13 Artists

Peter Drew is at it again. Last year he peppered the byways of Adelaide with posters from our criminal past. This time he is part of a team of thirteen South Australian artists who are creating responses to a Colonial icon that will be hung in the Art Gallery of South Australia, then released onto the streets of Adelaide for anyone to take. Yeah, for anyone to take.

South Australia Illustrated provides insight into the inspired development of the colony of South Australia through three exhibitions: Colonial Painting in the Land of Promise, Bounty: South Australian Gold and Silver and a contemporary street art response, From the street. 

Unfinished' was created by Peter Drew as part of 'South Australia Illustrated: From the Street', an exhibition of Contemporary responses to colonial art that will be on display at The Art Gallery of South Australia from June 2-August 5, 2012. 

Participating artists include: Berk, Jake Bresanello, James Cochran, Peter Drew, Sam Evans, Kate Gagliardi, Jake Holmes, Madeline Reece, Garry Seaman, Matthew Stuckey, Joel Van Der Knaap, Dan Withey, and Kerri Ann Wright.

Here is Peter Drew's video enticement for you to participate in the event.

    Departure   

Adelaide street art

You've probably noticed, from some of the banner photos I use at the top of this page, that I like street art. Most of the time I have no idea who did the work. It's just there when I walk past. I like it. So out comes my cheap digital camera and, snap. 

Peter Drew and 'friend'

I've discovered some of the story behind the big, B&W mugshots that popped up around the city in mid 2011. It's a Street Art project, by Peter Drew, of 1920s criminal mug shots from Adelaide, Australia.

For anyone in the neighborhood, here's a map, with a list of names of those depicted in the photos. Take a wander around town and check them out, before they're all gone. (Click on the blue pins and the name of the outlaw will light up at the side, together with a link to a photo of the original police register these photos were taken from.)

Peter Drew is a visual artist based in Adelaide. He creates work for the gallery as well as street art, and writes for the Adelaide Review. Peter was born and educated in Adelaide. He has been practicing as a visual artist since 2006. Some of his work can be found in Berlin, Glasgow, London and Adelaide. 

The following video, "Adelaide's Forgotten Outlaws," commemorates the night the photos went up. It was made by Ronnie Chin, Frazer Dempsey and Peter Drew. Reminded me of the first time someone pointed a gun at me. He was a security guard I startled one night in Sydney, when I was putting up posters advertising a Kohoutek (that was a band, named after the comet) concert at Omnibus (corner of Glebe Point Road and Broadway) in Glebe, in 1973. That's all gone, now, like some of these posters.

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