Ben Frost (artist)
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Ben Frost is a visual artist whose work seeks to challenge contemporary norms and values of Western culture and society. Frost’s visual work places common iconic images from advertising, entertainment, and politics into startling juxtapositions that are often confrontational and controversial.
Artist Frost currently lives and works in Sydney and exhibits locally and internationally.
The title 'Ben Frost is Dead' comes from his 2000 solo exhibition of the same name where he faked his own death. Invitations were created in the form of a newspaper funeral notice and distributed nation-wide. Newspapers labelled him 'sick' and his actions 'perverse', when by complete coincidence the invitations went out on the same day a local art patron died.
The collaborative exhibition 'Colossus' with Roderick Bunter in 2000 at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane featured a 12m x 2.4m mural by the artists, called 'Where Do You Want To Go Today?'. Containing controversial imagery including masturbating cartoon characters amongst a pastiche of advertising icons, the work was a statement on society's continuing loss of innocence. In the final week of the exhibition, a disgruntled viewer entered the gallery and slashed one of the paintings with a knife. Police requested the exhibition be closed.
In 2002 he exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney as part of 'Primavera: Young Artists Under 35', where the same painting 'Where do You Want To Go Today?' was exhibited. Police also requested the painting be removed due to public concern.
In 2003 he moved to Tokyo where he contributed as an illustrator to magazines such as Black + White, Blue and Men's Style for over 3 years.
In 2005 he moved to Sydney Australia where he continues to live and work.
In 2005 he started the online art store and blog portal Stupid Krap stupidkrap.com which continues to support and represent a number of notable Australian emerging artists including Anthony Lister
, Numskull, Beastman, Kareena Zerefos, E.L.K, Mark Drew, HA-HA, Kill Pixie, Bridge Stehli and many more.
Stupid Krap is currently located in a 2 level warehouse in Annandale Sydney, that also incorporates Stupid Krap Studios - a multi-displinary art collective of 10 established and emerging artists.
Ben has been exhibiting throughout Australia and internationally over the last 10 years, including solo shows in London, New York and San Francisco, as well as group shows in Beijing, Amsterdam, Berlin, Mongolia and Singapore.
He was a selected artist for the 2002 Primavera exhibition at the Sydney MCA, and is currently self-represented in Sydney, though shows through several galleries overseas including Brooklynite Gallery in New York, and Opus, Zero Cool and Cosh galleries in the UK.
His work has appeared in countless magazines and newspapers including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Oyster, WeAr, Monster Children, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Ok!, HQ, Eyeline, FHM, Australian Art Collector, Broadsheet, and Art Monthly.
Television appearances include Rush TV 2010 (ABC3), The Apprentice 2009 (channel 9), The Barefoot Investor 2009 (CNBC), Sunrise 2008 (channel 7) and Today Tonight 2008 (channel 7).
In 2006 he co-founded the online art portal Stupid Krap, and was a guest speaker at the 2008 Semi-Permanent and AG IDEAS conferences throughout Australia.
His work is in the collections of Kerry Stokes, Art Bank, Griffith University and numerous local and international locations.
In 2007 Frost participated in Tiger Translate in Beijing collaborating with local Chinese artists.
Fury at drug-taking kids painting
by Anna Edwards, MX via news.com.au, July 18, - Another of his paintings that made news in 2007
Artist Frost currently lives and works in Sydney and exhibits locally and internationally.
The title 'Ben Frost is Dead' comes from his 2000 solo exhibition of the same name where he faked his own death. Invitations were created in the form of a newspaper funeral notice and distributed nation-wide. Newspapers labelled him 'sick' and his actions 'perverse', when by complete coincidence the invitations went out on the same day a local art patron died.
The collaborative exhibition 'Colossus' with Roderick Bunter in 2000 at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane featured a 12m x 2.4m mural by the artists, called 'Where Do You Want To Go Today?'. Containing controversial imagery including masturbating cartoon characters amongst a pastiche of advertising icons, the work was a statement on society's continuing loss of innocence. In the final week of the exhibition, a disgruntled viewer entered the gallery and slashed one of the paintings with a knife. Police requested the exhibition be closed.
In 2002 he exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney as part of 'Primavera: Young Artists Under 35', where the same painting 'Where do You Want To Go Today?' was exhibited. Police also requested the painting be removed due to public concern.
In 2003 he moved to Tokyo where he contributed as an illustrator to magazines such as Black + White, Blue and Men's Style for over 3 years.
In 2005 he moved to Sydney Australia where he continues to live and work.
In 2005 he started the online art store and blog portal Stupid Krap stupidkrap.com which continues to support and represent a number of notable Australian emerging artists including Anthony Lister
Anthony Lister
Anthony Lister is an Australian-born painter and Installation artist. He has had solo exhibitions across Australia, United States, Europe and UK. He is notable within the Lowbrow and has been featured on Juxtapoz.com and FecalFace.com and WoosterCollective.com...
, Numskull, Beastman, Kareena Zerefos, E.L.K, Mark Drew, HA-HA, Kill Pixie, Bridge Stehli and many more.
Stupid Krap is currently located in a 2 level warehouse in Annandale Sydney, that also incorporates Stupid Krap Studios - a multi-displinary art collective of 10 established and emerging artists.
Ben has been exhibiting throughout Australia and internationally over the last 10 years, including solo shows in London, New York and San Francisco, as well as group shows in Beijing, Amsterdam, Berlin, Mongolia and Singapore.
He was a selected artist for the 2002 Primavera exhibition at the Sydney MCA, and is currently self-represented in Sydney, though shows through several galleries overseas including Brooklynite Gallery in New York, and Opus, Zero Cool and Cosh galleries in the UK.
His work has appeared in countless magazines and newspapers including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Oyster, WeAr, Monster Children, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Ok!, HQ, Eyeline, FHM, Australian Art Collector, Broadsheet, and Art Monthly.
Television appearances include Rush TV 2010 (ABC3), The Apprentice 2009 (channel 9), The Barefoot Investor 2009 (CNBC), Sunrise 2008 (channel 7) and Today Tonight 2008 (channel 7).
In 2006 he co-founded the online art portal Stupid Krap, and was a guest speaker at the 2008 Semi-Permanent and AG IDEAS conferences throughout Australia.
His work is in the collections of Kerry Stokes, Art Bank, Griffith University and numerous local and international locations.
In 2007 Frost participated in Tiger Translate in Beijing collaborating with local Chinese artists.
Fury at drug-taking kids painting
by Anna Edwards, MX via news.com.au, July 18, - Another of his paintings that made news in 2007