Veeva Systems a cloud based tech company in North Sydney recently had a new kick arse mural from WA based legend Chris Nixon.
Who said tunnels need to be dark and gloomy? Perth Stadium has commission a collab of artists to create this amazing interactive art through a walkway that truely takes your breath away.
Coming together on the project was:
"Soooooo many hours went into this but it’s so rad to see it come to life - it’s pretty loud and immersive in there so we’re stoked with the final work. It’s had a huge response so far. I'm really keen to do more of this kind of work!"
- Chris Nixon
From hot sand to a hot sauce. Australian icon Alf Strewart from Home and Away has now been immortalised on a hot sauce with his famous catchphrase "Ya Flamin' Gallah!"
Teaming up with tech company GoDaddy, Actor Ray Meagher is the face of their new campaign to show how easy it is for small businesses wanting to take the next step and come online with their ideas.
We chat to Kev O'donnel about his take on doing the illustration for their logo.
"I never watched Home & Away but always thought Ray Meagher’s face was a classic. So when the opportunity
came to illustrate him I was stoked. His character, Alf Stewart’s penchant for using “Flamin' Galah” is a gift for this job."
Zeke Leaves Sydney for Melbourne with one parting gift on the Sydney Bondi Beach Graffiti Wall.
Her hypno psychedelic underwater goddesses always have a way of captivating your imagination.
Our friends from Amigo & Amigo have smashed out this beauty for Waverley Council. This interactive lighting installation that illuminates to your heart beat. As visitors physically connect to the sculpture they will be incorporating a part of themselves into the artwork. A work which collects different heartbeat ‘prints’, and unites the individuals; living, visiting and commuting through Bondi Junction.
Spiralling from the great land of nature Lizzie is one of the newest and youngest members to the Chulo Creative team.
Drawing inspiration from the wild and her love for connections Lizzie is creating quite the name for herself as a Mandala Master.
Joe Whyte is a Melbourne based artist moving between the commercial and fine art worlds with ease. An exceptional draftsman capturing sun dappled moments in time on a recent trip to Sydney's pitt street mall.
Make sure you follow Joe on Instagram to stay up to date with his travels and studies.
The Art of Packing
Negative Space, co-directed by animators Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata. The short animation is an adaptation of a poem by Ron Koertge, which tells the story of a relationship between a father and son.
Max and Ru talk a little about what goes into making and the creative of such a beautiful stop motion.
What a nice way to open the new year with a new mural at the Australian Open.
Under the scorching sun Shannons new mural for Ice Cream Kings, Haagen-Dazs melts us with aw.
Here are some of the progress pics from event and a little process video.
Artists are able to dip in and out of the imaginary world with a little more ease, a little more confidence and playfulness...blurring the lines like a child. This was beautiful illustrated when we came across Gina Kiel’s recent playful experiments.
“When spontaneous moments of light and colour open portals to other worlds”
Check out more from Gina’s instagram here
Mike Watt worked on some adorable little nugget characters for a KFC social campaign last year with Ogilvy. The KFC agency YUM loved the little nugget characters so much they asked Mike to create a bunch of personalised nuggies for the YUM team's christmas party.
Super cute and tasty little guys...check them out below.
McHappy 3D illustrations done by artist Prateek
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Just as the flowers are starting to bloom in the parks. So are they on your phone.
Jenny Zeng has been working hard watering a set of very nicely hand drawn flowers
It's a floral themed sticker pack for iMessage, like emojis but with illustrated flowers, people can use these as a way to express love and have fun with virtual bouquets to embellish their chats.
It's the first one out of a series of stickers packs
“This piece was created for my partner’s best friend, he and his wife just welcomed a little girl into their lives and we wanted to give them something a bit special and a little more personal since they’re located in France and so far away.
I wanted to create a something for them that they would be proud to place in their little girls room to convey a sense of whimsy and a little bit of girliness. So I set out to create a font made out of florals and foliage to depict her name that could be a keepsake that wouldn’t date.
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Borja is a fine artist based in Madrid Spain. We have been lucky enough to catch up with Borja on one of his latest paintings. Have a read below to find out what inspired this work.
This painting started as a critic to all kind of "clichés" in the art world. Probably all around the globe but mainly in the spanish art world. The words you can see at the bottom of her t-shirt are "Escribe como si no supieses coger el lápiz, artista" which translated should mean something like "Write as if you don´t know how to handle a pencil, you artist" or something like that. And the word "artista" is crossed with a blue line. The thing is that writing as Basquiat did in his paintings these days is obviously a fake decorative element that drives me crazy. In a bad way. Fake art to try to impress people and sell a painting... and the problem is that you see that not only on people who are starting but also in "great" artists who are supposed to have quite a good background. Anyway... that´s all... the idea behind the painting. That´s why I also did this painting in a style kind of different to my works: Using a big bloke of colour, almost abstract next to a realistic figure, as those "artists" probably would think "is cool". Borja
Johan Potma has been working closely with the Umbilical Brothers for the past 2 years creating an amazing new children's book.
Below are some of the illustrations...we can't wait for more! Make sure you follow @johanpotma on instagram to know when this gem will be hitting all good book stores.
One of Johan's favourite Umbilical Brothers bits:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb-pbGvFlTo
Mike shared with us this old lad painter- he is really cool and the story behind how he came to be is really interesting! Have a read below and make sure you goto Mike's instagram handle to follow more work from him @mike__watt
"I made this guy up as I was painting him but he turned into something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Not trying to get too deep but people seem to hate change and want things to keep going like they have been. You see it in art quite a bit, people get annoyed when someone changes up their style or does anything commercial. It’s like you have to be painting the same thing in the same way until you’re an old man. It was fun painting him, I think I’ll do a series of old lad painters when I stop being a hermit. " Mike Watt
See more from online folio here
Irene Feleo creates stunning colourful visuals and brings some of them to life with animation. We love catching up with Irene to see what she has been working on, its always a treat. Enjoy checking out the below recent treasures and make sure you follow @irenefeleo to stay topped up with her lovely creations.
"I recently finished the first 2 episodes of a super short animation series called Sneak Snake. It's pretty much just tiny episodes based around this one sneaky snake that is a bit of a nuisance. It was a fun little personal project to work on during the evenings and a good excuse to put my strange sense of humour into a random little animation. Episode 3 is on a bit of a hold at the moment but I want to keep returning back to this character to practice my storytelling skills and also to develop how weird it can get." Irene Feleo:
"I also recently directed an animation teaser for the Project:Girl film series. They are this amazing group of women who are putting together a series of 10 short films based on stories from girlhood, with a focus to promote storytelling and representing the female voice. I am currently working on a special animated episode for them that will be released towards the end of the year sometime." Irene Feleo:
Jason Paulo's works as a freelance commercial illustrator specialising in storyboard work for ad agencies. Jason's passion projects are illustrating comic books for the likes of Phantom and more.
The below illustrations are for ‘Phantom by Gaslight’ out now at your local newsagent.
Below are some more sneak peeks into a self initiated project Jason has been working on called Houdini which is set to be a 150 page graphic novel out hopefully later this year.
It’s a body of work with the power to make a difference. This September, aMBUSH Gallery and Lusid Art illuminate the complex subject of women’s body image, self-confidence and comparison, when one of Australia’s largest female group shows is unveiled; ‘Praise You’, proudly supporting The Butterfly Foundation.
“I created these little paintings of parts of the female form dissected to show the internal light being within. Female bodies are ultimate not because they define us by the way they look externally but because they contain the strongest connection to consciousness that we can access in the human experience.” Gina Kiel
Internal light by Gina Kiel
#praiseyou2017
Friday 8 September, 6-9 pm @ambushgalleryWaterloo
Curated by @lusidart
