July 18, 2015
Julian Meagher, sensitive masculinity
In one of life’s more curious turns, I ended up owning a cocktail bar about six years ago. Me, the chick with no hospitality experience, who’d never waited tables, never pulled a beer and didn’t knowthe difference between an ale and a lager, was suddenly having to work out how to change a beer keg and what the hell people meant when they asked for a “CC and dry.” To say it was a steep learning curve is an understatement. It was a world away from my previous life in writing and interior design.But the patrons and Isurvived the rocky start and now its almost second nature to me. I’ve even won awards for my espresso martinis – go figure!
Howeverowning a bar, even now that I’m rarely actually the one serving drinks, is something that has never sat easily with me. On a daily basis I rely on the…
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April 24, 2015
STEFAN DUNLOP FEATURES IN ARTIST PROFILE MAGAZINE
Read Stefan Dunlop's feature in Issue #29 of Artist Profile.
April 11, 2015
From Barcelona to Benalla
Jacqui is busy working on a continuous drawing of over 60 metres for a solo show at The Benalla Art Gallery in May called, ‘Drawing the Labyrinth’. You may spot her drawing you asleep on the tram or having a picnic in a far corner of an autumnal parkland.
April 8, 2015
Work Acquired by the Parliament House Collection, Canberra
Congratulations to Vipoo whose work New Family I (2014) was recently acquired by the Parliament House Collection, Canberra.
April 8, 2015
Work Acquired by the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane
Congratulations to Vipoo whose work Soup Bowl With Turtle (2012) was recently acquired by the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane.
April 8, 2015
Cultural Flanerie reviews 'The Shallows'
Carrie McCarthy writes, "There is a lot of water in The Shallows, which surprises me as it always does in artists’ work. Using such an obvious trope is a big risk. Art and literature are already so full of stories of rivers and beaches, and waves that overwhelm. Water as a metaphor – cleansing, baptism, renewal – the phases of human life depicted in the ebb and flow of the tide. We stay afloat, tread water, swim against the tide."
McCarthy's deeply thoughtful review of Abbey McCulloch's 'The Shallows' can be found here.
April 8, 2015
Vipoo Srivilasa visits the U.S.
Congratulations Vipoo Srivilasa who recently visited the U.S. to be a part of the Roundtable Discussion for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) on March 26, 2015.
‘”Pass the Peas: Food, Objects and the Making of Community”, will expand on themes explored in our 2015 keynote lecture. Namita Gupta Wiggers will moderate this lively discussion with Aruna D’Souza, Julia Galloway, Frederick Opie and Vipoo Srivilasa. As writers, artists, curators and historians these individuals all deal with the complex ways that we understand place and memory through objects, food and community engagement.’
April 8, 2015
Belem Lett shows at Chasm Gallery NY
Belem Lett joins Genevieve Felix Reynolds for an exhibition titled “Bang Bang” at Chasm Gallery in New York: a boutique gallery in Brooklyn NY, focusing on Australian fine art. The show runs from 10 – 20 April, 2015.
Image: Belem Lett, Bang (2015) oil on aluminum composite panel, pigment, resin 62 x 45 x 6 cm.
April 8, 2015
DAILY IMPRINT interviews Abbey McCulloch
In an interview with DAILY IMPRINT, Abbey says: “I have just always loved communicating through images for as long as I can remember. Drawing was just something that I had to do, in a compulsive and almost therapeutic sense.”’ See here for the full interview.
April 8, 2015
Miranda Skoczek and Gorman
Miranda Skoczek has collaborated with Gorman Clothing for their 2015 winter collection. In sync with the label’s aesthetic, Miranda’s artwork blends seamlessly into signature Gorman textures and styles. Her work is featured across all 53 pieces in the collection, with every print originating from five of her artworks.