Tag: art
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Art, Not Apart
I had some apprehensions on going to Apart (that’s Art, Not Apart) on the weekend. My problem with art festivals, and a larger chunk of the arts world, is that it’s pretending to be more than it really is. People readily apply labels like post-modern, transgressive and zeitgeist to things that are getting more praise…
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Hobart Visit – MONA
Over the last week, I visited some friends in Hobart and among the first and last things that I saw was the art collection housed in the Museum of Old and New Art. Because its a thing you have to see twice to get a real feeling for what is happening behind the battlements of…
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Links of Interest
More art that’s graced my browser 9 Eyes Jon Rafman has, or is, compiling a blog of photos taken by the Google Street View Camera, its equally random, insane and beautiful James Jirat Patradoon How do you frame gif art in a gallery? (Some kind of LCD screen I suppose…) Vania Zouravliov (Probably NSFW) Wow,…
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L.A. Update
Here’s a few shots from LA, these were done around the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA for short. LACMA is a really decent campus of art, and in my short time there, I checked out the modern art, the Japanese art pavilion and American (United States/North American) art gallery, along with some contemporary…
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Links of Interest
Some art stuff this time around Mark Goss Boneface I really wish I could this as a print…maybe I should ask him.
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Street Art Workshop
Down at the Belco Art Centre, the May’s Street Art Exhibition is on display and as part of the event, there was a couple of workshops on today. I was most interested in the Street Art workshop and a chance to meet two people in particular, Byrd and Abyss. It was cool to see them…
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Ado’s Canvas
I almost forgot this. During the hiatus from the site, I picked this up from Ado, one of the proprietors of Midian Underground, which sold art, spray can and the occasional piece of fashion or designer toys. I had another canvas reserved on a deposit, but now the store has closed, with a sign on…
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Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Night
I went to the inaugural Dr Sketchy’s for this town with Sam (twitter), one of my buddies from the ACT Comic Meet. Titled It’s A Private Affair and held in the Tuggeranong Art Centre was a fun outing. Local burlesque performers ran through a couple of routines and strike poses for us, the crowd to…
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Beginnings Anthology Launch
This Friday the folks of the ACT Comic Meet launched their anthology. It looks like they did a fine job, knowing the hours, and piles of pulled hair, to make this reality. This is the copy I received. I haven’t read it yet. The weekend was a busy one. But soon. You can pick up…
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