About:
Sean Kelly has been producing work as a freelance artist since the late 90's. Over this time his work has evolved from traditional media illustrations and storyboards to digital illustration, graphic design, video art, event production, 2D animation and motion graphics.
Sean produces video and VJs under the name Kontinuum and has a nationally stocked clothing label Bucket 'o' Thought.
Clients:
Mongoose; Mcity; Blue Fish Productions; NoComply Festival; SNOG; EQ (Shock Records); St Kilda Film Festival; Fashion Journal Magazine; Light Stream Films; Villain Store; Super Villain Clothing; Melbourne Fashion Festival; Falls Festival; Sonar Events.
Exhibitions:
Rats' Nest group show: Beer Delux, Fed Square 2007; The Colour of Munny custom toys: Villain Store 2007; Archetypes Contemporary Character Design: Revolver 2007; FreQee custom toys: the Powerhouse 2007; Armourdillo, After Dark SkateDecks: Alley Bar 2007; NoComply 3 SkateDecks: Federation Square 2007; Plastic Pimps 2 custom toys: Central Station Records 2007; 606 Opening Show: 606 Gallery 2007; Villain Group Show: Villain Store 2006; RMIT BAM best of 2006 screening: ACMI 2006; All City Style Custom Train Carriages: Revolver 2006; Plastic Pimps 1 custom toys: 239 Flinders La 2006; NoComply 2 SkateDecks: Revolver 2005; NoComply 1 SkateDecks: Revolver 2004; Bucket 'o' Thought Propaganda: Tomorrow Cafe 2004.
News:
30/05/08-
Been a bit slack with the updating of this site. For reqularly updated news and to purchase some of my products online go to Bucket'o'Thought
Cutouts is presented by Villain, the show is opening at Per Square Metre tonight and running for 2 weeks, check my blog for more info.
12/02/07
Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Rat
11/12/07- Mcity
Mcity, a new Melbourne pocket bar guide has just been released, look out for it in a shop near you, or check out their web site Mcity.
Check out the design page for previews of my artwork for the magazine.
03/12/07- Rats Nest Update
I've just put up photos from the show and you can check out my piece on the Traditional page.
26/11/07- Rats Nest
Its the opening of a new group show on Saturday Dec 1 at Beer Deluxe at Federation Square. Some of my favorite local artists on the bill, will be interesting to see what everyone comes up with.
01/11/07- Up Dates
Busy with courses and things at the moment, check out the design page for some recent work.
17/09/07- Last Hope..
Above is my entry into the Colour of Munny show "Last Hope.." its an eco-system space ship complete with tree, fish and pilot. The show is running for another 2 weeks at the Villain Store check their site for other participants, prices and availability.
24/08/07- Folies du Lapin
Above are colabiration Qee toys that LoungeKat and I did for the FreQee exhibition (see below for the post).. Back stage at Folies du Lapin Monsieur Diffamé and Mademoiselle Rose get better aquatinted.
20/08/07- The Colour of Munny
I am doing a custom Munny car for the Melbourne Munny show, great line up of pop culture artists, graffers, tattooists etc. I did the flier illustration too.
Opening night is 6:30pm on the 14th of September at the Villain Store, 554 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. For more info check out VillainStore.
14/08/07- Archetypes
A group character design show featuring some of my work at Revolver upstairs 229 Chapel st. Prahran, Melbourne. Opening night from 7pm Friday 7th of September.
30/7/07- FreQee
This is another toy show I'm involved in, for this one I'm producing a collaboration with LoungeKat.
FreQee is an exhibition featuring the work of 50 contemporary counter-culture artists,
including Graffiti Artists, Tattooists, Graphic Designers, Comix Artists and more.
Each artist will start with the same object, a blank 9 inch designer vinyl toy, and then
create an artwork in their own individual style.
The FreQee exhibition will be held at Brisbane Powerhouse from the 28th of August to
the 9th of September 2007, with the official opening party on Friday August the 31st
from 7pm until midnight. The opening night will feature live DJs and door prizes,
including Tattoo vouchers from All Star Tattoo, t-shirt packs and voucher from Berserk
Clothing and a 9 inch DIY Bunee QEE.
20/7/07- After Dark Winner
The Armourdillo After Dark opening was a success and the show will be up at the Alley Bar, AC/DC lane, Melb, for another couple of weeks.
My deck ".. then came the Monsters!" won the design competition - hoorah!
I have posted up some small pictures of a selection of decks in the Photos section, and in the Traditional page you will find a larger pic of the deck with a detail of the glow in the dark element.
28/6/07- Armourdillo presents After Dark
Come and check out After Dark: Over 40 artist customising decks for charity, proceeds going to Reach Australia and The Venny (community child care).
Fri 13th July
Venue: Alley Bar, Melb, AC/DC lane, btwn Russell and Exhibition st
Doors open: 9pm
DJs Roger Ramos, Aaron Smiles, Mexi
20/4/07- NoComply Festival
NoComply Festival 2007
The NoComply Festival is well in swing with a host of exhibitions and events highlighting Melbourne's thriving street art scene. Running until April 28th, featuring artists from Melbourne and around the globe (including Sean) with works as varied as skate decks, toy customisation, graffiti and poster art.
Check out the NiceProduce photo sets of the NoComply main show and the Plastic Pimps Custom Trexi show
