Monthly Archives: April 2016

The optimism of Korean narratives

Watch out – stories are coming to life! Bustling with respectful enthusiasm of traditional Korean folklore, Sujin Nam’s exhibition at Brisbane Modern Art Gallery filled the walls with dragons, phoenixes, farmers, bathing women, birds, and mountains. An entire village community comes to life at the different stages of one man’s life journey. If you are… Read More »

‘Sunflowers’ under the microscope

A little while ago I had the opportunity to attend a lecture on 3D modelling of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers hanging in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This was part of the University of Queensland World Science fair, with a guest speaker Emeritus Professor John Drennan, specialising in electron microscope and conservation work of some… Read More »

Caravaggio ‘deconstructed’

In our technology-overloaded world, an Italian art gallery chose to present the Baroque paintings of an Italian genius through an innovative curatorial exhibit. Caravaggio Experience is an exciting video installation of the great Italian master’s paintings, put together by Azienda Speciale Palexpo and Medialart, running at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome until July 3. The… Read More »