Larger than life resin sculptures from Will Coles

Untitled fiberglass toy soldier sculpture & artist (Will Coles)

Blacklodge!! put me on to Will Coles, a Sydney artist, a while back, and it's taken me a while to feature him here, but thought I'd start with this piece from last year. He works in resin and concrete, and is currently working on a range of crushed cans, tv remotes, mobile phones and other inanimate objects cast in resin/ a range of suitcases, tvs and crushed juice containers cast in concrete, and bearing single word messages like 'H8', 'Obsolesence', 'Lies', 'Evolve' etc - relative in some obscure way to the subject. These sculptural pieces are then placed around the city. I'm not sure whether they're stuck down or available for the perceptive viewer to take.

This piece is a larger than life version of an existing toy soldier. Enlarged from an already poor copy of a copy of the original, losing shape as well as relevance with time. People stopped playing with toy soldiers years ago in the West, he's now a monument for all those un-played with toy soldiers. Lest we forget.

Check his latest here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26827541@N06
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Some pics from my sis on her last trip to Melbers

Melbourne alley (click on image to enlarge)

Mr happy with my wiggly arms, mr happy with my big nose, and happy Dunphy with a salt shaker...)

Well, when your sister starts sending you pics that she took wondering down a strange alleyway in down town Melbourne while she was there on a business conference you know that your obsession has become infectious! (well, it is impacting on your family...)

Thanks Heather, send more - give Blacklodge!! a run for his money!
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New posts from Blacklodge!! in Melbourne...

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Thought I'd chuck up a few new pieces I've seen on Blacklodge!! flickr site this morning. Some nice B&W from Smith Street, Fitzroy. More of his pics can be seen at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebadseed/
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D-Face in Melbourne

D-Face sticker in Melbourne

D-Face stencil in Melbourne

D-Face paint in Melbourne

After a new post from Blacklodge!! from Melbourne, it would appear that D-Face has been over to Australia for a little visit with a bunch of stencils and stickers. These are some of Blacklodge!!'s photos from the weekend. Check out more on:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebadseed/

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Trans-Tasman exchange programme

My pic from Taranaki St, Wellington (about 4-5 years ago)

Blacklodge!!'s pic from Melbourne (this week)

Saw a piece I recognised on blacklodge!!'s flickr this morning. Thought: I recognize that! Looked thru the photos I shot in Wellington about 4 or more years ago, and sure enough...

Interesting how many of our/their artists cross the ditch to make their mark, especially to Melbourne 'cause it's so inspirational. Blacklodge!! shot some of Otis's (Mephisto Jones) in Melbourne last week too. It's up on his flickr site now, check it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebadseed/sets