miso & ghostpatrol studio

Last year I went to miso(right) & ghostpatro's(left) open studio on Little Collins st. corner Elizabeth st, Melbourne. Enjoy the pictures. I love the visually rich, colourful and eclectic nature of the studio. It is a very inspirational space.


How Awesome is this water tank? The cat is also very cool!

I love the collection of other artist work(especially Sean Edward Whelan work)and poloroids and colourful awesomeness.

        
 They were also selling their works for a very reasonably price as well as some books.


I got the wolf print above, beutiful.

William Kentridge: Five Themes Review

William Kentridge: Five themes exhibition is an award-winning show. It is most toured contemporary exhibition ever; and Melbourne is its ninth and final stop.

Artist and film maker William Kentridge is best known for his charcoal animations which depict the political unrest in South Africa. Enter the magical dream like world of Kentridge’s genius mind by seeing the exhibition and experience the best of what he is famous for.

Whether you’re a fan of animation, film, theatre or art, this amazing exhibition will entertain you for hours. The exhibition is separated into 5 different themes: Ubu and the Procession, Soho and Felix, Artist in the Studio, The Magic Flute and The Nose. As it is a varied collection of films, drawing, prints and sculptures, you will be entranced by the playful nature of some of his work and then be moved to tears by his more emotionally poignant films.

The exhibition really deserves multiple visits as one visit is simply not enough, however if you are forced only to see three things in the whole show, you must experience the immersive and humorous projection room of the Artist in Studio inspired by Georges Méliès. It is simply a magical theatre model, with the mechanical puppets and projections as part of The Magic Flute. Last but certainly not least, the intriguing anamorphic film, What Will Come (Has Already Come).

This is the must see show of the year.

                     
William Kentridge: Five Themes
Curated by Mark Rosenthal

ACMI
Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC
Gallery 1

Thursday 8 March – Sunday 27 May 2012
Exhibition open daily 10am – 6pm

Photos by PANORAMIC+

*I don't normally cross post but I thought you guys would like this post too… I hope you all enjoyed it

William Kentridge Media Conference at Acmi

The William Kentridge exhibition is an amazing show, and below is a video of the media conference at Acmi. It's a very long video but it is great for if you want some insight on Kentrigde's work. Kentridge is very eloquent.

William Kentriage: five themes Media conference conducted on the 7th of March 2012

00:00 INTRO: William Kentriage: Five themes
00:03 Introduction to the ACMI exhibtion by Tony Sweeney ACMI Director
05:50 William Kentriage talks about his work
10:36 Question and Answer (talks about erasure, drawing, uses of blue, advice for aspiring artist)
18:16 Acmi 8 March- 27th May 2012 Exhibition open daily 10am -6pm . More information at www.acmi.net.au
18:22 Credits: Video Brought to you by Art & Artists Blog and esperanto magazine 
18:27 Cedits: Filmed By PANORAMIC+

Briony Barr: Art Experiment #1

On the 18th and 19th of February a group of people came together for Briony Barr's Art Experiment. Two days of fun, combining Art with Science in the beautiful South Melbourne Commons. It was really fun.

 

So with some tools, rules, a floor with some boundries and lots of explaining we created our own complex systems using people and tape.

  

  

  

It was like playing a game, goals, scores and prizes.

Above is an image of Elana person to reach the goal.

Keeping score, who whichever colour reached the goal more got paid more, how much? No idea. It really just made thing more interesting, however after a while I gave up on making the goal and tried to make the patterns look nice.


The pay packet above.

        

Above is a science that we learnt about complex systems, explained by Dr. Andrew Melatos of The University of Melbourne's Astrophysics Group.

        
Extra bits of fun and making of friends above.


Lots of group discussions and directions were made.

Than there was the undo-ing of all the tap. This is what happened…

    


The unplaned ball game…


The amazing food that was provided…

        
WANT TO JOIN IN?
Briony Barr going to do  to another Art Experiment , she is looking for around 30 people (Agents) to participate in 'Art Experiment #2'. The experiment is part of a project called 'Drawing on Complexity' which is a collaboration between myself and physicist Dr. Andrew Melatos. It is funded by a grant from the Australia Council for the Arts.

-The experiment will run from 10am to 8pm on Sunday April 1st. 
– There will be snack/tea breaks, as well as lunch and dinner times. Dinner will be served at 7pm so you have the option to leave then if needed. All food will be vegetarian and delicious. Thanks Tony, aka SOYALENT GREEN.
– We will be working on the floor with tape. All tools provided.
– No experience necessary. You DO NOT need to be a visual artist (or a scientist!)
– There will be lots of photo documentation.
– The location is the ROSINA AUDITORIUM at ABBOTSFORD CONVENT.

If you want to be involved please contact Briony :

brionybarr AT yahoo  DOT com

Wanna see more? Click here

Kubota Fumikazu at Blindside

I recommend everyone to checkout Kubota Fumikazu’s show (UN)FORTUNATELY NO LONGER HUMAN at Blindside in Gallery Two from 29 Feb – 17 Mar 2012.

In a world where we can so easily create lines using digital media, it is refreshing to see such intricately beautiful hand drawn elaborate graphic drawings.  You feel like you want to dive into his oddly un-human world of lines and negative space.

This is Kubota Fumikazu standing next to my favorite work in the show. It is a must see in person.

Installation view below.

On a side note his also had nice business cards and price list. Oh yes the prices were also very reasonable price started at $800.

To see more of his work click here