ARTICLES BY BRIONY WRIGHT
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 MOTION FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN
Why Len Lye Didn’t Need to Get HighLen Lye was born at the turn of the last century on New Zealand’s then-mind-numbingly isolated South Island. Consequently, the likelihood that Len would eventually have a creative impact on the world was about as slim as him winning the lottery without a ticket. Luckily, thanks to a crafty combination of talent, vision and relocation to London, Len’s work was...
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  HUNG LIKE A GASTROPOD
The Rigors of a Snail-Genital IllustratorMartin Püschel is a German illustrator living in Australia whose cardinal contribution to fine art is a portfolio of intricately detailed snail wieners and vaginas. According to Martin, who is based out of the Australian Museum in Sydney, cameras aren’t able to capture the anatomical detail he finds in his microscope. So in the name of science he spends eight hours a day, five days a week, inking his masterworks...
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 A BRAZILIAN IN... PARIS & MELBOURNE
Philip Griffiths
Vice: Where were you born?
Philip: In São Paulo in 1978. My dad, who’s a British native, used to work in a slaughterhouse. He’s part of the dynasty that imported zebus into Brazil. My parents spent...
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 ROWAN TEDGE HAS AMPLE TIME ON THE TRAIN EVERY DAY TO BE CREATIVE
Vice: Your style is quite distinctive, how would you describe it?
Rowan Tedge: Well I have a really busy style. The reason for this has largely to do with the fact that I do most of my drawing while travelling on the train, which ends up affecting the style. It means I have to work in re...
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 A MEXICAN IN...MELBOURNE
Jenny Salguero
Vice:Hi Jenny, what brought you to Australia?
Jenny: I grew up in one of Mexico's biggest cities, Puebla. It's southeast of the capital. When I was young, I met a man from El Salvador and we were married and moved to El Salvador....
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 A MEXICAN IN... AUCKLAND
Xavier Meade
Vice: When did you come to New Zealand and what on earth led you all the way here?
Xavier: I grew up in Mexico City but left in 1979 to travel. I met my wife, who is a Kiwi, in London. We lived in Mexico for four years before moving to New Zealand for good. I now live a...
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 WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
Fashion Definitely Seemed More Fun With Rennie EllisRennie Ellis was an extraordinary photographer who took pictures from the centre of the scenes he was a part of for almost four decades. His passion for life and relentless interest in people drove his work and he spent his time travelling around Australia and the rest of the world taking candid pho...
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 FLYING SOLO
Ariel Pink Makes A RacketUntil not so long ago, Ariel Pink spent the better part of eight years sitting in his LA room, recording all kinds of variations on his amazing, vaguely melancholy, fuzzed up, lo-fi melodies that sound like they're from the future but are somehow being played through the oldest stereo in the world. ...
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 LIVING NIGHTMARE
Paradise Lost Is No DreamThe great thing about horror films is that even while you're shitting your pants, you know deep down that everything is going to be ok-in and outside the film. This is not the case with Paradise Lost, the Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky doco about three young guys accused of the murder of three chi...
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 BIG DEAL
Australia Wows the World With Big FruitFor centuries man has designed and built wondrous, awe inspiring monuments which cast shadows over mediocrity and survive as testament to their hard work. These creations, which seem to defy the boundaries of impossibility and laugh in the face of...
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 MAORI WARRIORS
New Zealand's Gangs Have Never Been StrongerYeah, yeah, New Zealand is a stunning country and the vast majority of Kiwis are intensely proud of their heritage and customs. And ok, they've given us Kate Sylvester and Karen Walker, two of the most gracefully talented fashion designers we've seen, plus hip hop artists like King Kapisi and the Lo...
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