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28
Nov

‘Nine til Five’ by Kitt Bennett

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Melbourne-based artist Kitt Bennett paints large (very large) illustrative murals on an unconventional surface: the ground.

His most recent adventure combined his art with aerial photography to craft the world’s most massive independently created piece of “Gif-iti”. The work, crafted by Bennett alongside collective Juddy Roller, features 10 human figures that craft a “perpetually tumbling” scene when viewed in sequence.

Inhabiting a colossal 9000 sqm of disused waterfront ground space at Port Melbourne’s Fisherman’s Wharf precinct, the project took Bennett 30 days to complete; using 700 litres of paint to compose the work which comprises a series of 10 individual 30-metre-long figures.

The size and form of this mural is unprecedented – four times the size of the previous holder of the title, (which clocks in at 27 storeys high) this mural has taken over the equivalent of 90 floors-worth of ground space.

Painted using only Taubmans acrylic and Monarch Painting rollers and brushes, and made possible thanks to the kind people at Independent Cement and Lime.

Thanks as always to Common State media.

26
Nov

Marvel Stadium- Sofles

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Kicking off the 2019 basketball season earlier this year, Sofles brings to life the spirit of Melbourne basketball through an 18m tall wall mural sitting alongside a custom decorated 3×3 basketball court and hoop. Through Sofles aerosol artistry he depicts basketball legends Andrew Gaze, Liz Cambage, Lauren Jackson, Andrew Bogut, and Ben Simmons donned in their green and yellow colours of the Boomers and the Opals.

The team at Juddy Roller teamed up with Visit Victoria to help create an interactive artwork, as the court is open to the public at the Marvel Stadium in the Docklands, so come shoot some hoops and get into the spirit of Australian basketball!

22
Nov

Federation Square – George Rose

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George rose continues on with her successful 2017 as she teams up with Juddy Roller and the crew at Fed Square to produce a large typography based mural as part of Fed Square’s 2017/2018 Summer campaign titled ‘So Hot Right Now’.

The campaign is just the start of a larger on-going project as Fed Square is completing renovation work on the square, hoping to give the public something much nicer to look at while all the noise is going on. The brief for the mural was big and bright, so naturally, George Rose was an easy candidate for the job.

The mural is unfortunately only temporary, so will only be hanging around until early 2018, so be sure to not miss this one before it’s gone for good.

Thanks again to Taubmans for their ongoing support! And thank you to Nicole Reed for the pics!

21
Nov

Heist Exhibition 2017.

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Juddy Roller’s second biennial Heist Exhibition has returned with an impressive international collection, showcasing a dynamic range of world-leading contemporary artists at the Juddy Roller Gallery. The line up consists of artists from six different countries, with names such as Adnate, Smug, Jaw, Sofles, Lister, and Cope2 all in attendance.

This has been one of our most exciting international collections we have had the pleasure of curating, with much credit due to our newly appointed gallery manager Dominika Kuthova. The gallery’s opening night welcomed over 400 guests through the doors, all who helped make the evening a memorable experience.

The Juddy Roller Gallery is currently open to the public from Tuesday until Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and the exhibition will run through until the 29th of November. The gallery is conveniently located at 226a Johnson St, Fitzroy, in one of Melbourne’s most colourful laneways.

We also want to give thanks to our generous sponsors, Grolsch and Maker & Monger for their ongoing support.

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15
Nov

In The Studio – Beastman

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Sydney-based illustrator Brad Eastman, or better known by his street name ‘Beastman’, is a multidisciplinary artist from Sydney, Australia. His instantly recognisable style of illustration on his murals, artworks, and designs have brought him international acclaim which is slingshotting him through a super successful and prolific career.

This alias Beastman is not only a clever play on words from his real name, but also provides a suitable description of his strong illustration style. Influenced by the biodiversity, symbolism and design aesthetics behind nature’s repetitive geometric growth patterns and organic landscapes, Beastman’s paintings, digital illustration, commercial projects and public murals explore a unique visual language, depicting future environments of abstracted landscapes, potential new life forms and human intervention

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08
Nov

In The Studio – Kaff-eine

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Silo Art Trail Street Art Kaff-eine

Kaff-eine is an established Australian street and contemporary artist who has gained a strong following for her engaging illustrative freehand style, delicate linework, and quiet melancholic characters. She has painted public and private works in Australia, Germany, France, USA and the Philippines with a handful of successful solo and group exhibitions as well as having her hand in illustrating two children’s books.

In addition to her solo and independent projects, Kaff-eine recently co-founded ‘Cheeseagle‘, a creative collective who make art projects designed for exhibition and social impact which is making big moves nationally and internationally.  

Kaff has just spent the past two months in Silo Country (Aka – Rosebery) where she has been working on one of her largest canvases to date, adding a sixth silo to the Silo Art Trail. We managed to sneak in a few words with her while she was on site, to capture a glimpse into her latest project. Kaff has since completed the over-sized mural, and has been able to share some photos of the magic.

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25
Oct

In The Studio – Nychos

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Nychos Street Art Melbourne Image by Silke Lapina

This fortnight in the studio, we are incredibly stoked to be able to sit down with our international pal Nychos and catch up on his extremely busy life. For those that don’t yet know, Nychos has been making waves all over the world, expanding from his original studio in Vienna and onto the world circuit. San Francisco is now his new home (when he’s not travelling the world), where he has spent a little more than the past year living and breathing all forms of art and illustration, continuing on with his busy life.

Raised in a traditional Austrian hunting family, death and dissection were the daily business for Nychos. Blending morbid and dark themes with the colourful, hyper-loony aesthetics influenced by pop-culture and cartoons, Nychos has developed a unique style that he performs with powerhouse effect whether on the street or in the gallery.

Nychos often collaborates with the world’s most accomplished painters, making him one of the most noticeable breakout artists from the Austrian scene. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, including ten solo exhibitions, one which we were lucky enough to host at the Juddy Roller Gallery earlier this year, as well as a four-story “Dissection of a Kangaroo” mural located in Collingwood, Melbourne.

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18
Oct

In The Studio – Putos

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Putos Melbourne Street Art

Putos has been a long-standing member of the Melbourne graf community as well as an active member of ACM (Art Crush Mob) who lives and breathes graf every second of the day. He can be found all throughout the suburbs of Melbourne, and we reckon it would be safe to say you can’t walk a full block without catching a piece of his work.

His work is incredibly eye-catching, combining traditional graffiti techniques with popping shape and colour, creating a style that is strikingly unique and definitely something he can call his own.  Putos is an expert with blends and tones, having the ability to create electric chaos that almost pops off the wall. His imagination helps create weird and wonderful compositions and imagery, that makes viewers to not always fully understand but most definitely appreciate.  Alright, enough small talk- let’s get chatting…

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11
Oct

Euroa Skate Park – Kitt Bennett

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The town of Euroa has teamed up with The Evolve Youth Committee and played host to Juddy Roller and artist Kitt Bennett for a double mural install on the towns skate park and an adjacent music hall over the busy weekend. Kitt worked his magic on the skatepark, giving the aged park a fresh new look as well as hosting a live paint by numbers workshop for the public to get involved.

The install took place during the ‘Show and Shine’ car show exhibition, which is one of the towns most celebrated annual events. The weekend was definitely a busy one, and the town of Euroa surely made the most of it, including the mural work, face painting, food vendors, DJ’s on top of the impressive display of cars over the weekend.

The Paint By Numbers workshop was an incredible success, bringing together the community of all ages to contribute to their new mural, and everyone here at Juddy Roller are so happy we’re able to help contribute to these amazing community events. A massive thanks to our paint sponsor Taubman for their generous support, as always.

04
Oct

In The Studio – Welin

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This fortnight we’re super psyched to sit down and chat with Danish Artist Welin, who has lately been lighting up walls all over the world.  Welin has the energy to burn and most certainly directs this into his lively mural work, fusing bright colours with contrasting tones to really make his work come to life, creating super dense pieces that completely absorb your eyes and attention.

Welin obviously also likes to have fun with his work, whether he’s painting celebrities like Action Bronson, including a self-portrait of himself into a wild wild west scene or turning ‘Otto’ from the Simpsons into a zombie, you can’t help but appreciate the kids work!

Welin came through Australia earlier in 2017 and we were lucky enough to include him into the Wall to Wall Festival lineup for 2017, as well as host him on a number of Melbourne projects allowing him to make the most of his trip. We also got the chance to sit down with him- let’s see what he has to say.

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