Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings

Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings

$26.00

01 Sep - 01 Oct | 1 hour Sideshow - Gallery
SHOW IS RATED: M15+

Winner of 'Best Comedy' and 'Directors Choice award’ at Sydney Fringe Festival 2022.

Sam unknowingly documented his mental states over a 5 month manic episode via the creation of 300 large paintings. An epic story combining comedy and visual art to explore the Bipolar mind.

Sam has been a comedian for over a decade having toured globally. He’s recently had breakout success as a visual artist with solo exhibitions at Brisbane Powerhouse, the MRAG museum and an upcoming exhibition at Summerhall in the UK.

Winner: Perth Fringe World 2023 'Weekly Comedy Award'

***** “Comedy as an artistic statement of unlimited creative potential.” - Artshub, 2023
***** “So much more than comedy – it’s high art. The show deserves to be lauded far and wide.” - Glam Adelaide, 2023
***** “300 Paintings gave me everything I want in a Fringe show, I laughed, I was enlightened and caught some great art.” - Mindshare.org, 2023
****½ "One of the best stand-ups I’ve seen." - Fringe Feed, 2023
***** ‘Spill your drink onto the chair beside you sort of laughter’ – Fourth Wall Media
***** Bunbury Magazine UK
****½ One of the best stand-up comedy shows I’ve seen in my life’ – TulpaMagazine.com
****½ ‘Australian comedic virtuoso’ – The Australia Times

Show details

Show details
  • 01 Sep - 01 Oct | 1 hour
  • Venue 1: Sideshow - Gallery
Performance notes
  • Content warnings: Content Related to Mental Health/Ill-health
  • Things to note: There is a one hour performance followed by a short guided tour of Sam's solo exhibition.
Venue details & accessibility
Sideshow - Gallery

6 - 8 Atherden, The Rocks 2000 (Gadigal Country)
Telephone: 02 7813 4527

Accessibility

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Reviews

***** “Comedy as an artistic statement of unlimited creative potential.” - Artshub, 2023 https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/comedy-review-300-paintings-fringe-world-2610983/

***** “So much more than comedy – it’s high art. The show deserves to be lauded far and wide.” - Glam Adelaide, 2023 https://glamadelaide.com.au/fringe-review-300-paintings/

***** “300 Paintings gave me everything I want in a Fringe show, I laughed, I was enlightened and caught some great art.” - Mindshare.org, 2023 https://mindshare.org.au/300-paintings/

Credits
  • Artist – Sam Kissajukian
Main image photographer Jasmine Rule
Main image photographer Jasmine Rule
Main image photographer Jasmine Rule
Main image photographer Jasmine Rule