ashtek is a local artist best known for recharging old fire extinguishers with paint
and letting loose waterfalls of colour on otherwise derilect city walls
(including one that covered the water-wall feature at the old city square
until the council packed it up in bubble wrap and lost it in a warehouse)

i went to the opening of ashtek’s latest exhibition on thursday night
where not only were they providing nice beer for free
but even flavoured vodkas
i was well impressed

the mint infused vodka
tasted remarkably like mouthwash
but the one with honeydew
was quite remarkable
i recommend it if you get the chance

the exhibition consists of large scale repetitive paper collages
all cut from the pages of a particular edition of mx magazine
(which had featured the abovementioned wall on the cover)
and is at the george paton gallery at melbourne uni

we couldn’t stay long
because there was a must-see film premiering as part of the film festival
‘rash’
(whose graphic features the very same ashtek)

‘rash’ is a feature-length documentary about the melbourne street art movement

the last few years in melbourne has seen something of an explosion of street art
and this film documents that movement

me and my work were in it a few times
and most of the interviewees were friends of mine
so it was fun to watch

it screens again next tuesday at 9pm
at greater union in russell st
and is an informative and educational introduction to the subject

after that we retired to st jeromes
where i took this picture

full size version here

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