These images are from around 1991 when I bought my own screen printing set up
and worked from home (last time staying at Euston St Wembley Downs)
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Thursday, 30 June 2016
It's a bit B&W at sculpture camp
The first thing to do was find a place of quiet reflection.
Luke livened things up with his tent kite;
But the verse of the trip was Mathew (24 v36) Nobody knows the time of the coming of the Lord.
The Southern Cross was high in the sky at night and acted as a fairly accurate measure of time as it wheeled.
Mathew (24 v27) For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. This vintage wreck finally made it to a sculptural fuel stop but was also evidence there may be another sculpture by elsewhere.
Leona's sculpture shoulder wear;
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Do I feel lucky?
Review - Fresh Prints
In Dirty Harry,
Clint Eastwood when he makes his final approach to an injured criminal the line
goes: ‘You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya,
punk?’.
Well, as Central
institute of Technology gasps it’s name for the last time in a “foot in the
door” Advanced Diploma course set to disappear forever; you would think I would
have to be.
….not so sure?
My renewed artist
push that started with a Digital Imaging Photoshop course at E Central in 2009
and in 2011 drawing a 5 page finally to my long neglected Earwigo comic before I
commenced my Visual Arts studies (which is itself is a renewed effort).
….going where with this?
I think I must be
lucky. At the moment there are some good exhibitions that show me the standard
of what is happening today. I was inspired by comic artists Gilbert Shelton and
R. Crumb, Heavy Metal magazine, 2000AD Comics and Oink
in my post high school years when I was also learning some early art techniques
here at Central. Today we have the “Tragic Comics” exhibition at AGWA with more
than 150 examples of the most moving and compelling comic work.
...good not to live
in the past ;-)
Not much chance of
forgetting the past when taken on a voyage through the British Museum’s
collections to explore the last two million years of human history.A
History Of The World In 100 Objects at Western Australian Museum
features Katsushika Hokusai’s: Illustrated 'manga' (14 book set). The
word "manga" comes from a Japanese word meaning "whimsical or impromptu
pictures". These published sketchbooks were some of the first to be known
by this term (1814–1834).
…
One attraction of
comics / manga for an emerging artist is that they can be easily be published
with a photocopier in the form of a “’Zine”. So, I knew I was lucky when I
heard about the “Fresh Prints”
market fair for ‘Zines, independent publishing, small press, artist books,
comics and printed works while listening the radio. Also I have got to the
subject of this essay in the first page of this essay I think.
…(whew)
“Fresh Prints”
Over 40 market stalls was what I found at Northbridge Piazza when I
visited this event on the 16th April; which started at 12 noon. This
is the second year this event has run.
Luckily the weather was good because all that paper would
not have gone well with rain. The occasional gust of wind kept stallholders on
their toes. The space was further redefined for the event with documentaries
showing on the large permanent video screen. To sit down and watch; Made You Look (2015) an Australian
premiere documentary about the UK DIY graphic arts scene of the 21st century at
1:30pm I think organisers planned visitors would have arrived on time and
visited the stalls. Not a bad plan, but I did not myself and never really gave
much thought to what was showing. The park space is a little cramped but mostly
Northbridge has an inerrant chaos that means you can only focus on the screen
if that is the only thing going on or is the centre of attention. Guess I was a
bit unlucky there.
My main focus was taking in the stalls and having a chat
with artists who are making good in the industry. I took many professionally
printed business cards with graphics that helped put faces to the art on
display. It was not surprising to find many of the exhibitors were emerging
artists, especially in graphics field. There were a few associations I could
join such as the Print Council of WA. The Centre for Stories and Barefaced Stories joined
forces for a live storytelling event, we asked our storytellers to share what
their grandparents told them. But like most youngsters, I had my own things to
do and missed that too. Should have done a bit more research on what the
program was I guess, but it generally wasn’t clear what was the unifying theme
of the event, let alone which stall had the program.
It was good to chat with the various artists and I felt I
had much in common with many of them. Some had folio with work of high
standard, but most was sub-professional, which is in keeping with Zine theme. One stall; Sticky
Institute had some high
quality comics in a not for sale form, other Zines for sale and even some work ( a selection of A5 Zines called You) for free. Many hours
of reading here if I get the time. On the day I had no spare cash so I could
not support these artists to the degree I would have liked.
I did not read much of the work obviously, so it is hard to
review this event with great depth. Culturally the work was modern and hip.
Where AGWA has presented comics in an easy to read format with original
artwork, this event had more in common with the Supanova annual exhibition. Perhaps its existence is owed to the
fact not many locals get exposure at the Supanova
event (that boasts many celebrities in a variety of pop culture fields). Some
of the exhibited works at Fresh Prints seem to be of quality and style that
might get further exposure at Supanova
in future years if a more commercial publication is achieved. Some stalls had
gifts and products that could have outlets at other venues.
Fresh Prints had
a Comics Workshop with Campbell Whyte in the Community Room that I
missed. Would seem a shame to spend 4 hours there and miss the other activities
though. From this site it seems his work has much in common with that on
display in AGWA;
Running every hour from 12:30pm was a Pop-art collage activity for kids.
Mostly I
found out I was lucky when I got a phone call that I had won a competition I
had entered for an print of my choice from Danielles Darkroom taken
by Danielle Briggs. I picked it up today. Looks Great!
Essay
–Michael Rule
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Churchlands Art Exhibit opening night
It was good to be back at the Churchlands Art Exhibit. The standard of work on show was intimidating. Students of the school displayed their work along side amateurs and art professionals alike. There were snacks served by students and drinks for sale. I was disappointed to again not sell work. On the plus side I now have several of my work nicely framed and ready to display another day.
The area for the speeches was a little cramped. There will be a new gymnasium at Churchlands SHS next year. I predict the exhibition will be held there next year.
It was good to see exhibition hospitality in action
Plan and Install an Exhibition class talks
Curator talk by Anna Nazzari with our teacher Louise Dickmann
Polygraphics: Walking the Line featuring new works by Tori Pattinson, Erin Coates, Anna Nazzari, Ryan Nazzari, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Alex Spremberg, Marzena Topka, Tanisha Burtnyk, Clare Peake, Fiona Harman and Andrew Nicholls
9 – 28 MAY
Dr Phil used lie detector inspiring exhibition.
Asks questions;
Do you tow the line?
Can you walk the line?
Planning to find a notion of truth.
Group exhibitions are testing grounds for solo.
Apply for money to break the tyranny stem from poverty of materials.
cross pollination of artistic disciplines.
Be established in a single discipline and be understood.
Enjoy your work
Find your own path.
Meditational composure need to overcome distractions and achieve goals. I feel like this exhibition actually failed to capture my attention. Perhaps seats or a lounge area would be good to "get into the vibe". We discussed during this class other shortfalls of this venue, but for me the fact it at school where I am busy is a generic problem.
Plan and Install an Exhibition class talks
guest speaker;robert hague
porcelaine
6 MAY - 4 JUNE 2016
"Poverty does not make good art"
Robert's exhibited work has recently been acquired by the National Gallery, so this is something he does not really have to worry about. Robert is from Melbourne and is a sculptor / painter specialising in drawing and lithography. In the early days he was a welder as well as artist but had to stop welding to change the position in life role to artist. He achieved this also by approaching other artists.
he built a drawing room in his house to accommodate his practice. he dabbles in oil and takes on big subjects. He says at the start of career there are grants and commissions but later these become scarce.
One of his work "Burke and Wills" features a removed artwork in the early days of Melbourne's modern era scene called "Yellow Peril".This was done by sydney artist Ron Swan in 1980 and was removed from Swansea St in the business district. What other artists do drives you and can even trap you. His works include decretive plates, gun, tools and emphasise the importance of object. By taking on high cost works he has had success. He advises that emerging artists talk to more established artists about how to succeed and to become known in the scene.
Thursday, 19 May 2016
I am Exhibiting at the Churchlands Art Exhibition soon
The next Churchlands Senior High School P&C Community Art Exhibition will be held from 27th to 29th May 2016 at Churchlands Senior High School Visual Arts Centre off Memory Place.
The other print is of buildings on the Beaufort St side of the block that North Metropolitan TAFE is located. These are often used for Artist Residencies and are heritage listed.
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
New Ceramics have tooth-pastey look;
I am thinking these three bowls might need three bears to complete the work.
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Comics on show at Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia
Comic Tragics exhibition opening at AGWA.
I attended a talk with AGWA Curator Robert Cook with artists Ron Rege Jr, Tommi Parrish and Emma Talbot. I had not yet seen the exhibition but luckily I had been to pre talk-talk at Central. I thought the exhibition was a lot better than what had seen at Supanova in the past. I also enjoyed reading the actual comics either the original artwork on the walls or the published books at a table with chairs. Some of the humour was reminiscent of Larson's Far Side, but otherwise more on the side of alternative rather than mainstream. The content was of a personal and introspective nature. The presentation of work was also often unexpected such as the scale of Emma Tabots work. This is the type of experience you can only get from going to the gallery and seeing the work in person.
Emma Talbot had a chat with me and signed a program
100Objects museum.wa.gov.au/
Katsushika Hokusai: Illustrated 'manga' (14 book set).
Among other things, the collection includes a number of Papua New Guinea shields that exemplify the artistic warfare culture of the region.
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