Summer Teaze

"Its a very happy day
We are at lots of fun fun fun
And its ice-cream and jelly
And a punch in the belly
How much can you throw over the walls?" The Birthday Party - Happy Birthday


The sun is showing itself and glinting with the promise of summer, an end to our pseudo winter is near, we can feel it. With this our busy city comes back to life with a bang a kapow and birthday pinata of treats. Let your eyes awaken here...

Consequential Autonomy - an Exhibiton of new works by Edward Woodley
“Edward Woodley is an artist and curator from Sydney. Working with materials such as salvaged timber, old metal signage, maps and the unwanted detritus of urban living, Woodley creates a unique version of pop art working with industrial materials. These art objects are a re-creation of the original ‘artworks’ that celebrate the overlooked beauty of their original parts.”


Here’s one show not to miss this week.
Some og our favourite bands around town playing all on the same bill.
Bringing you a night of desertly psychedelia, bells and smoking bangs.
Bring your spurs and join in for a beer...



There’s a Hole in my Bucket is an online project taking place during Sydney Design 08, asking members of he public to photograph a bright yellow bucket (with hole) in an environment they consider to be badly designed. The project has distributed 100 yellow buckets all around Sydney, and now is asking 80 members of the public to use the buckets to point out a design flaw in the Sydney environment, their proverbial ‘Hole in the bucket.”
If you want to get involved come and get a bucket from us. The images will be uploaded daily to www.theresaholeinmybucket.com and a closing party at Black and Blue Gallery will celebrate the project and award prizes for the most thought provoking and ingenious submissions.
Elephant Tracks bucket
Beat Poet bucket submission. We have also just received out first pieces from Beat Poet Summer collection. Sharp shirts, tailored black jacket and clever tees are the first to arrive.


This Saturday couldn’t get any busier or jammed full of worthy events so wear your comfy brogues and TRY TRY TRY to get to all of these.

OXFORD ART FACTORY TURNS ONE
Can you even try and remember the number of nights this place has nursed your shenanigans? Our best friend and loyal venue has played host too so many great shows and events. It has showcased and challenged artists from around the world and we’re so very proud that they exist. So raise your glasses full and high to Mark Gerber and the Oxford Art Factory.


THE LAST EVER DYNAMITE AT THE BRIGHTON UP BAR!
"It's a birthday, It's a celebration, It's a funeral, It's an event not to miss.
August 2006 is where it all began.August 2008 is where it will all end."
So choose your favourite mourning gear and get it shaking for Captain Franco.


And on same night, in the same town,just down the road..


Y.M.C Spring collection is sitting pressed and collared up on our shelves.


POST MORTEM: Art Death and Illustration Exhibition
Group Exhibition at KINOKUNIYA GALLERY
Post Mortem is an investigation into the realms of an artist's pysche, carefully extracted and poured onto canvas. Including the feverish portraits of James Jirat Patradoon.


Level 2, The Galleries Victoria
500 George Street ,Sydney

One of our favourite galleries Monster Children Gallery and one of our favourite Sydney artists Trent Whitehead are cavorting south to Melbourne.
“‘Cornucopia’, a solo art show by Sydney artist Trent Whitehead features a highly entertaining “broke down vaudeville” installation. Based around the symbolic imagery of ‘magical horns’, the exhibition is undeniably generous in humor and beauty.Otherworldly characters capture the effervescence of the artist himself by pooling the experiences of his existence to breathe life into inanimate wood… "like a vagabond Giuseppi to a bad-ass Pinocchio".”



The most darling and extraordinary talented boys from Mercy Arms are finally releasing their debut album. If you’ve seen them over the last couple of years live as mercy arms or caught any of them in their other projects you’ll be as excited as I am to finally have an album in your hands. Its been a wait and I have no doubt it’ll be brilliant bliss. Buy the album and go to show definitely.


“Melbourne artist and designer Beci Orpin the creative force behind the fashion label Princess Tina is having a show at Outre Gallery opening 29th August. Anthropomorphised mushrooms dance on the backs of unicorns, cute lil teeth cry, folk art motifs sprinkle the landscape.” A designer who can yank what inside her head and turn in into stuff, in our case jewellery. Dobry Den still has lots of whimsical Princess Tina jewellery to collect.
OUTSIDE, OVER THERE
www.outregallery.com
13A Burton Street, Darlinghurst

Other things that go bump in the night...

Our Feline front window featuring the purrrfect antipodium Pussy print and April 77 Panther pants.

So get on the first of the summer jasmine breeze vibe. Go and see lots of stuff. Drop into the store and see all the new collections from designers Sylvester, Something, My Pet Square, Beat Poet, YMC, Antipodium and April 77. And its just the start...

warm x's

Dobry Den