si-d "The Grotto" 27th May - 22nd June

The eye sees all, all hail the eye. 

The end of May saw the opening of the wonderful si-d's show. His earthy tones and warm finishes are truly something from an original perspective. As crude as it is to relate art to drug use, one get's the feeling that this work would not be out of place in some Peyote induced spirit-quest in some wild North-American landscape. Thank's si-d!!!

Artist Statement

A collection of work about shelter and reviewing comfort.

Biography

Simon Dransfield draws stories, and probably will for as long as he lasts. He doesn’t like liquorice or anything with too much ginger, and mainly thinks about the universe and life and death. He got a piece of paper from a university, but who really gives a....

See more of si-d's work at www.simondransfield.com

The Birds ARI "Mating Call" 29th April - 26th May

Eggs anyone? Perhaps a little Birdformance Art? On Monday the 29th we hosted The Birds ARI at RAS. What a fine collective they are indeed. Not only did the viewer get to enjoy the wonderful images  of The Birds ARI in their natural habitat, they also got a live and in the flesh meet and tweet with the creatures themselves. Lucky punks. Thanks Birds!  

Biography

The Birds ARI is Ria Green, Claire Robertson, Melissa Matveyeff and Lisa Frankland.  Four Melbourne based artist who met through the RMIT Master of Fine Art Program and who work across mediums including video, printmaking, performance, sculpture, installation, and photography. 

The Birds make experimental artwork in a collaborative environment. Members take it in turns to curate and produce an event or project, developing the conceptual framework and then letting the ARI develop the idea collectively.

Artist Statement

The concept for Mating Call developed out of an interest in the bizzare rituals associated with ‘making a first impression,’ the ‘pick up,’ ‘flirt,’ or ‘score’ in the context of a bar or club, and how artists often perform similar rituals at openings to make an impression on curators, directors or fellow artists.  In Mating Call the artists each take on a stereotype to perform for each other and compete for attention.