Oz Painters

Sydney Biennale- has anyone been to see it?
i went to see it the other day, i didn't have time to see everything there, which is a shame, because apparently there was a lot of stuff that i missed.
What did y'all think of it? I thought some stuff was really good, like the exploding car, and that freaky time-lag thing of the man doing tai-chi,
but i found alot of it to be really heavily conceptual, and becaue i don't have a PhD, i didn't understand alot of it. And even some of the abstract paintings were alittle boring. Although, there was some good stuff there, i'd advocate going to see it.


Did anyone else get this feeling? that there wasn't enough stuff there for the non-intellectual types?

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Boiling engine coolant smells like indian food. This worries me.

Unfortunatly Spiffy that is how most artists do stuff these days, its all heavily conceptual, and the viewer has to take from it what they want. You dont need any degree to understand the work, just your feelings and ideas and anything else that you take from the work, is what it is about.

I am studying an Fine Arts degre at the moment, and I know that is how most of the teachers want you to do stuff. It is good in an studying sense, because you can be lazy and just BullSh*t your way into getting a good mark. But with total freedom, comes boring unexplainable work... anways, just my current thought.

Also you dont have to like everything. I am pretty vocal when I dont like an artwork or perfomance. It is often harder to explain why you dont like it, then be a sheep and just agree with everyone else.

I went to the Beinale, liked alot of the work. the Tai Chi guy was definatly one of the best! the Car was good also. I think was great was just the setting that then instalations were put in, such great places to exhibit work. I also liked the one with the communist leader's bodies.. 'G5 summit' or something... was cool with Castro sleeping.

If you liked these works, then go and see Sculpture by the Sea, when its on, cool stuff there also.

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The setting was amazing! just looking at the old machinery and rooms was one of the best parts. Definetly given me some weathering inspiration.

Also, did you notice that the piano-gallows were devoteed to chaos?

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Boiling engine coolant smells like indian food. This worries me.

Now that you mention it... yeah! I remember that! I think just conincidence...

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This is really awesome, a Stop-Motion video filmed for four months in an abandoned space... it is crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR09uA4Qq6I

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That's a great one Kyle! I really love how the internet and affordable recording and editing equipment has allowed artists to branch out into interesting mediums/processes.

in the stop-motion vein, here's a guy (I think he's either german or spanish) called Blu.. does some wicked painted stop-motion all over buildings and walls and stuff in the street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKzVf9dtwcg

i have no idea how he gets away with painting over everything!

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-Sean
shadesofgray | Little Gonzales

I am really not sure where to put this, but I guess it is art.... or is it a model?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/08/3m-gu ... leftovers/

"What do you with the runners – the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts – when you are done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you have enough to build a giant 3m Gundam."

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http://arrch.blogspot.com

Oh yea, a guy at my local model club made a guy out of sprues. I will take a picture some time

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My Modelling Blog --> http://miniaturefigures.blogspot.com/

New Banksy stuff:

http://banksy.co.uk/outdoors/outuk/horizontal_1.htm

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The Beholder by DarkPsychosis


Lake of Tears by Getoart


Oh me... 2 by Evilyn182


One life by grohsARTig

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Some proper old time art
Just wish I could find a larger pic on-line

Painted by henry Bright, this is in the Norwich Castle Museum
All you need to know about lighting, contrast and composition in one painting

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PrawnPower is . . . finally updating this out of date comment

My CMoN Gallery

I posted this on Facebook, but I should have posted it here also.

http://acidolatte.blogspot.com/2009/06/valerie-hegarty.html?zx=484b35a7d015972

Valerie Hegarty produces work that constructs and deconstructs experience.
She explores the possibility of fabricating and altering objects with historical reference in order to highlight the past's relation to the current American socio-political arena.

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VENT Pinup by JayAxer

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Alien v Predator (chess and pool) by Xidon

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Obviously this is really outdated now... but finally got around to watching Banksy's film "Exit Through the Gift Shop". What an amazing film. I really wish I had of seen it at the cinemas now.. I really didnt know what to expect from it, but it by far exceded any expectations I had heard or was hoping for. Throughly recommend seeing it!

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