Sexing up the Surrealist Circus Freaks

(WARNING: Blatant self promotion.... but someone's gotta do it!)

Australian Visual Artist and Humorist, Lucy Fekete (that's moi), will be proudly featured in the BeinArt Surrealist Art Collective group exhibition The Sideshow, opening at For Walls Gallery in Melbourne CBD on 3 August.

The Sideshow will incorporate BeInArt Surrealist Art Collective’s top ten selected entries from the 2010 Sideshow competition alongside Fekete’s winning entry, “Silly Fat Cow and Two-faced B***h”. Together with this diverse collection of surrealist artworks, Fekete will also be exhibiting her sexy and hilarious series Goils of the Sideshow.

(check out my quote...)“My style is distinctive and attractive and my work is very accessible. Even people who wouldn’t normally like or care much for visual art enjoy looking at my paintings.” Fekete says, “I put a fair bit of humour and pop reference into my art which I think appeals to a wide audience. The Goils of the Sideshow will be no exception, as each painting has a specific back-story for each pin-up girl character that intends to entertain and hopefully amuse my audience. These ‘Goils’, while physically different, they are each uniquely beautiful and sexy to look at and I’m very proud of them.” (Pretty good quote huh? Tickets anyone?)

Opening night for Goils of the Sideshow and The Sideshow will be held from 6pm, 3 August and commence until 27 August on top of Miss Libertine at For Walls Gallery; level 1, 34 Franklin Street, Melbourne CBD. Gallery hours 9am – 5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat/Sun. Free entry.

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Squeaky clean?

Señor Manuel Miguel Ratón, or "Squeaky" as he is more fondly referred to by his mistress, is the head butler and number one confidant to Lady Aileana McInnes (aka. Lady Viper, a Pin-up Girl of the Sideshow). He is one of thirty-six siblings born on the outskirts of Barcelona to the Ratón family and comes from a long proud line of Butlers and Housekeepers. His father, Manny Marcos Ratón, worked for the late Lord and Lady McInnes (Lady Viper's dear mother and father) for many years until his untimely and most tragic death alongside his employers where he was succeeded by Squeaky. 


This terrible accident is one that is not too often spoken about, but it's all too intriguing and suspect. Let's just say "there is a lot more to the story" on how Aileana McInnes became sole heir to the McInnes family fortune and name... but you'd have to come  to the Sideshow exhibition @ For Walls Gallery opening Aug 3rd 2011 to find out the full details. (Hosted by beinArt Surrealist Collective)


("Squeaky" Above and Lady Viper Right. 
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The reappearance of Crab Girl

Beautiful, mysterious and aloof, Crab Girl is famed for being one of the Sideshow's most complex, unusual and fascinating performers.

The art of unbelievable mind-blowing dramatic bending, flexing and twisting of the human body is what you'd expect from the most talented of contortionists right? And Crab Girl certainly does deliver...
in spades!

Though what makes her so very VERY unique to her contemporaries is the unavoidable fact she has a crab claw where her right hand should be;

"I was born this way. I dunno. And no I'm not related to that Lobster Man whatshisfaceguyman ok!"

"What? Yes I am left handed. Why? Huh? Why are you saying that it's lucky I'm left handed?!"

As interviews go she'll do few and far between, but I think that adds to her mystique. Though where she won't do interviews she will do performances, appearances and portrait sittings - if you care to note the preliminary canvas outline above (yes that's right preliminary as in NOT finished).

Previously she appeared in the Erotic Grotesque exhibition @ 696INK in July - Aug of 2010 and she is now due to make a new appearance as part of the Pin-Up Goils of the Sideshow exhibition running alongside The Sideshow @ For Walls Gallery later this year -  so keep your eyes and ears open for details on that one!

"I Love Crabby Women" and "Silly Fat Cow and Two-faced B****h"

Both will be appearing in the Pin-Up Goils of the Sideshow and The Sideshow later this year at For Walls Gallery

 
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