Risen from the cracked kaleidoscope Polaroid nightmare of a Japanese ink jet black jack Hammer film, clench your fist tight against the looking glass, its our 2011 show reel.

With mind bending meticulous detail, Usugrow’s work crosses the line between bad ass and refined elegance. While developing his vision and technique, Usugrow worked designing promotional graphics for Japan's punk and metal scenes, Usugrows unique, stylized combination of traditional Japanese artwork and punk iconography soon made him the visual identity of Tokyo’s underground, But Usugrows’ global notoriety begun when overseas brands saw the potential for collaborative projects, resulting in a series of collectable products and feature articles in leading counterculture and art publications. A global cult following quickly resulted. As a conscious leader of his community, Usugrow has been using his fame to organize and promote a new Japanese art movement consisting of a tribe of highly talented artists with roots in the metal, punk, hip hop and tattoos, all of whom share his elegant aesthetics. Motifs of skulls and death are commonly depicted Usugrows black and white artwork, however instead acting as reminders our own mortality, Usugrow endeavors to represent them as symbols of rebirth and beauty. Toshikazu exhibited along side fellow Shinganist artist Usugrow at Backwoods Gallery in July 2011

As pro-skateboarder in early 90s and started down the masters path of traditional Japanese tattooing from a very unique perspective, since then collecting almost 20 years of experience. During this time period Toshikazu also realised the importance of conveying his perspective of Japanese spiritualism to as wide an audience as possible and thus begun working as an artists, exhibiting in several international galleries and amassing a respectable community of high profile collectors. Toshikazu combines the time honored tradition of Japanese tattoo art with skateboarding, punk and contemporary iconography placing him as amongst Japans most unique contemporary artists. Toshikazu also heads a Japanese skateboard brand named AsianWave. Toshikazu exhibited along side fellow Shinganist artist Usugrow at Backwoods Gallery in July 2011 and performed a residency at Fox Body Arts Studio in Collingwood during his 2 week stay.

Renowned for their giant collaborative zen pop murals, KAMI and SASU’s works combine elegant geometry with ebullient, uplifting colors. KAMI and SASU have been an inspiration to a generation of Japanese underground artists. Like an eclipse, OMNI by KAMI and SASU collectively known as ‘HITOTZUKI’ (lit: Sun and Moon) was a vibrant celebration of the couples idealistic spirit, held at Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne, Australia in November 2010.

Winner of Melbourne's - Bloodfest Fantastique 2011 'Best Short Film' and 'Best Short Film Director'. Meth to Madness follows a naive young woman’s descent down a spiral of experimental methamphetamine use and wholesale slaughter. Prepare for a fast paced romp through the world of crystal meth, crack pipes and gore, simultaneously tackling the issue of drug addiction and the consequential moral abandonment of the addict through the genre of Zombie Horror.