I remember as a little boy in Burrell Creek reading about artist Arthur Boyd wanting to bequest his riverside property to the government and how this precious place almost was rejected as being too isolated, too hard, too tricky to manage. Boyd and wife Yvonne gifted their homestead on the Shoalhaven River 25 years ago, with the artist declaring: ”You can’t take it with you, … Continue reading Artist in Residence at Bundanon.
Why I love Heidi so much; the place of blind faith in the arts Continue reading Why I love Heidi so much
There’s effectively just three works in Cai Guo-Qiang’s exhibition at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). If you know that, you’ll be enthralled, amazed, overwhelmed. I was left with the feeling of “Is that it?”. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love this gallery, I love their focus on works from the giant neighbours to Australia’s north. And I was thrilled by Cai Guo-Qiang‘s thoughtful … Continue reading Steep price for monumental works: Cai Guo-Qiang, Falling Back to Earth
Thanks to a generous government grant, the local arts group has been able to purchase its very own space for exhibitions, workshops and meetings. Originally two school houses put together and then used for years as a saddlery, the buildings needed a lot of cleaning, painting and rebuilding. After months of hard slog, it finally opened and crowds poured through. It’s exciting for a small … Continue reading Not the painting you expected
Ray Monde 