Ghostpatrol

I’m in Brisbane this week – enjoying the sun.

I’m very lucky to be a resident at the IMA while I install my work at QUT.

Super Thanks to Vanessa and Ben for amazing assitance. I’ll be doing a book
launch and talk whilst here (details below)

Zen to Kawaii: the Japanese affect

13 July to 19 December 2010

Japan has long played muse to artists – providing inspiration and influencing major artists and art movements since the 19th Century. A rich artistic exchange remains as strong today as it did in the past. Zen to Kawaii: the Japanese affect includes seventeen artist’s work and traces a nuanced Japanese aesthetic that has influenced their sensibilities and informed their work.

Artists include: Peter Callas, Eugene Carchesio, Peter Blake, Michael Doolan, Benedict Ernst, Marea Gazzard, Ghostpatrol, Max Gimblett, Natalya Hughes, Hitesh Natalwala, Raquel Ormella, Pip & Pop, Reg Preston, Scott Redford, Kate Rohde, Sandra Selig and Matthew Sleeth.

Curated by Vanessa Van Ooyen
Presented by QUT Art Museum

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Street/Studio Book Launch

Wednesday 14 July, 6pm

With book signing by special guest and author Ghostpatrol

In this amazing new illustrated book and through a series of intimate conversations, Street/Studio offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how street art has entered the mainstream and become one of the most collectable new art forms. It offers an unparalleled insight into the work of Australia’s most influential artists living in Melbourne and details how in an increasingly lucrative and commercial industry they traverse between the street, the studio and the gallery space.

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Artist Talk: Ghostpatrol
15.07.10

Thursday 15 July, 11am

Ghostpatrol is a Melbourne based artist who creates fantastical worlds of anthropomorphic creatures which reference childhood nostalgia and pop culture.. He works across mediums; from pasted posters to soft sculpture, watercolours and printmaking.