Born in New Zealand, Tim McMonagle has spent the majority of his life working and studying in Melbourne. He was named a finalist in the 2012 Archibald Prize for his portrait of art collector Michael Buxton, and has twice been amongst the Wynne Prize finalists (2015/16) for his series of tree landscapes. A veteran of over […]
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Empathic Gestures is one of the outcomes from a transdisciplinary practice-led PhD project that considers knowledge and practice from across visual art, dance practices and psychoanalysis. The creative work is an exploration of inner experience through affect, a kind of knowing that is present within, and is the driving force in my making process –
Whenever I step away from the imperious forces and influences of centuries-old, colonialist-based assimilative practices, I find I’m able to express my relationship to my heritage and history. I feel it is important and necessary to look beneath the illogical façade of cover ups and historical blindness. Precisely programmable machines and devices interacting with earth,
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Gillman’s multidisciplinary artistic practice conveys experiences of existing between places and cultures. AFTER is an attempt at navigating the australian landscape, a recollection of inconsistent memories of past experiences and place Since 1996, innerspace has supported the local design community and is expanding to promote contemporary art by emerging australian artists. Opening drinks with the
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Glamour, machismo and the Gold Coast’s glitzy subtropical self-image: THRUST offers the provocation of symbolic displays of pointless power and pent-up energy with nowhere to go. Yannick lives and works in Brisbane, Queensland. His practice is primarily concerned with the dichotomies, contradictions, and paradoxes of Australian identity. The temporal and phenomenological experiences of Australian culture
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Tastes like Sunshine explores the flavoursome side of our city’s character and reveals its rich and evolving food story through contemporary art, personal stories and historical documents, and images . Featuring exciting new artwork and installations by acclaimed artists Elizabeth Willing, Sean Rafferty and Carol McGregor, Tastes like Sunshine engages all five senses in an interactive experience that will challenge
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Jon Cattapan is an extensively exhibited visual artist who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. He first began exhibiting in 1979 and his works deal primarily with ways of representing urban topographies and narratives. He is known for panoramic layered city vistas and figurative groupings and has a long held preoccupation for the way human
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Bianca creates pieces in her signature style using abstracted motifs and clever combinations of colour, materials, and industrial-surface finishes. This collection draws inspiration from private-residences-turned-art-galleries; museums of perfectly curated and curious objects. Materials like matte rubber coated surfaces are contrasted with high-shine 18 karat gold plated metal and glossy Italian cellulose plastics. No two pieces
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On the final day of Michelle Eskola’s current exhibition, Atmospheres and Stability, we will be hosting an artist talk with Michelle in conversation with arts writer Jenna Green, who has produced the catalogue essay for the show. The pair will discuss the process and development behind Michelle’s new series of works, and there’ll be plenty of
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“The difficulty in painting has always included the transformation of pigment into light, and in these works the artist has shaped and balanced the colour so that the image lives in the mind. They are paintings that have begun from nature, from wild flowers that have grown in the Wallum country of the North Coast.
Brisbane artist Ross Booker’s exhibition of paintings and drawings is based on his regular excursions into central Australia, the Kimberley and the Flinders Ranges. Tracing Time refers to the geological deep time that he depicts in his work; the formation of the ranges, cliffs and gorges of these ancient Australian landscapes.
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“My paintings speak of a desire to create sanctuary for the self” says Miranda Skoczek. In her work, combined energies of gestural freedom, opulent colour and the physical qualities of paint emanate from the field of the canvas, extending to the viewer a sensual immersion within a haptic, temporal space. Further playing on a connection to
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Cherie Durant’s second Exhibition ‘Trust’ is an exhibition that combines life’s messages with beautifully detailed delicate pencil work. Cherie produces predominantly small to medium works working in coloured pencil to create intricate and delicate messages. Her subject matter comes from nature and ranges from feathers (read lots of feathers!), pebbles, leaves and shells. She has
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‘Work-shy’ is a small selection of drawings and paintings in progress that reflects on the conditions of being an ’emerging’ artist in Brisbane over several years, and Ferguson having to support her practice through working at various government institutions including Centrelink. This ‘reality’ became radically translated through her experience this year of, (initially self-funded) study,
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Hear from New York-based architect, educator, and curator Eva Franch for a special In Colour lecture. Franch specialises in the making of alternative architecture histories and futures. She is the Chief Curator and Executive Director of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York since 2010, and Professor at The Cooper Union School of Architecture.
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Australian Artist Lincoln Austin investigates the blurred boundaries between Ideal and physical realities.Through geometry, pattern, systems and repetition Lincoln Austin engages with the formality of mathematics, the poetic of metaphor and the potential of material.Austin’s works range in scale and process markedly; from mammoth public art projects through to delicate, intricate constructions. Image: TYING MYSELF
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Outer Space X In residence presents: A lecture performance by Christopher Cipollone. Throughout the week November 6-12 Christopher Cipollone will be sharing new works via the In Residence Instagram account @inresidence_ari. On Monday 13th November at the Queensland College of Art, Cipollone will then attempt to introduce an oratorical / diagrammatic dynamic to his ongoing investigations. It should
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Wreckers Artspace proudly presents: HOLOGRAPHIC SONG by Loki Groves. “have you heard about the technological singularity? do you think you will ever travel to another planet? how about interdimensional travel? what happens when you dream? what happens when you die? do you think about immortality? did you know trees communicate? and mushrooms? and birds have
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CLUTCH Collective Presents: Chris Bennie | The Citizen Words by Alexander Kucharski Chris Bennie works in video, construction, performance, painting, photography, and installation. His work renders the benign as questionable, the banal as fantastic, the quotidian as profound and the monumental as prosaic. His intrigue for diverse subjects like the moon, discarded paintings, nuclear reactor control
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The beloved animals at Lucy Culliton’s farm in regional NSW feature in her first solo exhibition held at Jan Murphy Gallery. Bibbenluke Menagerie is a collection of portrait paintings of these special friends, many of whom have been adopted and rescued. Inspired by life in the country, Culliton is an artist imbued with the collector’s
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Smaller Screens is a sample of experimental video artworks currently engaging with histories of video art. Artist include Janni Cox, Ben Crowley, Peter Kozak, Annie Macindoe and Claire Robertson. The works are not tied via thematics, instead unified by the screen, and installed in symbiosis within the space. Smaller screens questions how a heavy handed
Continuum is an exhibition of works from graduating Queensland College of Art South Bank Honours students. Many of the works exhibited will be kick-starting emerging artists on their way to professional careers in the many diverse and exciting artforms mastered during their time at QCA. QCA South Bank campus 226 Grey Street South Brisbane
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Donnas on the Run: Exhuming the Australian Badlands is the upshot of a recently formed collaboration between emerging artists Lucy Forsberg and Sally Molloy whose individual practices and interests orbit around issues of Australian identity, the Australian landscape, and the examination of colonial histories. This new collaborative body of work explores the artists’ shared interests
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One Paper Town showcases a multitude of printmaking techniques and the political implications of their impact on meaning making. Artists Rhiannon Dionysius, Christopher Doyle, and Chloe Waters adhere to traditional printmaking guidelines to varying degrees with wide-ranging subject matter to explore the boundaries of print as a medium and use its form to highlight its
Make your own zine in the IMA Gallery Shop with DIY publisher and photographer Charlie Hillhouse. With a background in photography and design, Hillhouse will share his extensive knowledge and insight into the independent publishing industry, along with his process and techniques for producing books and zines. Bring along any photographs, text or drawings you
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The 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2018 will take place from 10/5 to 26/8/2018. International call for entries. Since 1963, the Brno Biennial has been an important international show of visual culture, taking place in the city of Brno, south of Prague in the Czech Republic. The application is free of charge. The
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From ecological transition to degrowth and the effective use of art – an international residency call at ThalieLab in Brussels is open for applications from visual artists, designers, chefs or curators who speak French and/or English (minimum age 30 years). Project submissions by 31 October. Based on an examination of artisanal practices and new forms of
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Temporary Art Program 2018 Brisbane City Council (Council) is seeking proposals for the delivery of the Temporary Art Program 2018 activations. Council’s Temporary Art Program is an artistic program that will transform the city’s outdoor public spaces through a series of temporary creative activations. Council invites all artists, producers and creative collectives to submit a
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Celebrating the art of self-portraits. Myself Prize is Australia’s only dedicated self-portrait prize open to all artists where submissions can be made in the form of an illustration, painting, photograph or sculpture. The winner will be awarded $4,000 in acquisitive prize money. We would love to celebrate your self-portrait. Submissions for Myself Prize can be
What’s YAJA? YAJA is a new innovative news feed giving journalism, media and art students a global platform to publish their articles. YAJA – ’embracing mobile and online journalism’ YAJA provides media opportunities, industry mentoring, work experience, networking opportunities, a large audience reach, as well as awards recognition. Yes we think globally. Articles from anywhere
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About the drawing session Inspired by the textures and layers in our current exhibition, Empathy to Infiltration, this drawing session explores a broad range of experimental surfaces and mark-making techniques. Through this tutored session you’ll explore ideas about journey, time and layers on an individual level, which can take the form of an artist’s book. All materials will
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Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 4th Annual International 2017 “ALL Colors” Online Art Competition to be held from October 8, 2017 to November 4, 2017. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field. A group exhibition of all entrants will
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The Goethe-Institut International Coproduction Fund is intended to support coproductions by artists in the fields of theatre, dance, music and performance art, in which hybrid and interdisciplinary formats and the use of digital media may be key components. The target group comprises professional artists and ensembles abroad and in Germany, which demonstrably lack sufficient resources to realize their coproduction
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Learn the importance of self-branding and reputation management for your online presence as an artist. This webinar will provide advice on how to effectively present yourself and your work online, as well as how to protect your art and reputation via copyright laws, documentation and online publishing. BOOK NOW Time: 7.00 – 8.00pm Venue: Your Computer Cost: FreeThis workshop is part
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On again by popular demand – this is our fourth Platinum/ Palladium workshop this year. Learn the gentle art of hand-crafted platinum/palladium prints in a one day workshop on Saturday 21 October from 9.30am to 5.00pm at Maud Creative, 6 Maud St, Newstead. A minimum of two registrations is required to run the workshop. Maximum registrations
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Perfect your skills in professional studio visits, artist talks, artist statements, and communicating your practice to a variety of audiences. In this course, you’ll learn how to write about yourself and your practice, and become equipped with the skills to write an artist statement, bio, and exhibition proposal. Gain insights in to how to talk
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