Oh how I wish I live in a house that was mine so I could paint the walls and have a bedroom like this one. Even though this is actually an art installation, still ... who doesn't want a mario bros. bedroom?
don't have much information about these pictures except they're part of an art installation entitled "Landscape" and feature, well, a landscape from Super Mario Bros. The installation may or may not have been created by a woman named Antoinette J. Citizen -- which is either the coolest real name ever, or the worst porn name ever. Let's see, what else? There are some interactive question mark boxes that play Mario sound effects when you push them...
I recently got myself an iPod nano. I had only had a shuffle before - which I used for a week or so, then quickly forgot about. You can't do anything with a shuffle ... boo! Well... one thing led to another and I am now hooked on podcasts. When the podcasts on my nano run out I grumbily switch to listening to music.
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Here Merrily Kerr shows you the Misaki Kawai "Tiger Punch" show at Clementine Gallery.
Misaki Kawai: 'Tiger Punch' at Clementine Gallery January 2007. Kawai's slapdash painted collages take a jab at slick, manga inspired art.
I've almost made it through all of the videos there. And if you watch from the beginning you can see her baby belly grow. So perhaps that's why there haven't been any new videos lately? Hopefully there will be new videos soon.
WhaP! It's been a while, I don't really know what happened? I just kind of forgot to write about anything for a week or so. But on Tuesday a pretty little package arrived on my doorstep and I was so happy.
My 'Secrets of Whimsey' print set from My Folk Lover arrived. I'm so in love with Catherine Campbell's artworks. This is the third piece I've bought and then now she's gone and released a bunch more that I'm am trying VERY hard not to buy.
Ahh ... I love this internet-weby thing we've got going here, and how aimlessly and mindlessly whilst wasting away the day at work in front of a computer you can just ever so sneakily jump from space to space discovering new exciting things to drool over and be in love with. My latest of which is this which i found from loving this.
Vivianite.net is a portal for those of you who are interested in painting and painting related fine art. We want to be your gateway to the work of artists and inform it's audience of painter related links and news.
Our mission is to inspire, inform, provoke, motivate and open up for discussion among our audience. Vivianite.net is a non-profit website.
Vivianite is also a very rare naturally occurring blue mineral. Vivianite has been found on easel paintings and it was used to depict skies by the School of Cologne in the 13th and 14th century.
... And through Vivianite I discovered Alex Kanevsky, who's paintings are lush and rich, moving and living and I feel like I could dive right into them. Ahh ... lush, I try so hard to paint like this, and always end up with stiff sharp edges. I need to try harder.
My absolute favourite quote, (which was what made me click on the link from here) from Kanevsky is:
What would you say to an artist just starting out?
Build up you self esteem to the level that might seem unwarranted. This will help you ignore both positive and negative responses to your paintings. Both are usually misguided, since they come from the outside.
Be your most severe and devastating critic, while never doubting that you are the best thing since sliced bread.
The moment something works well and is under control - is the time to give it up and try something else.
Put all your eggs in one basket. Precarious situations produce intense results.
Forget subjective, it is mostly trivial. Go for the universal.
I am just going to take a moment here to stand up and say, “Get over it!” I would like to add some extra “choice” words to the end of that sentence, but I am afraid of being censored or offending some of your delicate ears. I am sick of hearing about the latest art exhibition that is being closed down, investigated or such nonsense because of it’s “inappropriate” material. I am tired of boring, idiotic, brain-numb Bogans deciding, “what is art” and “what is appropriate”. Today the 3rd in a recent slew of controversial art shows is in the newspapers because of it’s content.
An exhibition by the Australian artist Mike Parr, which includes a film showing a live chicken being decapitated, has prompted a complaint to the RSPCA and a visit from police.
The film is being screened in a derelict building on Cockatoo Island as part of this year's Biennale of Sydney, which opens today. It is one of 17 works by Parr included in a confronting show called Mirror/Arse, which documents his "most daring and demanding" performances and explores "trauma and subjectivity".
A sign hung at the entrance to Parr's show in the island's former sailors' quarters warned visitors that the work was not suitable for anyone under 18.
Previous to this latest outcry was of course the Bill Henson exhibition and there was also another inbetween that I (for the love of trying) cannot find the name of, similar to Bill Henson, this artist showed images of her two sons.
Look ... I'm not saying I'm into these artworks, I most likely would not go and see any of these exhibitions, but that is because they are not to my particular liking, not because I am deeply offended by them. I agree, the lines are fuzzy about where they are drawn when it comes to what is "acceptable", but I am am so tired of these idiots, screaming about every little thing.
One of the good things to come from all this of late is that people are talking about art, and new art. This ... is just my two cents.
Oh ... and thanks "random arts body" for providing us with a Censorship Guide to light our way.
Yay! Today my COMMAND prints from CDR - MY LITTLE UNDERGROUND - arrived! I love them, I LOVE them! The envelope got all wet and siggy from the rain, but luckily they were snug in plastic pockets inside.
I also started work on my collage pieces for my Visual Narrative subject last night. These are just "work in progress" sneak-peaks, they need the text added and also after talking to my teacher today, the perspective and distance needs to be played with a bit. But this is what I have been playing with:
Ehh ... I've been lagging. I have homework, and final pieces to work on (even begin in some circumsances). There is nothing to show here yet. For my 'Visual Narrative' subject I've decided to use collage art to create the story. This method is brand new to me, so I am learning, and spending alot of time looking at how other people do it, so much better than I am right now. NOTPAPER has become an invaluable resource, and through that I found BRETT RYDER (from the UK), and fell in love with his style. So I am currently working on a few pieces, and will post them here when they are (somewhere near) ready.
ROBERT mentioned this video on his blog recently, and it really is incredible!
BluBlu created an incredible animation from his street art / wall paintings. It is mezmerizing! Visit his BLOG for more information.
I went along to the opening of the "Maybe We Have Met Before" exhibition at Kick Gallery in Northcote. All of our favourite Illustrators were n show: Andrea Innocent, Brooke Bobridge, Catherine Campbell, Coralie Kane, Eveline Tarunadjaja & Sean Morris. It was a crowded packed in little opening with a great atmosphere. And the pieces looked fantastic. For me the standouts were the paper cutouts from Catherine Campbell. The attention to detail and the combinations of colours were beautiful. If I'd had any extra cash I would have snapped one up, but alas - I could only look.
I am Michelle. I paint, draw, glue, sew, knit, bake, shop and more. I am married to Aaron, a boy who likes to learn new languages and play the sousaphone and we live with a cat named Pip who runs the household. This, is my blog.
