The illustrative work of Josh Cochran is stunning. His client list is a testament to his success and talent, including big names such as the Discovery Channel, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire and The New Yorker. His website also features a blog which is worth browsing through the archives – it’s full of insights into the process behind his work. Top marks!

http://www.mandolux.com/

(props to zeke for this one)

sex sex, drugs, rock & roll, ben folds into five, four, three, two, one, blast off on your face, porn porn, pop pop goes the weazel, because the weazel goes, he goes and goes and goes POP!

check out Simon Lovelace hotness here http://www.simonlovelace.com

and here  http://www.crack.com.au/duh.htm

to buy his work click here http://www.blankspace.com.au/art4sale/blank_gen/SL/SL.html

Go to fringe bar markets in Paddington on Saturday to get your hands on some of Ls. Clothing’s stuff before it hits the shops of Sydney. It’s a one off sale with tops at wholesale prices so get there early.

Enjoy the nostalgia while viewing this quaint collection of old book covers. Pictured: a portion of The Abstract Society: A Cultural Analysis of Our Time.

You want vintage sunglasses … you want them at vintage prices too… head down to vintage sunglass haven SHADYKIDS.com and for a limited time all vintage sunglasses are 30% off, thats right, 30% off for these vintage sunglasses… just enter sksale in the shopping cart. Did i mention these are VINTAGE SUNGLASSES.?..

Dont miss out, these vintage sunglasses wont last long!
SHADYKIDS.com

Music and a bit of art this weekend.

The fascinating photography of Pieter Hugo pops up from time to time on the internet – pictures of rough looking African men with chained, muzzled hyenas. Often the captions declare the men as bank robbers, bodyguards, drug dealers or debt collectors. These people are actually entertainers who make a living performing a circus act of sorts, captured beautifully by Pieter Hugo.

What interests Hugo is the hybridisation of the urban and the wild, and the paradoxical relationship that the handlers have with their animals – sometimes doting and affectionate, sometimes brutal and cruel.

View the photography at the Michael Stevenson Gallery.

The Hyena Men Series I
The Hyena Men Series II

Illustrators who are fans of James Jean (name me an illustrator who isn’t) will be delighted with Process Recess 2. It’s 15 by 10 inches and full of twenty-two prints and their associated thumbs, sketches etc.

For anyone that doesnt already know shirty07 is only a short while away, so pencil it into your diary so you dont forget. It should be alot of fun, and you even might pick up a nice tshirt or 5, plus there will be plenty of other stuff happening there too.

Shirty07 is a new not-for-profit design initiative – a market selling only t-shirts. It’s an event that fuses fashion with art, music with culture; where guests can purchase unique t-shirt designs direct from independent designers, enjoy live music and chill out at the bar with a drink.

Prices are capped at $69 so everything’s kept accessible.

http://www.shirty07.com.au/

September 15th 2007
Midday – midnight…
Newtown Neighborhood Centre
Town Hall
1 Bedford Street (opposite the train station)
Newtown, NSW