ANIMAL CONCLAVE

WHO: 3 independent artists collaborating to fuse a rustic earthy theme combined with street style.

WHERE: Blank_Space, 11 Spring St, Surry Hills Sydney.

WHEN: From Thursday 18th October 2007 onwards for a week.

3D animator and graphic designer, Bill Chen has recently made his mark in the fashion industry with street-wear label ‘Meet Tyrone’. Meet Tyrone’s signature style bases itself on utopian values, finding interest and wonder in even the most inanimate of objects.

Featuring four major prints titled ‘Diamond Horse’, ‘Anubis’, ‘Reindeer’ and ‘Swallows ‘n’ Feathers’, ‘Animals in 3D’ is Meet Tyrone’s latest range of t-shirts’ & hoodies’ to hit the streets. In this range, ‘Meet Tyrone’ experiments with popular geometric art, lines, shapes and patterns.

SMC is a self-taught artist with no formal art or design training. He uses character based styles and images, concentrating on simple black definite lines and a minimal colour palette. Influenced by 60’s comics, cubism & Japanese pop art, repetitive characters and images are his recognisable signature traits. For this exhibition, SMC has chosen to use a medley of raw materials & neutral tones, mixed with a ‘street style’ impact.

Like his squid brethren that hide amongst the rocks of the ocean, ‘Striker’ hides amongst the citizens of the city. You might have caught a glimpse of his slithering, oozing arm that scrawls his images. Half man, half squid, ‘Strikers’ images are on the darker side of the ocean. This is the first time he has come out of the dark to show his canvases as part of the group show, Animal Conclave.

Visit www.meettyrone.com for more information.