'Shelf Life'
Style Voyeur image at 'Fashion Muse' exhibition, WA Fashion Awards event PFF '09


Black & White version of Style Voyeur logo. One of the first photos I ever took @ Perth Zoo.

Emily

My mother (on chair), her brothers and my Oma.
Germany, 1954.


Artwork by Hurben.


Brash & Sassy




The stunning Sarah Ayor @ Fashion WA Launch.

Think First Western Australia!

Style Voyeur was delighted to receive an email by Think First WA urging people to stand up and say something against the bill to restrict the sale of spray paint and markers to people under the age of 18.

On Tuesday September 15th Western Australia's Legislative Assembley voted to ban the sale of spray paint and markers more than 6mm wide to 'under agers.' This bill will now be debated in the Upper House in a few short days.

If the bill is passed it will mean that no one under the age of 18 will legally be able to buy fabric pens, coloured markers, bold caligraphy pens or spray cans. The bill was created to restrict the purchase of spray paint to reduce graffiti, however there are no exceptions made for educational or employment purposes as there are in other states.

This has got to be one of the most bizarre and extreme measures our state has tried to put on us. I am simply shocked at how obviously it will affect the broader community and the prospect of people under 18 being able to use these tools to further their creative flair for art. The discrimination and demonisation it places on the thousands of legitimate spray paint users in WA is sickening. The restriction which also includes a ban for under 18's of purchasing marking pens is frightening, what next?

For more information and to say something about this, please visit:

www.thinkfirst.wa.info  

and on August 7 he will launch his book - Generation Y again at Last Chance Studio, 456 William Street, Perth.

Monday - 20/07/09

Be there or forever be unaware!

The Team: Model: Rosemary Smith from Viviens Models, Marie Princi: Make-up, Marie Caine: Hair, Christian Blanchard: Photographer, Richard Jefferson: Assistant Photographer, Richard assisted by Mitchell McLennan and my Styling Assistant Jaxon Reibel.

The Butcher and The Crow dress, black tulle skirts by Breathless, Christopher Kane for Swarovski choker necklace and Costume National bag and from Dilettante. Boots from Wittner.



My camera couldn't handle the darkness underground even with the sensor lights but you get the underwater gist :-). Dress by Ruth Tarvydas.

The Butcher and The Crow dress, Christopher Kane for Swarovski necklace, Costume National boots from Dilettante, red and black tulle skirts by Breathless in Claremont.

I cannot wait for Saturday!

A massive THANK YOU Steve Berrick and Steve Hurben!!

For more information visit: www.ololo.info

Everyone is always saying there are such limited opportunities for creatives in Perth and the shocking fact of the matter is, it is true!

We have such a huge mecca of creative talent in this town and ironically all our unestablished creatives need is a platform to show the world what they're made of - before success can find them. 

Style Voyeur strives to change this conundrum - it is your opportunity for a platform to show the rest of the world your works and give them your hot tip.

SV has unearthed many talented un-established designers and artists who have since gained exclusive stockitsts, had their work published in international fashion magazines and become champions in their own home town.

I am a Stylist, freelance Art Director and Writer by day and Style Voyeur by night (and in any break I can get from this demanding career). I spend my time working with top creatives, making ideas a reality. All day long I look through designers and artists works considering using their pieces for fashion shoots, ad campaigns, dressing high profile perthonalities and contributions to making Perth a creative capital city regonised for it's talents the world over.

Photographer: Thom Kerr
Stylist: Style Voyeur
Beauty: Rebekah Clark
Model: Sarah Pauley

So follow in the footsteps of someone such as Ruby Mariani who as a result of contacting Style Voyeur has led to her having work featured internationally in Black Magazine (above: soon to be released in Australia) from Thom Kerr and my Pinnacles Shoot (see archives) and send me an email yo! Also look out for Ruby's garments which are soon to be featured in a location shoot in Grazia Magazine.

All you have to do is email me for a chance at your much deserved platform of opportunity. 

EMAIL STYLE VOYEUR and show me what you are doing. It doesn't matter who you are or what you're into as long as it is something creative and you want to be a star!

sv@stylevoyeur.com

2009 is set to be a big year for West Australian Artist Jodee Knowles, with a slew of new projects set to unravel as the year progresses.

Knowles' artwork explores extreme experiences where fear and obsession collide. Her fascination with people's mannerisms, focusing on the negative, manifest to create her works which concentrate on the visual affecting sadness and 'blankness.'  She says 'it is the nothingness within the work that gives it everything.' And it certainly appears that everything she is doing is right! Knowles has recently gained a fan in popstar Pink, with her work appearing in four scenes of the singer's music video 'Please don't leave me.' Exposure such as this, although epic for a girl from Perth, is simply one mark on a long list of triumphs that are currently unfolding for the artist.

Next on the list is her commission to paint the large-scale Western Power/ Artrage building on Roe Street in Northbridge. The wall will host a brand new gallery space for Perth and is going to be part of a launch for the light box exhibitions through Artrage. It is the first project of its kind in W.A. and more information is yet to be released so watch this space.

Over the years Knowles has had her work appear in many group shows, however it is the time in her career for a solo debut. Her solo exhibition will take place in the hip Sydney suburb of Surry Hills in April and she will be opening a new gallery space with her large-scale black and white works as well as displaying an instillation piece for those lucky enough to be attending the event. In true home grown style, Knowles has commissioned a Curtin University student designer to create a small collection of garments which will feature her signature characters on fabric to accompany the work on show. For those who are attending, the resident DJ Solo Andata will be playing the tunes and having recently arrived back from New York after their music was used for the latest Calvin Klein 'Obsession' advertisement, it is clear that the cool attract the cool.

Another knotch on her palette is the recent completion of a portrait for Bryan Adams, who as a result of the experience will be featuring Knowles in his German magazine - Zoo (which is NOTHING like our Australian glossy of the same name.) The issue will be available throughout Germany soon and I am sure you will be able to get your hands on a copy by asking the staff at Borders to kindly order you a copy.

Back home in Perth, high fashion boutique Dilettante, will be using its massive window space to allow local artists to interpret the current collections, of which Knowles will be a part. This project is under wraps until it is on show, however SV got the exclusive that Knowles will be covering the entire boutique floor space in grass and burning her artworks into the surface. Personally, I cannot wait to see what she comes up with.

And if you think by now that you've heard it all, well you'd be mistaken, for Jodee Knowles will be part of a group show that will be taking place in July at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The Crazy 4 Cult 3-D opening will be on July 16th this year and is the follow-up to the most successful show in Gallery 1988 history - with the brand fast becomming an L.A. art scene phenomenon. For 2008's Crazy 4 Cult 2 exhibition, over 3000 people lined up for the opening reception, spanning almost 3 blocks and selling pieces to the likes of hosts Kevin Smith & Scott Moiser, Pete Wentz & Ashlee Simpson, Jonah Hill, Michael Rappaport and Jason Biggs.

Crazy 4 Cult 3-D exhibition 2009 looks at the artist's inspiration of classic cult films where its characters, icons, vibes and scenes are implemented into each of the artist's own styles. This show is going to be huge for Knowles and Perth should be proud to have her as our own.

Not that she needs it at all - I wish her much success for the future!      

To see more of Jodee Knowles' work visit www.jodeeknowles.com

Kurb Gallery - Saturday 10/01/09

The upcoming magazine "Preoccupied" in collaboration with RVCA presented 'Group Show'.

I like the idea of rolled-up men's slacks worn as shorts for summer. In theory I wouldn't think this look would be achievable without creasing or the awkward appearance I have experienced when doing my own 'roll-up job' on oversized pieces in the past - however the thin material of these trousers makes it possible.

Purist Gallery - Yallingup, W.A.

As you may know from SV's Guide to Life post (see archives) my dad and step-mum, Max and Penny, own Purist Gallery in the Margaret River wine region of W.A.

At Purist Max displays his fine art objects and jewellery and Penny her abstract paintings, screen prints and etchings. Purist gifts are also on display and available for purchase.

Purist was designed by my father who is an award winning jeweller with a background in architecture and was built six and a half years ago. Over this time I have been greatly influenced by my parent's design aesthetics and have been lucky enough to be able to give my opinion on various elements of the overall look and feel of the gallery.

Here are some images I have taken during my stay down south over the Christmas break.

For more information visit www.puristgallery.com

Purist Gallery is located in Blue Orchid Court via Lagoon Drive, Yallingup W.A.
Opening hours are every weekend and public holidays 10 - 5 and everyday during December and January 10 - 5.
Ph: (08) 9755 2582

Penny's work can also be found in many collections around the world including The Art Gallery of W.A., The Kerry Stokes Collection, Sir Charles Gardener Hospital, Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River, Clairault Winery, Alexander Library of W.A. and Artbank.




There is an espresso bar where you can enjoy morning and afternoon tea in the bush setting.

Just between you and me having this much tea at your disposal makes for some obsessive tea making in the home vicinity (excluding me - I am not a huge tea fan). Yesterday my dad even brought me a cup when I kindly refused one - just in-case I changed my mind. I would say there are roughly 12 tea times per day, minimum :)

 T2 has always been the tea of choice for Purist and my personal favourite when I do feel like one is Gorgeous Geisha. It is strawberry and cream flavoured green tea - yum!


I have always been obsessed with china and glass-wear ever since I was little. It is quite a strange obsession for a child to have but every time my mother and I went somewhere and I was allowed something I would always choose a glass or dish of some sort. I love the way Penny has displayed these cups and saucers.

Unwrapped Market Subiaco - Thursday 4/12/08


Artist Thomas Williamson with his awesome work.
thomas_williamson@live.com


Talented designer Amanda Clifford of Blackeyes and Highfives.
www.myspace.com/blackeyesandhighfives