the funk back to the drum…
If you’re in Melbourne over the next week, you should spare time to get down to Drew Funk’s latest exhibit Black Linings at the No-Vacancy QV Space. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it to the opening and have a chat about the work, but caught the show last weekend, and spent a peaceful afternoon looking into his mythical, eastern inspired world. With over 70 pieces ranging in size on display, he has obviously been really busy; my favourites amongst the lot were undoubtedly the larger, layered pieces, each having hundreds, (maybe thousands) of his signature style animals forming giant animal silhouettes in classical poses. Although most of his ‘guardian’ like animals are influenced by eastern mythology and folklore, it was great to see the ‘mozzie’ make an appearance in a humorous homage to the unsung Australian icon. Drew Funk’s show runs until the 7th of April. For more info, visit the No-Vacancy website.