Thomas Demand, National Gallery of Victoria, 30 November 2012 to 17 March 2013 Representations of representations. Photos of sculptures. Thomas Demand produces incredible images, beautifully presented as prints on perspex. Famously, he makes models of objects, of entire scenes in fact, out of cardboard and paper and then photographs them. The skill in the making, … Continue reading
Jeff Wall National Gallery of Victoria, 30 November 2012 to 17 March 2013 Exposure. The very nature of photography is defined by it – the opening of apertures to regulate the amount of exposure to light. Jeff Wall’s photographs are testaments to exposure. It’s a pleasing partnership between medium and meaning. Running like a thread … Continue reading
The art-school grad exhibitions are a smorgasbord of artistic talents and it’s no easy feat to sweep through and make a selection of just a handful of the standout work. But that’s exactly what a few devoted organisations do, seeking out the artists with potential, and offering opportunities to not only reshow their work but … Continue reading
This time last year (Dec 2011) I started at Stockroom in Kyneton, taking over as Gallery Director. Today, a full 12 months later, I’ve wrapped up my role there. Bookending my experience are the end of year open-entry shows that are fast becoming staple events for regional Victoria. Last year the gallery received 155 entries … Continue reading
– review commissioned by Arts Atlas, view here – Ash Keating, A New Lifelong Landscape (2011), (Production Still), HD video 8 minutes 38 seconds, edition of 5 + AP, in collaboration with Jonnie Leahy, © the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Fehily Contemporary. Continue reading
Amelie Scalercio, Altered States Stockroom Gallery, October 2012 what strikes me first about Amelie’s work is the playful nature of it. the waving mushroom man, the crumpled man-face with mascara and pencil mustache, the theatricality of the masks. in fact, the show reads like a masquerade of characters on the verge of coming to life … Continue reading
Michael Needham, Between the Object and the Shadow Daine Singer Gallery, August – September 2012 A sweet and beautiful sadness. The velvet cloak of memory and loss falling at the speed of life. A palpable gravitas, a force of weight in dense silence, tugging gently on my organs. These are the first contemplations of my … Continue reading
Ross Taylor, Phatland Stockroom Gallery, July 2012 Ross Taylor, Phatland (detail) on the rock-like walls of the space, meticulously drawn landscapes float amid a silent white void. there’s a few signs of life, appearing sporadically throughout the vast open planes. mostly, it’s these wonderful little rock formations, the impact of erosion and time sculpting them … Continue reading
dark matter_dark energy, Michael Needham, Sally Blenheim, Adam John Cullen, Tristan Jalleh, Jacques Soddell, Nicholas Ives Stockroom Gallery, July 2012 the materiality of emptiness if i mention Einstein will you stop reading this? will it put you off? well, frankly, it’s too late for that because there he is, sitting fourth in line of the … Continue reading
The following interview was conducted with Anton Hasell in November 2011 for a website I had setup called Golden ArtNet. The website was dedicated to “Exploring the creative energies of the western central highlands, from Ballarat to Bendigo … and everywhere in between. Seeking out the best contemporary art from the region and delving a … Continue reading
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