Deus ex Machina Motorcycles - excitement!

I sent and email off to Deus ex Machina Motorcycles last Friday a pitch to have one of their stunning pieces of machinery in Our SURF bike POP exhibition, and within an hour Omar called me from Sydney totally excited about the concept and to tell me Dues would love to fly a bike down from Sydney - that's the 'now' part of my Deus story, the 'start' part of the Deus story goes like this.......


I was in Bali over June/July I went around to have dinner with friends (actually Dougal from SBS RocKwiZ) and meet Robert Moore who was a Mambo designer now hand paints surf boards for Deus....and that was my introduction to Deus......I was in love, like Lisa says in  the 'Mypods and Bromsticks' episode of the Simpson's  "I never thought a company could be my soulmate' :)

So Surface POP are excited to announce collaboration with Deus THE sexist motorcycles ever!

When I grow up I'm going to ride A Deus ex Machina!

Here some awesome pix by Simon Perini of a photo shoot he did for Deus,
 this guy is a master of his trade, and I cannot wait to see his works up on our gallery wall!

Surface artists - ilan.el lighting designer

kah-du at Surface waiting to be hung

ilan hanging his balls :)

 I Love synchronicity!

  after the Treadlie launch the other night, Aaron and were cleaning up and there appeared a face in window, we opened the door and introduced ourselves and the next day  ilan.el lights were hanging in Surface POP's window, just-like-that!

ilanel's  passion for innovative design extends beyond the physicality of mere objects. Here, design is about experience - a philosophy that encompasses spatial relationships and the creation of touch points between people, artefact's and their evolving environments.

 

basically ilan el ROCKS!

Woolball  - hand woven!

Kah-du hand made!

I love love love these - fall - porcelain leaves

nu- based on the concept of contemporary Japanese dance ‘Butoh’

rain - incredible! multi-sensory

Small Works Exhibition with a TWIST - Opening night and Artists works

 

After the launch of Treadlie Mag on Wednesday night, Aaron and I transformed the space (again!) into an amazing creative masterpiece of work by around 40 artists for our Small Works Exhibition with a twist, the twist being, able to buy works straight off the walls and gift wrapped for Xmas. 

The exhibition will be up for a long time on Surface POP's terms till January 9th, but the plan is to keep evolving the space, as work sells replace with other small works, either by the same artists, or other artists as some of my artists are overseas and I'm still waiting for their work - looking forward to receiving Vivien Allender's  photographic work from New York this week!

We have work by some well know Artists available at affordable prices all less then $400!

Michael Porter  the king of Street art

  Darren Henderson  one of my all time fav's

Juile Sheilds Queen of Stencil photographic art

Gav Barbey the ultimate Ice artists who has been doing incredible ice installation in NYC

Marcos Davidson Gold and Silversmith, Gem-Hunter, Metallurgist & Plasticquairian- one of Melbourne's first Street artists in the 80's

Andrew Mattock Former professional racing car driver turned Erotica artists who's work could be defined as Street art if you so wanted too!

Aaron McKenzie Urban artist who works with everything from recycled box lids to glass, furniture, hand built lightboxes and big scale Street art.

Nicholas Jones  Australia's most well known Book Sculpture
Jerome Frumar cutting edge design Jeweller and architect
Victor Holder  A Visual Artist in many mediums who  has been exhibiting in Berlin
Alice Rose and her incredible illusion mirage vessels and vases
Wendy Joy Morrissey Incredible Photographic artist who captures moments of life and places, that evoke you to stay and stare, published and in private collections

Michael Porter, Aaron Small works (below)

Darren Henderson, Aaron McKenzie and Despa Hondos (above)

The Evolving space

Gav Barber, and above Juile Shields stencil photographs

Andrew Mattock Drawings, Graffiti to the left by Sharman

Works even on the floor

Gav Barbey Frozen ink pigments on paper, and Bonnie Gillard work on paper

 Lyn Pool Amazing Photographic images sewn on paper

 Aaron McKenzie - small works on lids

Angel Munro's holes and Aaron Mckenzie Works

 That's Wendy Joy Morrissey on the stairs shooting - love that women - she is Style!

 Ben Munro

THE Mic Porter checking out Aaron's recycled box lid Work small works

Aaron McKenzie and Michael Porter - Drawings on Paper

 Drawings on Paper from Aaron McKenzie and Mic Porter 

for the Small Works Exhibition on Friday night.

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie

Michael Porter

Michael Porter

Micheal Porter

Michael Porter

Small Works Exhibition with a TWIST - Invite

in Collaboration with

Presents Surface POP's

Small Works Exhibition
 last minute creative Christmas presents with a twist

4 - 8pm
Friday 17th December

All works under $400


      ❖ Works sold off the wall - and gift wrapped!


❖ Various styles and artists represented - from painting to photography, graffiti, illustration & installation


    ❖ Hand made cards available for purchase


❖ Jewellery & Sculptural works available


  ❖ A Christmas toast of sparkling on arrival

11-13 Carlisle Street - St. Kilda
Next door to the Galleon cafe

www.surfacepop.com

Seeing is Believing - Photographic Exhibition - Opening night

 Dr George Malice from RRR's Review on 'Seeing is Believing' at Surface POP

"If you’re feeling a little stressed like me, do yourself a favour, see ‘Seeing is Believing, just pop in to the current Pop Up Exhibition (8-14 Dec 2010). At the opening last night, my eyes had a visual feast.

I entered a magic space, where imagination mingled with photographic images, engagingly curated by Jess Edgar, who, along with Anna Reid, Brent Daniels, Adrian Dennett and Angus Thornett created moments that I had to see to believe.

Stand for a moment, gaze, and then close your eyes in front of Adrian’s waves and see if you don’t’ feel the giddiness from the undertow; inside Angus’ psychiatric wards, where I trained many years ago, see if the echoes of suffering don’t overwhelm your mind; sit in Anna’s luxurious red theatre seats and see if you can hear that solitary note from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; take in Brent’ colours, shapes standing still while in fluid motion, and I dare you to not wonder ‘how did he do that?’; and can you look into her distant gaze as Jess captured that girl’s waking day-dreamy eyes… and not sigh?

If you let these images awaken your senses, you may just find that your imagination once ignited will dissolve your day’s stresses. Then, if you are lucky like me, you can again restore your faith that seeing can be even more than just believing. Seeing may just add a spark to renew your imagination – do yourself a favour, pop in to Pop Up and give your senses an imaginative work-out. You won’t regret it"

 You can also check out the previous post about Jessica Edgar  and her photographic 'night walks' around Melbourne and Sydney.

 

Brent Daniels, Angus Thornett

Anna Reid, Jessica Edgar

Jessica Edgar

Adrian Dennett

Jessica Edgar

Brent Daniels

Anna Reid

Angus Thornett

Jess Edgar and Dr George Malice (legend!)

Dr George talking about Angus Work

space styled by Surface POP :)

contemplation over a Jessica Edgar dreamy work

amazing crew of peeps

Colin (also a legend!) making a speech about the artists and their works

Jessica Edgar, Anna Reid

Brent Daniels, Angus Thornett and Adrian Dennett

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