What’s the difference between naked and nude?
What does it mean to be nude? Is it different to being naked? Find out why having no clothes on is about far more than what you see. Continue reading What’s the difference between naked and nude?
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The mountains within us
Find out why we return to the same places again and again? Why some landscapes embed themselves within us? Continue reading The mountains within us
Don’t Say Gay has crossed a red line
Why the Don’t Say Gay bill is dangerous for us all. Who will they come for next? Continue reading Don’t Say Gay has crossed a red line
How to buy art
If you’re uncertain where to start buying art, here’s my tips on confidently filling your home with beautiful art. Continue reading How to buy art
What is the meaning of the North Star?
What is the meaning of the North Star? For many, it symbolizes hope and guidance. Why it is unsettling for other people? Continue reading What is the meaning of the North Star?
Does queer art have to look queer?
My first major solo show in a public museum opened a year ago today. On opening night, a man approached me and said, ‘What’s all this queer stuff? Are you just trying to be fashionable?’ These were landscapes that charted an 86 kilometre journey on foot. The title wall gave some indication of what made the works queer. This ‘beautiful and brutal’ journey brought to … Continue reading Does queer art have to look queer?
When you are long gone, I’ll still be here.
A public art partnership with Amazon. Shunpike’s Storefronts Program is an ongoing temporary public art partnership with Amazon, hosting 24 artists’ works a year. This work by artist Ray Monde is called When you are long gone, I’ll still be here. It’s made entirely of Amazon packing boxes and overpainted magazines using a technique termed ghostworking. It also includes a soundscape through SoundCloud for a wholly immersive … Continue reading When you are long gone, I’ll still be here.
How the Shoalhaven River connects two Australian artists; Arthur Boyd and Ray Monde.
Ray Monde captures the simple joy of a river in summer in his new solo exhibition at Michael Reid Southern Highlands. The artworks thread a connection along the Shoalhaven River between Riverbend, Ray Monde’s home and studio, to Riversdale, part of Arthur Boyd’s estate at Bundanon. There’s a deep interplay between the stillness of the monolithic landforms and the constant movement of the river, reflecting … Continue reading How the Shoalhaven River connects two Australian artists; Arthur Boyd and Ray Monde.
What artwork is popular now?
Paper art is big right now. It’s surging in art markets around the world. Very high profile artists are showing hugely popular exhibitions made of paper and even high-end retailer Hermès is carrying a line of furniture made of papier-mâché. “A thrilling spectacle”, The Procession, Tate Britain : Hew Locke. In The Procession, Hew Locke embraces the simplicity of cardboard to create works that are … Continue reading What artwork is popular now?
Salty Scenes of Seattle, exclusively at Watson Kennedy.
Watson Kennedy in Seattle has been described as a ‘preview of heaven’ by the Huffington Post. Ted Kennedy Watson, the man behind the store, is ‘a Seattle tastemaker’ according to Town & Country magazine. Plus, Ted has also won the Northwest Design Award for Interior Design. Now Watson Kennedy is also the exclusive home of my Salty Scenes of Seattle series. Described by one collector … Continue reading Salty Scenes of Seattle, exclusively at Watson Kennedy.
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