Stephen Ives

15.02.1970
Lewes, UK
Multi disciplinary artist currently working in sculpture using anything i can get my hands on. operating in copenhagen but moving back to melbourne, my hometown for the last 26 years.

um... basically i'm compelled to do this stuff. i get visions and perverse whims and then follow the muse in what ever direction it takes me tweaking here, twisting there, all the while holding an ongoing conversation with myself and the work involving everything from what i had for breakfast to current affairs to how i feel about paris hiltons vacuousness to what books i am reading to thoughts on philosophy to memories of childhood events....anything

inspirations... dali, zen buddhism, the baroque, moebius, chaos theory and its application, street art, steam punk, brett whiteley, music, nature, rodin, van gogh, daumier, the 10,000 things, history, anything edible, absurdism, philosophy, phil hale, gaudi, joel-peter witkin and the word 'celery'.

no formal training after completing secondary school (in fact rejected from every major art college in melbourne... twice)

2008 October featured on Juxtapoz magazines 'reader art' web page
2008 JulySanta Fe Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Envie dArt
2008 June New York AAF, represented by Envie dArt
2008 AprilArt Brussels, represented by Envie dArt
2007 OctLondon Affordable Art Fair, represented by Envie dArt
2007 Sept A New Generation, represented Envie dArt, London, UK
2007 AprilSculpture exhibition with Dalip Kryeziu, Andersen Art. Danmark
2007 FebCopenhagen Kunstmesse (Art Fair), Danmark
2002 DecEnd of Year Show, Paintings, Gamma Space, Melbourne
2002 MayWoomera benefit exhibition, Mixed Media, Gamma Space, Melbourne
2000 MarchUn-magazine, Best Street Folly, Melbourne.
1999 July "Greatness Bound", Drawings , Le Coq, Melbourne.
1993 Oct"Not the Archibald", Special prize winner with "Christ Elvis", Melbourne Fringe
1988 May"Top Cats", Exhibition of Top HSC Art students

Solo Exhibitions
2007 SeptMechanical Dreams, Drawings & Sculpture, Rumkammerat, Danmark
2005 April"The Return of Pooh", Sculpture, Journal cafe, Melbourne
2003 March"Ridiculous mouse", Sculpture,...