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Void Write-up

2012-02-01T16:06:00.000-08:00

Murrwillumbah is about to be offered a fresh perspective on beat culture with the upcoming art and entertainment extravaganza, Mad about the Void. Happening on the 18th of February at the recently formed Hip Pocket bookshop, those curious can expect to find a visual feast on offer seasoned with live blues, poetry and sitar.

The rather unique backdrop for the show is the mastermind of local musician and proprietor Elliot O’Reilly. Inspired by beat culture and the psychedelic aesthetic, Elliot has managed to create an environment that many locals have described as ‘a time warp to a lost era’. The artwork for the evening will be fashioned by Stokers Siding based surrealist, Daniel Foothead. On display will be an enchanting array of drawings and paintings heavily influenced by beat literature and Daniel’s own adventures ‘on the road’.

Elliot and Daniel are combining their talents to create a night of art and music to help invigorate and inspire local fringe culture in murrwillumbah. Mad about the Void is really an experiment to see how Hip Pocket might be utilized as a venue for locals to perform and display their creations. The show aims to introduce the shop as a focal point for further events and to share its potential as a local cultural space. “We feel that the northern rivers is an area rich with creative energy and people, but there are not many spaces that cater for the grass roots artisan.” Hip Pocket is in a unique position to fill this gap by providing a warm and inviting space with a specialized collection of inspiring literature and resources.

Mad about the Void runs from 5pm till late and can be discovered above toy kingdom on the main street of Murwillumbah. All are welcome for what will surely be an enlightening and eccentric evening of entertainment.

first breath

2012-02-01T16:04:00.000-08:00

stormy preparation

2012-02-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

dawn moon

2012-02-01T15:59:00.001-08:00

kink

2012-02-01T01:40:00.001-08:00

brick'n

2012-02-01T01:37:00.000-08:00

offspring

2012-02-01T01:34:00.001-08:00

quadred

2012-01-31T01:30:00.000-08:00

citrus bugs

2012-01-31T01:22:00.000-08:00

weapon

2012-01-31T01:16:00.001-08:00

treetop king

2012-01-31T01:14:00.000-08:00

Mad About The Void

2012-01-29T21:42:00.001-08:00

flowbeak

2012-01-29T21:37:00.000-08:00

death spider

2012-01-29T21:34:00.001-08:00

hound

2012-01-27T18:24:00.001-08:00

tower glow

2012-01-27T18:19:00.000-08:00

the wall

2012-01-27T18:17:00.000-08:00

the crossroads

2012-01-27T18:15:00.001-08:00

25% off void fundraiser

2012-01-23T03:13:00.000-08:00

as a fundraiser to help cover costs for my upcoming show, mad about the void, it's 25% off all prints and zines for the rest of January. now is a great opportunity to grab that tasty item of artwork that you've had your eye on all this time. you can take a look at all the available goodness over at my shop here:

http://footheadbuy.blogspot.com/

any questions/enquiries please e-mail me at:

foothead@gmail.com

kink

2012-01-23T02:19:00.001-08:00

ole wolfy

2012-01-23T02:14:00.001-08:00

semi

2012-01-23T02:10:00.001-08:00

dune care

2012-01-22T19:46:00.001-08:00

earth suckers

2012-01-22T19:44:00.001-08:00

summit

2012-01-16T01:43:00.000-08:00

vistas

2012-01-16T01:41:00.001-08:00

in the grass tree wood

2012-01-16T01:39:00.000-08:00

leap

2012-01-16T01:37:00.000-08:00

jiggi journal

2012-01-14T20:23:00.001-08:00

jiggi beach

2012-01-14T20:20:00.000-08:00

lent

2012-01-13T17:15:00.001-08:00

casava

2012-01-13T17:15:00.000-08:00

crutter

2012-01-12T17:15:00.000-08:00

jagged

2012-01-12T04:31:00.000-08:00

tad

2012-01-11T17:15:00.000-08:00

croak

2012-01-11T04:27:00.000-08:00

grow

2012-01-10T17:15:00.001-08:00

visitor

2012-01-10T17:15:00.000-08:00

protrusion

2012-01-09T17:15:00.001-08:00

the dream menagerie

2012-01-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

yellar

2012-01-08T17:15:00.000-08:00

mr finn's

2012-01-08T17:14:00.000-08:00

mer

2012-01-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

avian

2012-01-06T22:16:00.001-08:00

snake charmer

2012-01-06T22:14:00.001-08:00

woe-den

2012-01-06T22:10:00.001-08:00

light

2012-01-06T22:07:00.000-08:00

and the finished design in all its glory

bentwood

2011-12-21T23:51:00.000-08:00

a finished tattoo design and its concepts bellow

day waltz

2011-12-21T21:53:00.000-08:00

stature

2011-12-20T19:49:00.001-08:00

mad about the void

2011-12-19T22:27:00.000-08:00

details are still a little vague but more information about this will be up very soon. in the meantime make your travel arrangements for a holiday in northern NSW

esspresso hit

2011-12-19T22:26:00.000-08:00

lead

2011-12-14T23:00:00.000-08:00

moo up

2011-12-13T22:20:00.001-08:00

breast milk's new home in a steak house in hobart

element

2011-12-13T22:19:00.000-08:00

a tattoo design from concept to final to execution by a tattooist

void

2011-12-12T19:41:00.001-08:00

flail II

2011-12-12T19:40:00.000-08:00

another step in the drawing process

minotaur

2011-12-11T23:54:00.001-08:00

jung journal

2011-12-10T18:43:00.001-08:00

a sketchbook heavily influenced by my readings of carl jung and recordings of dreams. many jung quotations and ideas

source

2011-12-10T18:33:00.001-08:00

animalgamation

2011-12-09T20:42:00.001-08:00

"animalgamation" by dr d foothead and jess villani

a series of illustrated mini prints/postcards individually flourished with phantasmagorical stories on the reverse
10.5 x 14 cm on a beautiful recycled/sustainable card stock
11 colorful characters in the full set
buy the whole menagerie or choose out a few of your favorites

$5 for three prints
$10 for eight prints
$15 for the full set of eleven

$2 postage in australia
$5 postage to new zealand

e-mail me with a request for the whole set or give me the numbers/names that you would like to have from the image bellow:

foothead@gmail.com

flail

2011-12-09T20:17:00.001-08:00

more play with pattern, the beginnings of another textile piece

honcho

2011-12-09T20:09:00.001-08:00

Honcho the hyena had the truth all mixed up with insincerity. He tried too hard to be seriously funny and his laugher was the only one heard. What a joke.

words by jess villani

part of new mini print series available here:
http://footheadbuy.blogspot.com/

sleepers

2011-11-30T18:16:00.001-08:00

mothra

2011-11-30T18:13:00.001-08:00

pilancho

2011-11-29T20:44:00.001-08:00

another from the animalgamation series, on the way mega soon

chick-a-boo

2011-11-29T20:43:00.001-08:00

barrier

2011-11-28T17:32:00.001-08:00

a sketchbook composed between dives on great barrier reef, 2010

islands

2011-11-28T17:24:00.001-08:00

the beginning layer of a new pattern based design

cauli

2011-11-28T17:20:00.001-08:00

i did a pooh

2011-11-21T20:12:00.001-08:00

getting on the A.A.Milne bandwagon with a little number for my wee nephew who is stoking on Winnie the pooh at the moment.

step too

2011-11-21T20:10:00.001-08:00

dig dug

2011-11-21T20:09:00.001-08:00

angus

2011-11-20T23:14:00.001-08:00

part of a series of mini prints very soon to be released, a story behind each, watch this space

breast milk environment

2011-11-19T17:45:00.001-08:00

breast milk details

2011-11-19T17:37:00.001-08:00

some details extracted from the breast milk work

grass shark

2011-11-19T17:24:00.001-08:00

bango-bango

2011-11-17T17:51:00.001-08:00

part of a series of mini prints very soon to be released, a story behind each, watch this space

seus

2011-11-17T17:49:00.001-08:00

moo plan

2011-11-13T23:59:00.001-08:00

this is the begining and the end of my process, this drawing was the extent of my pre planning for this particular piece, not reall ymuch of a plan but a basic crack at the anatomy helps me get started

the tower

2011-11-13T23:53:00.001-08:00

hoop

2011-11-09T22:21:00.001-08:00

something a bit different for an old mate who's pretty keen on his B-ball

local

2011-11-09T22:18:00.001-08:00

filler

2011-11-08T20:42:00.000-08:00

filling in the delicious inky blackness, only a few details to go to tighten it all up

rad - ish

2011-11-08T20:30:00.001-08:00

rhythmic rinse

2011-11-07T15:46:00.000-08:00

this work is available for purchase and also as a beautiful limited edition giclee print
more info over at my shop:

http://footheadbuy.blogspot.com/

any enquires about the orginal please e-mail:

foothead@gmail.com

limey

2011-11-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

a series of small painted and lined works, all of these are available for purchase for a humble sum, please e-mail me with any enquiries:foothead@gmail.com

plain red

2011-11-04T22:21:00.000-07:00

more old journal mayhem, south island journeys, summer 2010 - 11

lebron

2011-11-04T22:18:00.000-07:00

interesting commission work in progress

red spinster

2011-11-04T22:15:00.001-07:00

spill

2011-11-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

more progress shots of the cow, this time the wine spill and tightening details in the figures

edge

2011-11-03T19:18:00.001-07:00

spotted on a street art blog street arse, there i am tucked away on the side

blues sketchbook

2011-11-02T20:00:00.001-07:00

more past blasts, this time an old journal from byron and the blues, 1010

swurl

2011-11-02T19:55:00.000-07:00

swurl details

2011-11-02T19:51:00.000-07:00

whey out

2011-11-01T18:25:00.000-07:00

some label design for a friend's magically delicious home made cheese

notch

2011-11-01T00:28:00.000-07:00

piecing together a tattoo design bit by bit, a work in progress

crow'n

2011-11-01T00:26:00.000-07:00

black book

2011-10-25T19:04:00.000-07:00

another old journal, this time covering from 2008 through till 2009, much kerouac and jung influences

cheese'd

2011-10-25T18:59:00.000-07:00

been working on some pretty fun cheese labels for a friend's home made deliciousness. stay tuned for the finished result