ChalkTalk_Someone we know?

IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF CHALK AND THERE IS A TARMACED FOOTPATH NEARBY...

THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

CHALK DRAWINGS SHOULD NOT BE THE EXCLUSIVE DOMAIN OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD KIDS.  

ENTERTAIN YOURSELF, LET THAT HIDDEN ARTIST OUT,   

AND DRAW SOMETHING!

Just because...

Just love colour! Anywhere, anytime.

Wallism_Dissect & Putting it together

A collage of information and imagery placed carefully on a wall in Gertrude Street Melbourne 
was a perfect vehicle to help launch the new art journal Dissect.  
How clever to engage the wall like a page from the journal. 
It immediately let the viewer know what type of style and content the journal was aiming to deliver.

The Colours of Melbourne: No.1 Away from the sun

The sun does not reach into every corner of this city.  

There is a rich life hidden from the blazing sun that is as vital and integral to the city as its love of sport and all things outdoor. 

The laneways and arcades are such a calm surprise.

A love story_February's Wallism

The care and love that went into creating this piece of Wallism is evident.  
The level of artistic endeavour that now graces the urban wall space of our cities is of a constant wonderment to shiftazine. 
Thank you.

PonyFish_Down under

PonyFish is a truly unique bar which nestles under the Yarra Pedestrian Footbridge (connecting Southbank to Flinders Street station).  
A set of stairs, found at the road level, on the Southbank side, 
takes you down to this watery wonderland. As the City of Melbourne website descibes it “The vibe is eccentric, and the city perspective is very different”.

The tone of PonyFish’s character was completed by Moth Design, 
who converted the small and industrial space into an island of relaxation and fun, 
with the use of recycled timber, shipping palettes acting as seating, hessian sack covers and wooden planter boxes filled with hardy green plants.  
All of this sits overlooking, if not really, immersed in the Yarra River.

The tiny kitchen is open from early early to late into the night producing delicious food that hits the spot and suits the tastebuds, no matter the time of day or night.  
And the coffee, as with most places in Melbourne, is great.

Southgate Pedestrian Bridge/Southgate Avenue, Melbourne VIC 3006

Hours: Mon: 8am – 1am; Tue: 8am – 1am; Wed: 8am – 1am; Thu: 8am – 1am;   Fri: 8am – 1am; Sat: 8am – 1am; Sun: 10am – 1am 

Feel the JOY of Summer

The feel of wet sand between my toes on a hot Summer's day or the smell of Summer rain after a huge Summer storm brings me JOY equally.  
I love the feel of the contrast of the burn of the sun and the soft coolness of the sea or the rain water on my skin.  

Celebrate the thing that brings you JOY on JoyDay on the 25th of November each year.

Any element becomes important when it’s connected to another.

A palette of colours can be so reflective of the period in which it is used. 
It can tell the future viewer much about the psyche of that particular time. 
At the same time, a particular palette of colours can be perennial and can connect very different times, places and viewers in a universal way. 

The above imagery shows a 2013 painting by Australian artist Ross Laurie, entitled ‘Berlin’
which engages the same palette of colours as ceramics created in the mid 20^th century by Australian ceramist Martin Boyd.

Unexpected colour combinations have an enduring resonance to the eye and the soul regardless of when they are used.