some biznass

Just a few Terrarium related tid bits....

The show is now open...see previous posts for details. But if your not in melbourne you can pick up one of the catalogues by emailing the gallery (info@gertrude.org.au). Theyre quite the production. A5, 22 pages and a mixture of hand screened, black and white and colour pages and the price.... just $2 AUD plus postage. bonkers aye??

Prints from the show are also now available they're 2 colour, hand screened on japon proofing archival quality paper and are 640mm by 960mm (25.2 by 37.8 inches).They are a limited edition of 20 and cost $300.00 P+P included, if your interested email me and i'll send you a pay pal invoice. Cheers

second gardenesque aggregation

Pictures are on their way of how I set up the Terrarium show. During the installation of the work it changed considerably from the rudimentary way I organized it in the photo on the entry page. The purpose of this set up which was to display the individual elements in a photograph. In the exhibition I added more elements and made a vastly more complex arrangement. Arranging them was a kind of playful process one which i think relates well to my drawings, where I begin from a single point and work out adding a large amount of simple elements to form a complex whole.

This is a process I'm going to call "aggregation". Its a word which when used in a biological context means to form a cluster like in mould which is a large congregation of tiny organisms. As I understand it, moulds form in a similar way to my drawings starting from a central point and working out. This is because the spores drift in a basically random fashion and attach to any cluster they come into contact with. So "Gardenesque Aggregation" ended up being the title of the cluster of small objects as it exists in the exhibition.

I will be in the gallery space from 11pm on each tuesday in september 'til the show closes (thats the 5th, 12th and 19th of )working on a second "Gardenesque Aggregation" this time a 2 dimensional one on the wall. I will also be answering any questions anyone has about my work. Everyone is welcome. There will also be a low key closing to show off the wall piece in its finished form.

archive of the future

Heres some of the work for "Terrarium". I've divided the archives into Prints and Sculptures but the show will see no such divisions. Theres also a few pieces that are too large to set up yet so no photos. Theres only one way to see how it comes together I guess ....

Terrarium by Nathan Gray
opens 25th of August
runs for one month

Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces
200 Gertrude Street Fitzroy
Victoria 3065 Australia
T: +61 3 9419 3406
F: +61 3 9419 2519
E: info@gertrude.org.au

Opening Hours:
Tue - Fri 11am-5.30pm, Sat 1-5.30pm

cryptozoological junc

Just put up the archive for my cryptozoology series which is showingJunc gallery in L.A. from the 19th of August as part of their "Flaunt" Show

"The show is Scheduled for the Saturday August 19 and runs September 10. This is our annual group show where we introduce artists new to the gallery and to our patrons. The show also coincides with The Sunset Junction (LA's largest street fair August 26 and 27) which works out well since the gallery is located at ground zero.

The participants are Sophia Dixon, Jenny Hart, Amy Ross, Eric Beltz,Camilla Engman..."

and myself of course.

Woah did you see that?

If you came here via the undodesign address(and please continue to do so) you will have noticed a few changes. First of all that index page. Its all sculpture work for my show coming at gertrude contemporary art spaces its called "terrarium" and consists of sculpture, screen prints and wall paper. Its going to be the largest exhibition I've attempted so far and I gotta say I think its some of my best work. If you're in melbourne please come along to the opening on the 25th of august or attend the show in the proceeding month. I your not in melbourne i'll be trickling images up through here over the next while.

Also I'm now running the main page with blogger in the hope that it will be a little easier and therefore better maintained than before still sorting out the css stuff so drop me a line if stuff don't work.

crypyozoology and half man/half man

Detail Fom "Electrical Spirit"

Pictures from my "cryptozoology" series will be showing at LA's Junc Gallery as part of their yearly "flaunt" show in august. I had a showing at my place a month or so back for the locals in which JKF and Paeces both played along with my solo act Half Man / Half Man. I hope to get a MP3 up of paeces excellent set, they have a release at the above link on Music Your Mind Will Love.

Snawklor vs the Hi God People vs Wolf Eyes

Snawklor and HGP performed as one to support Wolf Eyes who are some out of town bogans. Along with Blarke Beyer and the Grey Daturas and the Ambarchi/Fushinato/Walls trio (no link, use google, too much, too famous).

At the spanish club. 25th May.

best gif ever

Please somebody point the way toward a t-shirt before you have to talk me out of a tattoo.

Little Angels

Detail from "Little Angels" Screen Print On Paper

Over the holidays I got it together to compile some music I had made for soundtracks over the last 3 years. It comes as a CDR packaged in a limited edition 12" sized screenprinted cover based on the insufferable op-shop record "The Little Angels". It was launched at the broken records show in sydney and is available for AUS$15 by mail order if you wanna mail me.

Heres a sample: forest theme MP3

Broken Records is a record cover themed show (obviously) curated by living legend Sonny Day running form 20th to 29th of Jan at China Heights gallery in Sydney, level 3, 16-28 Foster street , surrey hills My other piece for it was based on one of my favourite records "The Perfect Prescription" by The Spacemen 3 one of my alltime favourite bands.

Snawklor still exist...

Snawklor, my band with Dylan Martorell, have found a label for our 5th cd release. BUS Recordings the sonic arm of BUS Gallery, will be releasing it early in 2006.

See our last two self-released screen-printed CDs here and here. We will be re-releasing these at the same time as the BUS CD with different art work and music remasted by Cornel Wilczeck of Qua .

Download a sample track 'Loosening of the Earth' from our 4th CD "They Live"

Mum Smokes Tee

Mum Smokes is a band who I designed a flyer and T-shirt for and I Love 'em. They're available in black on lemon and dark blue on light blue (the tees that is). Contrary to previously stated these luddites now have a minimal web presence here

DC 4 WWDIS

Detail from my "Portrait of Darby Crash", various media on paper

What We Do Is Secret No. 4, the Australian free press mag dedicated to punk and DIY, features a cover and centre spread by me. It's a portait they comissioned of their god Darby Crash who died 25 years ago this month (on the same day as John Lennon).

This work was available for sale at Someday gallery's christmas charity show. A benefit for VACCA - a culturally sensitive charity for aboriginal kids.

From Thurs 1st Decemeber
SOMEDAY
LEVEL 3
CURTIN HOUSE
252 SWANSTON ST
MELBOURNE

Sussuruth Book by Nieves

Nieves Books has released a 22-page black and white booklet of drawings that I did this (antipodean) winter. It's called Sussuruth, an onomatopea for the sound of the wind or sea. More on Nieves here.

Works for Otherworld

Detail of "Totem", Screen Print on Canvas

Other World a group show themed on nature and the supernatural. My work for this was a "totem" pole prayer for a society in need of the "withering of law". The show includes artists Andrew Mcleod, Josh Petherick and Ryan Hill.

From 28th October. Gertrude Street Contemporary Art Spaces. 200 Gertrude Street Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Rock Bottom at Alice Euphemia

"Rock Bottom" the titular work form the show.

Rock Bottom
8 pen and ink drawings and a sculpture
by Nathan Gray
26th September to 15th October
at Alice Euphemia (clothes store)
shop 6 Cathedral Arcade
37 Swanston Street
Melbourne

more images from the show


There's an article about my work in the issue 5 of un magazine by my good friend Anna Daly. I found it helpful, maybe you will too.