James Dodd aka Dlux
Born
James Dodd

1977 (age 46–47)
Bordertown, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of South Australia
Known forPainting, Sculpture, Street art
WebsitePersonal website

James Dodd is a South Australian artist, arts educator and street artist who used the pseudonym Dlux for his street art when he operated out of Melbourne.[1]

Biography

Born in Bordertown in 1977,[2] Dodd has a Bachelor of Visual Art and a Masters of Visual Art from the University of South Australia.[3] Dodd teaches at Adelaide Central School of Art.[4] As a street artist, he used the pseudonym Dlux[5] and was one of a group of street artists who considered legal action against the National Gallery of Australia when it failed to pay them in a timely manner for their works.[6]

Career

He began doing street art in Adelaide in 1998, using stencils to mass-produce stickers.[7] Dodd moved to Melbourne around 2002 because of the street-art scene.[8] As Dlux, Dodd was a powerful presence on the Melbourne streets but also undertook a large amount of gallery work, and his stencils were always very politically motivated.[9] As Dlux, Dodd is also featured in the documentary film Rash (2005), which explores the cultural value of street art in Melbourne.[10]

He was one of the most active street artists in Melbourne but returned to Adelaide to undertake further studies (Masters in Visual Art, University of South Australia.[11] Since then, his practice has expanded to include painting and sculpture, celebrating Australia's culture of rebellion and resistance.[12]

Artistic style and subject

Dodd’s practice incorporates street art,[13] sculpture, and painting. His street art has been criticised for 'glamourising dangerous youth gangs'.[14] His sculpture and paintings reflect his rural upbringing[15] and he uses objects such as bus shelters,[16] bicycles,[17] and surfboards[18] as a basis for his work. He also constructs objects such as River Cycle ('a bicycle in a tinnie'),[19] and drawing[20] and painting machines.[21]

Collections

Dodd’s work is held in the following collections:

Further reading

  • Bellamy, Louise. (16 March 2014). Art collectors swap Nolan and Whiteley for street art. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • Bilske, Maria. (2000-2001). Gleam . Eyeline, Vol. 44, Summer : 46.
  • Dodd, James. (2014) Future hardware wildstyle. Artlink, Vol. 34, No. 1, Mar: 40-42.
  • Hansen, N. (2006). "Rash": Street Art and Social Dialogue. Metro, (151), 80–83.
  • Radok, Stephanie. (2007). Parkside nomadic group moves inland 4 winter; Years without magic; Speakeasy. Artlink, Vol. 27, No. 3, Sep: 95.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005). Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne. Mark Batty. ISBN 9780976224532. OCLC 185291657.
  2. ↑ Binks, Vanessa (18 May 2018). "Problem-solving farmer helps spur artist's vision". Stock Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ↑ MacDonald, Logan (2014). James Dodd: Sabotage. Parkside, SA: Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. p. 45. ISBN 9781875751006. OCLC 886716671.
  4. ↑ "James Dodd". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Schwartzkoff, Louise (9 October 2010). "Off the wall". Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ Crawford, Ashley (9 May 2007). "Stencil art world draws the line". The Age. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005). Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne. Mark Batty. ISBN 9780976224532. OCLC 185291657.
  8. ↑ "Interview - DLUX - James Dodd". INVURT. 14 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Smallman, Jake; Nyman, Carl (2005). Stencil graffiti capital: Melbourne. Mark Batty. ISBN 9780976224532. OCLC 185291657.
  10. ↑ Rash (2005) – documentary film about Melbourne street art and graffiti. Official website
  11. ↑ Dodd, James (2009). "Dirty words: a study of urban text-based interventions". University of South Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Logan (2014). James Dodd: Sabotage. Parkside, SA: Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. p. 45. ISBN 9781875751006. OCLC 886716671.
  13. ↑ "In from the cold". Canberra Times. 22 November 2010.
  14. ↑ Devlin, Rebekah; Rowe, Elizabeth; Leslie-Allen, Gretta (10 August 2004). "'Gang' art stirs emotions". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  15. ↑ Hender, Sarah (30 July 2016). "Art that cells". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  16. ↑ Heagney, Din (2013). "James Dodd the colonial bus stop". Artlink Magazine. 32 (3): 23. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. ↑ Fisher, Laura (1 March 2016). "The bicycle as dissident object". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. ↑ Lloyd, Tim (22 November 2004). "Cleaning up the sea". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  19. ↑ "River Cycle". Vitalstatistix. 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. ↑ Bond, Caleb (18 July 2018). "Machines meet art in inaugural grants". CoastCity Weekly.
  21. ↑ Pierce, Julianne (5 March 2018). "Meet Your Maker: James Dodd". wellmade.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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