Genevieve Piko | The Chaotic Order | Alister Karl | Max Piantoni | Monique Barnett | Ive Sorocuk | The Dark Carnival Dolls and Jenna Corcoran | Jamie Rawls
The Chaotic Order The Chaotic Order is an inter-disciplinary performance ensemble established in 2009 and housed at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne. Australia. Hypnotic and playfully droll, The Chaotic Order are a unique take on the absurdities of the human condition. A cheeky revolution that transcends social, ethical and cultural definitions by commenting on, subverting and ultimately celebrating a shared humanity. An inherent aspect in The Chaotic Order's work to date is the explicit use of metaphor, abstraction of form, humour and irreverence as a means to investigate mechanisms of narrative and meaning making. In their current piece; The Bond Song That Never Was - a contemporary expose on innuendo, martini's and charismatic espionage; they extend this research through employing methods of juxtaposition to create a homage to both the Bond canon and Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer'. Borrowing the methods of stop-motion animation from Gabriel's iconic music video and in combination with the seminal and popular Bond motifs that are characteristic of the classic opening title sequences, The Chaotic Orders aim has been to leave enough space narrative for parallels to occur and for viewers/audiences to enter the work on their own terms. In this way we hope that people are able to bring and relate their own experience to the piece and thus adding another layer of understanding to the ensembles distinctive and idiosyncratic interpretation. |
Max Piantoni
Max Piantoni uses his art as an excuse to do things he has always wanted to do. Over the last few years Max has adventured solo to The Moon in 'Max To Moon', flown with Dodos in 'The Descent of the Dodo' and - most recently - has made an attempt at the South Pole in 'South By Scooter'. Max creates documents of these impossible things, gathering evidence so that he can say "Look! It's true and I have proof. There are pictures!". |
Monique Barnett
Barnett received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from Canterbury University, School of Fine Arts, Christchurch, New Zealand. She was born in Auckland, and moved to Christchurch to complete her degree. In 2010 she moved to Melbourne, Australia. She had her first solo exhibition in 2011. Her work consists mostly of large scale oil and acrylic paintings and photographs. She currently has a studio at The Pea Green Boat, Brunswick. Her art practice is fueled by the constant flow of print media images, and the celebrity construct of contemporary society. Barnett's work is driven by celebrity media which intends to reflect our dreams, desires, wishes and insecurities. Celebrities, driven by our voyeuristic impulses, function as propaganda for commodities. Barnett says she is "not interested in who the celebrity is or what their name is... what concerns me is the ideological discourse imbedded in contemporary society." |
Alister Karl
Alister Karl has continued to be a practicing artist for more then thirteen years. Working in a range of media and disciplines Alister creates immersive installations and environments. Always with a sense of humor, Alister explores the experience of memory and false longing. |
The Dark Carnival Dolls and Jenna Corcoran
As the night creeps in and the Ferris wheel groans to a stop, the wind sighs amongst the coloured lights of the sideshow alley. But... all is not still. Behind the striped canvas of a circus cart, three figures dance to the eerie tunes of a broken music box... a bump here ...a grind there... You have entered the world of The Dark Carnival Dolls. A world of twisted burlesque, grindhouse gogo and decadent costumes. Melbourne burlesque performers - the alluring Midnite Velvet, the seductive Lola Ramone and the cheeky Lou Lou Voltaire – as The Dark Carnival Dolls, collaborate with visual artist Jenna Corcoran for Bond Song. Incorporating video, performance and model making, Corcoran enjoys subverting perception and questioning reality with her immersive installations. The Melbourne-based artist has exhibited and performed locally and internationally, and currently lectures Visual Art at Victoria University. image by Mandy Campbell |
Genevieve Piko
Genevieve Piko was born and lives in Melbourne. Currently studying a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT, she works across a range of mediums from video to fabric installations. Piko explores ideas of mental illness, obsession and mending. James Bond lives a life of disposability. To Bond, jokes, women and villains come and go from film to film, leaving little behind. The lyrics of ‘The Sun Ain’t Shining No More’ by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour relates to this disposable nature; “He leaves my soul on the floor like a doll.” “You Are A Funny Man, Mr. Bond” looks deeper at these disposable puns. Bond’s humor allows him to detach himself from his actions, and we witness his arrested development as the same jokes recur again and again. Once dissected, the puns become nonsensical and their functionality is called into question. Puns perfectly encapsulate the tension between what you say and what you mean. Your understanding of the world is different from another’s. Reality is not singular and neither is language. |