Once in a while I take a regular ‘pilgrimage’ around art galleries in Brisbane. It is easy enough to concentrate on a particular art area in Brisbane, such as Fortitude Valley: each art hub in town provides just enough stimuli for intense survey viewing which runs out before the brain reaches its overload capacity. And… Read More »
A Girl with a Pearl Earring is exactly what the title suggests – the story of the girl in the portrait by Johannes Vermeer. Have you ever wondered why her head-dress is a little bizarre for the time? Why her eyes are so full of something that is hard to explain, yet we feel it… Read More »
With the centenary of Edgar Degas’s death approaching next year, and the hugely successful exhibition “Degas: A New Vision” running till the end of this month, this daring French painter deserves our attention – for a few reasons! While there are many primary accounts of Degas’s, work and beliefs, it has been a pleasure to… Read More »
Mystique, translucent images of Italian landscapes caught my eye walking past a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Having visited Italy last year, I was intrigued by the impressionistic images of stone houses, old bridges and hill-side architecture that seemed to be hundreds of years old. Upon entering the gallery, I discovered a gem… Read More »
Having just returned from FRAME Symposium organised by AICCM (Australian Institute for Conservation of Cultural Material) and the National Gallery of Victoria, I feel like I have stumbled upon a hidden treasure. Admittedly, not terribly aware of frames before hearing about the Symposium, I was excited and curious to explore this aspect of artwork further.… Read More »
A big bowl, paint, and an apron. Every artist starts with a blank canvas. But not every journey arrives at its destination. When this artist fills up his bowl with dark liquid, the journey evolves right before our eyes! We all know the final product. It is the process though that becomes the art –… Read More »
Oil painting medium has always been popular for its versatility and the freedom is gives artists to change, add to, or completely repaint their work. For art historians and art lovers living hundreds of years later this provides an opportunity to glimpse into the artist’s intention, perhaps revealing something about their relationships, their work, or… Read More »
I’m a big fan of photography, but I don’t enjoy seeing scores of tourists holding up iPhones (or worse – iPads!) and seeing their entire holidays through a screen. Still we cannot deny that a selfie has become a staple of the modern diet. The American artist (and a congressman), Sandy Levin, has recently immortalised… Read More »
I love going to the NGV. Even as you approach the building, the glass waterfall at the entrance makes for an inviting composition, curtained in with minimalist brick walls. The elegant yet earthy welcome is underscored by the always-friendly, impeccable staff in every facet of the gallery. Combined with a world-class quality exhibition, it makes… Read More »
I was really looking forward to this exhibition. Contemporary art practice of five generations of women congregated in one place. Pressed for writing deadlines, I didn’t research the exhibition before my visit. But that shouldn’t be an issue for an opening night visit, right? Wrong. As I entered the room, the attention grabber was a… Read More »