A few japanese pieces I've finished recently.
Thanks to Randy, Travis, and Ian ... all great clients.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Busy! Busy!
May and June have been super busy at the shop! What an exciting summer! Brett Baumgart had an amazing art opening at Geo Kayes! His show lassoed him a nice write up in the East Bay Express! We are preparing for the Body Art Expo at the Cow Palace in August....lots of sign making! Heres a sampling of whats been going on at the shop....
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| East Bay Express Write up on Brett |
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| TATTOO BY BRETT BAUMGART |
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| TATTOO BY BRETT BAUMGART |
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| TATTOO BY MATT DECKER |
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| TATTOO BY MATT DECKER |
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| TATTOO BY MATT DECKER |
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| TATTOO BY DANIELLE SILVA |
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| TATTOO BY DANIELLE SILVA |
Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Sam Hillcoat "The Quiet Storm" Solo Exhibition
The Quiet Storm exhibition is a powerful new body of work by Brisbane tattoo and street artist, Sam Hillcoat.
The exhibition, Sam’s first solo show, features striking new works on canvas using oil, acrylics and aerosol. With several successful group shows under his belt and nonstop tattoo and canvas commissions, Sam has had to lock himself away and surrender much of this precious income to prepare his prolific new body of work.
Sam says he has adopted a fresh stylistic approach for this exhibition, “my new work is a hybrid of different styles. I like to take the raw expression of street art and the clandestine styles of modern and traditional tattoo design out of their natural environments. For the first time in years I have been able to flesh out all these ideas I have been developing, without having to meet anyone else’s expectations or specifications. I am excited to unveil this new style, which I feel is totally my own.”
In the last 10 years street art and tattooing has seen a surge in interest from the public and broader art world. While Sam has benefited professionally from this trend, this exhibition sees him moving away from the machine and spray can, and transforming his love of urban cultures into a fine art. Much of Sam’s new work is reminiscent of traditional Japanese art and tattoo (irezumi) with bold, colourful graffiti aesthetics. His duel occupations as a tattoo and aerosol artist have led him to developing this unique crossover style that is hugely appealing to fans of tattoo, street and contemporary fine art.
The Quiet Storm exhibition offers the pleasures of permanent ink, without the pain, the vibrancy of street art, without the legalities. It is an exhibition of exceptional artistry from a young, highly sought after tattoo and street artist with fresh, distinctive brushwork.
The Quiet Storm exhibition opens at Jugglers Art Space in Fortitude Valley on Friday 22 June from 6pm onwards, and closes on Saturday 23 June, 5pm.
Media Contact:
Kelly Timmons.
0405105299
heartheartproductions@gmail.com
Artist contact:
Sam Hillcoat
0401 488 899
samhillcoattatto@gmail.com
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