UBYKA STUDIO™ - Artworks by Dean Christ

Artwork featuring @ 'Art Riot'

2010-09-07T01:17:00.000-07:00

You read it right, the riot starts at 6pm, Sat 11 Sept 2010, upstairs at the Annandale Hotel on Parramatta Rd, just west of Sydney’s CBD. The opening night of artRiot 2010 will including performances, opportunities to change the world, radical works from across Sydney and a chance to speak to the artists who make it all happen.

artRiot is a new artist’s collective creating meaningful art that is honest, uncompromising and dangerous in a way that dares audiences to believe in a radically different world. We are digging up, bringing together and exhibiting the underground of creative political expression. We are an interdisciplinary group working across mediums as diverse as subversive bluegrass, documentary photography and interactive installation. We strive to continue a tradition of art that challenges the way we live and has changed the world.

Our key aim is to promote and support art that helps create radical social change.

We are an open collective and invite participation from artists in the greater Sydney area.

http://artriot.org.au/

Blog write up by dissassociated.com

2010-03-25T00:21:00.000-07:00

John at dissassociated has given me a mention on his art & lifestyle blog dissassociated.com

check it out

http://www.disassociated.com/2010/03/25/the-works-of-the-artist-known-as-dean-christ/

New artwork portfolio

2010-03-19T00:29:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Check out my new artworks here

http://ubyka.com/artworks.html

Tell me what you think!

Cheers,

Dean

OPENING NIGHT OF SUPER NATURE EXHIBITION

2010-03-13T22:25:00.000-08:00

The "SUPER NATURE" show featuring my 'cyborg insects' opened to great success. We had a large number of people check out the exhibit. Thanks for all those that came and said hello. Here are the pics from the night.

The opening night of "SUPER NATURE"

Below are the pics from the night

Follow my artworks on twitter

2010-03-05T21:45:00.000-08:00

http://twitter.com/ubykastudio

Follow me on twitter!

Cyborg insects live at gallery

2010-03-05T07:01:00.000-08:00

Salmagundi Studios Presents
Supernature
45 & 49 Bonar St. Arncliffe13th March from 1pm
Take one step beyond, into Supernature. Explore the microcosm or be awed by the macrocosm! Find mad scientists set on improving nature's flawed and inefficient creations! Or just let the spirits take you!Supernature is a Salmagundi Exhibition and Event on the 13th of March 2010The Exhibition will be in the Studios' gallery with the opening on the day between 6pm and 8pm and will feature the works of inhouse artists;Kay Orchison Kassandra BossellCecilie KnowlesSarah Harvie (SOLIDAIR)GawaaPierre Cavalan Dillon MacEwanRamie MoussaJamil Stone Laura-Jean LyonsJustin Hendersonas well as a number of guest artists from the wider Sydney and Australian creative community, including;Dean Christ (UBYKA STUDIOS)Mike Turner Dean Sewell Rod Nash Pete Strong Brian Paisley Simon MacEwan Josh Head Hiske WeijersH Morgan HarrisTerry Archer Anna McSwainShane BrazierRachel LaffertyEd HornePaul IrvingIt will be held in conjunction with a Fundraiser event at the old Arncliffe Bowling club 2 doors down from the Studios, which will run from 1pm till 'round midnight, with the outdoor stage running from 1pm till dusk. We have an eclectic line-up of musicians and performers including;
The Barons of Tang (Melb)
The Day of the Meerkat
Monkeymarc (Labrats, Combat Wombat)(Melb)Presenting his Debut Solo Album "As the Market Crashed"
Cherry2000
Mutgash Poison Gypsy Dub Sound System The Debt CollectiveKent KillbillyLC Beats
Red Belli Blak (MC RAMA)
Lhamo Dolma - Traditional Tibetan Folk Singer
Bukhu (Mongolia)Traditional Mongolian throat singer who will also be mixing it up with French-Australian beatboxer, LC Beats!
Hiske
CashAnklepants Liz Martin Kathellisism Helen Rose & SeverinWun Thong (in the gallery)Icarus/CircusworksTrapeze Performance and workshops all dayand more TBA!There will also be a Mongolian BBQ and Salmagundi served on the day, so we won't be letting you starve!It's better to regret something you've done than something you haven't done.Let your Supernature out.
click HERE for Wolli Creek timetable, look for the eastern suburbs or Airport linenight buses leave 5mins round the corner from the warehouse every half hour to the city and every hour to NewtownSo don't stress about getting stuck on the wrong side of the Cooks River after midnight!
see google map below for directiions
Free Exhibition opening 6pm - 8pm
Fundraiser Event $20 Donation

U.S magazine interview

2009-11-02T04:54:00.000-08:00

My interview in MAKE magazine is coming out in the U.S.A on November 19th available at all newsagents. Here is the online version

http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol20/?pg=23

Tiger beer x Onitsuka tiger x ubyka studio

2009-11-02T04:41:00.001-08:00

Here are the pics from my live shoe custom

Tiger translate live shoe customisation

2009-11-02T04:35:00.000-08:00

Tiger Translate

I will be one of the artists doing a live onitsuka shoe customisation at this years event.

ABOUT TIGER TRANSLATETiger Translate is Tiger Beer's global lifestyle platform which provides emerging Asian artists with the unique opportunity to engage in creative exchanges and collaborations with international artists, and to showcase their works on the world stageBe sure not to miss the big event of the year when Tiger launches the Tiger Translate Global Showcase event in Sydney, 15th October 2009, during which the overall 'King of the Urban Jungle' will be announced. The event will come alive with an exclusive party featuring a host of DJ's, live art and Tiger beer.
By invitation only this exclusive event will bring together the hippest crowd with the hottest art and of course free flowing Tiger beer all night.
Make sure you have registered on www.tigerbeer.com.au under "become a tiger" to stand a chance of receiving an invitation to this rocking beer and art party.

http://www.tigerbeer.com.au/translate

Melbourne Stencil Festival opening night invite

2009-09-02T00:26:00.000-07:00

If you are in Melbourne on the night of 25th September come past view my artworks and say hi.

UBYKA Artwork @ Melbourne Stencil Festival 2009

2009-08-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

Three of UBYKA STUDIO artworks have been selected for the Melbourne Stencil Festival 2009 main exhibition gallery.

Friday 25 September - Sunday 4 October 2009Yarra Sculpture GalleryDaily 10am - 7pm

The Melbourne Stencil Festival returns in 2009 and promises to be a great year with a new look for the festival identity. Every year a number of artists from far and close come to the festival to network, celebrate and collaborate. The Melbourne Stencil Festival is Australia's premier celebration of stencil art. Held for 10 days each year, the festival brings a colorful program of exhibitions, live artist demonstrations, artist talks, panel discussions, workshops, master classes and street art related films to the general public.

Web Link: Melbourne Stencil Festival 2009

Melbourne Stencil Festival 2009 117 Vere St Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia. View Map

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Cyborg insects in ZOO magazine

2009-08-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

The cyborg insects have made it into gadget of the week in Australian ZOO magazine.

I've got my hands on the largest insect in the world!!

2009-04-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

I have finally been able to track down a Titan Beetle. The Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) is the largest known beetle in the Amazon rainforest and one of the largest insect species in the world. It is from the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). Adults can grow up to 6.5 inches (16.7 cm) in length. It is said that their mandibles can snap pencils in half and cut into human flesh. Adult titan beetles do not feed, they simply fly around to find mates. Little more is known about these elusive creatures. This will become the 'TITAN STRATOFORCE' unit. Stay tuned.

People ask me what UBYKA means...

2009-04-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

Question: Could you tell us a little about the philosophy (the ubyka) that informs your work?

DC: ‘Ubyka' draws inspiration from an ancient Sanskrit word that loosely translates into ‘detachment', not in the ‘don't-give-a-fuck' sense, but rather the ‘step-back-and-observe-things' sense. The concept is to try to see the true nature of things by divorcing your emotional attachments and societal bias towards them.
This clarity of mind is what I strive for in all my artwork, to keep this essence of balance and observation. This ubyka philosophy informs my work in that it awakens the realisation that everything is made up of a dichotomy and contradictions exist in everything. Nothing is black or white, but rather a certain point on the same spectrum. Life vs Death, Good vs Evil, War vs Peace are all the same thing, just a different position on the same spectrum. The themes in most of my works aim to combine seemingly opposing forces into one harmonious object.

MEDIA INTEREST

2009-04-16T17:49:00.000-07:00

i have just finished a couple of interviews with a journolist from the U.K and also from the U.S about my UBYKA ARMY - cyborg insects project. You can read exerts from my last interview below.

Don't Panic Magazine: Are the cyborg insects a reflection of real fears over militarisation, state control etc.?
DC: I like art that has multi-dimensional layers of meaning, and one of the aims of this series was to draw attention to the absurd military projects that the Pentagon's D.A.R.P.A (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) spends millions on each year. It amuses me that these creatures seem ridiculous and yet they are based on real scientific facts. I'm sure China and Russia are also working on similar forms of cyborg animals and perhaps the next arms race will be in this field. Another layer is the larger implications of what these technologies will bring to an Orwellian ‘big-brother' world. If scientists figure out how to completely control insects and animals by planting electrodes in specific areas of the brain and hijacking control over them, how far off is the human version going to be? The captured enemy combatant that is turned into a remote controlled traitor might be the beginning but then this can be used on home soil to silence opposition.

Don't Panic Magazine: Why would the military use these creatures?
DC: The animal world has provided mankind with military support over millennia. In the past horses and elephants where used for transport and in battle. In modern times the US Navy used dolphins and sea lions to protect ships and ports. Birds have been used for sending covert messages and warn soldiers of the presence of nerve and chemical agents. More recently, training of bees has been used to locate mines and weapons of mass destruction.
The motivation behind cyborg insects is simple: why labour for years to build robots that imitate the ways animals move when you can just plug into living creatures and hijack systems already optimised by millions of years of evolution? There's a long history of trying to develop micro-robots that could be sent out as autonomous devices, but I think many engineers have realised that they can't improve on Mother Nature. If you look at the U.S unmanned predator drone aircraft that have been equipped with missiles, it's conceivable that cyborg insects could be equipped with tiny but potent weapons, such as poison or hallucinogenic drugs and used to attack high-value targets such as a terrorist leader or a dictatorship's key nuclear weapons scientist.

NEW UNIT - UF-01 HERCULES STRIKER

2009-04-16T17:41:00.000-07:00

I thought I would share some amazing information about these insects I use in my artworks.

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is the most famous of the rhinoceros beetles. Native to the rainforests of Central and South America, they also can be found in coastal regions of North Carolina. Their title is well deserved, with some (exceptionally rare) males reaching 6.75 inches (170 mm) in length.

The Hercules beetle is said to be the strongest creature on earth for its size, able to carry 850 times its own body weight. This is the equivalent of a 180-pound human lifting an M1 Abrams main battle tank over his head. Given the average weight of 1 ounce, the average Hercules beetle can lift approximately 53.125 pounds over its head.

Sneak peak of new UBYKA ARMY units!

2009-03-15T19:18:00.000-07:00

Introducing the new menacing 'V12 TARANTULA OFFROADER™'

the sleek & speedy 'COMBAT CYCLE™'

the beautiful & mesmerising 'POSEIDON ATTACK CHOPPER™'

and the robust & dynamic 'AH-69 CICADA GUNSHIP™'

UBYKA ARMY™ is a new evolution of warfare

2009-03-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

UBYKA ARMY™ is a new evolution of warfare. A glimpse of a near future of hyper-aggressive and high-tech cyborg insect weapons to establish a new world order....
COMING SOON: UBYKA ARMY™
Introducing UBYKA ARMY - 25 NEW UNITS - all with individual and unquie attributes that are categorised into SKY FORCE™ & EARTH FORCE™ with specific roles, abilities and signature weapons.
Including the new menacing 'V12 TARANTULA OFFROADER™'
the gigantic & rare 'GOLIATH TANK-BUSTER™'
the beautiful & mesmerising 'POSEIDON ATTACK CHOPPER™'
and the robust & sleek 'AH-69 CICADA GUNSHIP™'
Other exotic insects with weapons such as EMP, Lasers, Microwaves and stealth technologies...STAY TUNED and in the mean time enjoy the sneak peak...
http://www.ubyka.com/himems.html

UBYKA STUDIO's cyborg insects fighting insurgents

2009-03-04T16:27:00.000-08:00

Here are some shots of the cyborg insects fighting against the evil insurgents

Cyborg animals - Images with stats

2009-03-04T16:18:00.000-08:00

Exclusive interview with UK Art magazine - Don't Panic

2009-03-04T16:07:00.000-08:00

My Interview with Kieron Monks from 'Don't Panic' Magazine for the current NATURE issue.

The Don't Panic Pack is a unique free publication found in carefully selected independent shops, bars, universities and art spaces. Also distributed outside alternative music events and launch parties, it contains all sorts of arts and culture goodies and information for cities all around the world with the emphasis on design and the future of our planet.

Dont Panic is distributed in the UK, Brazil, Greece, Hungry, Spain, Malaysia and Singapore.

Check out the exclusive interview at the below link.

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/nature/dean-christcyborg-insects

Art work write-up by Lost at E minor

2009-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:00

My cyborg animals has been written up on Art & culture website 'Lost at E minor'

Lost At E Minor is an online publication of inspiring art, illustration, photography, music, fashion, film, and more, featuring our latest discoveries in the ever-changing world of contemporary pop culture.

check out the link below

http://www.lostateminor.com/2009/03/03/dean-christs-cyborg-animals-art-series/

Website crash!

2009-02-08T17:33:00.000-08:00

Over the last 4 days my 'cyborg insects' has been picked up by several websites from Germay, to Japan to China to Spain and i've had over 5000 hits which has crashed my site.

Its all fixed now.

Cyborg insects on 'The Presurfer' blog

2009-02-04T21:50:00.000-08:00

The 'dose of daily diversion' blog The Presurfer has put up a post of UBYKA's Cyborg insects!

http://presurfer.blogspot.com/2009/02/cyborg-animals.html

Children of Revolution - 2008

2009-02-02T17:13:00.001-08:00

A tryptic piece consisting of 3 x panels measuring 160 cms x 40 cms

A ode to all the fallen that create peace for tommorrow. From death there is new life.

SMOKE GIRL - 2008

2009-02-02T17:10:00.001-08:00

A part of the 'Le Petit Mort' series exploring the connections between addiction to various substances as a methaphor for love and lust.

Design Federation

2009-02-01T17:54:00.000-08:00

UBYKA is currently being featured on the Australia Art & Design website.

Link below

http://www.designfederation.net/

Forbidden Colours series - 'DR SPONG & MISS PEACH'

2009-01-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

This piece is a massive 2 panel combined height of 1.1 meters x width of 1.8 meters

CYBORG INSECTS - 'SPYDER ROADSTER'

2009-01-20T19:54:00.000-08:00

Le Petit Mort seires - 'SMACK GIRL'

2009-01-20T18:45:00.000-08:00

Title >> Le Petit Mort (The Little Death) - 'SMACK GIRL'
Medium >> Tryphtic panel canvas
Size >> 1.8 meters x 90 cms
Status >> Available

Versions >> 1.Smack Girl 2. Smoke Girl - Coming soon 3. Egg Girl 4. Blow Girl 5. Ice Girl
WTF? >> Every time you have an orgasim a tiny part of you dies. This is what the French refer to as 'the little death'. This paintings explore the nature of drug addiction and orgasim

NEW - 'suicide note' - $50 dollar bill version

2009-01-20T16:58:00.000-08:00

Medium: Authentic $50 (AUD)

CYBORG INSECTS - Scorpion Tank

2009-01-18T23:05:00.000-08:00

Real scorpion fitted with tank treads.

New suicide note - $100 bill!!

2009-01-18T19:44:00.000-08:00

Its finally here! The $100 version of 'suicide note'.

Suicide Note

2008-09-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

Title >> Suicide Note

Medium >> Authentic note

Size >> 20 x 20 Inch canvas

# >> 10/10 limited edition

Status >> Available. Price request

Synopsis >> This work questions the value attached to objects and the price we pay for our obsession. What happens to the value of legal tender when the artist's intellectual property voids the legal value yet at the same time over rides the cultural value increasing its market value?

Versions >> 1.Queen, 2. Washington

Femme Fatale

2008-09-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

Title >> Femme Fatale
Medium >> Enamel spray paint on canvas
Size >> XXL 1.5 x 1.2 meters
# >> 5/5
Status >> Available. Price request
Synopsis >> The obession of beauty is enough to destroy all
Versions >> 1.Night 2. Day

WTF is UBYKA?

2008-09-30T18:33:00.000-07:00

WTF IS UBYKA ABOUT?

UBYKA is a 100% organic and potent substance that is harvested fresh from the Pituitary Gland of Dean Christ. Utilizing the latest in Bio & Nano technology, scientists were able to extract trace amount of dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin from brain matter deep within DC's head. These neurotransmitters were then cloned using patent pending technology converting them into a serum called UBYKA which is optimised for human consumption. This antidote serum is a protection against the four global venoms and counteracts their effects by awakening our sense of perception of the world we live in.

UBYKA SERUM is then engineered into three main platforms to be administered through your own sensory experience;

1) VISUALLY taken UBYKA (Artworks on canvas)
2) MENTALLY taken UBYKA (Readymade objects)
3) PHYSICALLY taken UBYKA (Tees)