[ YOK ] GARGOYLE : grimoire {'gar-goil'} noun

Legend has it, that a fierce dragon named La Gargouille lived in a cave near the river Seine. The dragon caused much fear and destruction with its fiery breath. Each year, the residents of Rouen would placate Gargouille with an offering of a victim, usually a criminal, though it was said the dragon preferred maidens. Around 600, the village was saved by St. Romanis. La Gargouille was burned at the stake, it is said that his head and neck were so well tempered by the heat of his fiery breath, that they would not burn. These remnants were then mounted on the town wall and became the model for gargoyles for centuries to come.

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EXHIBITIONS:

07
NO COMPLY (Melbourne)
Skateboard exhibition at Federation Square

06
Kingbrown Magazine Launch 2 (Melbourne)
Group Show

06
Spring Street (NYC)
Wooster collectrive show at an abandoned building in New York.

O6
ASYLUM HEED WEED (Singapore)
With: Draawer

06
PLASTIC PIMPS (Melbourne)
Qee custom toy show

06
Kingbrown Magazine Launch (Perth)
Group Show

06
TREXI TOY SHOW (New York)
Custom toy show

06
DESIGN EDGE (Singapore)
Event painting.
Speakers: Rostar, Delta,
Unkle, Faile, Kostas & many more

06
NO COMPLY (Melbourne)
Skateboard exhibition, at Revolver
With: Reka, Lord Monkey, Phibs,
Bosai, Sync, Kab, Kano and more.

05
SNEAKER PIMPS (Hong Kong)
Custom shoe exhibition.

05
PUNK YOK SHOW (Melbourne)
Solo show,
Rancho Notorious,

05
IDN GALLERY (Hong Kong)
Royal Elastics Show,
With: BOB, Mophisto Jones (New Zealand),

05
FREE ART (Taipei)
Royal Elastics Art Centre,
With: BOB, Mophisto Jones (New Zealand),

05

AIR SHOW (Tokyo)
Royal Elastics show
With: Mophisto Jones,

04
WINGS (Toronto)
Group show

04
CHARACTERS AT WAR
PICTOPLASMA (Berlin)
Charcter design exhibition

04
THE EGO TRIPPER SHOW (Sydney)
China Heights Gallery,
With: CryBloxsome.com

03
THE 2 BUCK SHOP (Sydney)
Our Spot .
With: Victim (Perth)

03
PAINT THE TOWN DEAD (Sydney)
With: Dmote (Sydney),
Victim(Perth) and Made(Perth)

02
STICK EM UP (Melbourne)
Sticker exhibition at Revolver

01
INVISIBLE CITIES (New York/Berlin)
With: Swoon (New York)

01
MONO CULTURE (Perth)

02/06/06

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. > KingBrown mag

04/01/06

Updates from Tokyo, Singapore & NewYok city courtesy of Tom Painter. Check the shiz > TDPstudio
LameToy

10/07/05

Ton of new flicks in the Paint and Poster sections. Tawain, Sydney, Melbourne...

7/06/05

Huge update to the Misc, Canvas and Exhibition pages. More coming...

3/06/05

For T-shirt swaps email yok@theyok.com

9/04/05

Exhibition of latest works Sunday 10th of April at St Jeromes & Rancho Notorious
Caladonian Lane, Melbourne

06/02/05

About 20 new Posters added as well as more new stuff in the Stickers, Canvas, Misc and Exhibition sections. Photos from the Egotripper exhibition courtesy of The Maxx

26/10/04

Another update to the Miscellaneous section.

15/10/04

More new flicks in the Posters, Paint and Exhibitions sections.

21/9/04

New paintings from the Ego Tripper exhibition are now in the canvas section . Other exhibition pics coming soon.

12/8/04

THE EGO TRIPPER EXHIBITION:
YOK, Cry Bloxsome and Mooks clothing co, are putting on a street art exhibition at China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills Sydney, on the 5th of September to the 11th. Featuring canvas works from Yok and writings from Cry, check www.crybloxsome.com for more info. This site will be updated soon with new paintings.

16/2/04

TheYok.com is finally complete for 2004. Flicks will be updated regularly.

17/12/03

Huge update, 50 odd fliks added throughout all sections. Photos from Sydney, Perth and Melbourne ----->>

25/11/03

Sign up and give it a score .

14/11/03

'Two Buck Shop' Opened last night at Our Spot Gallery. Shop 5, 256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst. Sydney 2010. 13th of November to the 26th. Featuring Yok and Victim. The opening was a success with lots of people rocking up early to get hold of some art for 2 Bucks.

14/11/03
Welcome to the Yok. More pics will be up real soon in all sections.
5/10/03
Paint the Town Dead Featuring Dmote(Sydney), Victim, Yok & Made. Hudson Gallery Perth. King Street
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:22:25 GMT

Opening Night in Bangkok

Opening Night in Bangkok, originally uploaded by theyok.

Some shots from the opening night in Bangkok, thanks to Bon, AMP and Alex for all the help organising the show.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:05:57 GMT

A new Charity show in Sydney

Some new shows in Sydney, originally uploaded by theyok.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:04:25 GMT

Some new shows in Sydney

Some new shows in Sydney, originally uploaded by theyok.

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:58:41 GMT

Bangkok Show

Bangkok Show, originally uploaded by theyok.

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:29:53 GMT

an old one i found digging through some shots

Super Skate Park, originally uploaded by theyok.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:44:39 GMT

New Homes

New Homes, originally uploaded by theyok.

I love it when people send me shots of paintings they have bought in their new homes

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:25:29 GMT

Bali dudes Bike

Bali dudes Bike, originally uploaded by theyok.

I went to Bali for a holiday and saw this guy getting around on a mad home made bike and with a super mullet

 

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