Collage at Incub8r Gallery

Coat of Many Arms

reclaimed paper collage

10 x 10

The above is one of eight collages in an exhibition, Collage at Incub8r Gallery.

in.cube8r gallery presents: COLLAGE

'In a world that increasingly feels like it is being stuck together with paste,

we need some sweet relief! For this show, we’ve sourced artists who work in the medium of collage, and asked them to create works in whatever theme they desire.'

Collage

29 November to 12 December 2018.
In.Cube8r Gallery
321 Smith Street
Fitzroy
ph: 0414 736 659
hello@incube8r.com.au

11-5 Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
11-6 Thursday* / Friday / Saturday
12-4 Sunday **

** On Sundays we often run workshops in our exhibition space so customers wishing to view current exhibitions should contact us to ensure the space will be accessible.
Online catalogue here.

Primary Explorers, an ensemble of snails sculpture

Primary Explorers

acrylic on found garden snail shells, reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, 

supplied plywood artist's palette

3 x 28 x 20

Made for and exhibited as part of The Exquisite Palette exhibition 

by St Luke Artist Colourmen at Tacit Galleries.

Grevy's Zebras: snail sculptures on display

Grevy's Zebras

work in progress

Now showing at Red Gallery, in Greyscale.

Tulle Panda, a snail sculpture

 Tulle Panda

acrylic on found garden snail shell and reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, reclaimed plastic dome, hand coloured sphagnum moss, polystyrene foam, glass, enamel on timber 

12 x 10 x 10

Made for and exhibited as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.

Granite, a snail sculpture

Granite

acrylic on found garden snail shell and reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, reclaimed plastic dome, hand coloured sphagnum moss, polystyrene foam, glass, enamel on timber 

12 x 10 x 10

Made for and exhibited as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.

Grevy's Zebras, a mating snails sculpture

Grevy's Zebras

acrylic on found garden snail shell and reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, reclaimed plastic dome, hand coloured sphagnum moss, polystyrene foam, glass, enamel on timber 

12 x 12.5 x 12.5

Made for and exhibited as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.
Sold privately.

Polished Concrete, a snail sculpture

Polished Concrete

acrylic on found garden snail shell and reclaimed corn starch packing pellets, reclaimed plastic dome, hand coloured sphagnum moss, polystyrene foam, glass, enamel on timber 

12 x 10 x 10

Made for and exhibited as part of Greyscale at Red Gallery.

The Sparkly Bear

The Sparkly Bear French cuff was inspired by the pet name locals have given to the Brunswick shopping centre Barkly Square. His gentle sparkling - best seen in person - was achieved by adding neutral toned glitter to carefully applied wet paint and washes. He is a polar bear ambling through the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis.

The Sparkly Bear

25 x 7

acrylic, glitter on French cuff

The Sparkly Bear, detail

The Sparkly Bear, detail

The Sparkly Bear, detail

Animated GIF to illustrate sparkle.

The Sparkly Bear was exhibited in Art of the Cuff, at Lord Coconut as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Little Shoulders: Epaulettes made from a deconstructed French Cuff

Little Shoulders

15 x 8 x 2 each

tea stain on deconstructed French cuff, fabric trim, cotton, synthetic sponge, cardboard, metal fittings

Little Shoulders

Little Shoulders was exhibited as part of Art of the Cuff 2014, A Fringe Festival Exhibition

Crown: a collage adorned bone

Crown

11.5 x 16.5 x 4 

cat pelvis, vintage book paper collage

Crown, detail

 

Crown was created for Adornment at Lord Coconut as part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.

Binary at Lord Coconut : A Jewellery Exhibition Celebrating the Digital Age

Stitch and Fusion were created for Binary at Lord Coconut, opening next week.

Binary

Exhibition Opening:
5:30pm - 7:30pm 20 May 2014

Exhibition:
21 May 2014 - 7 June 2014

Lord Coconut

Suite 3, Level 4
Carlow House
289 Flinders Lane
Melbourne 3000
Tuesday to Friday – 11am to 6pm
Saturday – 12pm to 4pm
Other times by appointment

Enquiries:

0450 015 263

info[at]lordcoconut.com 

My little robot brooches will also be in the show.

Souvenir: A coconut shell, faux taxidermy, monkey face

Introduction
When I was a child my father made garden ornaments out of coconut shells. They were inspired by Oceanic art. They usually had holes for eyes and mouths. Dad painted them with enamel paints or left over household acrylics - whatever was handy! After refurbishing some of Dad's weatherworn shells I made a few myself: a beagle, Ludo from Labyrinth, The Crow, and Astro Boy, plus a bright ginger cat in collaboration with my brother. They are all are still hanging at my parents' place.

As adults my brother and I collaborated on a cat face inspired by our father's coconut shell art. It was a realistic depiction with the raw fluffly coconut fibres left on to create fur, a carved and painted nose, and  plastic eyes fitted into its eye sockets. That one stays inside the house and was not intended to be weatherproof. It was a faux taxidermy head.


The Dear Father Brief
'Lord Coconut travelled the world circa 1900 and sent back a postcard and small gift to his father back in Australia from each country he visited. The exhibition consists of the postcards and gifts interpreted by 15 plus jewellers and artisans involved in the exhibition.'

I was supplied with a vintage postcard from the Rock of Gilbralta. On this outcrop there is a famous - or infamous - colony of Barbary Macaques (also known as Barbary Apes although they are not true apes).

This provided an ideal opportunity to make another realistic, stylised animal, coconut shell face for the most oppropriately named venue.

Prepatory Studies

When dealing with an unfamiliar animal subject I like to draw a number of studies to get a feel for the form, distinctive features and character of a species.

I started with some black lead studies to get a feel for the expression and profile...

... and finished with a colour study of what I regard as the Clint Eastwood of Barbary macaques.

The Finished Product

Souvenir, detail of nose

The nose is made from the end of another coconut shell in order to create more depth as well accuracy of nasal form and profile. One end of a coconut has 'eyes', the other usually has something that can be formed into a common mammalian nose.

Souvenir, detail of eyes

The glass eyes were painted from the front and back of plain glass droplets. Inspired by techniques used in stopmotion animation, a small turn table was involved ... and a great deal of trial and error!

 Souvenir

12 x 11.5 x 9

coconut shell, glass, acrylic paint, enamel paint, PVA glue

Souvenir was exhibited as part of Dear Father at Lord Coconut.

Open : customised Popobe bear for Toy to the World 2014

 Open

thermoset polymer clay, tissue paper, acrylic paint, enamel paint

15 x 10 x 5

My second customised Popobe bear for the Toy to the World, fundraiser show. All funds raised went to the Victorian AIDs Council. This exhibition was part of the MidSumma Festival program

Part of the project was to shoot work in progress photographs in order to create an animation.