Australian Penthouse

Japanese/American art duo kozyndan continue their east coast Australia tour, “Washed Away” tonight at Sydney’s  Outre Gallery, Crown Street, Surry Hills, featuring original artworks and new prints by the US-based artists

kozyndan are a collaborative art team based in Los Angeles. Kozy left Japan to study art in California where she met Dan—the two have been together ever since.

The duo are most famous for their bunny-filled wave, inspired by Hokusai’s Great Wave and their amazing panoramas of epic chaos and beauty. The tour will  showcase the pair’s love for the ocean with a series of intricate artworks that depict mysteries, surprises and enigmas unfolding from watery waves.

The works are about the artists’ own experiences in and about our oceans and reflect a great respect for the natural environments matched with casting a critical eye over our cultural disregard for the sensitivities of the marine world.

While this body of works was conceived and produced way before the recent events in Japan – viewing the works in the aftermath make these images all the more poignant.

Outré Gallery and kozyndan will donate part proceeds from the exhibition to Japan.

kozyndan “Washed Away” with Outré Gallery – three city tour

MELBOURNE

30 April – 22 May, 2011
Outré Gallery Melbourne
249 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
03 9642 5455

PERTH

May 7-29, 2011
Outré Gallery Perth
260 William Street
Northbridge WA 6003
08 9227 0666

SYDNEY

14 May – 5 June 2011
Outré Gallery Sydney
Shop 7, 285a Crown Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
02 9332 2776

Outré Gallery presents kozyndan
MELBOURNE – PERTH – SYDNEY

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"Kokokara dokoe" ここからどこへ where the path leads oil and graphite on wood 17"x14"

U.S. artist Audrey Kawasaki will unveil a slew of new original artworks and limited edition prints in her show Tangled throughout  October and November.

Outré Gallery will tour Tangled, a collection of original artworks plus new and rare prints by Ms Kawasaki at its Melbourne, Sydney and Perth galleries.

Audrey’s innocent and erotic visions of femininity are drawn from the artist’s Japanese heritage.  The artist’s perfected visions of exotic Lolitas provide a touch of whimsy that when combined with the natural grain of the wood panels that she paints on, provide an unexpected warmth to the works.

This is Audrey’s second Australian exhibition following her 2009 showcase, and the first where the artist has accompanied her work from the U.S. This year’s show offers a suite of original paintings created especially for this exhibition, as well prints exclusive to Outré.

"Asobiba" 遊び場 playground oil and graphite on wood 16"x18"

Audrey Kawasaki will visit both the Melbourne and Sydney Outré galleries.

The Tangled exhibition will appear online with mail-order purchases also available. Admittance is free.

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SHOW DATES

MELBOURNE

23 October – 10 November 2010
Outré Gallery Melbourne
249 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9642 5455

SYDNEY

30 October – 15 November 2010
Outré Gallery Sydney
Shop 7, 285a Crown Street
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
(02) 9332 2776

PERTH

6 November – 20 November 2010
Outré Gallery Perth
260 William Street
Northbridge, WA 6003
(08) 9227 0666