Portrait of an artist as a Blogger

       

Study
2008 • Master of Creative Advertising QUT. Brisbane,

1998 • Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) QUT. Brisbane,

Select Exhibitions

2009 •"LeBlanc Contemporary Launch" Group Show
LeBlanc Contemporary Art Gallery - The Barracks, Brisbane.

2009 •"Deck The Walls" Group Show
Bleeding Heart Art Gallery, Brisbane.

2009 •"Fragments" Solo Show
19KAREN Gallery - Mermaid Beach, Queensland.

2009 •"Artworkers Postcard Project" Group Show
SHED E Howard Street Smith Wharves, Brisbane.

2009 •"Mugshot" Solo Show
Cylinder - Fortitude Valley, Queensland.

2009 •I Used To Skate Once 5
The Zoo - Fortitude Valley, Queensland.

2007 •Freqee Exhibition
Brisbane Powerhouse - Brisbane, Queensland.

2006 •Urga Group Show
Shinjuku Urga- Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo.

2006 •Make Muffins Not WAR! Group Show
The Baron- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.

2006 •Hana-bi Show
Enjoy House- Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

2005 •Galaxy Go
Enjoy House- Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

2005 • Japan International Artists Show
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, Ueno Koen, Tokyo.

Benjamin Reeve is an artist based in Brisbane, Queensland.
His creative work can be found on an impressive list of projects and have featured in many Australian and international productions from large scale graffiti murals to big budget films. The development of Brisbane city's traffic signal boxes, a concept he conceived and fought at government level to see realised, has become a quintessential part of the Brisbane landscape and the idea has as a result been adopted internationally.

At the start of 2005, Benjamin Reeve ceased working on films in favour of further developing his personal paintings for gallery shows. He travelled to Tokyo where he lived and exhibited for approximately 4 years. Ben's exposure to such a multi-layered culture refined his focus somewhat by expanding his artistic development process. This resulted in a desire to further his process by returning home to study. Ben wanted to develop techniques employed in creative advertising as a tool for his own creative focus and exploration. Following this path of creative development, and due in part to his completion of his Master of Creative Advertising degree, his work has taken on a new conceptual ground.

You too can keep in touch with the work of Benjamin Reeve. 

 It's as simple as following this blog and keeping an eye on his website: www.benjaminreeve.com

You have stumbled upon a place I come to store my precious odds and ends...

You will no doubt uncover things that work to inspire me creatively and I hope you can likewise find some inspiration from them. Don't be afraid to mention such things.

While I have loads of older pieces to share, this is also a place for me to show my works in progress. Who knows what will end up here. That's all part of the adventure really. :)

Here is a recent piece I did for a group show, I Used To Skate Once 5.

It turned out to be a really successful night with a lot of fantastic artists.

Rather than painting the underside of the deck, I chose to use the front side.

Of course, this would be covered in grip-tape and as such is an unusual choice.

I did it this way though as it adds further dimension to the scene.

I'm really happy with how my deck turned out actually.

Big thanks to Matt from Outpost.

I have a show coming up from August 3rd at Cylinder.

There will be t-shirts produced to launch the show so 
don't forget to come along, pick up some work or a tee or two.

For now... feel free to check out my website: www.benjaminreeve.com

and check out the rest of the custom decks:    I Used to Skate Once

CONTACT: info(at)benjaminreeve.com
*feel free to email any inquiries.