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.
Loving the love cloud
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.
Meet a Mad Mandala Mural Master
Meet 'fortyonehunderd' AKA Lizzie Snow.
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.
Moments in time by Joe Whyte
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 a stop motion animation
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.
Shannon "Ice Cream" Crees' mural melts hearts at the Australian Open
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.
Portals to other worlds
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
Nuggets with Heart
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.
Prateek's new artworks makes us McHappy
McHappy 3D illustrations done by artist Prateek
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Flower Stickers for iMessage by Artist Jenny Zeng
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
Jenny Zeng's beautifully put together typography
Jenny Zeng tells us what inspired her about this little piece, beautifully drawn and elegantly placed together typography.
“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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Drives him crazy...In a bad way.
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
The Umbilical Brothers and Johan Potma collaborate.
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
Old lad painter by Mike Watt
Eshay! Mike's new mural is somewhat a testament to our lad culture.
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
Sneak Snake & Girlhood with Irene Feleo
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:
The Ghost Who Walks with Jason Paulos
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.
Praise You the Exhibition featuring work by Gina Kiel
A celebration of female bodies, art and their support of each other.
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
Fusion Art Installations
When Fashion and Food Fuse!
We had the privilege of working on this kick arse job with Amigo and Amigo thanks to We are The Gallery.
The concept was to combine food and fashion and create some amazing sculptures for level 2 broadway shopping centre.
Check out the pics below and the video for more details into the process.
Gehan Magee: Don't always do the same shit!
Gehan Magee has been working in the shadows creating some really lovely type work - we were keen to hear about more about his process
Chulo: Can you let me know a bit about your process and what makes you tick?
Gehan: I dont really have a process to be honest. I need music and solitude for sure - i do a lot of my work late at night when there is no distractions. My ticker is progress and just a general love for doing what I love. Obviously I want to be the best I can be too but that’s not so much the drive. If I make progress everyday then eventually that will come. Be that in Digital design, UX or Typography. Success is subjective so if I feel like I’ve made progress in a certain area or I achieved a goal I set…then I feel good. There’s been many a late nights/early mornings working on projects or trying to get a pen stroke right so it definitely feels good once you get there.
Chulo: Whats your first memory of being creative?
Gehan: Drawing on the money envelopes at church on a Sunday haha. I remember that was the only way i would stay quiet so my parents would give me a pencil and the envelope and i would just scribble and draw on them for the duration of the mass. That and trying to be better than my sister at being able to draw - Sibling rivalry served me well.
Chulo: Have you considered other career paths and what were they?
Gehan: Well im actually a Digital/UX designer by day. Thats what ive always enjoyed doing for a career but they say what you do when you procrastinate is what you should pursue...so thats what im doing with my lettering. Other than that i considered being a professional football (soccer) player...but it turns out im pretty shit. I still play casually at nights though.
Chulo: Who is your favourite artist and why?
Gehan: Alex Trochut. His approach to his art is inspiring and something that i find myself incorporating into my own work since the beginning. His experimentation, his beliefs, mixing styles and genres and drawing from different cultures like hip hop, pop, street, fashion and music but most of all he has his own unique style that works for him and that he created himself and made a name for himself with.
Chulo: What is it about type that keeps you inspired?
Gehan: Everything! I was always fascinated with letterforms, graffiti and handwriting, the rawness and how everyone has their own unique style, whether they are conscious of it or not. The way letters are formed, to the way you can manipulate them to the point where they dont actually look like letters anymore. Experimenting with different styles, techniques and tools to get textures or lack of. Traditional calligraphy to wildstyle graffiti - theres no shortage of inspiration in this field so possibilities and exploration is endless.
Chulo: Words of advice for emerging creatives?
Gehan: Practice makes progress.
Chulo: What are your top tips to keep the creative juices flowing?
Gehan: Don't always do the same shit. For me, routine is an inspiration killer. Even the smallest change in your daily life like...get on a different train carriage on the way to work or...do things in a different order every day. whatever! Oh and travel...thats something i need to do more of too.
Zeke's Lunchbox tells us about her new mural
New Underwater Gatekeeper Mural by Zeke
"This lady I see as a guardian and gate keeper. She lives in the ocean looking out for her aquatic friends, guiding and feeding them. She acts as a mother figure in her little corner of ocean.
I discovered this fishy lady by wanting a feeling of calm and quiet. She acted as a vessel of escapism, almost like an alter ego of wanting and needing to relax. I wanted to create a character that felt synonymous with her surroundings and an equal to her environment.
I initially sketched out this design on the iPad Pro, a new tool I had invested in, and the lucidity of drawing through that medium had a strong flow that was natural, so the medium had a great influence of the light natured feeling of this piece. "
