Sunday, May 22, 2011

Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art





















Wild Yam Dreaming


Emily Kngwarreye
http://youtu.be/7LTY4Sd0FFo

Papunya - Mr Patterns
http://youtu.be/VMpcLG6y8EI

Albert Namatjira - Play
http://youtu.be/XxTp58aAn2E

Western Arnhem Land - Crossing Country
http://youtu.be/Faf1Z0I6nE0

Maningrida
http://youtu.be/Q1-SVrNBBRw


Rusty Peters
Waterbrain



Rusty Peters - East Kimberley WA
http://youtu.be/6fB0ciKRrlc

Vernon Ah Kee
http://youtu.be/SOM7Bh19ymQ

Brooke Andrew
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s2912291.htm
http://youtu.be/RzHUl_KmUhE  caravans

Dennis Nona
http://youtu.be/LoB8LL9dDE0
http://youtu.be/lhXuvanKFt0 Paris gallery- good overview, examples of printmaking

Hip Hop
http://youtu.be/IRuNctAP4og

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Pop

Sylvie Fleury - Swiss artist
























http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQaPDDQRsg

I Shop Therefor I Am Not - Sylvie Fleury
http://www.installationart.net/Chapter5Dissociation/dissociation06.html

Ben Frost
http://youtu.be/z8nxyUv30zQ    Ben describes work
http://youtu.be/voY5QYiPcGo  Lost in the Supermarket - Exhibition
http://youtu.be/pSdZsMAY6Fs Ben painting

Anthony Lister
http://youtu.be/EtB8YNjGr7o  Valley cover up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-TphRyI3u8  Superman
http://www.anthonylister.com/index.cfm

Jeff Koons
http://youtu.be/AQMUQzHtK3A  Link to history & early work
http://youtu.be/XTnPq0uIUds  Tateshots
http://youtu.be/jl1zyCzQ_BQ  Studio & interview

 Takashi Murakami
http://youtu.be/SE2VgKy5DUc  Concept of Superflat

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Abstract colour

One of my favourite projects with students is experimenting with colour, particularly limited palettes.








Thursday, July 1, 2010

17th Sydney Biennale

Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour - one of many sites

Peter Hennessey - full size replica of the Hubble Space Telescope

Rohan Wealleans - artworks sited amongst old shipbuilding facilities of Cockatoo Is.

Daniel Crooks - a beautiful slow motion video work of a Chinese man doing tai chi

Choi Jeong Hwa, Korea - installation using green food containers above and kinetic flower below



Rodney Glick - amazing carved wooden sculptures referencing Balinese hindu gods and stories, be it with a contemporary twist and links with digital animation

Friday, April 9, 2010

Silke Raetze


Silke Raetze
Maiden's Blush, 2009
pen, ink, pencil, paint and cotton on sculpted paper
45.0 x 45.0 x 10.0 cm