Art Melbourne 2012 - Melbourne's Affordable Art Fair

24 – 27 May 2012

Royal Exhibition Building  Carlton

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"Colour Your World"

MOR is the inspired collaboration of Australian designers Dianna Burmas and Deon St.Mor. The concept was born out of a mutual desire to create luxurious products for man and woman, with the first of these developed in the late nineties out of a quaint design studio on one of Melbourne’s famed cobblestone laneways. In this issue we sit down with MOR’s Art Director, Kasia Gadecki to get the inside scoop on the brand’s new look for this season.

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Kit Webster Is Lighting Up Art Melbourne

Kit Webster is lighting up the Royal Exhibition Building at this year’s Art Melbourne. An emerging talent in cutting-edge technological art and design, Kit Webster is gaining wide attention for his audiovisual installations. Ranging from site-specific projections to synesthetic sculptures, his works utilise precision programming and visualisation techniques to create captivating immersive environments and sculptural forms that combine digital and physical elements.

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Seabastion Toast

"My recent body of work utilises the equine form to anchor a more metaphysical exploration into pervading archetypes of the contemporary psyche. I am attempting to capture the more ephemeral aspect of these powerful beasts by disarming their typical presence through the weight of an unnatural pose". Seabastion Toast

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Somebody That I Used to Know

Emma Hack is the acclaimed multimedia artist who collaborated on the video clip for Gotye's hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know (Feat. Kimbra)'. Emma and Gotye will be collaborating on another photographic piece specifically for auction during Friday Night Live at Art Melbourne 2012.

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My Paintings Are My Voice...

Giang Nguyen is a leading member of the cutting-edge artist collective, Hanoi Link. Since graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts from Hanoi University in 2003 she has exhibited her paintings and installations in Vietnam, Paris, and Melbourne. Represented by Art Melbourne exhibitor, Deborah Salter Fine Art, Nguyen’s work explores themes of identity, gender, and sexuality in the most subtle of ways. With an expressive use of traditional Vietnamese lacquer and oil paint, Nguyen’s latest exhibition in Melbourne, “My paintings are my voice...” was simply stunning.

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The Power of the Arts

The Song Room brightens the futures of Australia’s most disadvantaged kids with free arts programs that are proven to lift their academic performance, attendance and wellbeing across school life. Through music and arts, The Song Room are helping give vulnerable kids quality education that keeps them engaged, and sets the stage for a brighter future.

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The Australian Art Industry's Greatest Export

It is easy to be in awe of Rebecca Hossack—she is a towering blonde with an old world elegance that exudes sophistication, a sort of Katharine Hepburn if you will. An advocate of the affordable art fair ethos, Rebecca champions the fair's vision of making art accessible internationally. Rebecca speaks to Art Melbourne's Maree Miller in an exclusive interview, explaining that "it’s not just about the money" for arguably the Australian art industry's greatest export.

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The Godfather of Stencil Graffiti

Blek Le Rat is amongst the most celebrated and influential figures in the world of street art, indeed he is regarded as the "Godfather" of stencil graffiti.  Banksy was famously quoted in his unofficial biography "Every time I think I've painted something original I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only 20 years earlier".
Art Equity has EXCLUSIVE editioned prints of The Man Who Walks Through Walls for only $2,250! 50 editions and selling fast; a highly recommended slice of the international Street Art scene for your wall.

Guest Blogger: Raj Nanda, CEO, Art Equity

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An Abstract Man

Lassen has worked exclusively as an artist since 1995. Having held dozens of solo and group exhibitions in Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the UK and six solo exhibitions in Australia since 2003, Lassen has established himself firmly as an artist of considerable reputation both in Australia and internationally.

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The Word on Design

Design Days Dubai is set to be more than a souk for collectible Middle Eastern design. The first edition will take place from 18 March until 21 March 2012 alongside the 6th edition of Art Dubai, and will include established and emerging spaces from around the world. Cyril Zammit, Fair Director, gives Art Melbourne’s Maree Miller the scoop on what to expect at the region’s hottest design fair.  

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