The House of Hallmarcos
Celebrating thirty years of continual practice, from 1979-2009.
Featuring three major bodies of works:
Sonic Selectors 2001-2009, Head Takers 2009 & Lapidem 2006.
The exhibition will also include an installation of paintings acknowledging and illuminating the street origins of the Marcos Davidson family tree of Hallmarks - The House of Hallmarcos.
Objet trouve from Marcos' workshop will be transplanted to the gallery, like a ice-core sample from Antarctica, providing a glimpse into the world of the artists muses and appreciations.
An audio work by Joyce Hinterding, recorded in the workshop via antenna, of the electronic fields therein, will provide sonic ambience so required by the House of Hallmarcos.
ARTISTS TALKS by MARCOS DAVIDSON
Saturday 24th and 31st of October at 2pm
TALK 1
The Age of the Plastiquarian - Bakelite the first 3D man-made material
Saturday 24.10.09 2PM
Marcos pays respect to the incredible capacity this material endows in each piece of bakelite he transforms into an object of beauty through his jewellery pieces. In connection to his exhibition The House of Hallmarcos, Until Never invites you to a 30-minute artist talk with Marcos Davidson to learn about this historical and now antique material, known as the first 3D man-made synthetic material, and its role in his work over the span of his 30 year career.
TALK 2
The street-based origin of the hallmarks of Marcos Davidson and their application in his works
Saturday 31.10.09 2PM
In the recent publication Kings Way - The Beginning of Australian Graffiti: Melbourne 1983-1992, Marcos Davidson is celebrated as one of Melbourne’s first street artists. Throughout the 80s and early 90s Marcos’ characters were ubiquitous on the streets of Melbourne and uniquely recognizable due to their distinctiveness from traditional tags. Join Marcos for a 30-minute talk as he discusses the street based origins of his hallmarks and their evolution and use in his practice as a jeweller and artist.
ABOUT MARCOS DAVIDSON
Gold and Silversmith, Gem-Hunter, Metallurgist & Plasticquairian .
Marcos Davidson founded his studio Au-Gusto Inc, in 1979, as a Bespoke Jeweller & Conservationist .
Exhibiting widely and regularly, he has established a healthy profile as one of the most engaged and idiosyncratic jewellers in practice today, operating out of his wonderfully eclectic, light-drenched studio in Flinders Lane. Melbourne.
A true city denizen, Marcos' work has been deeply involved with city culture, both inspired by it, and influencing it.
In the mid 80's Marcos became anonymously notorious for a series of street glyphs that would resonate and inspire for years afterwards:
"Colin Brealy and Marcos Davidson gained popularity throughout Melbourne with their strange illustrated characters. They were inspired by German expressionism, cave painting, the Maya Codices, and the inspirational light of the New York street and subway artist Keith Haring, who they teamed up with on his visit to Melbourne.
Their work was highly visible alng the train lines and on the yellow signage of the tram network, on almost every corner of the city center. The duo were Melbourne's first street artists to actually get up, and during the 80's their work could be seen everywhere across the city and into the inner suburbs.
Kings Way - The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti 1983-1992. Cubrillo, Harvey & Stamers.
Megunyah Press. 2009
marcosdavidson.com/
Photography: Zak Caley
