On Portraits And Superman
Why portraits matter
The Ghibli Museum and Me
I am always looking for inspiration. On a walk, I’m stopped by the magnificence of the shade of green a tree is or blooming flower. I feel like the doors of my internal vessel are open to being inspired. While in Tokyo, the Ghibli Museum unexpectedly climbed in and
The Challenge of Reviewing Damien Drew's 'Shikoku no Seijaku'
At first, I didn't really care much for Damien Drew's photography show 'Shikoku no Seijaku', but that's not his fault. Unbeknownst to him, his show presented me with the challenge of reviewing the foreign and unfamiliar. In this specific case, the subject
Hobie Porter's 'Mountain Shadow' and Finding My People
You are standing in a etherial white space – aka heaven. In this borderless space there are floating windows, each window's view looks out at a mountain range from the eyes of a soaring eagle. Welcome to Hobie Porter's Mountain Shadow - 24 paintings focused on and
Reviewing Sculptures by the Sea - 1st Prize Goes to Nature
I left Sculptures by the Sea laughing and wondering: Who lives at 12 Kennedy Street? This annual exhibition showcases over 100 sculptures in one of Sydney’s most breathtaking locations. Marks Park—a peninsula perched between Bondi and Tamarama—overlooks Sydney’s eastern coastline like a deity surveying its creation.
The Resolute Robert Eadie
Robert's show Strange Light left inspired and determined. Spanning Robert’s entire career, this show is marked by a clear divide: the work before and after his stroke. And what the gallery-goer experiences is Robert's refusal to give up painting despite his brain literally erasing his
Waverley Art Prize 2024 at Bondi Pavilion Gallery
Art history loves a straight line (not that I've bothered studying it), but this show demonstrates 'art reality', a truthful snap shot of a communities diverse ideas, styles and feelings. It took me a typical three visits to land firmly on the Bull in a China
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