Art 7

First up, that exhibition my sister and I went to in May. Twas housed in the mysteriously musk-pink Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. There is space there to run a few exhibits at once, and the one we wanted was upstairs, but first we had a look around downstairs, particularly at an exhibit of the aerial photography of Richard Woldendorp.

This is some really special stuff. Mostly waterways and mine sites, the distance of the landscapes reduced them to abstractions. Lots of curves and strange ripples and textures. It reminded us both of abstract print work.

Then up the slightly creaky stairs we went, to see Simon Gilby's The Syndicate. What can I say about this... Well, it was good. There were a range of sculptures, all human forms in various attitudes, and made of different... different bits, I suppose. Mostly metal, but different kind of metal. Rusty nail-like things, and shiny scrolls, and sheets of metal treated in such a way as to look, I thought, like leather. There was a figure rising in defiance of gravity, with impossibly tiny wings, and with such grace it was amazing. Parts of the figures were highly realistic - generally the mouth and hands, and sometimes the genitals. I found that really interesting, the parts of each piece chosen to be highly articulated.

My favourite (possibly - I can't really choose) piece was of a large corpse sort of thing, with movable joints. The pieces of the body were hollow, and inside were bones with words or numbers scribed on them. It was strange and beautiful in a way that wasn't extravagant.

It was definitely worth seeing, I'm very glad we made it in time. There are pictures on the website linked above.

Art 6

Tomorrow (well, later today, but after the sun rises) my sister and I will be going to the local art gallery to see 'The Syndicate', an exhibition by Simon Gilby. This runs 'til the 30th of May. I'm well looking forward to it, the pictures on the pamphlet are very intriguing. Click here for Simon Gilby's website. Looks brilliant, yeah?

Currently working on a picture on the computer inspired by a song called Eyes On Fire, by Blue Foundation. It's on the Twilight soundtrack... sigh. I haven't read any of the Twilight series, or seen the movie. I plan to see the movie One Day, but... meh. Anyway, the picture is a collage, of sorts. It isn't about vampires. When finished I'll put it up on deviantart.com, and link it here.

I often find that music inspires me to art. Sometimes it's something related directly to the song or musician, and sometimes it's just the feel I get from the music.

In regards to the food posts on this blog - from henceforth I'll attempt to fill in any picture gaps caused by missing/forgotten photos with sketches made in Paint. Quick cheap and nasty. :)