Caleb Shea

Caleb Shea recently completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Sculpture from RMIT. He has participated in exhibitions at RMIT's First Site Gallery, George Paton Gallery at the University of Melbourne, Monash University Faculty Gallery and in 2008, Caleb's work was exhibited as part of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

"Pit - Mini", 1-10, 2010, Tasmanian Oak

Must establish one’s repute or position.

A determination towards a certain form or invented statement that forms a break in continuity of strata and vein.

Form and Line occupy a central place; they are constantly being solicited and refused; they are objects of obsession and attraction, a dreadful secret, and an indispensable pivot.

Brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.

These continuous extensions can be viewed with or without reference to the existence of objects within them, they unfold, open out in due sequence.

Dark shadow against light background, having length, breadth and depth. Any part of the earth’s surface and everything annexed to it.

www.calebshea.com

Chloe Vallance

Chloe Vallance is a fine artist who has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions since graduating from RMIT in 2009. Her work has been shown at Seventh Gallery, Handheld Gallery, Pigment Gallery and at First Site RMIT Union Gallery. Chloe was recognised as one of the best students from 2008's graduate exhibitions across Australia and New Zealand in a review by Art World magazine (p.146, Feb/Mar 2009).

Walking Dolls, colour pencil on timber, 2008/2010

Walking Dolls was developed as a response to an RMIT fashion show in 2007 and was further influenced from a trip to New York in 2008. It led me to consider the similarities between the models and small dolls. I was interested in capturing the simplicity of intimacy experienced by each figure, a moment at a time.

www.chloevallance.com

Emmet O'Dwyer

After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), Emmet O'Dwyer went on to complete his Honours degree at Monash University. In 2009 he participated in Second Nature at BUS Gallery, a group show with several artists including Insert Coin Here artists Alexander Ouchtomsky and Kyoko Imazu, and a solo exhibition at the Firestation Print Studio and Gallery in 2008.

Pac Stamp 2010, rubber, wood

Fashion is created in large part by the media. In the work I'm making for this show I'll produce a piece of media, a minature zine, and put that into the capsule. Fashion pops up in all aspects of life, and is really patterns of thinking among groups of people, and that is something this zine will hopefully examine.

Louise Ryan

Louise Ryan is an emerging artist in the midst of completing her Diploma of Visual Art. She has participated in several group exhibitions and exhibited at various galleries including Eckersley's Gallery and Gallery 11. In 2008, she was part of the opening performance of Mikala Dwyer's solo exhibition Monoclinic at Hamish McKay Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand.

Untitled (Tiny amour), 2010, wood, acrylic paint, wool, plastic beads, silk

I have always been intrigued by the idea of personal fashion used as a form of psychological armour - one's vulnerability can be protected by the application of powerful or diverting clothing. (More extreme examples of this can be seen in some African and Papua New Guinean tribes who use both costume and mystic objects for ritual and day to day purposes. Such clothing instantly amplifies the presence of the human being.)

This notion of protection can also be applied from a more superstitious motivation. It is not uncommon for people to carry crystals, heirlooms, lucky coins and other personal totems as a way to feel guarded in their current situation.

With these concepts in mind, I wanted to create a piece that marries the two concepts. A wearable totem that conveys power through the visual strength of the object, from the natural elements it is comprised of, together with the ritual of making the piece itself.

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