Friday, March 30, 2007

Karen's Shorethyme Exhibition


Exhibition of paintings by
Karen Williams & Pam Walsh
available for viewing
Tuesday 27th March
until Sunday 8th April 2007
at
Shorethyme Restaurant
9 Mitchell Street, Norah Head
Central Coast, NSW.

Open times –
6pm Tuesday to Sunday
9am to 2pm Sunday
(welcome to view art only from around 2pm to
open times Tuesday to Saturday)
bookings to eat at restaurant
Ph. 02 43964507

Monday, March 26, 2007

Re- VIEW at Newview


Sandra Walsh, Crypsis and Mimicry






All welcome to eO's opening night.


Re - VIEW


(memories reframed)




6pm


Thur 29th March


2007


Newview Gallery


277 Australia St


Newtown, Sydney




Come and join the celebration of contemporary
art with fourteen Central Coast Artists.

for further details contact

Fiona Doyle at


or Betty Saez on


0404067758
Exhibition runs from 27 March to April 8



Gaye Merrylees, Time Deleted

Friday, March 23, 2007

.. Long, Lost, Liz ..

St. Patrick's Parade, Dublin


Liz (centre) with her friends and flatmates Steph and Marie


I know that it has been awhile since I have written a

journal entry, but the past two weeks have been rather

eventful – and not all to do with my studies. Firstly though,

I will update you one how my studies have been going.

.
Last week, practical wise, I had a refresher in the technical

side of photography. Claire, the photography lecturer,

spent the afternoon with me showing me how to set up

professional lighting, to do a meter, how to do effects with

brollies, etc. It was a very interesting afternoon, and

allowed me to think more about the technical aspects

of how to achieve my practical goals. At the moment,

with reference to my theory, I feel that using photography

as a documenting process for my ideas is the

way to pursue my prac ideas.

.
In regards to theory, I had another meeting with

Griselda, and discussion was raised in consideration to

the fine line drawn between identity and subjectivity. In the

Collins Online Dictionary, identity means – ‘the state of

having unique identifying characteristics held by no

other person or thing’, or ‘the individual characteristics

by which a person or thing is recognized’, whilst subject

(in reference to a person) means – ‘that which thinks

or feels as opposed to the object of thinking and feeling;

the self or the mind’, or ‘a substance as opposed to

it’s attributes’. Within my own research I view identity

as that with which I am labeled socially, such as woman,

white, disabled, short, etc; the subject, however, I

consider as being my self, my inside, the experience of

my embodiment. It is through subjectivity that artists

such as Hannah Wilke, Jo Spence, Mary Duffy and Alison

Lapper have managed to express the experiences

of their embodiment, the attempted destruction

of the object by becoming the subject.

.
I plan to begin writing my dissertation proposal these

holidays, as I am writing it I intend to contribute

more diary entries, in an attempt to draw discussion

into my work, please feel free to comment on

my research – I am curious as to what other

people think on the subject.

.
Now, onto the reason my journal entries have

not been frequent. I have gone into holiday mode

this past week and that included a weekend away

to Dublin, Ireland. I got to see the St. Patrick’s

Day Parade in Dublin, which was so much fun,

and of course, drink way to much Guinness. I

would recommend everyone go to Dublin – it is my

new favorite city. Whilst there I was also privileged

to see The Book of Kells, which is housed in Trinity

College, it was fascinating to see; the detail in

the illustrations and the neatness of the writing and

the age of the book gave me goose bumps. I am back

in Leeds now, and unfortunately am paying for

my all night Guinness binge, because I am

suffering from a cold. So lots of sleeping at the

moment and not much work done, Dublin

was worth every second though.
Liz




Friday, March 16, 2007

Art ' Meditation


develop a connection to spirit through art and meditation
.
Sandra McArthur offers a fun learning environment while
developing confidence in expression and connection to
spirit.
.
Courses offered:
.
Listening to your intuition
using
art and meditation
Mondays 10am-12 Wamberal Surf Club
$200 for 9 week course
.
journey to self
through colour and
creation.

.
Tuesdays 10am-12
Gnostic School of Higher Learning
Woy Woy
.
Wednesdays 10am-12
Centred Self Healing
Killarney Vale
$220 for a 9 week course.
.
Kids' Art Classes
Terrigal Primary School
3.15-4.15pm
$153 per term, 9 weeks.
.
For more information please contact Sandra McArthur
on 4384 7767 or 0402 050901

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Moran Moran

Congratulations to Dawne Fahey for
the acceptance of two photographs, Daily
Exercise (seen above) and Ryan Flies a
Kite with Dad,
into the Moran Photography Prize
and Exhibition.
Dawne also received two "silvers" in
the AIPP State Awards.
Good Luck Dawne !

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Mayoral response?

Three weeks ago, eO inc sought a response from the Mayor of Gosford regarding the closure of the photographic exhibition Changelings (see previous post).

Yesterday I spoke to the Mayor's Office and a spokesperson had this today:

"Yes we have your letter and it has been forwarded to the Director. The Mayor is awaiting a response and will then reply to your letter......It is in the System".

I will keep you posted of the progression through the System.

Sharyn Walker
on behalf of eO inc.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

More from Leeds (Diary part 2)




My experience at Leeds University is proving to be challenging and motivating, particularly in regards to the writing of my dissertation. I’ve been extremely lucky to be allocated Griselda Pollock as my supervisor whilst here and she has been extremely encouraging in the direction that I take my research in not only my dissertation, but also my practical work.
Here is her research biography from the Leeds University website –
Griselda Pollock's main research interests are in the issues of gender, race and class in the formations of modernism in late nineteenth century Europe and America;the history of women in the visual arts with a current project focusing on femininity, representation and modernity 1928-1968; the work of Vincent van Gogh; women's cinema 1940-9; the legend of Tarzan: myths of empire, identity and place, contemporary visual arts by women. Major research supervision is offered in cultural studies, art history, film studies and feminist studies in the visual arts. Her new research areas include issues of trauma, history and memory after the Holocaust and Jewish Art and Modernity.
My research is dealing with the representation of women with disabilities in the Visual Arts, and with Griselda’s prominent knowledge in feminist studies ( I am currently reading three books written by her ), her supervision has been priceless. How, you may ask? Well, when I first arrived here in Leeds, I admit I felt a little lost in direction, yet after my talk to her, she encouraged a lateral look at my research. This means the investigating of other minority/oppressed groups in society, and exploring how artists in these groups represent the embodiment of their experience/situation within a bodily/self context. For my own research, this has proved quite interesting, as the disabled body is considered all body and therefore viewed as asexual, uninteresting and repugnant. This is far from reality however.
I am still heavily reading on topics to do with my research – topics such as: embodiment, definition of self/body, expression of the body, performance work within art practice and body art. I am also currently looking at artists such as Hannah Wilke, Jo Spence, Alison Lapper and Mary Duffy. These are artists that deal with the female experience through the context of the body, and I am particularly interested in the last two as they are artists who deal with their disabled experience through their art practice.
Hopefully in a few weeks I can write a more comprehensive profile of my research, as I am only now beginning to gather my ideas and make sense of the thoughts that are directing me towards performance and body art. So yes, when I return to Australia, prepare for a work of performance!
Elizabeth Wright

Monday, March 05, 2007

Memory ?




William Merrylees Re - Views memory.


Newview Gallery

March 27 to April 8