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  • Visual inspiration: Apply within

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    A good, long chat today with author rcdaniells about the importance of visual inspiration. Oddly, I don’t hear a lot of writers talking about visual influences though I suspect it’s more prevalent than a lot of people make out. Plenty of people talk about the importance of music, ‘what music do you listen to while…

  • Drawing outside the lines

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    I’m often not a fan of subversive art, finding its teenaged narcissism unattractive. I make an exception for this guy, though. There’s just too much nutty good humour to Banksy’s art. Described as a ‘covert graffiti artist’, the true identity of Banksy is unknown. (Instantly my mind rushed to the conclusion that it’s a consortium.…

  • “please bring either an umbrella or a frozen spatchcock –“

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    “– and some toothpicks.” Yes! Fans of the mysterious Craig unite! He’s finally creating headlines with his bizarre street signs (though another article says the signs haven’t been seen for some time). Craig should be easy to spot. His favourite costume is “a pirate outfit on the top half but has clown pants and big…

  • Barbie sure makes a great Mummy

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    From body_impolitic: The Ultimate Altered Barbie Show

  • Wow, I want this guy to draw MY monsters!

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    Thanks, boingboing. http://www.themonsterengine.com/art.html

  • Catching up, keeping up, on the up & up

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    It’s been a weekend of ideas. Firstly, the Archibalds at the NSW Gallery of Art generally failed to connect with me this year. A few highlights, of course, but not really stuff that inspired a lot of reaction from me. That’s what I look for in art: the ability to invoke reaction. Some people argue…

  • The Spaces In Between

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    I was looking for this quote last night when I was thinking about Bill Henson: “The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes — ah, that is where the art resides.” — Artur Schnabel, pianist, (1882-1951) I like the idea that art is partly knowing when to leave…

  • Bill Henson @ the Art Gallery of NSW

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    “What is that face, breaking our hearts, but a momentary configuration of molecules taking form and changing form and losing form, as night falls.” — Peter Scheldahl, 1989 There is something fragile in Bill Henson’s art, something that implies loss even as it offers substance. Perhaps it’s the way he works with images of age,…