I've just been to see The Blake Prize for Religious Art at the National Art School in Darlinghurst, and really enjoyed viewing many of the works on display. A highlight of the exhibition, as soon as you enter the door, is "We All See The Same Blue Sky" by Jeffrey Robert Wood. The sculpture/installation features … Continue reading Blake Prize
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.
Last night, Graeme and I went to see the new Australian musical based on the Eurovision Song Contest, Eurobeat, and we can both highly recommend it. Although you'd definitely enjoy it more if you know and love Eurovision, you really don't have to be a fan to enjoy it. And while there were a lot … Continue reading Eurobeat – The Musical
I've just returned home from a terrific week's holiday on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. I feel fully rested, have had some terrific experiences and have almost completely forgotten about work for a while (a major goal),In some respects it was a little like going home to Lismore, starting from the flight down. Not … Continue reading Mornington Peninsula
I spent an hour or so of this afternoon at the Lewis Morley exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. The two most compelling (and memorable) photographs are quite similar in many ways: those of Joe Orton and Christine Keeler. In a very brief shoot, Keeler is photographed nude sitting on a chair, belying both … Continue reading Lewis Morley
As part of my plan to see as much of this year's Biennale of Sydney as possible, I went to the Museum of Contemporary Art this afternoon. Compared with the AGNSW, there's a LOT of video art on display at the MCA. And although I really like video art a lot of what was on … Continue reading Sydney Biennale – Part Two
I got out of my sick bed briefly tonight to go to the Opening Night of the new exhibition by Bill Henson at the Roslyn Oxley 9 Gallery. Henson is a reasonably controversial photographer with allegations of teenage pornography previously levelled at his work. Irrespective of that debate, his photographs are always beautifully shot and … Continue reading Bill Henson