The first Printmaker to land on the Moon while flying an Etching Press. . -Michael Prior - 10/28/2006 Reply

Michael F, I haven't been 'mooned' for ages. I like the team work acknowledgement with Michael P and the idea that nobody did actually walk on the moon and that it (the lie) was all photographed in a USA film studio. . -Michael Zschech - 10/29/2006 Reply

Hi Michael Z. I was thinking about printmaking cults when this work was shot. Basically the Vamp was about biting other artists to give them the printmedia bugg. Thus the title of my 1998 show at the FPS was called the New Breed Printmaking was about breeding future printmedia artists who would challenge the systems of commercial media maggots. We may be small but watch out, artists are on the move and the more people we bite the more the times will change, hahahaha and we really need change in Australia for our futures. PS all you people talking about climate change stop blaming the goverment and get out of your cars. It takes the people to change the future not the goverment. . -Michael Florrimell - 11/2/2006 Reply

Dear Micheal F: What a cool dude . . . a moonstruck printmaker . . . flying high on ideas I'm sure ! ! Nice glasses. . -Marie-Therese - 10/30/2006 Reply

Thanks Marie, you should get a laugh out of my works for the EPPM portfolios im starring in both the Refugee and False Gods portfolios. Maybe only a MF fad though as im going back to wood block next week at the FPS. I tell you print fans photography is such fun fun fun. . -Michael Florrimell - 11/2/2006 Reply

Hi Michael, I'm looking forward to seeing your portfolio prints. Nice to see some humour ! Are you thinking about working with both media on the one work ? It could be really interesting visually and conceptually. ( And Fun ! ! ) . -Marie-Therese - 11/6/2006 Reply

Hi Marie yes funny you should ask im arranging a fight club photo shoot, between me and my friend who's a perforance artists - printmaker. Basically its us with boxing gear on but on the shirts, my shirt say's Printmaker and Gerards say's Media Star. It's idea revolves around the push and pull of the art printmaking world and the commercial world of media. The fights going to be huge but the photo shows us at the end of the fight with our arms around each others neck like we are the best of freinds. Yes thats right printmaking and media at the end of the day just best friends hahahaha. . -Michael Florrimell - 11/9/2006 Reply

I wish I could make out the title on the t-shirt, nice one, I love it when the definition/perception of a printmaker is challenged, very important if it is not going to be left behind on the shelf of history. . -cherie - 11/9/2006 Reply

The shirt says "Print Maker" in beautiful white "silk" embroidery. . -Michael Prior - 11/9/2006 Reply

Yes, the tee shirt say's Printmaker, but its not so much a challege rather a identity of who I am as an artist. I think the position of artist as printmedia maker is a personal one. The challege is to compare what artists do against what the media in general do. By no means am I saying the media do not create personal and interesting work, and im not saying artists create interesting work or better work than the media. The problem is where do the two fields meet. In fact where do all the split identity's of media both artistic and commercial meet. Michael P and myself will be doing a performance piece called Summer Sounds of Reggae at the Firestation Print Studio's on Thursday Dec 14th ill wear the tee shirt for you all then 6pm - 8 pm. Come have a party everyone, videoing live event. . -Michael Florrimell - 11/10/2006 Reply

This work is about the ever changing face of technology. Yesterday Pac Man today drive your car simulation, next we'll all be walking around in cyber space. Cool so then we will be able to block out the real world and live in a fantasy world. ""OPPPPS"" I forgot most of us are already living in a fantasy world. No really folks get out of your cars and get on a bike, im sick of nearly been killed every time I ride into the city. You also may learn to like it. . -Michael Florrimell - 10/20/2006 Reply

Michael F, I think this is one of the best prints you have done (not that my opinion really counts for much). I value the stripping off of excess details, the use of complementary colours red/green and the direction and angle of the subject's knees (bent to win). Jamie Packer may be able to afford to buy this work @ $1.00 seeing that he just sold a communications network to an Asian syndicate for a profit of $4.2 billion with the assistance of Johnny H and Helen C whom changed the OZ communications purchase laws to accommodate Jamie P. Not surprisingly poor Jamie has announced that he is putting all of the profit into an international gambling setup. Maybe you could send this 'Gaming' image for his 2007 advertising for his new adventure but make sure all of the poverty stricken get to know, so they can gamble they way out of their poverty. . -Michael Zschech - 10/21/2006 Reply

Yes $1 a pop a million pops and I can retir hahahaha. Now Jamie P is a chip of the old block heh just like dad knows a good print media deal when he see s it. Ahhh advertising media corp blocking now that's printmaking in the big circles of power in Australia for ya. As for the image it's a clip art from the web with a text dumped on it, I did change the colours though. Made it in a minute will do another soon. How's your images for EPPM going Mike can't wait to see all the work together this year. . -Michael F - 10/26/2006 Reply

Recycled images from anywhere, can't you hear the 'over-educated artists' crying copyright, plagiarism, copyist, off with his head and then years later they discover what 'appropriatism' is (err der). All my work is done and ready for Paul to send out what about you?. . -Michael Zschech - 10/29/2006 Reply

Excellent Michael Z look forward to seeing your work as always. Keep it going as it's Major work that your producing. Looking forward to next years portfolios get yopu name down for themes in 2007 applications. . -Michael Florrimell - 11/10/2006 Reply

Good approach/holistic concept. Works well. . -Michael Zschech Reply

More like a time in space Micky is really in spain and the model came from a skateboard magazine advertisement. Still the shot reminded me of Micky and the mountains was somewhere he lived for a long time. The idea was to give myself a sence of time and place something to remember the ideas and people I meet while living there over a couple of years. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Is that really me? looks like eminem!. I never remember looking that erotically contemplative.... in the greek philosopher sense. . -mikey Reply

No its not you Micky. Its a skate board punk from an American Advertisement for skateboards. But hey dont those mountains remind you of you home. The best part of Katoomba are the mountains. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Which area of the Blue Mountains were the terrorist traing camps located in? . -Michael Zschech Reply

Wish I new, But I dont think there is any evidence to back up media and the politics that are spreading around this country at the moment. Ban the Bombs freedom to all the people, Cheers. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Is that the spirit of Nelson Mandella I perceive? . -M/Z Reply

OH yes please Nelson Mandella John Howard had no right shacking his hand when he came to talk about peace. A real Hero a real person and a great Political leader. . -Michael Forrimell Reply

Great juxtaposition (?) of image content. Where can I get similar wheels? . -Michael Zschech Reply

This picture is deep, you can get wheels like this in Japan, thats where the models came from straight out of face Magazine Japan Fashion shoot to be exact. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Classy Coles "Chain" in the background, fits well with the "Chain" on the motor bike. Where is the weakest link in the "Chain"? Seek it, find it, avoid it especially when it's moving. . -M/Z Reply

There is no concection, the japanese models were from a face magazine fashion shoot. The Coles store was in Katoomba or as I like to call it K town. Thus the portfolio of 20 images of models in K town exhibited at the Flapping Curtain Cafe in 2003. I used my freind first names to go with the picture some were furious some were ok with it. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

This is a model photo at the great three sisters site in Katoomba. You cant see the three sisters in the background youll just have to trust me. Tone and Pat were a couple of dudes I lived in Refurn with last year. If your out there Tone and Pat howdee. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

What is the architectural building between the shoulders of the 2 models, in the background? . -Michael Zschech Reply

Yhe sky train its a cage on a wire that takes tourists over the valley of death. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shaddow of death, I will fear no evil,......." . -M/Z Reply

He leadeth me to walk through greener pastures and I shall not fear even death? . -Michael Florrimel Reply

Michael, the sky train management had a hassle on its hands when the cable came apart one day .They told everyone it'd be ready for repeat trips soon.We/one as if there were many "single" tourists on it...just had to repeat the queueing process/Left recheck tickets//Right you suckers who still want your first ride,buying a ticket when She(as all mechanical man-made things are called)starts going//again... it was featured as a feature...no-one said the second "jump" was free as it usually is...not to be put off I'd still recommend it if you felt like it. . -Teece Reply

Ther was a tale that if you jumped in Katoomba of a cliff that is you would be closer to god whenyou hit the ground. I suppose you would really want to beleive that as there would be no going back after jumping. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

"Oh Jeddah, who made you leap? The white man, your lover or the movies?" . -Z Reply

This installation was in a house in St Kilda. Basically photocopys of photographs of St Kilda were place in this abandoned house, like wall paper. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Looks like parts of the inside of my current home. . -M/Z Reply

Hey dont remember this one mick Could you let me know where and when this one . -SBT Reply

Its was in an abandoned house in St Kilda. I pasted it with heaps of photocopys for the St Kilda area, looking through the broken window into the room it looked like a projection or wallpaper. It was one of several photocopy pastings I did on the same subject matter in the same area, at around the same time of year. I got into trouble for the one on the front of Linden Gallery in Ackland ST SK. A great buzz doing them had real fun. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

This was the first of 3 installations in the Mary Martins bookshop window in St Kilda in 1990. The first was Printed ephemera, Record covers Books, Magazines, Prints, Photocopys etc etc. An overlaod of printed material that made no sence to the veiwer in its over all content. Kind of like flicking between tv channels without really tuning in. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Too much information or information overload can be solved through a burning process called "FIRE". . -M/Z Reply

The whole idea was mass over load media overload we stuffed the windows with as much pop culture as we could get our grubby little hands on at the time 1990. See mass pop cultre 2003 for the overload thing if you thought it bad in 1990 you should see the amont of shit out there now. And your right burn the fucking lot. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Great red colour, like Chinese lacquer work asking to be touched. . -M/Z Reply

This public work was a duo Gerard Morrisay and myself installed in 1991 St Kilda. the red was a stage crtain the videos and photos where of GM doing his thang at a club in Melbourne. Its was not popular with the punters as they thought it was a little self indulgent. Don't know why, but hey we had fun doing the project. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Who is the man with the 70's afro hair style? . -M/Z Reply

Jimi Hendricks, The window was full of pop icons and media such as newspapers etc. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

This work was an extention to a show I had at Linden gallery. The show was called around the block and inside out, it was about a group of buildings in Fitzroy st St Kilda. The photo copies on the back gates of the Majestic hotel show the inside of the building which was left to rot before the developers took over in the early 90s. Like the buildings the photocopys did not take long to disintergrate. Thus we have St Kilda land of the coorporates. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Seems to me that the temporal things remain more permanent as they then remain and go into the 4th dimension, the untouchable dimension of time, space, imagination and eternity. . -M/Z Reply

So right Michael Z my public haze is now only the few pics I have of my good times had doing these works. Man it was fun. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

An abandoned warehouse became our space to work. All manner of printed work and graphiti covered the walls before the warehouse was destroyed not long after. The temproral nature of the show was the aim of the group. Much the same as a rave or and event, for the moment art. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Space and lots of character! . -M/Z Reply

Yep it did it is now apartment blocks see West Richmond, Victoria. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

I thought it was from there . -Silver B. Tone Reply

wow yes memories of the past . -silver - 9/22/2007 Reply

Printmaking work in Public. The idea of leaving a peice of printmaking on a pole in Glebe was to see the reaction to the work from the public . I left several peices of work around the area. Some where taken by people some were distroyed some stayed until weathered away. Documenting the works was the main aim of the project. The documentation became the work. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

I love seeing art in the public. i think it is a very important form of expression, and it is an excellent way to display one's work. . -Briand Reply

Yep me too, been getting into small B&W photcopy posters and small stencil spray can graffiti in city area of Aderlaide. There seems to be a few people out there doing there thing. Dont know how much of it is advertising for clubs though. Theres a great piece just of Crown st in Sydney on the side of a clothes shop. Its about 10ft by 10ft, the artists has stencil sprayed black spidders on a white wall and them sprayed red on top of them like a splatter, black death is spray stenciled underneath in gothic type. The whole thing is like a gallery painting on the street. Should be more of it. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Good design. . -Michael Zschech Reply

With the exception of paint on railway property art is cleaned off public viewing space daily here in Spain by facist government thugs in day-glo green jackets. I have found it difficult to get the sort of contact you enjoy there with the public. Enjoy freedom. . -mikey Reply

Enjoy Spain! Have you seen any Goya paintings there yet? . -M/Z Reply

Yes I veiwed one Goya at a musuem in Valencia it was small but excellent work. Basically a family having a picnic very detailed small brush work. No doubting Goya's masterful work. A freind said he was in Madrid and they have a Goya station the day he was there they had a exhibition of Goya etchings in the railway underground station, no copy's either he said. Wow now I would like to see the NGV do something that bold, art in the public place hahahaha. . -Michael Florrimell - 9/26/2007 Reply

Advertising in a public area such as the botanic garderns in Sydney. What does it mean. Ownership. This advert was stuck to a tree in the garderns, not legal and really not much sence than to question the idea as some sort of graphiti. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Good balance of design and colour. . -Michael Zschech Reply

Where is this . -Silver B. Tone Reply

Hi Tone this photo was taken down near the Quey park of Sydney. I basically stuck the Magazine photo onto a tree in the park then documented it. Was about advertising in a public domain where advertising is not really encouraged. Still I guess advertisers would plaster the Opera House with stuff if you let them. . -Michael Florrrimell - 9/26/2007 Reply

Advertising Printmaking as something more than a small art culture. This image plays with the idea of the word printmaking in general public veiw. I would like to see and hear the public on the word printmaking. I would like to hear the public on their understanding of the word printmaking. Does the public even have an understanding of the word art. They should have an understanding of mass media tv radio cds magazines etc. Any one? . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Ironically mic. printmaking is probably the most influential modern "art" form today-not necisarily in a fine art or artistically read form but as somthing that impermiates our modern culture,what we wear,watch and in some ways eat-(printed packaging,mass produced foods) has probably had the process of printing involved in its manufacture-and this is what i see our mic is in part conveying with his works on printmaking,it tends to be less important in the fine art world as it's a pretty contained,prescribed diatribe that from my personal point of view is pretty self serving,micheal poses the question to me again and again-"what is our modern culture and where is art today in such a pluralistic materialistic culture"-AND as someone who has gone through the art school system and out the other side,and seen the snobbery of the art elite,am ALWAYS refreshed to see some work that does'nt nesicarilly rely on type or style to exist more power to his or her elbow! . -Gerard Morrissey Reply

Cheers Uncle Gerard, I wonder about the art system in kind of the same way. I mean most of us are pushed through art school. But what happens to most of the art students 100s of them from each college per year. Where do they go. Arts admin, gallery attendants, graphic designers, etc. Some end up like most people who are poor waiting tables in cafes. I guess the system can't support us all. After many years of making work you get to know who else is making work and I pleased to say a lot of the original students from Vic college including GM are still doing it for themselves. Good show old beans. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Art system, bank system, colonial system, decimial system, economic system, financial system, g... . -Michael Zschech Reply

Yep sorry to many systems in the art system. But sometimes it all feels like one big system, and people are going to get pissed off. Like getting a grant you have to be in a certain system or you are not going to get it. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

True. . -M/Z Reply

Hi! from Sri Lanka, Micheal you have a open invitation to stay with us,I,m sure you would find fasinating material to take your interest.Particualy now with all the destruction and rebuilding. Regards to all, P.F. . -Peter florrimell Reply

I know where this is . -Silver B. Tone Reply

Hi Peter great to hear from you im in spain at the moment valencia just been to france and on my way to london etc soon back in Australia soon later Nov. Ill get a world ticket next year as I want to live in spain and uk for a year ill get a stop over in Sri Lanka my email is mflorrimell@hotmail.com love to see you again be cool to hang out. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

What is it we perceive the gallery space should or would contain as far as printmaking is concerned. This work is a deception with its banners flying high with the words printmaking on them. There was no such exhibition. But the image throws the question into public area number one what if. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Yes but major gallerys already exhibit printmaking within the context of the gallery on a whole. Most gallerys have print rooms, print gallerys and printmaking is included in major exhibitions. . -Susan Davies Reply

Since when did printmaking deserve the full attention of the public. Art gallerys have to exhibit all feilds of art for the public. . -Greg Hingerson Reply

Message to Greg. Maybe some meduims in Art like painting get a little to much attention. Why should printmaking be shoved down in the basement. . -Lou Reply

Printmaking exsits more on the out side of the gallery system and always has. Just look around at all the bill boards, magazines, anything in mass communication is printmaking. The gallery system is only there to consol the art world that its ok to make mass media art. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Where these the same steps that and artist slaughtered a cow on in protest of, exactly what you are saying? . -Michael Zschech Reply

No that was The National Galery of Victoria. Ivan Durrant was the artists. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Of course, Victoria has made me think once or twice re: art. . -Michael Zschech Reply

It has made me think art bt not since 1992 when I left. Good town for Corps. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Well by golly it is too. Have no doubt that in 500 years time when art historians are dealing with this period its going to be the billboards, television and magazines that will be discussed. . -Rob Reply

I don't know if Historians will be dealing with billboards as art becouse they are normally associated with advertising, same with TV, Intenet etc. Sure there has been a little activity in the arts in these areas but it's been very minimal. The public works such as Public Printmaking I have been doing over the years are concerned more with the idea of ownership and rights. If artists have public space available to them then where is all there work. Public space is expensive 99% of artists don't have the money to participate in public space, not like big corparte advertising companys. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

I like this one M/F.I find it quite annoying/make that----- very annoying that Art in public spaces gets "cleaned"----- off and I'm shocked to realize (as you say)that artists----are expected to pay for public space...why can't some of---the corporate owners offer it to artists like as per ------their so called "Doing Community Good Deeds"campaigns.-----I like the way you've used the digital medium to-----------subvert the public spaces. In Montreal you should see -----the public art...it's prevalent especially on the side-----walls of buildings that are at the end of the row.------- (However that doesn't balance out the shocking ------------poverty of the street people there all sitting -----------on wet hot-air grates melting the waist high snow).--------Who did you do your public printmaking with/in some--------of your other projects/and had you always known them ------before or did the art bring you together? . -Teece Reply

Wow seems Like you wanted to use the word Fucking a lot. Mmmm yeap you should get pissed off,as public space in Australia does cost heaps, and the public don't like artists using it. Blame the Goverment I say like everything else they are to blame hahahahaha. . -Michael Florrimell Reply

Oieh Michael, Apricots are definately in season. Eat the organicaly grown Ozi ones not the imported genetically modified ones using genes from a water rat's ear to get them looking flash. The last two uploads into the EPNPM gallery have been very 'clear' visually to look at. What's the secret to this? . -Michael Zschech - 12/2/2008 Reply

Hi everyone sorry its been some time since uploading an image. This was a photo taken by my father at Cambridge. Cambridge is a great bike town its like half the population are riding bikes. Really had a great time meeting people from 80 different country's while doing some study at the Selwyn College. Fantastic. . -Michael Florrimell - 12/2/2008 Reply

Michael, don't know much about this area but knowing that so many people are riding push bikes there is a positive thing in so many different ways. Also having a father showing interest in what his son does must make you feel greatful and thankful. . -Michael Zschech - 12/6/2008 Reply

Thanks Michael, yes just read, bikes out sold cars in Melbourne by 500,000 last year. So I am wondering why the Vic Government are not creating a city centre for bikes. Simple things like coloured painted lines on the road to show drivers not to cross and beware of bikes, stopping traffic flow around the city areas etc. Really the amount of money poured into roads and free ways is just crazy when anyone of good health could ride a bike at least 20 kms a day . Keeps you fit and no fumes, no need for a $50 parking spot and you meet people of similar mind. . -Michael Florrimell - 12/8/2008 Reply

A holistically magic creation but the conditions have to be just right for them to pop up in dark places. . -MZ - 7/9/2009 Reply

Hi Mike been photographing a few up in the Yarra Valley in Vic mountains area out side Melbourne. They see, to like pine neddles. . -Michael Florrimell - 8/5/2009 Reply

Hey Michael, I like the repeated image and the worded message it contains. . -Mykal Zschech - 2/25/2010 Reply

Hi Mike thanks for the comment the works are 8 tee shirts with the media names embroidered on to each one with a digital stitching machine. The words are supposed to represent the different methods of media and ask the question are they not al the same. I think through history these methods of production have blended and transformed into each other. Esp with the new digital age. However each still has its own cult which grades the secrets and hides in departments storing away the produce of its labours. See collections ad archives esp on this comment. I like the idea of poly technical. And see it as time in our history to start joining the dots and tees of all methods and media. The only thing to gain is a greater understanding of media as a whole. . -Michael Florrimell - 3/1/2010 Reply

Hi, Michael. Yes it has arrived. I like the balance and clarity of this image. Good to see a current gallery upload. Reminds me to start doing the same as discussed with the 40 images for the USA show and start uploading each image. . -Michael Zschech - 4/19/2010 Reply