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Our Journey Jottings Australia road trip is coming to an end. We’ve travelled from the rugged red rock of Uluru in central Australia and crossed half the continent to the lush green rainforest and reef of tropical north Queensland. This wonderful image by Lin Onus perfectly reflects our trip – A […]
Australia Photo Essay: Turtles and Dugongs through the eyes of the Torres Strait Islanders. The above artwork by Dennis Nona (2010) is entitled Thurr (Tracks of the turtle). The turtle leaves the water and lumbers against gravity up the beach to lay its eggs. She digs a deep hole where she lays them for […]
Australian Art from the Torres Strait Islands “Zamiyakal, or ‘dance machines’ are objects used in the Torres Strait. They are called machines because they have many parts that can be twisted and moved, which helps to make the dance come alive. Each island has its own dances and its own Zamiyakal. “This one is called […]
Man on a Tight-Wire, Brisbane South Bank When I spotted him above the South Bank precinct… I stood transfixed ~ Was he real? Did he move? …but when I returned in the evening, he was still weaving his magic! Have you visited Brisbane and seen him?
Artist Marc Lacaze unexpectedly died, Tuesday 9th August 2011. Today, farewells are being said at a service in Paris, where he had a studio. A mutual friend, Debbie, introduced me to Marc’s work. His love of travel, and unique way of recording his adventures, struck an immediate chord. Decorated envelopes adorned with postage stamps, calligraphy and his […]
Australia Photo ~ Wollumbin ~ Mt Warning ~ Cloud Catcher This photo of Mt Warning in northern NSW, Australia is taken coming over the range from Natural Bridge in Queensland into the Tweed Valley. The peak of Mt Warning is a volcanic plug and stands proud in the centre of the caldera. Mt Warning was […]
This month’s travelling tales theme on our Facebook page is sculpture or art in public places. I wrote a post about some Street Sculptures in Brisbane I came across on a day in the city and thought it’d be fun to see what art works other people have noticed on their travels. To set the tone Jean Doorn offered […]
Do you notice street sculptures when in an urban landscape? I love them! If I’m in the city, it usually means I’m on a quest – My head-space is pre-occupied as I focus on: where I’ve got to get to when I’ve got to be there by, and what I’ve got to do once there… …busy, busy… […]
I love going to GoMA, Gallery of Modern Art on Southbank There’s always something exciting to be seen that will uplift or renew flagging inspiration. Having been closed for six weeks since the Brisbane floods in January, I made a bee line when it reopened this last weekend! Occupying the whole building, the current exhibition: […]
Poles apart, I leave the quiet tranquil waters of the islands in the Bay off Brisbane… for the hustle and bustle of Brisbane city At the Queensland Art Gallery I’m confronted by images reflecting problems civilization is creating in our modern world… with this work (promoting an upcoming exhibition by Scott Redford)that appears to be overheating […]
