Dlux

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

James Dodd aka Dlux
Born
James Dodd

1977 (age 43–44)
Bordertown, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of South Australia
Known forPainting, Sculpture, Street art
WebsitePersonal website

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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