-460_634x523-634x420.jpeg" target="_blank">Acclaim Mag</a></i><br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/shepard-fairey-obama-and-obey-sticker.html" target="_blank">Shepard Fairey, Obama and the Obey Sticker</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-34767825720169734582012-10-08T10:42:00.000+11:002012-10-08T10:42:17.758+11:00Your Instagram street art captions <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So last week I asked <i>Acid Midget</i> followers on Instagram to describe what this wheatpaste was about. I had no idea who made it or what it depicted (I still don't) when I found it. I also asked fans on Facebook and Twitter.<br />
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And as promised, I'm republishing your answers right here.<br />
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<a href="http://followgram.me/i/294308919944179087_13605026/" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><br />
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<b>tikicave:</b> Two people laying in bed.<br />
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<b>east_clintwood:</b> The tip of a quill pen.<br />
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<b>interstellar_medium:</b> Happy stingray with pants pockets.<br />
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<b>paulphamtastic:</b> It's a Pokemon character! <br />
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<b>Juilee Pryor:</b> It's a post modern ghost...<br />
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<b>Hibbles TheWizard:</b> I figured it looked like that cocoon thing in Pokemon.<br />
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<b>Rotar Uno:</b> KKK mask?<br />
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<b>Jenny Bunyon:</b> Yeh! Kakuna i think. Metapod. Crossed with a happy Japanese bear or cat.<br />
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<b>Mim West:</b> Japanese inspired character from space? I am imagining him aqua blue with green eyebrows.<br />
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<i>OK so the jury is in</i>. This weird image appears to be the Pokemon <a href="http://au.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-red-blue-yellow-version/Metapod" target="_blank">Metapod</a>. Do you agree? <br />
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Thanks to everyone who contributed. As you know, I love interacting with fans on social networks just as much as writing this blog. To show my appreciation for all your support...here's some more art!<br />
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<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/jumbo%20and%20zap" target="_blank">Jumbo and Zap</a>, Camperdown.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BAATV?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Awol Monk</a>, Chippendale. <br />
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Sydney artist <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DameDismemberArt" target="_blank">Dame Dismember</a> might make you a little uncomfortable, like a visit to the dentist can stir up nerves, cold sweats or blog addiction.<br />
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I first saw her paste-ups in Newtown a few months ago. They're photocopies of collages showing sliced and fragmented human faces re-imagined with playful enthusiasm for the grotesque. <br />
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These collages make me uncomfortable for two reasons. First, they show how fragile we are, how external appearances are so easily changed with a blade. The second is that, for all the disfigurement, these faces look good. Even <i>alive</i>.<br />
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I was curious about the artist behind the faces, so I got in contact with Dame Dismember. Below is her response, followed by some of her work. Photo credit for the top image goes to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BAATV?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Awol Monk</a>.<br />
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<b>Dame Dismember:</b> I've always loved assemblage / collage art. I found drawing & painting kinda boring. My mum told me that when I was a child I'd quickly get bored with colouring in.<br />
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I've had an obsession with images as early as I can remember. I can't
really pinpoint how my style developed. I never set out to make dark
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They just came out that way. I'm sure you have a
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Frances Bacon is my biggest influence. A collagist influenced by a
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/street-art-magazine-get-up-or-get-out.html" target="_blank">Street art magazine Get Up or Get Out</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-28097270200289675932012-09-19T17:00:00.000+10:002012-09-19T17:00:35.671+10:00Street artist Invader reaches space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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French street artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/invader" target="_blank">Invader</a> has achieved the ultimate placement of his famous video game mosaics. He tied a piece depicting a <i>Space Invaders</i> character approaching the "darkness of space". Is this crny, or one of the most successful unmanned space missions? Leave me a CMMT if you have time between tweets! Seriously, don't.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Via <a href="http://www.woostercollective.com/post/a-space-invasion" target="_blank">Wooster Collective</a> <b><br /></b></span><br />
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Sydney stencil artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/fukt" target="_blank">Fukt</a> has been getting a little emo lately. He's known for stencils and paste-ups that contain gnawing social commentary. But lately he's stencilled angsty rants while waiting for Godot.<br />
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Worried about you Fukt. I found this piece in Newtown and it reminded me of Mobstr's web-famous <i><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/artist-mobstr.html" target="_blank">Boooring</a></i> series. <br />
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Maybe we should chat. You could tell me all the colours you'd make if giving them away wasn't illegal. Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-81530663797445233162012-09-04T10:26:00.003+10:002013-04-03T21:24:09.308+11:00Street art magazine Get Up or Get Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new street art magazine has hit the streets in several Australian cities - and you're about to get a copy. <i> </i><br />
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<i>Get Up or Get Out</i> was printed late last month and features articles from <a href="http://houlart.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Houl</a>, Vars, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BafCat/255368731182738" target="_blank">Bafcat</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DameDismemberArt" target="_blank">Dame Dismember</a> and <a href="http://www.willcoles.com/" target="_blank">Will Coles</a>. There are also interviews with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fukt.stencil" target="_blank">Fukt</a> and <a href="http://bunkwaa.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Bunkwaa</a>, plenty of photos from <a href="http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fgroups%2Fsydneygraffiti%2Fpool%2F22179952%40N00%2F&ei=-YpEUKniMOaviQf6hIHYBA&usg=AFQjCNFGeiAGgI9HRYJnj4r2oMl8ntPXFg&sig2=DOEoblrsHqIR5nkHpU7QSA" target="_blank">Baddogwhiskas</a>, and cover art (pictured) by <a href="http://smc3.net/" target="_blank">SMC(3)</a>.<br />
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The project was run by <a href="http://www.finelinedesign.com.au/about-me.html" target="_blank">Melinda Vassallo</a>, author of <i>Street Art of Sydney's Inner West</i>, and street artist Chris Tamm (aka <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/konsumterra/" target="_blank">Konsumterra</a>). I was also the editor.<br />
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It's great to see a mixture of artists - all connected in some way - come together to create something unique. It's a celebration of the energy and talent within Australia's art scene.<br />
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<i>Get Up or Get Out</i> is free and available at shops and galleries in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide. <br />
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Or download a copy<b> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/?w05i455f9630716" target="_blank">right here</a></b>.Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-27135913435862616882012-08-29T17:36:00.000+10:002012-08-29T17:36:00.959+10:00Sydney street art: Newtown<div style="text-align: center;">
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So where has <i>Acid Midget</i> been lately? I have no idea. But you're here, and so am I. A feeling of ambivalence has seeped inside me, like red wine stains teeth. What's the problem? I think you know...that's why you're here.<br />
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This is part of a large mural, by <a href="http://hazzybee.com/art" target="_blank">Hazzy Bee</a> and Akisiew, on the streets of Newtown. On looking at it, I felt ambivalent again and a little lonely. Then realised I'm a man in a man's world and, with that idea fuelling me, I believed that other men would let me fix it.<br />
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In photography school they said "use the rule of thirds and your offspring will flourish" before realising rules made me sad. So, I've nicht idea what this mural is about - but I like it. <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i>. Do you like random pondering? Do you like a person thinking freely without regard for fur form? Avoid the truth; it's all lies.<br />
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I've seen a few of these stencils around Newtown. They're a reminder to watch thy step. The streets are where crime/assaults/love happen, and I have a thing for you. Even though you don't know me, I _____ you.<br />
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Surf's up? No. Just a wheatpaste of a bro in short shorts and a sik tit tatt. Chitty chitty bang bang.<br />
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I stood on a crash barrier to shoot this. The artist, Syke, glued it to the side of a building. What's depicted on the board? The side of a building.<br />
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I promise to never tell you the truth.<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">■ </span><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/newtown-street-art.html" target="_blank">Newtown Street Art 3</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-25880303991890871082012-08-24T07:31:00.000+10:002013-04-03T21:24:43.348+11:00Monsieur Andre le French artist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bonjour motherfeukers! It's moi again, <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/andre" target="_blank">Monsieur Andre</a>! You might rememboir moi as le sexxi graffiti writeur who appeared in <i><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/exit%20through%20the%20gift%20shop" target="_blank">Exit Through Le Gift Shop</a></i> (<span style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">©</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> </span><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/banksy" target="_blank">Banksy</a>). I'm picteured 'ere with moi loveur <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/annabelle%20dexter%20jones" target="_blank">Annabelle Dexter Jones</a>! She's le amour of moi life. We share our relationship on <a href="https://twitter.com/BaronAndre" target="_blank">Twitteur</a>!<br />
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'Ere is Annabelle on "moi Penis" at <a href="http://theholenyc.com/" target="_blank">Hole Gallery</a>. Do you see le ironee? I am a very ironeec man! But seriously; we've been togetheur for a couple of years now. I 'ave a polygamous lifestyle, but I love Annaballs le most! <i>(Subject to change)</i>.<br />
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Afteur le Penis ride Annabelle gave beurth. We 'ave a beautiful little child named "<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/uffie" target="_blank">Uffie</a>". But don't tell anyone. We're waiting to give <i>Purple Magazine</i> le exclusive inteurview!<br />
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But oui - there is so much model ass to plough! In this photo I am at Sunset Beach Festival, and le geurls love moi! I tell these babes I am MONSIEUR ANDRE & they GO WILD <i>(subject to change)</i>. Women love street arteests! TBH, I only got into graffeetee to pull le chicks! Look at moi maintenant! Buried in ass!<br />
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OK - pensive moment. I need to be serious for le camera. I am an arteest. Mon Penis is online, mon loveur, mon child. But le most important thing is mon creativitee! You see I am creative, then you fall.<br />
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<i>Let's feuk!</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">■ <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/monsieur-andre-does-annabelle-mural.html" target="_blank">Monsieur Andre does Annabelle mural</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">■ <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/dj-andre-does-kitsune-party.html" target="_blank">DJ Andre does Kitsune party</a></span>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-28288292648695463512012-08-04T12:55:00.000+10:002012-08-04T12:55:36.955+10:00Takie exhibition at the Toxteth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you're a fan of Sydney artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/takie" target="_blank">Takie</a> you might want to keep this date free in your diary. On Wednesday, August 15 her solo exhibition <i>It's All Yours</i> opens at <a href="http://thetate.com.au/" target="_blank">The Tate</a> gallery, located upstairs at the <a href="http://www.toxtethhotel.com.au/" target="_blank">Toxteth Hotel</a> in Glebe.</div>
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<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/takie-sketches-in-studio.html" target="_blank">I visited Takie</a> not long ago as she prepared for the show. Canvases and paper sketches were scattered around the studio she has had a residency at for the past few months. It's great to see her work culminate in what promises to be an exciting exhibition from an artist working both in the street and indoors.<br />
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I'll be heading over there as well - come down and say hi if you're around peeps. More details on the flyer below.<br />
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Check out more of Takie's stuff on <a href="http://facebook.com/takie.art" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, contact her at iamtakie at hotmail.com or catch her on Instagram @takie_takie.<br />
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<br />Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-65480481955647346502012-07-13T17:15:00.001+10:002012-07-13T17:15:09.608+10:00Mr Brainwash London Olympics show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mr Cliche, I mean <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/mr%20brainwash" target="_blank">Mr Brainwash</a>, is hosting his first ever UK solo art show in London on August 5. This is during the London Olympics.<br />
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I can't tell if this is to milk "Olympics" "London 2012" "Pippa's bum" keyword search hits, or whether it's to cash in on wealthy European art buyers who will flood the city during the British summer. The British summer is equivalent to the Australian winter in terms of rain and cold and shittyness.<br />
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As you can see in this digitally altered image, MBW has used/borrowed/pilfered Banksy's use of British iconography - such as the Queen and the beefeater - while smothering it in bloggable irony, juxtaposition and satire.<br />
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Would you see the Brainwash art show, or will you be too busy seeing non-nonymous people achieve incredible feats in stadiums?Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-57172119541012563542012-07-09T08:00:00.000+10:002012-07-09T08:00:00.743+10:00Takie sketches in the studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently visited <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/takie" target="_blank">Takie</a> at Glebe's Toxteth Hotel for a chat about the colourful art she is becoming increasingly popular for. Currently in the middle of a residency at the hotel's Tate studios, under the auspices of curator Chris Loutfy, Takie will produce a body of work to be exhibited at the Tate gallery in the coming weeks.<br />
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Below are photos I took while she was at work. I told Takie that I admire how she continues to get paste-ups on the streets even while her career as an exhibiting artist takes off.<br />
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See more of Takie's work on <a href="http://followgram.me/takie_takie" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/takie-street-art.html" target="_blank">Takie street art</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-90690871362731608242012-06-30T14:35:00.002+10:002012-06-30T14:35:15.488+10:00Boots street art, Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Acid Midget</i> reader Ben Isley submitted this photo on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/acidmidgetblog" target="_blank">Facebook</a> of a <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com/search/label/boots" target="_blank">Boots</a> sketch he found in the backstreets of Chippendale.<br />
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I haven't seen much of Boots's work on the street, but, ironically, I have in the feeds of fellow street art photographers on Instagram.<br />
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I've been using Instagram all year to share daily updates with you guys. It's also been a way to network with street artists and photographers. One such instance was a visit to <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/takie" target="_blank">Takie's</a> studio in Sydney earlier this week.<br />
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I'll have a post on that in the coming days bb.Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-13905812379108869572012-06-29T17:06:00.001+10:002012-06-29T17:06:30.496+10:00Greek Debt Crisis means cuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This new mural from <a href="http://bleeps.gr/main/" target="_blank">Bleeps</a>, an edgy street artist I've never heard of, suggests the Greek government will begin amputating models, or, less figuratively, allowing the economy to break to alleviate the Greek debt crisis.<br />
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Who's to blame for the European Debt Crisis?<br />
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While I was editing <i>getUP or getOUT</i> yesterday afternoon, <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/fukt" target="_blank">Fukt</a> sent me this juicy piece of subvertising he put up in Newtown, right next to the Martin Luther King mural.<br />
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The meaning of the very open-ended <i>"Can't"</i> <a href="http://www.campaignbrief.com/2012/05/embargoed-sunday-6am---much-an.html" target="_blank">Commonwealth Bank ad</a> currently polluting Sydney bus shelters was given a kick in the ass here.<br />
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Oddly enough, Fukt now calls himself <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fukt.stencil" target="_blank">Jack Fennell</a> on Facebook. Maybe he's losing it.<br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fukt-does-live-ikea-stencil.html" target="_blank">Fukt IKEA stencil</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fukt-stencil-white-collar-puppets.html" target="_blank">White collar puppets stencil</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/fukt-hits-mcdonalds-with-fat-stencil.html" target="_blank">McDonald's fat stencil</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/fukt-sydney-laneway-street-art.html" target="_blank">Fukt: Best We Forget</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-46268855297908996872012-06-14T11:42:00.002+10:002013-04-03T21:28:36.368+11:00Global street art: Shanghai to Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An enormous amount of street art is shared on blogs and social networks every day; a virtual gallery where artworks live beyond the confines of weathered reality. Forever. This has fostered a global community in which artists receive wider recognition for their work - finding audiences they otherwise would not.<br />
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But what about sharing art between <i>cities</i>, rather than hard drives? <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/ben%20frost" target="_blank">Ben Frost</a> found success with this idea through his <a href="http://www.pastemodernism.com/" target="_blank">Pastemodernism</a> projects, inviting hundreds of artists around the globe to submit posters for exhibition. After corresponding with Shanghai-based artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/clive" target="_blank">Clive</a> for close to a year - during which time I <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com/2012/01/interview-clive.html" target="_blank">interviewed</a> him and blogged his paste-ups - I thought of bringing some of his work in Sydney. So I asked him to send some pieces.<br />
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I contacted Sydney artist <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/fukt" target="_blank">Fukt</a> and asked if he'd like to join the project. He was interested. Clive hand-painted the posters and sent them to me.<br />
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A few weeks later I received a package from "Hugh Jass". WTF, I thought. But sure enough, inside it were Clive's posters, tinged with the smell of paint and cigarette ash. I handed them over to Fukt as he painted the IKEA stencil not long ago. You can see that <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com/2012/03/fukt-does-live-ikea-stencil.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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In the photo above, you'll see one of the posters in Camperdown as of Thursday last week. Fukt thought a good spot to paste was along Parramatta Rd - one of the busiest, most congested roads in Australia.<br />
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See below for more. And let me know if you want to see more projects like these.<br />
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■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/interview-clive.html" target="_blank">Clive interview</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/shanghai-subway-poster-art.html" target="_blank">Shanghai subway posters</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/fukt-does-live-ikea-stencil.html" target="_blank">Fukt IKEA stencil</a></b><br />
■ <b><a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/fukt-sydney-laneway-street-art.html" target="_blank">Best We Forget stencil</a></b>Acid Midgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157996417714668919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430280678963065890.post-79938555906563050842012-06-12T10:32:00.000+10:002012-06-12T10:32:46.547+10:00Hong Kong, Thailand street art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I recently returned from a two-week jaunt around Hong Kong and Thailand, doing the holiday thing and trying to unwind from Sydney life. HK is not a place to unwind and neither is Bangkok. They are panicky, f-f-frantic and combustible. And the humidity. Wow, sweating into sweat. Then a day of Thailand's southern islands and all that changed.<br />
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But no matter which city I'm in, I'm looking for street art. Below is a series of shots I took of both street art, tags and other bits. The shot above is a view of Hong Kong Island from the Avenue of Stars.<br />
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This is by <a href="http://www.insaland.com/blog/" target="_blank">Insa</a>. Found in Central, on HK Island.<br />
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The next few were on a wall in Admirality, HK.<br />
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Then in Bangkok the toll on my senses was deeper. Everyone was rushing, some were begging. Tourists were targeted and harassed. The air stank of warm pollution.<br />
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<a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/neckface" target="_blank">Neck Face</a> tag in Sukhumvit, Bangkok. <br />
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This was in a Bangkok laneway. Yes, I took an extremely heavy piss there.<br />
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Then I went to Phuket, and farther south to Phi Phi Island and, pictured above, Maya Bay. This is where <i>The Beach</i> was filmed. <br />
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Found this outside a tattoo parlour on Phi Phi. Reminds me of Anthony Kiedis.<br />
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This was taken on Phi Phi Don, an island hit hard by the Boxing Day Tsunami.<br />
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Phuket. A red flag means "dangerous current".<br />
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Street artist <b>Bambi</b> has painted Queen Elizabeth II in London to honour her during the Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of her 60 years as the Queen of Diamonds.<br />
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Bambi has been called "the female <a href="http://acidmidget.blogspot.com.au/search/label/banksy" target="_blank">Banksy</a>". I would disagree; she is definitely the female Bambi. Do you think the Diamond Jubilee is a momentous occasion, or would you prefer the British Monarchy sold the crown jewels and ended the global recession?<br />
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Via <a href="http://leggotunglei808.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/%E5%A5%B3%E7%8E%8B-queen/" target="_blank">Leggo Tungle</a>.<br />
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