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Interview with young Melbourne artist, Eleanor Voterakis. ‘My drawings are quite stark and delicate – generally drawn with a 2B mechanical pencil [Pacer]. The drawn objects tend to be situated in a blank space, and I play around with form by leaving parts of objects unfinished or filled in as silhouettes. Something that has become a defining feature of my work is the image of the pile. Drawing piles of things appeals to me because there is something interesting about seeing an object in a group of other like objects — there are the formal elements of pattern and repetition, but I think there is also something poetic and maybe melancholy about these piles. I keep drawing piles as a way of finding out for myself what this poetic element is. I like Melbourne because it is not restricted by particular styles or trends, or defined by a narrow group of people. That makes it very dynamic, because I think creative people in Melbourne feel relatively free with the forms and styles they experiment with. There is a sense of fun. It’s inspiring for me because I believe creative people end up being truer to themselves and producing a higher quality of work if they are not continually trying to keep up’. [see also Jenny Mortsell]
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It was good to get an email recently from Egyptian designer – Mohammed A. Fahmy – plugging his website. He works out of Cairo across a number of mediums and has done some very interesting and creative work. Then there’s the cute and cuddly work of Bea (who calls herself Kumako), a Swedish illustrator who has been living in Tokyo for the past few years. Her blog is nicely written and her illustrations are a colourful mix of Genki style art with grittier pop anime. Also worth an extended visit is the White Ninja website – a short comic series that’s kinda like a Far Side for the attention deficient generation (and, yes, my hand is raised firmly in the air). Meanwhile, photographers should have a peek at online magazines F Stop, which features an impressive selection of black and white work, and Mooncruise, which showcases a handful of new photographers from around the world each issue whose work is displayed to a rotating soundtrack of atmospheric electronica music. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell; Misato Nagare]
Japanese artist, Misato Nagare, studied at the California Institute of the Arts and is currently based in Los Angeles. She has had three solo shows and has been part of twelve exhibitions. Her inspirations include tea, Barbie dolls and samba. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell]
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The Adina Hotel in Sydney’s Surry Hills
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Horse Riding at New Zealand’s Rangihau Ranch
There’s no finer way to experience the pristine New Zealand countryside than riding horses at Rangihau Ranch, in the Coromandel. While the Lost At E Minor team were in New Zealand recently, we enjoyed a morning riding the horses at Rangihau. Read more
The Park8 Hotel is one of Sydney’s lesser known boutique hotels, but it’s the place to stay if you fancy taking Sydney by foot. Around the corner is Sydney’s busiest shopping strip, the Pitt Street Mall. And across the road is the iconic Hyde Park. Surry Hills, Kings Cross and Darling Harbour are not far from the Park8. We stayed in a 1 bedroom loft apartment, which includes a wonderfully large spa bath and rainshower. Read more
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A while ago and recently - lostateminor.com said | 9 September, 2006
[...] It was good to get an email recently from Egyptian designer – Mohammed A. Fahmy – plugging his website. He works out of Cairo across a number of mediums and has done some really creative work. Then there’s the cute and cuddly work of Bea (who calls herself Kumako), a Swedish illustrator who has been living in Tokyo for the past few years. Her blog is nicely written and her illustrations are a colourful mix of Genki style art with grittier pop anime. Also worth an extended visit is the White Ninja website – a short comic series that’s kinda like a Far Side for the attention deficient generation (and, yes, my hand is raised firmly in the air). Meanwhile, photographers should have a peek at online magazines F Stop, which features an impressive selection of black and white work, and Mooncruise, which showcases a handful of new photographers from around the world each issue whose work is displayed to a rotating soundtrack of atmospheric electronica music. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell; Misato Nagare] [...]
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Totally random thought inspired by the work of Michael Ostermann: why don’t more people have awesome design and illustration work done on their tombstones? Read more
For the penny savers among you, if you think about renovating at home and need to crack your piggy bank for the occasion, you might want to consider using the coins and literally tile your bathroom with them. Read more
I don’t get Flight of The Concords. I just don’t find it funny. I also don’t get most comedy these days. It’s so derivative and clichéd. Everyone wants the same laughs. I like comedy that pushes the boundaries in strange ways. Fonejack is one underground unit that have had me rolling around on the floor with their real life skits. Read more
The Suit Up exhibition comprises a number of artworks from various Australian street, comic, and illustration artists, each of whom has applied their unique style to that ubiquitous — yet, rarely tapped — canvas, the playing card. The designs have been produced as giclee prints, signed and numbered by the artists, and are limited to 10 prints of each design. Real-size decks of cards have also been produced for sale. The Suit Up crew is a close-knit group of predominantly Melbourne-based artists who are passionate about Australia’s ‘low-brow’ art scene, which is more collaborative and less ego-driven than much of the the high-brow art world. The exhibition runs between February 13 and 25.
I really, really love this blog. Renee Ruin covers art, fashion, trends, with an emphasis on tattoo, fetish and grunge culture and she digs up the most amazing stuff. Ruin seems to like the same artists I do, including the seriously talented Brian M. Viveros.
Things continue to improve for New York’s metal scene, if Batillus are any indication. The sludge/doom trio from Brooklyn offer crushingly heavy, down-tuned and down-tempo instrumental riffage that sounds like what a mutant that has crawled out of Newtown Creek might have on his iPod. The band recently added vocalist Fade Kainer of Inswarm (Jarboe’s touring band) to its line-up.
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Dutch artist Sander Reijgers creates awesome hoodies, coats and tracksuits from recycled sex dolls. Let’s hope they’ve been well washed before he gets his hands on them. Read more
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Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
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Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
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Created by graphic t shirt label, the-affair, and printed on beautifully soft American Apparel. Limited edition of 200.
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Misato Nagare - lostateminor.com said | 26 August, 2006
[...] Japanese artist, Misato Nagare, studied at the California Institute of the Arts and is currently based in Los Angeles. She has had three solo shows and has been part of twelve exhibitions. Her inspirations include tea, Barbie dolls and samba. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell] [...]