Dlux
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James Dodd aka Dlux | |
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Born | James Dodd 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | University of South Australia |
Known for | Painting,Sculpture,Street art |
Website | Personal website |
James Doddis a South Australian artist, arts educator and street artist who used thepseudonymDluxfor his street art when he operated out of Melbourne.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born inBordertownin 1977,[2]Dodd has a Bachelor of Visual Art and a Masters of Visual Art from the University of South Australia.[3]Dodd teaches atAdelaide Central School of Art.[4]As a street artist, he used the pseudonym Dlux[5]and was one of a group of street artists who considered legal action against the National Gallery of Australia when it failed to pay them in a timely manner for their works.[6]
Career
[edit]He began doing street art inAdelaidein 1998, usingstencilsto mass-produce stickers.[7]Dodd moved to Melbourne around 2002 because of the street-art scene.[8]As Dlux, Dodd was a powerful presence on the Melbourne streets but also undertook a large amount of gallery work, and his stencils were always very politically motivated.[9]As Dlux, Dodd is also featured in the documentary filmRash(2005), which explores the cultural value of street art in Melbourne.[10]
He was one of the most active street artists in Melbourne but returned to Adelaide to undertake further studies (Masters in Visual Art, University of South Australia.[11]Since then, his practice has expanded to include painting and sculpture, celebrating Australia's culture of rebellion and resistance.[12]
Artistic style and subject
[edit]Dodd’s practice incorporatesstreet art,[13]sculpture,andpainting.His street art has been criticised for 'glamourising dangerous youth gangs'.[14]His sculpture and paintings reflect his rural upbringing[15]and he uses objects such as bus shelters,[16]bicycles,[17]and surfboards[18]as a basis for his work. He also constructs objects such as River Cycle ('a bicycle in a tinnie'),[19]and drawing[20]and painting machines.[21]
Collections
[edit]Dodd’s work is held in the following collections:
- University of Queensland Art Museum(search for James Dodd)
- Australia National Maritime Museum
- National Gallery of Australia (under bothJames DoddandDlux)
Further reading
[edit]- Bellamy, Louise. (16 March 2014).Art collectors swap Nolan and Whiteley for street art.The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Bilske, Maria. (2000-2001). Gleam.Eyeline,Vol. 44, Summer: 46.
- Dodd, James. (2014) Future hardware wildstyle.Artlink,Vol. 34, No. 1, Mar: 40-42.
- Hansen, N. (2006). "Rash": Street Art and Social Dialogue.Metro,(151), 80–83.
- Radok, Stephanie. (2007). Parkside nomadic group moves inland 4 winter; Years without magic; Speakeasy.Artlink,Vol. 27, No. 3, Sep: 95.
See also
[edit]- List of Australian artists
- List of people from Adelaide
- List of people from Melbourne
- List of street artists
- Spray paint art
- Types of graffiti
References
[edit]- ^Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005).Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne.Mark Batty.ISBN9780976224532.OCLC185291657.
- ^Binks, Vanessa (18 May 2018)."Problem-solving farmer helps spur artist's vision".Stock Journal.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^MacDonald, Logan (2014).James Dodd: Sabotage.Parkside, SA: Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. p. 45.ISBN9781875751006.OCLC886716671.
- ^"James Dodd".Adelaide Central School of Art.13 September 2018.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^Schwartzkoff, Louise (9 October 2010). "Off the wall".Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^Crawford, Ashley (9 May 2007)."Stencil art world draws the line".The Age.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005).Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne.Mark Batty.ISBN9780976224532.OCLC185291657.
- ^"Interview - DLUX - James Dodd".INVURT.14 May 2014.
- ^Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005).Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne.Mark Batty.ISBN9780976224532.OCLC185291657.
- ^Rash(2005) – documentary film about Melbourne street art and graffiti.Official website
- ^Dodd, James (2009)."Dirty words: a study of urban text-based interventions".University of South Australia.Retrieved15 March2019.
- ^MacDonald, Logan (2014).James Dodd: Sabotage.Parkside, SA: Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. p. 45.ISBN9781875751006.OCLC886716671.
- ^"In from the cold".Canberra Times.22 November 2010.
- ^Devlin, Rebekah; Rowe, Elizabeth; Leslie-Allen, Gretta (10 August 2004). "'Gang' art stirs emotions ". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
- ^Hender, Sarah (30 July 2016). "Art that cells". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
- ^Heagney, Din (2013)."James Dodd the colonial bus stop".Artlink Magazine.32(3): 23.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^Fisher, Laura (1 March 2016)."The bicycle as dissident object".Artlink Magazine.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^Lloyd, Tim (22 November 2004). "Cleaning up the sea". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
- ^"River Cycle".Vitalstatistix.2018.Retrieved8 March2019.
- ^Bond, Caleb (18 July 2018). "Machines meet art in inaugural grants". CoastCity Weekly.
- ^Pierce, Julianne (5 March 2018)."Meet Your Maker: James Dodd".wellmade.com.au.Retrieved8 March2019.
- May'sSydney. 1 April 2005. (Featured artist).
- Stencil art world draws the line8 May 2007
- National Gallery of Australia entry on DLUX
- Norman, James,"Graffiti goes upmarket",The Age,Melbourne, Australia, 16 August 2003. It includes some information on DLUX.
External links
[edit]- "Make Stencils Not War"- a work by Dlux
- Personal website
- Bike powered percussion contraption[video]
- Rash,documentary on Australian street artists which features Dodd.