Sep
2011 23
2011 23
Peril interview – Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa is a contemporary ceramic sculptor. His artworks are often playful and whimsical, while exploring complex issues of identity, politics and the environment. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, the artist moved to Australia in 1997 where he studied ceramic art at Monash University and the University of Tasmania. In 2008 Aaron Seeto, Director...
Jan
2011 5
2011 5
Interview with Gary Lee
For almost two decades, Gary Lee’s photographic art has shown an unflinching pursuit of masculine beauty and, more recently, of indigenous male beauty. Often a subject of controversy, in 2006 the artist voluntarily took down an entire exhibition, including some male nude portraits, rather than be censored...
Jun
2010 20
2010 20
Interview with Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee has always been fascinated by the relationship between humans and animals...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Interview with Pyuupiru
PYUUPIRU Interview by Owen Leong Translated by Daisuke Harada, Alix Horngacher and Miki Matsumoto Original Japanese transcript (PDF) Pyuupiru is an artist living and working in Tokyo. Known for creating elaborate polymorphous three-dimensional works based on delusions and obsessions, her more recent ‘Selfportrait Series’ explores physical and...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Interview with Haruka Yamada
HARUKA YAMADA Interview by Owen Leong Translated by Miyoko Hoshino Original Japanese transcript (PDF) Haruka Yamada is an emerging artist based in Tokyo and a recent graduate of the Joshibi University of Art and Design. Her latest work explores female fantasy, cross-dressing and sexuality. The artist invited women to describe their fantasies of an...
May
2009 10
2009 10
Kelly Mollenido Robson
Kelly Mollenido Robson creates complex fictional products, in which fairytales are moulded, vacuum-packed, and marketed for contemporary consumers. Robson was commissioned by Wheelock Art Gallery in Singapore to undertake a residency and stage a solo exhibition during the Singapore Biennale 2008. She used this opportunity to ‘internationally...
May
2009 10
2009 10
Shigeyuki Kihara
Shigeyuki Kihara is a multimedia and performance artist of Samoan and Japanese descent. Her work is based on research of Indigenous cultures of the Pacific, and explores Samoan culture, history and spirituality. Often inhabiting both male and female roles in her work, Kihara interrogates Western systems of classification and explores notions of...
