quarARTine #3
If ever there was proof of how globally connected we really are, it’s in the volume of artists from far away lands contacting me in little ol’ Brisbane, [...]
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quarARTine #2
World Science Festival Brisbane (WSFB) was to be held 25-29 March 2020 this year, until COVID-19 reared its ugly germs. It’s not an event that immediately screams [...]
quarARTine #1
One of the first casualties of Australia’s ban on gatherings over 500 people was The Other Art Fair, due to be held 19-22 March in Sydney, and 21-24 May in Melbourne. [...]
Deborah Eddy’s Domesticity
My second favourite household chore is ironing. My first is hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. Erma Bombeck WASH. IRON. COOK. CLEAN. WORK. WORK. WORK. Repeat. [...]
Helena Jackson Lloyd: The Truck Show
There is a deceptive simplicity in Helena Lloyd’s approach to painting. Her energetic sweeps of colour and direct application of media bring a spontaneity to her subjects [...]
Lucy O’Doherty: Are we safe here?
Lucy O’Doherty’s quirky, immediately identifiable aesthetic is the result of experimentations with colour, technique, light and shade. Using a retro colour palette and [...]
Zoe Young: The Sea is the Key, the Ocean is the Potion
Fascinated by the simple beauty of the everyday, Zoe Young works between still life, portraiture and abstraction to capture her delight in life’s fleeting moments, turning [...]
Verge Collective: Super Natural
At a bush residency west of Brisbane, six metropolitan photomedia artists gathered to explore the natural world. There were no plans to collaborate, though they saw [...]
Bridie Gillman: Wide Eyed
Reminiscent of the early 20thcentury action painters, Bridie Gillman’s mark making is an intuitive response to the memories and emotions evoked from her cross-cultural [...]
Christopher Zanko: A Different Road Home
Townships change. Places we call home can become virtually unrecognisable overnight as populations shift and new industries take hold. Landmarks disappear, and a district’s [...]
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