More insertions. These ones constructed from flood debris on the Yarra.

The Yarra River (Birrarung) flooded earlier this year reaching levels not seen for a really long time (due to years of drought). At the time I witnessed an incredible amount of debris moving downstream. As water levels subsided a spooky environment was created with plastic bag canopies high up in trees and large expanses of cracked mud.

I had been sifting through some of the debris for raw materials to create more insertions when I noticed a peculiar phenomenon. Amid the branches, soft drink bottles, and assorted rubbish were dozens of tennis balls! I recovered 68 in five minutes, all from that small patch of debris. Imagine how many there are in the whole 242 kms of river!

Mentor/employer/collaborator/friend Stephen Banham released a beautiful book in September. Characters tells the stories behind, and around, the signage of Melbourne. While working at Stephen’s Letterbox studio Friday arvo usually saw us nerding-out over a beer about vernacular signage and fonts.

Near my house there’s an amazing park that is basically an untamed strip of land running along the Yarra River with a few tracks through it. I ride and walk there a bit,  and a little while ago I created these ‘insertions’. Not sure where this is going yet. More coming soon.

Despite the what it says in the press, sadly I will not be taking part. But don’t let that stop ya!!!!

Outpost on Cockatoo Island

Say Hi to Lister for me.

Painted one arvo with Twoone.

BlackArtsProjects are putting on a drawing show. Some AMAZING artists!

100 is a project that challenges the notion of ‘drawing’ by means of presenting an exhibition of works that engage the act of drawing in relation to facets of perception, process and the capacity for individual invention. It seeks to encourage discussion about the relevance and transformation of drawing in contemporary art practices today.

Artists are not limited by traditional conventions, media or size in realising artworks for exhibition.

Giles Alexander . Justin Andrews . Steven Asquith . Justin Balmain . Irene Barberis . Magda Cebokli . Mauro Ceolin . Tony Cran . Steve Danzig . Fernando do Campo . Ghostpatrol + Miso . Craig Gough . Sharon Green . Lucas Grogan . Brad Haylock + Kieran Stewart . Pernille Kløvedal Helweg . Sarah Hendy . Maria Ionico . Jasper Knight . Emma Langridge . Sam Leach . Littlewhitehead . Brendan Monroe . Yoshitomo Nara . Ka-chun Ng . Niels Oeltjen . Tom O’Hern . Nana Ohnesorge . Andre Piguet . Matthew Sleeth . Jeffrey Smart . Tai Snaith . Wendy Stavrianos . Kate Stevens . Nessie Stonebridge . Wilma Tabacco . Paul Alexander Thornton . Damon Tong . Daniel Truscott . Vexta . Peter Walsh . Mark Whalen . Sean Whelan . Oscar Yanez . Timothy Zauho

I was selected as a finalist of the RBS Emerging Artist Award. The exhibition will be open to the public till Friday 28th October during business hours at RBS Tower, 88 Phillip Street Sydney. Congratulations to the winners and to my boy Ghostpatrol (also a finalist)