ACCORDION FACE

There’s something so eerie in the exclusively black and white work of Johan Bjorkegren.They’re all calm scenes, but it’s kind of like you’re seeing through the eyes of someone who’s stumbled onto something they’re not meant to see. The amount of painstakingly intricate detail, from the carpet-like detail of the backgrounds, to the finely scrawled rosy-cheeked characters and their actions and posture / pose, I think all adds up to appeal to my OCD nature. That they’re so static, but there’s so much going on detail wise.

See more at Johan’s website.

Accordion Face had to take a backseat for the past month due to work / life / travel, but I’m back in the studio today and the ball is rolling!

One of the things consuming my time was this: creating work for a group show in Melbourne (which we also traveled over for): “Down The Rabbit Hole” @ The Brunswick Street Gallery, curated by Jess Perlen, also featuring: Otilee, Cally Bennet, Daniel Linnet, Jane Reynolds, Jodee Taylah, Rhiannon Mowat and Ron. C Moss.

The show runs until this Thursday if you happen to be in the area!

Anyway, I don’t usually like to blog about myself on here, but here’s a pic of what I put together for the show:

If you’re in New York, there’s a crazy looking show that opens on Thursday at Bold Hype gallery, featuring Sean Morris (Perth, Australia) (Previous interview), Porous Walker (San Fran), and Lori D (Portland).

See above an AMAZING piece by Sean Morris for the show, and the flier below for all the details below:

Like most things I blog about here, this window display by Jamiyla Lowe puts a big cheesy grin on my face. Which, it should be noted that I lack the face muscles to smile often. I’m not even sure if I’m actually smiling but it feels like it on the inside.

Jamiyla also has some great prints available via Magic Pony in Toronto. (Cheers Annie for the heads up).

Loving these grotesque knitted projects by Patricia Waller. I think it makes these all the more gruesome, that they’re made using an otherwise innocent technique (knitting/crochet). Also doing this kind of thing in a great way, was Miss Ip2much. Sadly, all of her online presences seem to have been stripped of images, but you can check out some remnants on google image search.

Any other oddball crafters out there? Please share!

There are plenty more to see over on Patricia’s website, as well as this post on Buzzfeed.