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Shake That Ass by Yasumase YONE Yonehara
Floating Worlds is bringing iconic Japanese photographer, Yasumase “Yone” Yonehara to Australia for his debut Melbourne and Sydney tour. Yone’s signature sexy lo-fi polaroid style has changes the face of editorial photography throughout the world. His latest show titled “Shake That Ass” is an exhibition of his recent progression and experimentation with repetitive and abstract erotica and continuity. The two city show will be coupled with editorial work for Casio G-shock.
Backwoods Gallery
Backwoods Gallery is put together by Alex Mitchell and Local Artist Ghostpatrol, Meggs & Rone. The aim of the gallery is to improve the awareness internationally that melbourne is able to exhibit great artist of modern popular culture. Also to show Melbourne the great artists the world has to offer. The Gallery also aims to make a strong connection with the international artist, focusing on Japan in a hope to strengthen bonds between Australian and overseas creative communities.
www.backwoodsgallery.com
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Red Bull Gallery
Art Direction for Red Bull Australia. Installations in the Sydney headquarters and project collaborations designed to use the Red Bull space to contribute the Australian art community.
NiceProduce.com
An outlet and hub for the Australian art community NiceProduce.com is an online art store, an events calendar and a blog run by key artists and galleries in the Australian street art and contemporary art scene. Nice Produce also produces a limited run of collaborative t-shirts with artists, coinciding with projects and exhibitions.
www.niceproduce.com
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LTRHDS
Letterheads 2010 brings together twenty-six contemporary artists to each re-envisioned a single letter of the English alphabet, creating a collection that explores the influence of the ubiquitous letterform in all aspects of contemporary art. The lineup of high profile and emerging artist, represent the fields of illustration, cartooning, fine art, graffiti, street art and graphic design from around the globe.
www.ltrhds.com
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KR x Levis Strauss
New York artist KR is a familiar name in the world of graffiti, his signature drips bridges the realm of street art and abstract expressionism and his range of high quality art supplies are found in some of the most exclusive boutiques in the world. The Levis X Krink project included a capsule range and installation exclusively for the Levis flag ship store in Aoyama in November 2009.
No Comply
No Comply is an bi-annual skateboard art exhibition which started in 2003. The exhibition provides an oportunity for emerging Australian artists to exhibit beside established local and international artists and a platform for future projects. No Comply\'s structure changes from year to year, sometimes incorperating several other projects into a festival and sometimes being presented as a stand along exhibition.
www.nocomply.com.au

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30/08/2010 -	Shake That Ass by Yasumase “Yone” Yonehara Floating Worlds is bringing iconic Japanese photographer, Yasumase “Yone” Yonehara to Australia for his debut Melbourne and...
17/08/2010 -	LA/NY and other American Adventures Backwoods Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Josh Robenstone’s latest solo exhibition ‘LA/NY and other American...
30/06/2010 -	BackWoods Gallery - Meggs King for a Day Backwoods Gallery was founded to help Australia’s flourishing street and fine art movement gain international exposu...
04/06/2010 -	NiceProduce Version 2, launched. An outlet and hub for the Australian art community NiceProduce.com is an online art store, an exhibition events calendar and a...
04/06/2010 -	LTRHDS video by OhTwo and Dr Dolomite LTRHDS. Interviews with Alex Mitchell, Reka and Meggs from Ohtwo & Dr Dolomite on Vimeo.

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Floating World Art’s is an art direction and production company; we manage and promote artists, events and projects.

Originating from Melbourne Australia, Floating Worlds is dedicated to the promotion of it’s local artists community while also working with a family of talented artists, animators, designers, sculptors, illustrators and musicians from around the world.

Through projects such as NiceProduce.com, Backwoods Gallery and our annual exhibitions, Floating World Arts provides a platform for the development, management and promotions of emerging artists, laying the ground for the future creative industry of Australia.

Floating World Art’s has also manages collaborative projects between artists and brands, developing product, installations and promotional campaigns, having recently completed a project with Levis Strauss Japan and New York artists KR which can be viewed in our projects section.