Chris Bowden, Author at Alfalfa Studio

February 10, 2013

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Darren Song

Australian designer Darren Song stitches intricate silhouettes onto delicate surfaces such as paper doillies, vintage photographs, newsprint and posters. When he’s not creating mini works of art he works for Adelaide branding and design company Mash.

July 28, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Illustration
People

Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard: Chris Edser Illustrator

Chris Edser is an illustrator living in Adelaide, South Australia. He has a particular eye for drawing whimsy and ‘Australiana’ using his talents across the fields of graphic design, animation and even wood-carving. One of…Continue reading

May 9, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Film & TV
Fine Arts

Emma Hack: Somebody That I Used To Know

https://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY Emma Hack is an Adelaide, South Australia based artist, who creates her work through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography. Her works evoke a rich array of visual narrative…Continue reading

April 26, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Experiments
Fine Arts

When Outsider and Insider Meet : Tom and James Hancock

Tom and James Hancock are two brothers who have influenced and assisted each other in their drawing and painting practice since the very beginning of their lives. James was born in 1977 and Tom was…Continue reading

April 13, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Fine Arts
Illustration

Designer Polymath Gerry Wedd

South Australian artist Gerry Wedd produces a diverse range of works, from ironic decorative ceramics to edgy t-shirt designs inspired by popular culture. For 15 years until 2006 he designed for iconic Australian fashion label…Continue reading

April 4, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Findings

The Australia Project

The subject of identity is foremost in the mind of most designers, no less so in the collective psyche of Australian designers where the question of national identity has been at the forefront of creatives…Continue reading

March 22, 2012

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Chris Bowden

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Findings
Publication Design

Re:Collection. Australian Graphic Design from 1960-1980

While the history of graphic design as a profession and the work of it’s major practitioners has been widely studied, shown and celebrated from any number of European and American designers, virtually nothing exists to…Continue reading