Cold Krush Blog / Adelaide

BASTARD WRITERS EXHIBITION

Artwork by members of Adelaide's 1990's crew - BWA.

From Wednesday the 26th October we will be displaying original works by members of Adelaide's BWA crew. BWA formed during the tumultuous early 90's period of Adelaide's strong underground graffiti history.

Posted 19 October 2016 in: Exhibitions
Tags: Adelaide Graffiti, Graffiti, Adelaide, Art, Exhibition, BWA

END OF FINANCIAL YEAR SALE!

SPRAY PAINT SALE!!

That's right, all the pictured lines of spray paint are on sale until 1st July, Flame, Kobra, MTN Hardcore 2 & MTN Speed are all on sale for $7.50 per can!!

Posted 17 June 2016 in: Art Supplies, General News, In Store Specials
Tags: Graffiti Art, Cold Krush, Adelaide, Spray Paint, Unley, MTN, SA, MTN Hardcore 2, Aerosol Paint, MTN Speed, Art Supplies, Kobra Low, SALE, Kobra, Flame Orange, Flame Blue

AEROSOL ART WORKSHOPS

Thomas More College visit COLD KRUSH!

We recently had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop with the students from Thomas More College. A short demo by our tutor, Jesse, which followed with the students trying their hand at aerosol painting for the first time. Everyone had a blast!

Posted 29 October 2015 in: General News
Tags: Graffiti, Cold Krush, Adelaide, Street Art, Aerosol Art, Street Art Workshop, Aerosol Workshop Adelaide, Aerosol Workshop, Aerosol Class, Community, Adelaide Art, Thomas More College, Youth Event, Creative, What's on in Adelaide

Tarns nominated for Pride Of Australia Award

Tarns nominated for the Inspiration Category!

View article on News.com.au page

FOR Unley street artist Adam Poole-Mottishaw, creativity is the way to get young people on the straight and narrow. Mr Poole-Mottishaw runs aerosol art workshops for youth in areas including Elizabeth and Mount Baker, and at his ColdKrush store and gallery on Unley Rd. He works to break the cycle of vandalism and channel young people into more creative pursuits.

“They are at that age where they’re breaking the rules and they want to be heard, it’s their kind of outlet,” Mr Poole-Mottishaw said. “A lot have the artistic flair, but they seem lost. “I’m not there to tell them what not to do, we’re trying to show them, if you’re proactive, you can actually some money out of it as well.”

Mr Poole-Mottishaw has been nominated for a Pride of Australia award in the Inspiration category, recognising teachers and role models whose compassion and wisdom while teaching, coaching or mentoring our youth has been truly inspiring.

Working under the name “Tarns”, he started out tagging. “When you’re starting, you want to be famous, you’re just a kid off the street and you want to be known, so you work pretty hard getting your name everywhere,” he said. Mr Poole-Mottishaw established an art course for students at Mount Barker’s Adelaide Hills Vocational College who were caught doing graffiti and attendance rates soared.

His street art is displayed in the Attorney-General’s office, on hit TV show The Block and in Adelaide cafes.

Pictures: Mark Brake Source: News Corp Australia

Posted 22 June 2015 in: Artwork, General News
Tags: Adelaide Graffiti, Adelaide Street Art, Adelaide, Street Art, Tarns, Tarns One, Unley, SA, Graffiti Artist, Youth, Tags, News, Pride of Australia, Teaching

ORBSTRACTION

Upcoming exhibition by Orbs - NA / MS

Posted 16 June 2015 in: Exhibitions, General News
Tags: Adelaide Graffiti, Adelaide Street Art, Adelaide, Art, Nasty Artists, Abstract, Orbs, Abstract Expressionist, Mainstays, Student

Under The Sea

Recent work by Tarns and Tayla Carlaw

First collab wall by Tarns and Tayla Carlaw on the Cold Krush wall.

Posted 15 June 2015 in: Artwork, Cold Krush Concrete, Commissions, General News
Tags: Adelaide Street Art, Cold Krush, Adelaide, Tarns, Unley, Tayla Carlaw, Montana, Unley Street Art, Portrait, Montana White, Whale Art

TARNS ONE solo exhibition

Debut solo exhibition by Notorious Graffiti Artist, Tarns One!

Tarns One (The one who freaks the funk), has been painting graffiti since 1987. Influenced by the Graffiti phenomena in Sydney and Adelaide during the 80s, Tarns picked up a spray can and hasn’t dropped the can since. He is best known for his ability to perpetually reinvent his style, all the while preserving the more traditional elements of graffiti. This has made him an icon in the Australian graffiti culture. Tarns always comes correct with one of the best can control skills in the game.
Tarns has exhibited in many group shows nationally and internationally, and now announces his FIRST Solo exhibition: ‘TARNS ONE’ - his works will be exhibited at the recently opened gallery ‘THE SPACE’ Currie Street, Adelaide (entry via Burnett St).

This exhibition will show works displaying his impeccable skills with aerosol paint. Tarns continuously stretches the limitless possibilities this art form can be taken. His works are a statement; they feature abstract ideas exploring the relationship of forms and colour with some works derived straight from raw graffiti. His paintings are an explosion of dynamic colours, technical line work and geometric letter forms.

After 27 years of painting graffiti, this exhibition will be a real treat for anyone who has seen Tarns Graffiti Art in the streets, and for those who haven’t you now have the opportunity to see and potentially own a painting of this Australian Aerosol Genius.

Tarns One - First Solo Exhibition on show at - THE SPACE, Currie St (enter from Burnett St) opening on Friday the 28th of November (6-9pm) – 30th of November for 3 days only.

TARNS ONE Facebook Event Page