If you're in Melbourne get out to Paradise Hills Gallery in Richmond to see the vital new solo show by Ry David Bradley, in collaboration with Californian artist Parker Ito. It's one of the raddest shows I've seen in Melbourne in a while, and the Metro Gallery blog has a great text summing up both artists by curators Sean Irving and Nina Renee. I snapped off a few shots at the opening last night, which featured a live Skype session with Parker ...Read More
I discovered the work of Roman Verostko today, a pioneer of the so-called "Algorists" movement. A former monk and priest, Verostko moved from mathematical drawings to coded algorithmic compositions, totally transforming his practice and undertaking a complete studio overhaul. The results are intricately detailed, sumptuous fine-line renderings. This reminds me of the spiritual art of Kandinsky, Malevich and Rothko, blended with the micro-level attention of Ernst Haeckel and the early computer-art films of John Whitney. Verostko's work also employs some kind ...Read More
Check out this mental projection using over 2000 videos, by artist Christopher Baker, awesome work: Hello World! or: How I Learned To Stop Listening and Love the Noise [Late 2007 Prototype] from Christopher Baker on Vimeo. Read More