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Peap Tarr and Lisa Mam

Shea O'Neill — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:59:51 +0000

Some of you might remember Peap Tarr from issue two of sideroom.com magazine. We recently caught up with Peap in Phnom Penh where he is now based and has been collaborating with Lisa Mam (aka Little Dots). These guys have been creating some amazing work together and are truly pioneering the street art culture in Cambodia.

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Ghøstie | Upland Road

Shea O'Neill — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:44 +0000

Check out this video of New Zealand based street artist Ghøstie painting a commissioned Wellington Electricity Substation in Upland Rd Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand.

This piece is Ghøstie’s entry to The Indochina Project. Check it out here

UPLAND ROAD from Ahmad Habash on Vimeo.

LiarBen

Shea O'Neill — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:45 +0000

LiarBen is a street artist born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Saigon). He is also known as Benny the Fox, because of his unique character - a fox with a mysterious smile.

Vietnam has a long history of public art, traditionally in the form of hand drawn propaganda posters, but recent years have seen new trends starting to integrate with the local lifestyle. LiarBen’s work aims to develop the culture and history of his city by creating a new form of street art which learns from and embraces the old.

LiarBen’s work will be featured in the upcoming art project and exhibition www.theindochinaproject.com.

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The Indochina Project wants your submission

Shea O'Neill — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:36:15 +0000

riverochid digital is embarking on a project to discover and celebrate Indochina through digital media and creativity. They want to find out what Indochina really means to a modern, digitally connected world by asking its people to share their views; creating a crowd-sourced integrated online and real world art event unlike anything seen before in this region

The heart of the Indochina Project will be the website www.theindochinaproject.com. Participants will be asked one simple question ‘What does indochina mean to you?’ and be encouraged to submit their answer in the most creative way possible. This could be a photo, video, music recording, written story, digital artwork or anything else they feel best represents their impression of Indochina.

Over the course of the campaign The Indochina Project will see contributors from across the Indochina and the globe participate in a unique creative process, adding to the website to create a crowd sourced online artwork. The culmination of the project will be a real world exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, showcasing all of the artworks submitted to the website. A wall of screens will be set up at the event where all of the works will be put on rotating display. Each work will be displayed with a QR code allowing people to jump quickly to that page on the website from their smart phone where they will be able to comment on and share it.

One lucky participant will be selected to travel to Ho Chi Minh City and create their artwork live at the event: this could be a painter live painting, a musician or dancer performing or a poet reciting. They will perform alongside an impressive international lineup of artists including: Rah Akaishi (Sri Lanka), Liar Ben (Vietnam), and Peepshow (New Zealand).

Submissions open May 13, 2013.

Visit www.theindochinaproject.com to participate.

Vexta | Kochi India

Shea O'Neill — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:13:12 +0000

A short film documenting the creation of a series of site-specific public paintings by Vexta, in the streets of Kochi, Kerala, during the Kochi Muziris Biennale.

Vexta : Kochi : India from vexta on Vimeo.

Lauren Lysaght | Summer Holiday

Shea O'Neill — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:48:42 +0000

Lauren Lysaght has brought her ‘Summer Holiday’ to life at Brick Bay Sculpture Trail as the Summer Artist Project for 2013.

Lysaght recreates the joy, colour and ‘laidback-ness’ of her childhood summer holidays in this whimsical campsite featuring giant buttercups, a tent, campfire, hammock, clothesline and charming wee bluebirds.

A sensitive site-responsive piece, Lysaght photographed the landscape and printed these images onto outdoor fabric. As a result each element gently sits in its surroundings, a campsite which compliments and enlivens the land it temporarily inhabits.

More information here

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Red Bull Collective Art

Shea O'Neill — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:34:24 +0000

Red Bull Collective Art gives New Zealanders the chance to be a part of a giant work of art, which combines the creativity of individuals to make the world’s largest single, continuous piece. The two week long global project begins on March 11 and takes the principle of ‘Cadavre exquís’ and brings it into the digital world.

Cadavre exquís is a collaborative creative technique first introduced by Surrealists around 1925. It is a method by which assortments of words or images are collectively assembled. This is done in sequence, where participants are able to see the end of the previous person’s contribution before adding their own creation.

Each time slot will allow the artist 4 hours to complete their work. The participants simply download their template to work on the image, which is then uploaded and added to the entire artwork. The artist may use any format they like to work on the image such as Photoshop or Abobe, including freehand, the image is scanned before uploading.

Within the two week period, Red Bull Art Collective will see contributors from across the world participate in a unique creative process, the end product being an unparalleled piece of art on an international scale. This will be displayed in local galleries around the world.

More information here

Celery Stories

Shea O'Neill — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:31:36 +0000

Celery Productions are back! With their new show, Celery Stories, you have the chance to collaborate with on a theatrical journey through Auckland’s backyard – from St Kevin’s Arcade, through Myers Park and into The Basement. The stage could be a park bench; the stranger standing next to you could be the star of the show; Myers Park will transform before your eyes.

They will take over Myers park for two nights only on Friday the 22nd and Saturday 23rd of February 8:30pm. Space is limited, so make sure you book your tickets before its too late!

Help them pledge here

Buy your tickets here

Saigon Outcast | Melting Pot

Shea O'Neill — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:42:01 +0000

sideroom.com’s new favorite creative space in Vietnam is hosting an art festival this March.

A festival to celebrate Art for Art’s sake. Melting pot will include arts, crafts, live music, dance performances and more from the talented emerging creative scene of Ho Chi Minh City.

What: Art Festival | Melting Pot

When: March 2-3, 2013

Where: Saigon Outcast, 188/1 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

More information here

The Great West Coast Migration | Tour Highlights

Shea O'Neill — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:15:38 +0000

After the two and a half months on the road, over 100 supporting artists, 25 film makers and 6 major US cities. PangeaSeed is pleased to share with you this short film documenting the pioneering odyssey and the fruits of their labor all in the name of sharks and oceans.

Currently the PangeaSeed crew are organizing another first. Taking The Migration east for a six country touring exhibition of China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan ground zero for the consumption, trade and slaughter of endangered marine life. The groundbreaking series of events will address the plight of sharks and several more critically endangered marine species.

PangeaSeed Presents: The Great West Coast Migration – TOUR HIGHLIGHTS X ME AND MY SHARK FIN from PangeaSeed on Vimeo.