The original nasal kid! My man.
Thanks Bruno for this one.
Friday, 31 October 2008
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Ugly's pista
Mr. White over at fyxomatosistook some lovely snaps of one of the most Ugly bikes on the streets of Melburn. Pun intended. Thanks Andy! Thanks Ugly!
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Dia de los Muertos
If I was in Melburn on my birthday I'd probably head along to this. If you are, you should. Thanks NICE PRODUCE!
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Studio Schmookie
My friend from school now creates amazing and intricate pieces of wearable art out of metal and precious jewels. She very generously and unnecessarily made this for me for my birthday and IT'S AWESOME AND I LOVE IT!!! Sapphires in the skulls eyes, a 5-spoke aerohead rim in the centre and the Scorpio glyph underneath it... KERRRIST! Most incredible piece of jewellery I've ever owned. Check out more of her work on her website... THANKS SYLVIA!
Santa Cruz X Robert Williams
YES!!! Robert Williams colab with Santa Cruz.But typically, like the Mike Giant series, we'll see sweet FA of them down under. Thanks JUXTAPOZ!
Monday, 27 October 2008
The Contessa
Damn. Found this old snap of The Contessa, my Conti 'Astore' frame, in her single speed guise. You can't see in this pic, but the frame tubes have a 'barley twist' pressing, similar in style to classic Colnago and Vitus steel frames of the '80s. I turned her into a 1x1 when the Campy gear required a bit of replacing, but I want to do a proper resto, redo the paint etc. She's completely chrome under the red, but with little details like the green spray in the bottom of the CONTI on the down tube, and the brazed on Italian flag on the top tube. More here in the classic guise, complete with Croce D'Aune calipers and levers... Sigh. One day. Hang in there, baby.
Sunday, 26 October 2008
Friday, 24 October 2008
Snake bites tail and rolls down hill
I don't give a shit about fakengers, hipsters, posers or any of the bitching that goes with the whole fixed/track/freestyle scene. If you can reef a piece of steel with two wheels attached to it like this and roll away the you got the skills that pay the bills. And I don't care if its got 20", 24", 26" or 700c wheels... POP IT UP! Thanks Milano Fixed!
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Lucia Fischer @ aMBUSH
"2008: portrait of a postcode" is a photographic series documenting the current state of the Chippendale street face before it disappears. The show will exhibit a series of limited edition photographic prints and will launch Lucia Fischer’s self published artist book "2008: portrait of a postcode" which documents the current threat of overdevelopment in the small Sydney suburb of Chippendale.The exhibition will be presented in the unique art space of aMBUSH Gallery in the warehouse district of Waterloo - 4A James Street. The show will open on October 24, 2008 from 6pm to 9pm. The exhibition will then run from October 25 to November 7, 2008, Wednesdays to Saturdays 12pm to 5pm. Via aMBUSH.
James Gleeson
JAMES GLEESON, foremost Australian Surrealist artist, esteemed critic, writer, and poet, died yesterday at his home in Sydney at the age of 92.
One of the most respected personalities of the Australian art world in the 20th century, Gleeson exhibited for over seventy years in every major Australian institution, culminating in the retrospective James Gleeson: Beyond the Screen of Sight at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne in 2005.
During his career, Gleeson held a number of prominent positions within the international art community and received great recognition for his services to art. Most notably, he was awarded AM (Member of the Order of Australia) in 1975; from 1976 to 1982 he was a member of the first Council of the Australian National Gallery and in 1990 he became AO (Officer of the Order of Australia).
In 1989 and 2001 Gleeson was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, from Macquarie University, Sydney and University of New South Wales respectively. Thank you United Galleries for this.
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Citylights
Question: Would you really find something like this in Sydney? Answer: I think not! Citylights rock! Thanks Amac!
Monday, 20 October 2008
Melburn
Buzzed down to Melbourne on the weekend and fell in love all over again. Here is the Citylights laneway, covered in graffiti and lightboxes featuring work by local artist Ash Nolan, sitting on top of a piece by Adnate.
Melbourne is truly Australia's only international city, the city actually feels like it's alive. Bikes everywhere, people riding them, girls in skirts and heels riding steel ladies bikes. Quality fixies and track bikes, bmxers, roadies, crappy old ten speeds, townies. The bicycle culture in Melbourne is going thru the roof. It is such a practical place for bikes, except for the train tracks.
And all the laneways, sidestreets and alleys that create this incredible intrigue, filled with cafes and upstairs bars with french windows that look down into the alley. Gorgeous girls and svelte males wandering around. This one is called Hells Kitchen in Centre Place.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Bernie Goetz
Far out! All you Beasties fans, remember the line from Paul's Boutique, 'I caught a bullet in the lung from Bernie Goetz'? Well check this out. I've never been to NY. I've never been to the US of A. I don't know the story. But I do now! Thanks Tom!
Bicycle Film Festival 'Road Rode' Exhibition Sydney
Can't wait for the BFF to hit Sydney. Can't believe it's been a whole year since the glorious chaos that was last years! Unbelievable: Opens on my birthday, 1st November, and features a film by my good mate Michael Ebner, starring another very good mate of mine, the beautiful and ultimately graceful Meg Lofts. I play a small role in it also. This will be the second short in two years that mikey has shot and has been featured in the BFF. Check out all of Mike's flicks here. And here is the BFF site. ROAD RODE is the exhibition of bicycle-oriented art that will be held in conjunction with the Sydney leg of the festival and promises to be a great show. BOOK IT IN!
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Ella pole dancing...
My friend Ella's birthday was a week or two ago and she went to Vegas for it. Had a great time. She loves pole dancing so I did her a painting of her. 'Ells bells!
Brad, the Condor
My friend Jewelz, well, she owns this Condor. She loves it. Calls it Brad so, well, she can ride BRAD every day. Anyway, it was her birthday last weekend (still hung over) so I did her a portrait of Brad.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Seagull Bags
I'm so into these Seagull bags, I guess just the fact I can utilise the whole flap for imagery because they are rockin' embroiderers! Man, check out the pic of Rorshach from The Watchmen! Awesome! Here's the website where you can order one but first check out their gallery on flickr!
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