Heartaches

Heartaches

If you're in Sydney, come check out my boyfriend's show in Redfern on Thursday:

James Jirat Patradoon, the 25-year-old Sydney-based artist and illustrator, is known primarily for his neon screenprints and stylised digital work. With HEARTACHES, he shifts into a more organic and personalised gear. Using a bold kind of reverse engineering, HEARTACHES presents a taut exploration of authenticity and identity in the form of massive graphite-on-canvas drawings. Informed by Patradoon's observations of pop constructions of masculinity and of self-representation in a post-convergence culture, HEARTACHES is a sometimes bleak, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, but always insightful personal critique.

HEARTACHES opens at Boutwell Draper on Thursday 23 September from 6pm - 8pm, and runs in tandem with Ben Frost's ART OF NOISE until October 23.

Wed - Sat 11am - 5pm
www.jiratpatradoon.com

(Also, he's just babin'.)

Shorn

Shorn

Photo: Tommy Ton for Topshop Inside Out

I *think* the above vest is this one - It looks infinitely better open.

Whenever I see a fluffy sheepskin rug I just want to rip off my clothes and roll around in it. Similarly, when I see a shearling jacket on someone, I want to rip off their clothes and run away. Yes, similar.

SHINY NEW TOYS!

SHINY NEW TOYS!

Firstly, my iphone 4. SUCH TECHNOLOGY!! I have never actually owned an un-plastic mobile phone, so having a phone that has significantly more features than an alarm is a shock to the system. The default map app entertained me for a while as I zoomed in and out of suburban Sydney. I sit at work, feeding my virtual birds and it's like my 8th grade obsession with my tamagotchi all over again.

Secondly, these YSL boots. I picked them up at the post office 15 minutes ago, and I have to pinch myself to really believe that they're here and they're MINE! There is a semi epic story behind these, but lets just say there were some strongly worded ebay conversations, and I am grateful they made it here without harm.

Seeing Dita Von Teese tonight for her "Be Cointreauversial" show! Will be wearing my best nipple tassles in her honour. Can't wait!

Don't fall

Don't fall

Incredible creativity.

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Frankenbabe

Frankenbabe

Flyer for Trashbags in Melbourne, by my talented boyfriend James Jirat Patradoon.

I like everything Jimmy does, but I love this especially because this Frankenstein bears a striking resemblance to Anthony Bourdain! Honey, threesome?

What I Wore - My Homage to Hugh

What I Wore - My Homage to Hugh

Little Red gig and house party in Slurrrrrry Hills a couple of weeks ago.

I wore a black dress of some sort, my Henry Holland suspender tights, and a lace headband from Japan, with wire inside twisted in a bow... It was chilly so I chucked on my ridic vintage floor length red velvet robe with fur collar... And YES I looked like a crazy person! Crazy like a billionaire media mogul! Gimme some of that crazy amiright.

PS Things Bogans Like: Playboy logos. Yikes. Yes, *i* with the velvet robe am judging you.

Yellow

Yellow

Quick nude study in yellow (2008), chalk pastel and ink

Going through old scans of my work... I wish I had more time to go to life drawing sessions. To be honest, these days I do fuck all with myself besides be awesome at Bejeweled! I kind of took some time off after I graduated, lost all momentum, and now I am in a creative rut. Love my job, but I need more to do! As Betty Draper says, "Only boring people are bored".