weAREtheIMAGEmakers

Online publication weAREtheIMAGEmakers (Watim) opens its first exhibition, "12×12," at the new aMBUSH Gallery in Waterloo, Sydney on Friday, 20 July 2007, 6-9pm. Featuring 144 paintings by 12 artists from all over Australia, the exhibition stays true to Watim's goal of promoting creative talent. Emerging artists are exhibited alongside more recognized artists in order to gain more exposure. Beastman, one of the 12 participating artists, …

David Kramer

Of his work, sculptor David Kramer says, "I have always been interested in signs and billboards. They proclaim all you need to know to navigate through this popular culture. I love the excessiveness of cultural iconography and yet I totally mistrust it. I am easily seduced by the sexiness of the simplest marketing strategy and hate myself for being so easy."

Take-G Wooden Robot Toys

Craftsman Takeji Nakagawa, aka "Take-G," doesn't simply make "toys." Rather, he creates tributes to childhood, nature and the future. The artisan crafts things like animals and futuristic robots out of four types of wood: keyaki (a Japanese tree of the genus Zelkova), teak, walnut and white ash. These four types of wood are joined through a traditional handicraft process called yosegi-mokuzougan (joined wooden block construction), …