Category Archives: Jim Shirlaw

Shirlaw: Philistine Havas: Intellectual

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Skydreams

Next Friday (19.10.12) my best friend Daniel Havas and l will be endeavouring on our first collaborative performance as part of Peloton Gallery’s Performance Month 2012, ‘Shirlaw: Philistine Havas: Intellectual’ a celebration of friendship.  The Shirlaw/Havas kinship presents highs and … Continue reading →

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Cocksucker Bruise zine launch (Syd) w/ Sex Tape & De’von Sue

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Skydreams

On Thursday night (04.10.12) the usual Sex Tape bedroom show was expanded to a kitchen sized event with the arrival of Jack Mannix and an armful of his ‘Cocksucker Bruise’ zines, both fresh from Melbourne.  The live music element of … Continue reading →

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Australian landscape for sleep

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Skydreams

The painting above marks the final work in what has been a study this year into the Australian landscape following the Alice Springs excursion in July 2011.  All former works in this series can be viewed several posts ago.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Sex Tape notes by Jim Shirlaw

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Skydreams

Sex Tape – The Musical Alaska Projects Kings Cross Car Park level 5 12:00pm 21.08.12 – 12:00pm 22.08.12 The above performance shots are several of the documentation fragments from last week’s twenty four hour Sex Tape performance.  The intention for … Continue reading →

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Sex Tape: The Musical August 21 – 22 (SYD)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Skydreams

Situated on ground level, Kings Cross car park (Level 5) Sex Tape – The Musical is a fiery new twenty-four hour drama about powerful union, devastating betrayal and the terrible truth about the quality of it’s subjects.  Jim Shirlaw plays … Continue reading →

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Tear Down This Tower Remix EP: Alexander Cross

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Skydreams

Alexander Cross released “Tear Down This Tower” this week, a six track remix album of local talents taking their own stabs off material from Cross’ recent Hard Road EP.  Amongst better notables featured on this release I’m proud to say … Continue reading →

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Jim Shirlaw: work in progress

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Skydreams

For all those looking to avoid the ever-growing disaster of Sydney traffic I have discovered an intriguing and successful technique!  When you get into your car and begin moving with the intention of reaching a destination of reasonable distance, also … Continue reading →

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New paintings, sketches and illustrations by Jim Shirlaw 2012

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Skydreams

Above are mainly a range of recently completed studies and illustrations made in the studio thus far in 2012.  As mentioned in previous blog posts (readpalmforest.blogspot.com) the pastel works were largely sourced from an expedition to the Australian Northern Territory … Continue reading →

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Jim Shirlaw: End of one series, beginning of another (almost)

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Skydreams

The near completion of a new landscape series is imminent, which I think presents some important developments from previous work using similar mediums.  Certainly the latest works have a better structure (to all be better presented here soon upon completion) … Continue reading →

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