Anna Pappas Gallery: Simon MacEwan & Karyn Taylor

Recently I visited Anna Pappas Gallery (2-4 Carlton Street, Prahran, VIC, 3181). There are two wonderful artists showing; Simon MacEwan's 'The Floating World' and Kᾱryn Taylor's 'Immaterial Alchemy', both showing from 3 September 2015 to 3 October 2015.

'The Floating World' has wonderfully beautiful drawings created by a drawing machine which is also part of the exhibtion. 'Immaterial Alchemy' is a show which plays with light. The perspex artworks look like they are iluminated from within with lights, however it is actually the fluorescent coloured perspex inside creating this illusion.

Enjoy the images.

Simon MacEwan, Australian Dollar, Iron Ore Price 7-2014 - 7-2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm

Simon MacEwan, Australian Dollar, Iron Ore Price 7-2014 – 7-2015, 2015, ink on 100% rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm (Image courtesy the artist & Anna Pappas Gallery)

Simon MacEwan, Bitcoin 2009 - 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm

Simon MacEwan, Bitcoin 2009 – 2015, 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm (Image courtesy the artist & Anna Pappas Gallery)

Simon MacEwan, Gold 1968 - 2001, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm

Simon MacEwan, Gold 1968 – 2001, 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm (Image courtesy the artist & Anna Pappas Gallery)

Simon MacEwan, Gold 1968 - 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm

Simon MacEwan, Gold 1968 – 2015, 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm (Image courtesy the artist & Anna Pappas Gallery)

Simon MacEwan, Silver 1960 - 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm

Simon MacEwan, Silver 1960 – 2015, 2015, ink on rag paper, unique state mechanical drawing, 70x70cm (Image courtesy the artist & Anna Pappas Gallery)

Simon MacEwan

Simon MacEwan, Floating World. 2015, Drawing machine Programing, and automation assistance, by Finn Roberston, 120 X 120 X 110cm

Simon MacEwan room

Simon MacEwan, 'Floating world', 2015

Karyn Taylor, Looped Equation II, 2015
Karyn Taylor, Looped Equation II, 2015, Perspex, 40 x 64 x 6.5cm

Karyn Taylor, shift, 2015

Karyn Taylor, Shift, 2015, perspex, 42 x 30 x 2cm 

Karyn Taylor, Time Loop in 2 parts, 2015

Karyn Taylor, Time Loop In 2 Parts, 2015, Perspex, 70 x 42 x 6.5cm

Karyn Taylor, Time Loop in 2 parts, 2015 room

Kᾱryn Taylor's 'Immaterial Alchemy', 2015

Karyn Taylor

Kᾱryn Taylor's 'Immaterial Alchemy', 2015 

Hologrphic field event IIKaryn Taylor, Holographic Field Event II, 2015, Projected animation, gouache, Dimensions variable

 

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+