Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso): Surface To Air

She has done it again, Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso) new sellout exhibition 'Surface To Air' at Karen Woodbury Gallery (Level 1/167 Flinders Lane, Melbourne) is just beautiful. The very stunningly subtle pin holes on paper have a very poignant message.

"Surface To Air is a mapping of the Ukrainian civil war across landscape topographies & sonic scores. While a nod to the S.T.A missiles used in the conflict, the title also hints at the experience of war from a private perspective, coming up for air in resilience."

Go and see the show as it is even better in person. Enjoy the images…

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Air {Sonic Notation: Car Bomb, Kharkov}  2015, pin holes on paper, 86.0 x 66.8 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Air {Sonic Notation: Bomb Reverberating, Maidan},  2015, pin holes on paper, 86.0 x 66.8 cm (framed)
(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Air {Sonic Notation: Bomb Reverberation, Mariupol} , 2015, pin holes on paper, 86.0 x 66.8 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Scroll: Fireworks to Bombs {Maidan} Firework I, 2015, pin holes on paper, 31.5 x 22.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Scroll: Fireworks to Bombs {Maidan} Firework II, 2015, pin holes on paper, 31.5 x 22.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Scroll: Fireworks to Bombs {Maidan} Firework III, 2015, pin holes on paper, 31.5 x 22.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Scroll: Fireworks to Bombs {Maidan} Firework V, 2015, pin holes on paper, 31.5 x 22.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Surface {Textile, Odessa}, 2015, pin holes on paper, 165.0 x 113.5 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Surface {Textile, Kharkov}, 2015, pin holes on paper, 165.0 x 113.5 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)Pinchuk_surface_6_2015_1STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Surface {Textile, Donetsk} ii , 2015, pin holes on paper, 165.0 x 113.5 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Bedsheet Topography II , 2015, pin holes on paper, 19.8 x 12.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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STANISLAVA PINCHUK, Bedsheet Topography IV, 2015, pin holes on paper, 19.8 x 12.7 cm (framed)

(Image courtesy the artist and Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne)

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Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso) , 'Surface To Air' at Karen Woodbury Gallery

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Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso) , 'Surface To Air' at Karen Woodbury Gallery

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Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso) , 'Surface To Air' at Karen Woodbury Gallery

Mary Tonkin: Two spots

Sometimes you see an art exhibition and it just makes your heart sing. Mary Tonkin's show 'Two spots' (4- 23 August 2015) at Australian Galleries is a stunningly beautiful show. These lushly painted landscapes need to be seen in real life as pictures don't do them justice. Enjoy the pictures.

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MARY TONKIN Two spots Australian galleries Between two logs... 2014 oil on linen 54 x 487 cm,  Above the white gums... 2014 oil on linen 54 x 447 cm

(Left to Right) Mary Tonkin, Between two logs…, 2014, oil on linen 54 x 487 cm & Mary Tonkin, Above the white gums…, 2014, oil on linen, 54 x 447 cm

MARY TONKIN Two spots Australian galleries, Madre, Kalorama 2008 oil on linen 244 x 508 cm , Impasse, Kalorama 2009 oil on linen 41 x 66 cm(Left to Right)  Mary Tonkin, Madre, Kalorama 2008 oil on linen 244 x 508 cm & Mary Tonkin, Impasse, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 41 x 66 cm

MARY TONKIN, Above the white gums... 2014 oil on linen 54 x 447 cm

Mary Tonkin, Above the white gums…, 2014, oil on linen, 54 x 447 cm

MARY TONKIN, Buffeted, Above the... 2015, oil on linen, 73 x 182 cm

Mary Tonkin, Buffeted, Above the…, 2015, oil on linen, 73 x 182 cm

MARY TONKIN, Days like this, Kalorama 2014 oil on linen 58 x 77 cm

Mary Tonkin, Days like this, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 58 x 77 cm 

MARY TONKIN, Flow, Kalorama 2014 oil on linen 45 x 63 cm

Mary Tonkin, Flow, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 45 x 63 cm

MARY TONKIN, Impasse, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen 41 x 66 cm

Mary Tonkin, Impasse, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen 41 x 66 cm

MARY TONKIN, On the edge (for Jess)... 2014 oil on linen 53 x 60 cm

Mary Tonkin, On the edge (for Jess)…, 2014, oil on linen, 53 x 60 cm

MARY TONKIN, Sparkle, Kalorama 2014 oil on linen 30 x 40 cm

Mary Tonkin, Sparkle, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 30 x 40 cm

MARY TONKIN, Witness, Kalorama 2009 oil on linen 41 x 55 cm

Mary Tonkin, Witness, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 41 x 55 cm

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Mary Tonkin, Totem, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 36 x 36 cm

MARY TONKIN, DrawingMary Tonkin, Gully study 1, Kalorama, 2002, pencil on paper, 38 x 57 cm

 

The Dirty Dozen: Prevaricated Frequencies

I reguarly go through the Flinders Street Station underground (Degraves Street Underpass) and see the gallery, which was once called Platform now called The Dirty Dozen (<- click link to apply for this free exhibition space through creative spaces). The exhibtion on now is ‘Prevaricated Frequencies’ (24 June – 5 Septetember 2015) by Skunk Control. I love seeing things with moving parts and work that make you think…"How did they do that?"

"Skunk Control is a group of engineers, educators and scientists from the college of Engineering and Science at Victoria University. The group’s aim is to communicate art through science and science through art via installations that prompt investigation and engage feelings of excitement that define the process of discovery... The exhibition expands on the team’s award-winning work at the Gertrude Projection Festival in 2014. From stalagmites and tumbling stones to butterflies and kaleidoscopic cells, their polarised worlds show that creative thought can lie at the heart of any profession."

Another interesting thing is that as they are using motors they sometimes burn out so they require maintenence every few weeks to keep this show workng.

Some times I really love a show but have such a hard time with photographing it… this is one of them. This show looks much better in person, it is a must see. Enjoy… The Dirty Dozen _ skunk control _ Prevaricated FrequenciesThe Dirty Dozen _ skunk control _ Prevaricated Frequencies 4The Dirty Dozen _ skunk control _ Prevaricated Frequencies 6 The Dirty Dozen _ skunk control _ Prevaricated Frequencies 5 The Dirty Dozen _ skunk control _ Prevaricated Frequencies 3
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Colour, Light & Silence: Anselm van Rood

Yesterday I visited Stephen Mclaughlan Gallery (Level 8, Room 8, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne) to see Anselm van Rood's show Colour, Light & Silence (29 April- 16 May 2015). It is really refreshing to see some beautiful paintings, some from the artist*s studio, some portraits and some landscapes. Here are some photos from this wonderful show. Enjoy.

Anselm van Rood _ Self Portait as a JewAnselm van Rood, Self Portait as a Jew, oil on canvas, 2013-14 

Anselm van Rood, St. Kilda Morning- Souvenir of Luxor #3, Oil on canvas, 2014Anselm van Rood, St. Kilda Morning- Souvenir of Luxor #3, Oil on canvas, 2014

Anselm van Rood, The Blue Studio, Oil on Canvas, 2014Anselm van Rood, The Blue Studio, Oil on Canvas, 2014

Anselm van Rood, Shelf Life #3 (Polychrome), oil on canvas, 2015Anselm van Rood, Shelf Life #3 (Polychrome), oil on canvas, 2015

Anselm van Rood _ Self life #1 _Ruth oil on canvas 2015Anselm van Rood, Self life #1, oil on canvas, 2013-14  & Ruth, oil on canvas, 2015.

Anselm van Rood _ Stephen Mclaughlan GalleryAnselm van Rood,exhibition setup at Stephen Mclaughlan Gallery