'Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.' — Leonardo da Vinci
Screening tonight on ABC at 10pm will be a documentary about Bill Henson, entitled “The Art of Bill Henson”. Originally scheduled to air on Sunday Arts, the ABC has made a saavy move to keep up with the hype and instead has brought it forward. So if you know nothing about Bill Henson then its a great opportunity to see for yourself.
As a preface, click the image below to read this article from the Sunday Telegrapahs May 18th edition.
What a week(end) it has been for the art community in Australia. We haven’t had this much publicity since Ken Done was declared bankrupt, and all for the wrong reasons. It all started when what promised to be rather low key affair at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery, instead turned into the mother of all publicity juntas.
An Artist that (quite sadly) the general public would know next to nothing about (Internationally renowned Photographer Bill Henson) has turned into Australia’s answer to Guillermo Habacuc Vargas because of his latest photographic exhibition. Now the previous article on this site by Sy Rogers has created some excellent articulate discussion for both sides of the argument, but I wanted to come at this from a different angle.
Since the dawn of the civilised world, humankind has been asking the question What is art? This week has prompted many Australians to ask the same question, with the controversy surrounding Bill Henson’s latest photographic exhibition.
As a preface to this article , one can read below
Leichhardt NSW - a new link with Hebron
At its April 2007 meeting Leichhardt Council voted unanimously to form a Sister City/ Friendship Agreement with El Khalil (Hebron) in Palestine. Councillors are to be congratulated for the compassion and solidarity with one of the most beleaguered cities in Occupied Palestine. The Council voted to investigate the establishment of a friendship or sister city relationship with the City of Hebron in Palestine along similar lines as that with Maliana in Timor Leste and report back to Council on the possibilities. Taken from here
And two more articles on the actual incident
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The amazing photography of Benjamin Ruhe is now live on his brand spanking new website, so go and check it out!
A photographic portrait project
Stone Gallery on Oxford
395 Oxford Street, Paddington
25th October – 4th November 2007
An exhibition and documentary that explore the relationship between the photographer and the camera.
Opening night and documentary screening
7.30 – 9.30pm
Thursday 25th October 2007
Opening hours
Friday 26th Oct till Sunday 4th Nov
Contact wing@wingdingo.com 0412 023 742 for the showing times.
Passionate in more ways than one, Designer and photographer Diego DeNicola is going oldskool with his new toy a Mamiya C220(all shot with expired 120 film). Below are a few photos from his latest collection for and for all the rest go here
Some people are scared of the dark, and everything that requires artificial lighting, but for Katerina Roth, The darkness is not only for vampires, but a place where magic can happen. Continue Reading ►
The fascinating photography of Pieter Hugo pops up from time to time on the internet - pictures of rough looking African men with chained, muzzled hyenas. Often the captions declare the men as bank robbers, bodyguards, drug dealers or debt collectors. These people are actually entertainers who make a living performing a circus act of sorts, captured beautifully by Pieter Hugo.
What interests Hugo is the hybridisation of the urban and the wild, and the paradoxical relationship that the handlers have with their animals - sometimes doting and affectionate, sometimes brutal and cruel.
View the photography at the Michael Stevenson Gallery.
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