At 21, Alex Moon-age is already one of Sydney’s most exciting emerging artists. Her debut exhibition ‘There are other worlds they have not told you of’ will be showing at Palmer Projects May 7th- May 14th. The exhibition will include many of Moon-age’s works in various mediums, including— intricate drawings, collages, sound installation and wearable art. Also exhibited are selected photographs from her experience at the Fowler’s Gap art retreat with the College of Fine Arts, in which she spent her time getting lost in the Broken Hill landscape and becoming possessed by the desert spirits.

Moon-age’s work inhabits the space between imagination and reality, and between past and present. Influenced by the surreal nature of illustration in underground 1960’s publications such as ‘Oz’ magazine, Moon-age’s works appear both nostalgic and contemporary simultaneously. Her collages, harking back to the Dada collages of Raol Hausmann, contain pages of books, newspapers, sewing patterns and patterned paper, which are then reinvigorated and reconstructed within the frame of her work. Transforming the humblest scraps of paper into fine art thus heightens the tension between reality and illusion present in her work. Edgy and exciting Moon-age’s works show a deep understanding of the abstract reality of the subconscious, and the creative process.

Alex Moon-age debut exhibition
Palmer Projects gallery in Darlinghurst
Opening 7th May till 14th May 2009

Fabrication is the first solo exhibition by textile/mixed media artist Martin Roberts . Coming from a background in costume and fashion, Martin has taken techniques and ideas from these disciplines and evolved them into a more contemporary visual context. The exhibition is a mix of illustrative and abstract textile imagery, layers of fabric applique and acrylics built up over each other and stitched together tell a personal story of people, places and events.

Martin Roberts is an Irish born textile and mixed media artist based in Sydney. He has an extensive background in costume and fashion, having worked in these fields throughout Europe and Australia for 15 years. His artwork is a continuation of his work with textiles, an evolution of traditional techniques and ideas placed into a more contemporary visual context. He combines layers of fabric collage and paint as a medium creating both 2 and 3 dimensional works. “Everyone has a different story to tell. I take inspiration from moments in my life, from the people, places and events that I see in it.”

Thursday 15 January to Tuesday 27 January
Gaffa Gallery
Level 1 – 7 Randle Street Surry Hills, NSW
www.gaffa.com.au

Talented Sydney based artist & good friend of Two Flat Whites Lang Leav was featured in the Good Weekend Magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald on the 26th July 2008. In 2005, Akina (Lang Leav) was selected as winner of the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards judged by industry heavyweights such as Peter Morrissey. Later, the label went on to inspire a documentary that aired internationally on ABC television in 2006. As well as critical acclaim, Akina has achieved commercial success, being sold through key boutiques in Australia and Japan. Well done Lang!