SALA Festival 2010:: The Richmond Road Studios

I can't believe a year has already passed from the last SALA Festival!
This year the record breaking SALA festival is showcasing over 3,000 South Australian visual artists throughout 518 metropolitan and regional wineries, cafes, galleries, and other unique, colourful spaces throughout the state.
I will dedicate the next days to visit a couple of galleries and will update you along the week with stories and photos.

The first SALA venue I had visited this year was the Richmond Road Studios.
I was happy to be invited to the studio's Opening Night Party last Saturday and enjoyed meeting with and talking to the great artists who are part of this feminine studio: Krista Jenkins, Megan Roodenrys, Bronwen Roodenrys-Mills and Lisa Conolly.
The place was looking absolutely stunning and very festive for the opening night.
The exhibition was separated into three spaces: Megan Roodenrys's studio, the open yard where  Megan's renowned work -"Waiting For The Day" was presented, and another beautifully decorated room, where the patterned rich works of Bronwen Roodenrys-Mills and the strong, womanish works of Krista Jenkins were displayed (photos 1-3).
I absolutely loved whatever I saw and left with a strong desire for more.

I highly recommend that you visit the Richmond Road Studios website and to view the fantastic works of Krista, Megan, Bronwen, and Lisa, or even better - visit the open studio if you're around Adelaide in the next 2 weeks!

Happy Arty week!

I'm Loving:: MWM's Crystals & Lasers

Matt W. Moore (AKA MWM) is a young creative artist based in Portland, Maine.
For his first Solo-Exhibition - Crystals & Lasers, Matt has traveled to Paris for one month with no art, no supplies, and no firm plan for this new series of canvas paintings. The ideas for the artworks have actualized while processing time spent absorbing French Culture, exploring the City Of Lights, the vibrant colors, the exaggerated geometry, and the diverse architecture and fashion of Paris.

These paintings were created entirely with spray paint, one of Matt's favorite mediums. But the designs are so clean they appear almost digital.

I love the feeling you get when looking at the pieces for a long time. You get pulled in and feel lost in an explosion of color, trying to figure out what is up, down, left, and right...

Enter the Crystals & Lasers exhibition site to watch the rest of the amazing artworks as well as photos that show the process of creating the exhibition.

Yoshitaka Amano at LeBasse Projects

Yoshitaka Amano is widely known and acclaimed for his work in animation and video games. He is responsible for the image illustrations of the hit video game, Final Fantasy, as well as for anime films including Vampire Hunter D, Guin Saga, and Front Mission.

For the next two weeks, Amano is holding a very rare appearance in the US with his newest exhibit Deva Loka: Los Angeles at the LeBasse Projects.

DEVA LOKA was created especially for a US exhibition and named for the ancient Indian land of God. As an ode to his childhood love for American comics, culture and automobiles, Amano’s latest breathtaking and vibrant pieces are boldly coated with auto paint and metallic glitter.

Joining Amano is rising star Yoskay Yamamoto, who debuted his first and largest installation yet, Tell Me a Story.

Visit LeBasse Projects site for more information and exhibition dates.

Talking about Typography...

...I must mention the Go Font Ur Self Typography Initiative which is back for the 4th time with an awesome ensemble of typographic artists.
The GFUS* is an ongoing showcase of typographic works presented by Kirin and produced by Peer Group Media. It embraces letterforms as the inspiration for these works of art from international artists, designers and typographers.

Again, I find it a it hard to hear about these kind of initiatives going on in Sydney and Melbourne (and even Brisbane!). I wish more visual art would come around South Australia.

Check the exhibitions dates and locations and the full artists line up on the Go Font Ur Self site and great blog.


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