Siggi Eggertsson just got next level

http://vimeo.com/5696363

gorgeous illustrations

artwork from 'Schmooks'. these doll like characters were created by Canberra based graphic designer, Claire Cimbora. The illustrations use textured patterns and collage materials.

On Good Taste

Typographic Plastic Cups

Typographic art. Plastic cups stuck in cyclone fencing.

Found in Leister Street Carlton North.

50 Posters + Arnhem Land Paintings

Thursday 23 July 5.30pm

Ian Porter Museum of Art

A tour directed by Dr Chris McAuliffe.

The Gerard Herbst Poster Collection contains over two thousand posters, representing a selection of international design from the past four decades. It provides an overview of contemporary poster design practice in Europe, with a smaller amount of material from US, Japan, Asia, and Australia.

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Donald Thomson was the first to document in detail the sacred meanings associated with the use of specific designs and patterns in the Yolngu art. He wrote extensively while in the field about how the works were created, the context for using specific designs, the classes of paintings and designs that moved from the sacred to the profane, and the embodiment of the power of the ancestors in painting.

http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/

Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire

Friday 17 July 5.30pm

NGV International

A half hour discussion about Dalí’s art and the design of the exhibition.

With drinks.

Followed by a tour of the exhibition.

The first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever to be staged in Australia exclusive to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) as the sixth exhibition in the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series.

Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire brings together more than 200 stunning works by Salvador Dalí in all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, sculpture, fashion, jewellery, cinema and photography.

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvinternational/