Artists WA – showcasing West Australian artists

Deejo is an Illustrator and graphic Designer based in Perth.

I have been drawing since I was 5. My first love was dinosaurs, and I used to draw them everyday until I found comic books. 2000AD was a massive influence on me when I was a kid, me and a friend of mine used to copy all the frames and try and draw in the different styles. When I found out some of my favourite comic book artists had a Graphic Design background I went and did a TAFE course.

So since then I have been thrust into the world of Graphic Design. An Illustrator at heart, I have always looked for a way to use that in my designs. I have been lucky enough to be involved in the local hip-hop scene through my long association with the mighty Syllabolix crew of musicians, and have done over a hundred different gig posters for various hip hop acts and clubs over the last 5 years.

While my history lies in digital illustration, recently I have branched out and gotten back to my roots and started painting canvas again. This has really ignited my craving for producing art, and I hope to have my first exhibition sometime soon in the future.

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For more of Deejo’s work check out his flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30609567@N03/
or http://www.toasteddesigns.com

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to check out the insides of the Condor Tower Carpark in Perth’s CBD. On July 25th, for one night only you can witness a street art project on a scale not seen before in Australia!

The Condor Tower Carpark is a private 5 level carpark coated in street art thanks to the ololo team, and over 80 artists from Perth, eastern states and some internationals. Just a few of the artists involved in the project include Creepy, Stormie Mills, Jodee Knowles, Timothy Rollin, Hurben, THNK, Showbiz, Shime, Task, Pat Doherty, Trevor6025, Yo-Yo, Rifs, Daek, Sam DeSouza, Beastman, Drewfunk Yo, Kid Zoom, Reka, Grumps, and many, many more!

This is one night only and should not be missed.

Come down and support art in Perth!

July 25th 2009 – 6pm – midnight

Condor Tower Car Park
22 St Georges Terrace
Perth

For further details, check out www.ololo.info
Event page on facebook  here

For a sneak preview of some  of the work at Condor Tower, see flickr

Renae is at her happiest with a paintbrush in hand. She originally studied Graphic Design and is currently working in the media. Her love for art has been overwhelming! Recently she has been focusing on painting and set up a studio so she can spend more time devoted to her passion. Renae’s works have been shown at a number of galleries throughout Perth and notably at the 2006 Art for Arttitude Exhibition at the Perth Convention Centre.

Although painting primarily in oils for the time being, she says she will return to her roots of graphics and mixed media soon. “This is just the beginning and I am enjoying everyday.”

Dancers

A Walk in Autumn

Urbanology

La Feminine

Yolanda Stapleton originally studied advertising before moving into graphics after graduating. Since then she has produced works in product, photography, fashion and illustration, although graphics remains her primary area of interest. Working on setting up her label ‘Onetrickpony’ Yolanda has also been exhibiting quite extensively with work shown recently in Perth, Melbourne and Tokyo. Her first solo show is set for July and will be an exhibition of the ‘tiny people with rage’ series.

Yolanda was recently involved in the ‘Reunion’ show at Breadbox Gallery.
“I produced a set for the exhibition titled ‘Fire!’ it’s based in graphics but I wanted to move away from computer-generated work, which lead to this outcome. The use of non traditional media was great in terms of visual impact but also in terms of unpredictability, I had an idea of what I wanted as the end result but working with fire meant that the final outcome was never certain.”

Fire!