name: Korrin Stoney
i live in: North Perth, Western Australia
my art is about: dimensions, opposites, in-betweens and bodies.
currently working on: merging goats legs with fabric genitals and a dog house.
i make art to: fight.
my day/night job is: Court Monitor
would like to learn: to make the most of everything.
my studio is: my bedroom floor/ laptop
love music by: At the moment I keep playing either Waylon Jennings or the Fugees. Meat puppets and Electric Wizard deserve mention too… always.
inspired by: fragments of the senses.
i love to: eat pickles and lucid dream.
i hate to: open the jar and wake up.
what question would you ask other artists: Are you comfortable?
answer your question: No.
would like to travel to: South America.
my favorite artist is: I really like Richard Greaves.
most recent exhibit: Primal Playground, May 7th, Mixtape Gallery
my favorite website is: youtube
my website is at: www.junkgarden.wordpress.com

name: Joey Bates

i live in: Seattle, Washington, USA

my art is about: People, facial expression as language, plants, growth, tension, space, and line.

currently working on: Work for a show in June

i make art to: Breathe, function, work out my obsessive compulsive disorder and connect with others

my day/night job is: I’m a part time Manny… a male nanny

would like to learn: How to ride my bike with no hands so I can look super hip and take phone calls, not really.

my studio is: Very small. Someday I will be making enough money to find a bigger place and return to oil paints. I’m pretty content with having low overhead when it comes to expenses right now.

love music by: Recently I’ve been listening to Beirut, Camer Obscura, Damien Jurado, The Helio Sequence, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Great Lake Swimmers, Jens Lekman, Jenny Owen Youngs, The Pica Beats, J. Tillman, Local Natives, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case… to name a few.

inspired by: The people I know, the kids I work with, nature, my city and what I find beautiful

i love to: Ride my bicycle around the city, it’s my main mode of transport.

i hate to: be the bearer of bad news, but…

what question would you ask other artists: Can we be friends?

answer your question:  Yes.

would like to travel to: I would like to return to Australia and explore more of it. I spent a few days in Sydney and a few weeks in Melbourne in 2008 and I haven’t gotten over Australia. At the beginning of 2010 I went to Europe for the first time. I’m still in love with Australia.

my favorite artist is: I have a number of favorites, but there are two at the very top that I cannot deny, Luican Freud and Egon Schielle

next exhibit: Assemble Gallery in Seattle, they are tops ( http://www.assembleshop.com/)

my favorite website is: I have to say Flickr is an amazing site. I enjoy getting lost in other people’s images and making connections. I’ve recently started trading art and  clothing with other flickr members.You can see mine at http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenbeatle I try to limit my time on the interweb.

my website is at: http://www.joeybates.com

name: Pete Long
i live in: Mount Lawley, Perth, WA
my art is about: big wheels and race tracks.
i make art to: find myself.
my day/night job is: I make cocktails at the Hula Bula bar.
would like to learn: Spanish.
my studio is: still not set-up after moving house.
love music by: the Clipse
inspired by: Boris Vallejo
i love to: limbo
i hate to: lose
what question would you ask other artists: Do you have two dollars?
answer your question: No.
would like to travel to: LA to see my poppy.
my favorite artist is: the rockin’ jellybean crew are pretty dope.
next exhibit: This year, first solo.
my favorite website is: boundlessny.com
my website is at: sirencountry.blogspot.com

name: Dave Misled

i live in: Fremantle , Perth

my art is about: Nothing

i make art to: Excape for a while

my day/night job is: Signwriter

would like to learn: How to brake on my fixed gear ahha

my studio is: My flat in east fremantle

love music by: Radiohead, the rat pack, fleetwood mac, dylan, clavin harris and way to more to list

inspired by: People, skateboarding, streets, the world and colour

i love to: Hang out with my girlfriend

i hate to: Wake up hungover

what question would you ask other artists: How long did that take?

answer your question: Hours, days sometimes I leave things unfinished for months, some I never finish.

would like to travel to: I would love to go back to New York.

my favorite artist is: My girlfriend

next exhibit: Not to sure, but I will be doing some live painting at a lane way gig in Fremantle in March

my favorite website is: www.youtube.com

my website is at: www.davemisled.tumblr.com

name: Ryan Boserio.
i live in: Perth, Western Australia.
my art is about: Heavy philosophical subject matter and planes.
i make art to: Make art.
my day/night job is: Being a student. I don’t really have any other job. It’s a weird situation right now and the first time I’ve given it a fair crack in terms of practicing art full time.
would like to learn: How to cram more into my days.
my studio is: http://www.last-chance-studio.com/
love music by: Right now I’m listening to a fair bit of dub-reggae and that seems to be the core of my musical taste, but I like more and more 70′s metal- UFO, Iron Maiden, Blue Oyster Cult.
inspired by: The LINE crew, Tim Rollin’, Sean Morris, Korrin Stoney, I saw an amazing show by Martin Wills a few weeks ago.
i love to: Drink coffee.
i hate to: Wake up in the morning.
what question would you ask other artists: How do you do?
answer your question: Not too bad, thanks.
would like to travel to: Distant Universes. Oman, I spent a few years there as a kid and I have always wanted to go back, I left around the time of the gulf war. my favorite artist is: The great gatsby.
next exhibit: I’m co-curating a photo media show for early next year, but that’s top secret. my favorite website is: youtube
my website is at: http://www.youlikeplanes.com/

i live in: Perth, WA

my art is about: Dreams, both waking and sleeping. Hopes and fears of the past and future.

currently working on: My comic series ‘Home Time’ and compositions for my next solo show ‘New Perth’ among other things.

my day/night job is: I work at the WA Museum and at the UWA after school centre.

would like to learn: How to earn a living from making art.

my studio is: My lack of a living room.

love music by: The Kleptones, A plus D

inspired by: Well thought out, skillful, meaningful figurative art that makes me angry I didn’t make it. Mashups that make my skin tingle. Dreams, comics, video games, lovers, fighters, rage, frustration.

i love to: Make.

i hate to: Be late and do things last minute.

what question would you ask other artists: How are you earning a living from making art?

answer your question: I’m not, how are you?

would like to travel to: The polar regions.

my favorite artist is: Hieronymus Bosch

next exhibit: I’ve got a bunch of group shows coming up. I’m curating a Unicorn themed show later this year at ‘freerange’ and will be having a solo show there early next year.

my favorite website is: I hate the internet.

my website is at: thehometimebell.com

name: Drew Smoker

i live in: Perth, Western Australia

my art is about: at the mmnt its portraits. Tomorrow, who knows.

i make art to: give me a purpose.

my day/night job is: freelance Mac Monkey (Graphic Designer)

would like to learn: …faster.

my studio is: my dining room.

love music by: Tucker b’s, Pond, Interpol, Iron & Wine, Solex, Pixies, The Besnard Lakes, A Tribe Called Quest, Crystal Castles, Cat Power, Electrelane, Fugazi, Howlin’ Wolf, Joy Division, Kings of Convenience….to get us started.

inspired by: fellow artists, music, film, photography, books, coffee.

i love to: ride bicycles.

i hate to: plan too far into the future.

what question would you ask other artists: did you study art?

answer your question: no.

would like to travel to: South America and Japan are next on the list

my favorite artist is: Silvia Ji.

next exhibit: I have some art that is showing at Soto cafe, in Mt Lawley, but that’s it for the mmnt.

my favorite website is: weheartit.com

my website is at: theboneyard09.blogspot.com

name: Sam Knest
i live in: Perth, WA
my art is about: Strange men and acid trips. I enjoy detailed work, so I guess the main thing about my work is trippy patterns.
currently working on: Acouple framed wooden panels and just finished painting a pool. Also my mate and myself have also just published a little photo zine called ‘Please Don’t Worry Lover’.
my day/night job is: Unemployed and loving it.
would like to learn: More about framing. Framing techniques ect.
my studio is: My room and a shed with old wood and old paints/varnishes.
love music by: Canned Heat, C.W. Stoneking, dnb/dub is good aswell
inspired by: Swap meets are cool, always see some interesting bits and pieces.
i love to: Drink and chill with mates.
what question would you ask other artists: You wanna come drink and paint a pool.
answer your question: Yes
would like to travel to: Different parts of Europe. Brazil would be also be amazing.
my favorite artist is : BLU and a guy called Henrique Oliveira, who is doing some real interesting work with scrap wood. And all the Perth guys and girls that are killing it at the moment.
next exhibit: Stay tuned
my website is at: www.sam-knest.blogspot.com