Seven’s balloon-making competition, Blow Up, premieres at 7:30 pm Monday, 15 May on Channel Seven and 7plus.
In a celebration of skill, precision, creativity and joy, Blow Up transforms the humble balloon into jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring artistic creations.
10 talented Australian balloon artists will be hosted by acclaimed actor and funny-man Stephen Curry, as well as quick-witted comedian Becky Lucas. Blow Up will showcase the competitors’ creativity across several weeks of challenges, as they are charged with turning ordinary balloons into works of art.
Stephen Curry and comedian Becky Lucas host Blow Up.
With the title of the inaugural Blow Up Australia Champion and $100,000 in prize money on the line, the serious task of judging the balloon creations falls to Chris Adamo, CBA (Certified Balloon Artist).
An industry icon with 26 years of experience, Chris has taught and created balloon masterpieces worldwide and will be looking for technical prowess, creativity, texture, colour and cohesion across the builds.
Dexterity will dominate small-scale speed challenges, while huge, show-stopping sculptures will take many hours to perfect. After a mix of solo and team builds where the sky is the limit; artists must then prepare to go head-to-head in Balloon Battles, where they will build to keep their place in the competition.
Host Stephen Curry dives headfirst into the balloon world and it’s not long before Stephen has the lingo down pat and is speaking the language of the talented balloon artists.
Mediaweek spoke to Curry this week about the talent showcased in Blow Up as well as the level of talent from contestants.
“It’s unbelievable, right? You think about the materials they’re working with. It’s quite unbelievable how they can create emotion that can create personality in their artwork,” he said. “They’re telling this story and they’re judged by the great Chris Adamo who is CBA [Certified Balloon Artist] certified. He’s looking for creativity, he’s looking for colour, he’s looking for cohesion. These artists are blowing him away with their ability to convey that emotion and to create heart-stopping pieces.”
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Blow Up premieres Monday 15th May at 7:30 pm on Seven and 7Plus.