Author Archives: jamesterencewatkins

harness the power.

As you smoothly change down into third and power into the apex of a sweeping corner, harness the full power of the new Audi A9 and feel alive the way you always wanted to feel after watching expensive European car … Continue reading

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muriwai.

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at the ballet.

sour faced cheque book convertible driving have you paid the cleaner? panty-hosed-golden-wristed dollar bill fisted sisters red nailed failures of beauty. -jw

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ears: soul extraction

Click here to read part two of my interview with Australian artist Daniel O’Toole aka EARS.

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ears: a quiet observer

I recently interviewed Australian painter/musician Daniel O’Toole aka Ears. It was my last article for T-SQUAT magazine and has been published in two parts. Part one outlines his development as an artist and the second explores the psychological and philosophical elements to … Continue reading

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uptown.

manhattan.

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conrad bizjak

prahran, melbourne.

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charlie boy.

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dotstripes

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faded cone.

wellington, new zealand.

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neil tomkins.

@ higher ground studio, sydney. neiltomkins.com

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baby guerilla.

babyguerrilla.com

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oasis.

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blossom trails.

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dichotomic.

sitting on the couch watching the aussie open on television tomas berdych is playing novak djokovic it’s quite a good game of tennis djokovic was on top then berdych made a spirited comeback in the second set before djokovic’s class … Continue reading

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instagram.

i just started up an account on instagram. quite enjoying it, it’s a good place for image junkies like myself. if you’re on there too, you can follow me here: http://instagram.com/james_watkins

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chaos breeds images.

I recently visited the ‘Francis Bacon – Five Decades’ show at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. I took along a pad and a pen and jotted down some words as I made my way through this incredible exhibition … Continue reading

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none of this is true.

a piece i wrote up for freelove magazine. after reading some of my other work, they gave me the word ‘inappropriate’  as a loose thematic starting point, so i wrote this: ___________________ ‘none of this is true’ I walked onto a … Continue reading

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sculptures by the sea.

sydney.

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kingswood.

fitzroy, melbourne.

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interlude.

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green truck leaves green.

bondi, sydney.

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museum of contemporary art australia.

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swings in the wind.

lying on your black yoga mat in the wind on a wealthy hill looking over sydney harbour. you said you used to ride your motorbike here when you were sad. eating vegan chocolate raspberry slice from your cafe an old … Continue reading

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simple words for a complex thing.

rarely does the right leaf fall to the ground who lost the skies, from pure seeds pure trees grow tall and in confusion darkness lies. simple words for a complex thing all we’re given is all that we need, two … Continue reading

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float fall bloom blot dance fuck taste learn.

(float) like dust off the moon’s silver shoes. (fall) like a white-hot meteor pummeling the earth trading mercy for pleasure. (bloom) every colour’s dream. (blot) the pad of a poet’s lost truth. (dance) with the devil’s fiancé. (fuck) a pregnant … Continue reading

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they discovered the end of the universe and found a pink rose in a clear glass vase.

    aerosol, acrylic – on wood.

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planet love sound.

Clip from Planet Love Sound’s EP launch at T-SQUAT’s warehouse party in Melbourne. September 2012. planetlovesound.com

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drift weightless.

fall gently upon black lace moon’s thigh. drift weightless in transparent silver dresses together. float like fresh air mountain lion’s roar cracks. torn earth receives gravity’s fear today. light falls in the wind warm from the sun’s pulse. worn desert sands … Continue reading

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love is now definable.

day-light-savings is fun because you get to time travel. welcome to the future, there’s a few things you should know. yellow is now called ‘realoper’. sugar is salt and everyone is asexual. the earth is flat again. they discovered the … Continue reading

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adnate & ears.

@ juddy roller, fitzroy, melbourne. earstotheground.net | adnate.com.au

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kaff-eine.

fitzroy, melbourne. kaffeinestreetartist.com

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abandoned.

collingwood, melbourne. Hiroyasu Tsuri/Twoone.

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the pyramids are still a secret.

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hungover insights into the deep recesses of a shallow world.

strolling through st kilda east, a warm melbourne spring morning. a certain nostalgic, ambient romance gently permeates my human sensibilities. the smell of pink virginal blossom floats jovially – the city is stretching, rubbing its eyes and optimistically contemplating the … Continue reading

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collingwood.

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context.

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no emotional justification.

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litigant.

Fitzroy, Melbourne.

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when with light the river flows.

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