Pics from RALLY: Contemporary Indonesian Art, combined exhibition of works by Jompet Kuswidananto & Eko Nugroho at Melbourne NGV 18 Oct 2012 – 01 Apr 2013. Jompet Kuswidananto and Eko Nugroho are members
of the art community that centres on the vibrant central Java city of
Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Jompet is an installation artist, while Nugroho
works across diverse media; creating paintings, murals and handmade
comic books, contemporary updates of the tradition of shadow puppet
theatre, and collaborations with local craftspeople to produce
embroideries.
Street Angel was a hilarious little comic that lasted a handful of issues from SLG. I picked it up by chance from Mark One Comics in Hamilton NZ, I think it was the only SLG comic they were ordering at the time. An American comic by American creators artist/co-writer Jim Rugg and co-writer Brian Maruca I mention it here as the first issue was adapted into a student short film by Lucas Testro at the Australian Film and Radio School a few years back and it's now available to watch online here.
The Silent Army Storeroom at 110 Franklin st. Melbourne CBD (Down alleyway entrance at rear) is hosting a flurry of events this month including the creation of Active Citizens, a giant wooden comic book jam drawn during friday evenings over the course of the month. Contributing artists so far include Michael Hawkins, Merv Heers, Marc Pearson, David Mahler, Simon Hanselmann, Michael Fikaris, Matt Emery, James James, Clare Wilson, Sam Wallman with more to come.
The Silent Army Storeroom, open Fridays 12pm -8pm offers a fine range of weirdo comics, papers and ephemera.
Purchase fine paper goods online at the Silent Army online store.
More pics on Silent Army on instagram.
Silent Army Storeroom site.
