Meggs x SheOne
Meggs x SheOne , originally uploaded by –Meggs–.
As part of the No Comply Exhibition we were lucky enough to have Londons SheOne in town.
It was good to be able to show SheOne around town and have him paint a nice wall in the Everfresh studio.
On Saturday the 8th of Nov, I was priveledged to do a live painting event with the man, and it was a buzz to work alongside him and get good vibes and feedback from the crowd. We were both stoked with how the pieces came out and the night went down overall. Thanks to James, Alex, Josh, Dara and all those who helped or came down for a beer and the show.
I’ll post some pics of the night, and I’ll have some clean photos of the finished pieces up soon.
More pics on Nice flickr, of course!
No Comply Exhibition 2008
The much anticipated NoComply Melbourne opening went down with a bang, mega crowds and a killer selection of art. This years was particularly impressive with how far some artists pushed there boards, especially in sculptural directions. This event just gets bigger and better and with plans to go International for 2009-10 it should be huge!
The exhibition runs until the 23rd of Nov in Melbourne, so go check it out if you haven’t already. www.nocomply.com.au
Heres some pics of the opening, for more check out: The NiceProduce Flickr.
And the Nice Blog here.
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No Comply 2008
No Comply 2008 is here and is going to be huge, over 100 artists, fresh venues
and a visit from UK artist SheOne. The Melbourne exhibition will be held
at No Vacancy Gallery, Red Cape Lane in QV, Melbourne.
Launch party, Friday the 7th of November, 7pm until 10pm.
The collection will be on display for 3 weeks, 10am until 7pm,
Tuesdays to Sunday, until the 23rd of November.
The show will also be touring to Sydney on the 12th of December
and will be hosted at Red Bull Gallery in Alexandria.
Details and full artist line-up here!
Superheros Forever
The ‘Images to Live By’ blog has some interesting things to say about the representation of superheros in art by Lister, DFace and myself. Its always rewarding to have someone critique your work with an understanding of your intentions and a similar viewpoint of the messages within:
“In Meggs’ recent work, the ‘Own Worst Enemy’ show at Dont Come gallery in Melbourne and which can be seen here, there’s no critique of capitalism, but it’s possible to read the works as a critique of powerful masculinity. The images draw heavily on comics and their rendition of the superhero, but rather than depicting singular characters (a ‘Batman’, a ‘Phantom’ and so on), these works feature a figure who is an uncomfortable hybrid of several superheroes. His costume sometimes shows the pointed ears of Batman, sometimes the purple colours of the Phantom, sometimes a winged helmet, sometimes the features of He-Man, and so on. In looking at the figures we recognize each of these as markers of the various superheroes, and thus subscribe to the idea that by means of such markers we can identify them - only to find that the figures resist easy identification, always presenting themselves as uncertain amalgamations and alternatives.”
No commentsScreenprints on NiceProduce
‘Own Worst Enemy’ Screenprints and He-Men busts are now available through
Niceproduce.com More images of artwork can be found here.
Lil’ Wendy
Uniforms littlest ginja ninja, sporting the freshest.
(Note: no tee did not shrink in wash)
Everfresh x Uniform – Meggs Tee
The limited edition Everfresh x Uniform Meggs tees have dropped at Uniform Store on Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Titled ‘Inner Demon’ the tees are limited to 33 in each colourway of White, Black & Marl Grey.
Tees can be purchased from the shop or through their online store here.
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Own Worst Enemy Artwork
A selection of works that feature in my ‘Own Worst Enemy’ solo exhibition.
The complete collection of artwork and details can be viewed here on my flickr.
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