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Xenoplasm Designer Toy & art extravaganza

Outré Gallery, ‘specialises in contemporary international pop, lowbrow, pop surrealism, tiki, modern folk, and underground art’. With galleries in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane (Australia) it’s time for Melbourne’s gallery to be the focal point in the art toys world.

From July 8th to the 22nd Outré Gallery will host ‘Xenoplasm’, an exhibition that “explores the current movement of ‘West meets East’ within Art-toy production painting and illustration. Bringing together Japanese tradition in toy design and production mixed with Western pop culture, horror, and a sci-fi aesthetic, and how the two have influenced each other”.

xenoplasm outre gallery melbourne

It’s great to see more and more exhibitions if the genre happening, establishing a worldwide scene and giving well deserved recognition to all the artists.

The exhibit will feature 20 hand picked international artists that Outré Gallery believes are ambassadors of the scene, to introduce this niche genre to Australia. What great selection;

Paul Kaiju, Skinner, Guumon, Maxtoyco, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Tru:tek, Seymour, Rampage Toys, Awesome Toy, Skullmark, BwanaSpoons, Wizard Cleave, Martin Ontiveros, Scarecrowoven, Violence Toy, Tan, James Groman, Terrible Whore, Double Parlour, Miscreation Toys, Bukimi Blasters, Shirahama Toy, Joe Whiteford.

To RSVP and /or sign up for the Xenoplasm preview and presale, you have to fill out their Mailing List form HERE!

WHERE?

Outré Gallery – MELBOURNE
249-251 Elizabeth St
Melbourne VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA
PH +61 (0)3 9642 5455

MELBOURNE GALLERY HOURS
MON – THU 10:30 – 5.30
FRI 10:30 – 7
SAT 10:30 – 5
SUN 12 – 4

WHEN?

July 8th to the 22nd, 2016.

 

Follow Xenoplasm exhibition on Instagram.

 

*pics & info via OG

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