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...
Jan
2011 5
2011 5
Fear of a Brown Planet: fight the power with laughter
The first time I met Fear of a Brown Planet comic duo Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain, it was not at a post-show groupie hangout; it was at the very edge of the performance stage of an overcrowded Espy where we were all moshed in together to watch one of the legends of hip-hop – Public Enemy. ...
Jun
2010 20
2010 20
Interview with Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee has always been fascinated by the relationship between humans and animals...
Jun
2010 20
2010 20
Interview with Owen Leong
Owen Leong’s solo exhibition Birthmark recently opened at Anna Pappas Gallery in Prahran, Melbourne. In Birthmark, twelve half-human, half-creature photographic portraits are displayed along the walls of the gallery. Their gazes resist an easy reading, their commonality their shared Asian-Australian identities and the Australian native moths...
Nov
2009 27
2009 27
Here’s Kamahl!
Kamahl laughs when I remind him of the reason for this interview, but none of us at Peril knew, long ago when the theme of this issue was chosen, that Kamahl would soon be thrust back into the spotlight. “Let me tell you the origin of that phrase,” he begins in the voice that made ...
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
Interview with Tom Cho
Tom Cho, as well as being an editorial adviser on Peril is also an author in his own right. We caught up with him just before the release of his new book “Look who’s morphing”. Peril: “Look who’s morphing” has a pretty unique cover – it’s a portrait of you! How does this reflect ...
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...
