Tag arts

I like all kinds of art – music, theatre, film, sculpture etc – but in recent times, it’s visual art that interests me more, especially contemporary works. Here’s some of the stuff that I’ve found interesting lately.

Surry Hills Posters

Though it’s probably going to turn out to be some terrible advertising campaign, I’m hoping it’s not. These simple, thoughtful posters have been appearing around Surry Hills and Darlinghurst in … Read the rest “Surry Hills Posters”

Art Month in Sydney

Here are some photographs from activities around Art Month, launched last night in Sydney. It was a busy night, as Kate and I attended a book launch at Kinokuniya Sydney, … Read the rest “Art Month in Sydney”

People with Cameras

“There are so many photographers here I don’t know where to look”, was not the phrase you would expect from a bride-to-be in Sydney’s Hyde Park this afternoon. It was … Read the rest “People with Cameras”

Wide Brown Land sculpture by Marcus Tatton, Chris Viney and Futago

Wide Brown Land

I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty … Read the rest “Wide Brown Land”

Maudeville at Lismore Regional Art Gallery

Not long after arriving in Sydney in the mid-1990s, I remember being blown away by the elaborate wigs of drag queen, Maude Boate. Maude was a regular performer at the … Read the rest “Maudeville at Lismore Regional Art Gallery”

Jumaadi 2016 Confessions at Watters Gallery

Jumaadi at Watters Gallery

Kate, a friend of hers and I went to the opening of the Jumaadi exhibition at Sydney’s Watters Gallery. I first met Jumaadi a couple of years ago, as he … Read the rest “Jumaadi at Watters Gallery”