Churchlands Art Exhibit opening night

My prints got a good location in the main hall.

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.

PICA - "Hatched" opening

HATCHED

NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW 2016 | 14 MAY - 17 JULY

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. 

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 two prints were done in late 2013 as apart of my Cert IV Visual Art course and the painting in 2015 as apart of my Diploma at then Central Institute of Technology. I used skills learnt at Churchlands SHS (Art and Media / Photography) and it was fun to be back in the darkroom again. The B+W photos I took became the subject of our ink block prints. My dad (David) shared an art studio with Jurek Wybraniec on William St in the late 80's. I would often pop in for a lift home with dad after a day in the city and also see what art was going on. This was the subject of this print.

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.

Coincidently my acrylic painting below was done in Jurek's painting class. This building was the subject of "Return to site" themed painting project. Some of Jurek's work as a concrete artist was recently exhibiting at AGWA.

New Ceramics have tooth-pastey look;

I am thinking these three bowls might need three bears to complete the work.