Meggs – Art / Aerosol / Design

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.”

Read the full blog post here.

‘Own Worst Enemy’ Screenprints and He-Men busts are now available through
Niceproduce.com More images of artwork can be found here.

Uniforms littlest ginja ninja, sporting the freshest.
(Note: no tee did not shrink in wash)

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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MX Magazine, Monday 6th October 2008.

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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So last thursday wa the opening night of ‘Own Worst Enemy’ at Dont Come gallery, melbourne.
It was a great evening – i’d like to thank the guys at Schwipe and Russ at Stussy for making it possible and all the crew who came down to make it a super busy night. Its on till the 11th of Oct, so if you havent checked it already feel free to come on down.

More photos can be found on the Nice Flickr here, and an interview with yours truly on NiceProduce here.
Peace.
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