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TODD BRATRUD ARTSHOW GOES GANGBUSTERS IN SYDNEY
3/3/2008 |
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SYDNEY TURNS ON THE LOVE FOR THE MAN WITH
THE LIZARD LADIES

When Todd Bratrud and Devon Green arrived in
Darlinghurst for their Pin-Up Series
Artshow the entire length of Oxford St was already
a teaming, glittery, sequin-covered
boiling pot of naked manflesh. And while the Pet
Shop Boys dancers and feather
boa-wearing cowboys weren’t in town to scope the
Veeco lads creative endeavors
(the Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras was on the
following night) plenty of other revellers
made their way to the ultra chic Ruby Rabbit for a
night of free booze, banging sounds
and outrageous eye candy courtesy of Volcom
Stone.
Bratrud’s pink bikini wearing lizard ladies certainly
got the blood boiling early and within
10 minutes of the front doors being kicked in (so
patrons could rip into the bar tab), most
of his paintings were sold and free t-shirts gone.
Devon also moved plenty of work,
a pregnant goat lady snapped up by none other
than Oscar Wright. “I bought it cause my
lady is pregnant,” said Oz. “And I liked it.”
As the night wore on and the already loud Aussie
crowd got louder, musical mayhem was
unleashed in the form of sexy Melbourne band The
Gingers. The dancefloor was soon just
a pile of sweaty bodies throwing horned fists to the
ceiling and couples pashing-on like
thirsty greyhounds going beserk on a dish of warm
milk.
The Volcom Skate Team arrived fresh from the
World Cup with Dollin, Duncombe, Azar,
Darrell S and others all making their presence
known despite a lack of sleep from
Lewy Marnell’s big Skater of the Year win the night
before. Teen sensation Ryan Sheckler
had his fair share of eyes leering from all corners of
the room though was more interested
in dirty picture texts on Azar’s cell.
The night wrapped up with a dirty ear-reaming set
from the disgustingly awesome
Goons of Doom. Women ripped clothes clothes
from their bodies. Men wept openly. A dog
barked in the distance. Can these boys do no
wrong?
To say Sydney’s finest ladies were on hand would
be a massive understatement. Seeing as
though most of them work at Volcom Oz HQ it’s
little wonder half the staff in the US office
are always trying to get a trip
downunder.
“As far as art shows go, it was probably one of the
messiest I’ve seen,”
said Bratrud as they swept the comatose body of
Steve Stratton past his feet and out the
door at the end of the night. “It was a lot of
fun.”
Check out an upcoming show near you. Next stop…. The Volcom Store in Los Angeles, this Friday, March 7th - 8 pm. Limited pin-up prints will be available for purchase.
For more photos from OZ, check out Todd’s Blog.
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