TALL OAKS
Melbourne Street Artist REKA (Everfresh Crew) swoops into town with a new collection of mindblowing paintings and limited edition prints. DONT MISS THIS SHOW!
China Heights, Saturday, March 29, 6-9pm Level 3, 16-28 Foster St., Surry Hills
>REKA Prints Coming Soon to SK.com<
More about the artist....
Reka is an established artist of Melbourne’s burgeoning street art scene that has successfully moved into the realms of illustration and character design as well as becoming a successful exhibitor of his work, both in Melbourne, interstate and overseas.
Commencing in 2002 with forays into the street art genre he transposed self-created characters basing his style around abstracted fantasy. In exploring this style of illustration, he uses symbolism and pop icons to convey messages about mans’ interaction and relationship with nature. The origins of these characters lie in his creation of logos, built upon simple and bold designs much like the core of the “pop art movement” and also influenced by toy and cartoon designs of the current period. Over time the logos and symbols evolved into more structured forms and embraced the variances of the different media he began to work with such as design, murals, graphics and photography.
As a result, the characters have become increasingly detailed through a refined technical approach to the drawing or design he has completed. Inherent in any of the work Reka does is his use of the contrasting humourous nature of much of his designs balanced with an overlay of depth and menace that often are not seen in juxtaposition in other artists work. It is worth noting how he embraces the use of the pseudo human form as a vehicle for expression.
Reka has drawn inspiration from his Melbourne street roots, as well as Japanese culture and draws influence from elements of nature.
Reka has exhibited and curated numerous shows at galleries including Bus Gallery, China Heights, Federation Square, MonsterChildren Gallery, Hogan Gallery and Wooden Shadow Gallery. |
