you.and me both
Y.AMB ISSUE 3 You. & Me Both’ - Y.AMB Magazine is an independent magazine that aims to showcase the extraordinary amount of artistic juices that flow through Australia’s up and coming creative individuals.
Issue 3 is the product of these new developments so look forward to a fresh new layout, more artist-centered content, inspiring interviews and some absolutely stunning editorials.
Don’t forget that you can now ‘Creating Art at the Speed of Life’ order your very own print copy of each of our issues from our It’s been a very exciting few website: months for the Y.AMB team. www.youandmeboth.com.au We’ve seen the addition of two amazing staff members, along They are shiny bundles of artsy with some super talented new goodness. Thanks for reading, in house writers. Our first two your local arts community loves issues went off to print and the you for it! super successful launch party saw the formation of new and inspiring relationships.
Sian Murray Editor in Chief I am the 6ft tall bfg you’ll find dancing overexcitedly in the middle of the room. After completing University last year, Y.AMB seemed to be the next natural step forward. When I’m not writing or planning photoshoots, I model, work in marketing and take screen shot after screenshot of pretty things on Instagram. My favourite food? If I had to pick I’d say Chinese. Thanks for reading. -Sian
CONTRIBUTORS Art & Dharma Artist and designer passionate for stencil art, good design and coffee. After a successful solo art show earlier this year, he is looking for opportunities to show what he can do. He is soon heading overseas to get inspired for an exciting and busy 2016. - @artanddharma
Ryan Wheatley Melbourne based photographer/ musician/guy around town. Self taught photographer, love for art, music, his wife and whippet. Been pushing to shoot as many people and projects as possible with limited spare time. - @ryanwheatley
Adam Racovalis I am the head of marketing and communications at Y.AMB. My hobbies include photography, eating, travelling and making techno music. My favourite food is okonomiyaki.
- @adam.png
Katie Smith
Piers Fitton
Senae Travers
Born in Wiltshire England, I’m an artist who resides in Melbourne. I combine photography, collage and paint to create romantic imagery. My work explores themes of cosmic haze, dream, melancholy and identity.
Young Melbourne photographer who enjoys the simple pleasures in life. My hobbies include music, burgers and burritos.
I am the owner/buyer of Eleven Eight online boutique. I get great joy from running my business, as it never feels like “work”. My favourite food is anything from the restaurant Chin Chin.
- @khs.visualartist
- @p_f_p
- @ssenae.
Cassandra Tzortzoglou I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Photography in Melbourne. I love exploring nature, reading and practicing meditation. My favourite food is a traditional Greek dish called Yemista. - @casstzortz
Bridget Allen I am a Melbourne based retouching artist/photographer. I studied a BA Photography at RMIT. I’m a lover of Dachshunds.
- @bridgetlucyjane
Madeleine Goldsmith
Kristie Klein
I'm a hair and makeup artist. I spent 7 years working in mental health and education, before pursuing my creative passion and launching my own business; FemFox Makeup Artistry.
I am an Editorial & Commercial Fashion Stylist from Melbourne. I have completed a certificate in Styling at the Melbourne Fashion Institute. I am an artist, a lover of music and my guitar.
- @fem_foxmakeupartistry
- @stylebykiss
Brittni Morrison I'm a Melbourne based stylist originally from Canada, with a background in art history. I spend my time daydreaming and eating blueberries.
- @brittnimorrison
Anthony Tosello I am a photographer who studied at PSC and RMIT. My hobbies are drinking tea and knowing weird, random facts. My favourite food is Japanese.
- @anth_stagram
Doug Bennett
Jacinta Raquel
Sophie Blade
I run a movement/idea called Good Stuff Co. I take photos, paint, travel, skate and surf. I don't study and dropped out of school. I'm currently 20, and my diet consists of cheese and wine or banh mi and wontons.
I'm an emerging fashion designer in my final BA Honours year. My passion is creating conceptual bespoke womenswear. A wanderlust dreamer inspired by nature and art, who always craves chocolate and coffee.
I am a writer for Y.AMB, studying Fashion Merchandising. I love to do anything that gets my creative juices flowing such as writing, sewing, drawing or gardening. My favourite food is Salami.
- @dougbennett
- @jacinta_raquel
Tillie Lewis
Jen Sato
I am a 19 year old model and writer for Y.AMB who loves a good bush doof. I am currently studying Fashion Textiles and Merchandising at RMIT. My favourite food is either nachos or tacos, can’t decide!
I am a full time make up artist who likes colourful, kooky and cute things with attitude! You may remember me from take away food shops such as Hot Star Chicken, Little Ramen Bar and Dumplings Plus.
- @tillewis
- @jensatomua
-@gofrockyourselfblog
Taran Jensen I am a photographer who studied Architecture because my fifth grade teacher told me my drawings were terrible. I like Vanilla Coke, electronic music, cuddling, playing video games and urban exploring. - @sore.eyelids
THE CREATIONS 1
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THE DRIP
Photographer: Bridget Allen Concept design/styling: Sian Murray (Y.AMB) HMUA: Madeleine Goldsmith Stylist: Brittni Morrison Models: Carmen Lee, Dylan Hewlett
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Top - Piper clothing Skirt - Kinki Gerlinki
4 Top - Kinki Gerlinki Sunglasses - stylists own Flared trousers - Vintage garage
5 Top & Trousers - Vincent Li
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THE INHABITED LAND
Designer: Jacinta Raquel Photographer: Daphne Ng Hair/Makeup Artist: Kayla Payet Shoe designer: Lana Volkov Models: Victoria Jancke, Helen Manger, Aurelie Gnany
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MSFW:THE NEW DESIGNERS
Photography: Lucas Dawson
16 The beginning of Spring brings forth slightly more How are you inspired to create your sun, but mostly a yearning to wear short skirts and collections? lounge about imagining it’s warmer than it really is. I am mainly inspired by art, science and their For the city of Melbourne, the beginning of relationship with each other. It is their contrasts Spring is marked by the exciting MSFW and the and similarities that I find so fascinating. showcasing of new talent through the Emerging Designers Runways. What is the name of your collection for the emerging designers runway? I chatted to the incredibly talented RMIT Design student Connie Diamantopoulos about her The name of my graduate collection is .P-P-E. collection, what inspires her and the experience of (Personal Protective Equipment). having 6 weeks worth of blood, sweat and tears strutted down the runway. What inspired you to create those particular outfits for the show? What is your label’s story? My practice defines the relationship between human restriction and comfort. I also focus on simple garment silhouettes with heavily involved fabrication through unconventional materiality. Photography: Lucas Dawson
.P-P-E. explores the notion of safety, security and protection. The intention is to create an environment where the person wearing the garments feels sheltered; taking elements of protective wear to recontexualize the collection into the realm of subconscious awareness.
17 What were your perceptions of MSFW before your collection headed down the runway and how was this different to your imagination? I was really nervous before my collection went down the runway because I had never had the opportunity for the garments to be featured in such a prestigious event. But the reality was something that words cannot explain.. it was a really amazing feeling. What was the most eye opening challenge about having your collection shown at MSFW?
contacts with designers, photographers and stylists in the industry, to set up collaborations in the future. Is there anything you would change about the experience? I wouldn’t change anything! What are the next steps for you as a designer? Next, I am venturing into menswear to finish off my graduate collection for this year.
The biggest challenge was to finish 5 outfits and accessories within the 6 week time limit in the lead up. What was the most rewarding part of the runway? The most rewarding part was seeing my collection go down the runway. All of the stress and late nights were definitely worth the surreal moment of seeing that happen. It really opened up a platform to create
Photography: Helen Vo
You can find Connie and her out-of-this-world designs on Instagram: @__.cd
- Written by Sophie Blade
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Photography - Lucas Dawson
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TOOTH AND TUSK Y.AMB talks taco’s, keyboards and prehistoric times with Brendan and Courtney, the founding duo behind the Melbourne garage soul band that is ‘Tooth & Tusk’.
Photographer: Piers Fitton Concept Design: Sian Murray Band Members: Courtney Constantinou, Brendan West
20 Before we get in to it, Tooth and Tusk is a great name, how did it come about? B: It’s just something that popped into my head one day. I really like the imagery it projects in my mind. Wild beasts roaming the Earth in prehistoric times and leopard print is kind of a big thing in our band so I thought it suited the aesthetic. How did Brendan go about getting Courtney and the rest of the band on board, and what previous musical experience and influences did everyone bring to the table? B: I had gone though a few lineup changes before settling with the current lineup. The musical style of the band has also evolved dramatically throughout the process of people coming and going. The hardest thing about being in a band is keeping it together I think. A fter I have had a few members leave the band I was pretty ready to give it up altogether, but Courtney convinced me that I should keep it going as it was a great band and she was a big fan. So I decided to do it as long as she joined the band and helped me keep it going. The other guys in the band I have played with for a few years or knew from the scene. Wesley our drummer has a band of his own which I play in. If you play music in Melbourne, chances are you play in a few bands.
21 You have recently released your first single ‘Forever Ain’t So Long’. How long was it in the making and where did your inspiration come from? B: I have a little casio keyboard next to my bed for midnight inspiration emergencies, and one morning I woke up and the sun was shining through my window and I rolled over and started bashing chords on this little thing and that’s what came out. I was in a good place after just returning from a European tour supporting Courtney Barnett with another band called Money For Rope. I was on a high and just wanted to write something about feeling good and just loving life. It was one of the easiest songs I’ve written to come to fruition.We took it to the studio not long after and our good friend Alex Markwell who happens to be the guitarist, writer, producer, musical genius and awesome guy in The Delta Riggs recorded it for us. It all came together pretty easily.
You supported the single release with a tour. Where did you head? Do we have any more shows to look forward to? B: We have so far done a bunch of local Melbourne shows and are currently working on a new recording which should be out by the end of the year. After that we will do some more Melbourne shows and hopefully get up to Sydney. C: We’ll also be playing an in-store gig at Lost & Found Market on Saturday 24th of October for their Spring Fashion Show and Sale event. It should be a hoot! There is a great music video supporting the release of your song ‘Forever Aint So Long’ that follows you guys as you party through the streets of Melbourne. What was your inspiration for the clip? How did you go about managing that many seemingly drunk people?
22 B: We really just wanted to capture the vibe of the band and some of our friends. It was filmed by our friend Chasca Summerville at a particularly fun show at the Grace Darling. Chasca and her camera followed us around to a couple of parties after the show. There was really nothing to manage. The camera was always there sneakily filming us. Chasca managed to get a few great shots of everyone having a great time. C: Yeah it's all happened very naturally and easily. The vibes were great that night! This single appears to be a sign of bigger things to come? Can we look forward to an album in the near future? B: We’d really love to record an album next year. At the moment we are working on our EP and some new material. Hopefully we will have some new music for you to hear very soon.
C: Yes, hopefully very soon indeed... If you guys could have one food in your rider, what would it be? C: One food… that's difficult… B: I do love a good taco so probably that. The kind you get in LA for a dollar from a taco truck on the side of the road. C: Yeah I'd be pretty happy with Tacos too and some hot salsa!
- Written by Sian Murray
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NATURAL PHENOMENA Creating moments of stillness in the realm of nature. The character is tipped into strangeness, luring between the dimensions of this world and another. Model: Dallas Jays @ SCENE Models Stylist: Nicole Malishev Photography: Cassandra Tzortzoglou
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The Story of Uncle Jack The concept of Uncle Jack began in Melbourne, March 2014. From humble beginnings dispatching orders from a spare bedroom, the operations grew quickly. Uncle Jack now have an office, a team and a Melbourne warehouse. The idea came to Robbie when searching for a watch to buy his friend for a 21st birthday. He didn't like the over-complicated, pretentious brand name watches that were available, so he created his own. Robbie, along with two friends designed a boutique, minimalist unisex watch range whose popularity is quickly rising. www.unclejackwatches.com
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SALT CRYSTALS
Photographer: Anthony Tosello Concept Design: Sian Murray (Y.AMB Magazine) Styling: Kristie Klein HMUA: Jen Sato Model: Milica Vujic
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Shell top, skirt - Alex and Vera
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Skirt - Alexander White
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RED MILK
Photographer: Ryan Wheatley Model: Ellen Louise Ryan HMUA/Nail art: Trophy Wife (AKA Chelsea Bagan)
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THE INTERVIEW
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In a world of fast paced communication, electronics and constant consumption, Melbourne based artist Doug Bennett is trying to pull us back to a life of carefree simplicity with whatever tools he can get his hands on. His seemingly mixed matched collections portray different messages to society through colour, collage and the written word. To source the inspiration behind the works we chatted with Doug about girls, breaking into the artistic scene and never taking life to seriously.
whatever they choose. What’s the process when putting together these works, where do you source your inspiration and materials? My inspirations I guess would be girls, life, music and what I see. They all combine along with my mood and what I feel like doing. My materials go on what I have or what I can get for cheap. Your pieces often involve written text that can be perceived as a statement of society. What drove you to incorporate words into your pieces and what is you’re common motivation behind them?
Have you had any formal artistic training? If so, how has this contributed to your work? For sure, it is a statement of society but at the same time it is a message to society. I just feel I don't know what formal artistic training is, I'm like my brain is creating more then a pretty picture pretty against there being schools teaching people and it needs some words to guide it, less words with interests in something creative and paying more like guidelines. They often come from what to learn what people naturally do with passion. is around my mind or what I'm feeling while doing Especially ones that teach people how to create on something, You know maybe a girl made me a computer (illustrator) instead of with a pencil or miserable or very unhappy at that time.
47 Your work really incorporates a vast array of artistic mediums, is there a particular form you prefer more than others? If so why have you decided to not stick to the one style?
Centrelink. Haha nah but really yeah…or getting shitty part time jobs. I always design my friend's band posters, do album art and other artwork for people. I also run an project called Good Stuff co, if you don’t know if look it up. I just don’t sell myself short, but often don't sell myself at all and always go by my gut. I did and do so much fucking work for free but fuck it. Only way the creative world moves is to just apply the movement.
The different medias are effected by my mental state and resources. There is no medium that I prefer, I think photography is easy but it is more fulfilling than drawing a picture because it's real. But who am I to say what is real. I don't want to ever stick to one style, days are too long to do one What would your ideal day in Melbourne thing forever. I'd like to do less boring things and involve? stop setting boundaries. The sky is not the limit, it only is if you make it. Alright ill give you an ideal carefree day. Getting up when i want to, wake up with a gorgeous girl, Where do you do most of your work? Do start the day smoking a joint with a smoothie certain places or things inspire you more than and records, having money in my pocket to go to others? Master Roll Vietnam and get a roll. Then go to the best record shop (it's a secret) to pick up film, then I do it all in my lounge room, I move everything off catch up with some friends for a skate, then get a the floor and put down plastic tarps and try not to longneck, go to a gig and end it smoking a spliff. destroy the carpet. I like to work when I'm alone. Froth that. We've seen you around at a few art exhibitions across Melbourne, how did you go about What’s your dream job for the future? getting those opportunities for showcase? I know the answer I just don't want to say, so When you feel like you have done something now I do what I want, when I want. I really want better than other stuff you have done, you want to to keep my same mindstate of not taking things show it. Art is better in an exhibition than on the too seriously. My dream would be for all the internet or your phone. I had my first exhibition richest people in the world to get their dirty money when I was 17. I paid 30 dollars for a two story together so the world can drink fresh water, have historic building in Berwick, the only one I ever food and a house so no people have to sleep on paid for. I then did one at the Liberty Social (R.I.P). the street without a choice. And free weed. After I had a bunch of work in the Good Stuff co launch party, I was asked to do the Raw exhibition Favorite motto or quote? and now people just hit me up randomly which is pretty sweet. I'm really stoked on what I have ‘Fuck it, i love you’ - Doug Bennett coming up towards the end of the year. Me and Tig are setting off a firework in the creative movement. Without intruding too much, how do you make an income/ do you plan to form a profession like this?
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MELANCHOLIA An illness that foreshadows an existence like the Moon over Earth. Introverted in empty rituals and detached. A hauntingly beautiful image is presented to show the romantic facade many sufferers put on to deviate from their true inner pain. Yet the subject appears to deteriorate and fade into the noise of the background.
Photographer: Katie Smith
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THE LABYRINTH OF DREAMING A labyrinth can make you feel lost but its definite goal at heart is to lead you to the centre. Dead ends and forked paths make the journey longer, but eventually you find the way as long as you keep searching. It is a reminder that a good life relishes from the twists and turns of every moment. I hope viewers can be transformed into my ethereal world of cosmic haze and wonder.
Photographer: Katie Smith
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PLANT WAVE
Photographer: Sore Eyelids Model: Gabriella Howard HMUA: Jen Sato Stylist: Aster Denisenko
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OFFSHORE
Clothing: Eleven Eight (www.eleveneight.com.au) Crowns: Chelseas flower crowns (@chelseasflowercrowns) Model: Jiordan Tolli (@iamjiordy) Makeup: Paula Neophitou (@paulaxmakeup) Hair: Olivia Lowden (@olivialhairstylist) Photographer: Elizabeth Ingle (@lingle)
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GET FEATURED We welcome artistic submissions from all walks of life and feel so lucky to be able to share your work with the world around you. So if you are keen for a feature or are even looking to collaborate, please contact us via email.
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Y.AMB MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2015