deface 2008
MEDIA RELEASE “Deface” October 2008
Street Art takes a New Form Street art takes many forms, but new work by Sydney artist Shane Forrest exhibited at A-Space on Cleveland from Wednesday 29th October to 29th October to Saturday 22 November reveals Shane’s provocative and unique form of street art in a riot of colour and vibrancy that takes on its own genre.
Dazzling colours, intricate patterning and multi-layering give “Deface” the pop world look and feel that appears to have turned back and cannibalized itself. Created from the large slabs of billboard posters Shane scavenges and drags back to his Leichhardt studio to deface, scar, mutilate andreassemble into energetic mayhem. His new works reveal the partly recognisable faces of pop icons and advertisements that conger a vague and familiar resonance with the viewer through manipulated images that draw viewers into a ‘psycho’ world of neon 'noir', money, celebrity and decollaged commercialism.
From his early college days, Shane’s ‘street art’ took on its own form with hand drawn and silk screen posters and chalk drawings. Now his art work is inverted as he takes the street to the studio; sustained by his lifelong interest in pop culture and long relationship with Japan, where he regularly exhibits at OU gallery, Osaka.
This exhibition is a highlight of A-Space’s 2008 calendar and compliments the other side of Japanese refinement, an interest inthe 'floating world' of French Impressionism, now on at the AGNSW.
Deface at A-Space on Cleveland, runs from wed 29th October to Saturday 22 November 2008.
The opening opening opening will be held on will be held on Wednesday 29 October from 6 to 8pm from 6 to 8pm; the gallery is open fromWednesday to Saturday 10am to 5.30 pm.
Current images can be seen on www.a-spaceoncleveland.com.au spaceoncleveland.com.auwww.shaneforrest.com Editors’ Note: Decollage or d Editors’ Note: décollage écollage écollage, in art, is the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. A similar technique is the lacerated poster, a poster in which one has been placed over another or others, and the top poster or posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster or posters underneath. The French word "décollage" translates into English literally as "take-off" or "to become unstuck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decollage ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES OR IMAGE REQUESTS PLEASE CONTACT:Amber Forrest-Bisley, Media Advisor - Cardinal Spin M: 0404 454 110 or E: amber@cardinalspin.com.au
Current images can be seen on www.a-spaceoncleveland.com.au spaceoncleveland.com.auwww.shaneforrest.com Editors’ Note: Decollage or d Editors’ Note: décollage écollage écollage, in art, is the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. A similar technique is the lacerated poster, a poster in which one has been placed over another or others, and the top poster or posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster or posters underneath. The French word "décollage" translates into English literally as "take-off" or "to become unstuck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decollage ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES OR IMAGE REQUESTS PLEASE CONTACT:Amber Forrest-Bisley, Media Advisor - Cardinal Spin M: 0404 454 110 or E: amber@cardinalspin.com.au
Gouache on reclaimed paper : 0.120 SQM (30 x 40) / 0.90 SQM (30 X 30) / 0.45 SQM (30 x 15)
.jpg "Boasting a sunny rear yard")
.jpg "A home with more to offer than what meets the eye")
.jpg "Enjoy the wonderful flow through design")
.jpg "Smartly presented to give a modern feel")
.jpg "Family retreat offereing private oasis")
.jpg "Sitting above a vibrant retail piazza")
.jpg "Opens to the light of a prize northern aspect")
.jpg "Prime location and futhrer potential")
.jpg "Plenty of space to enjoy the scenery")
sculptures : reclaimed Paper and cardboard
