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THE IMPROBABLE MOMENT
A painting such as this is just such a moment. The figure is caught in motion, in transition, while the other areas are motionless but enlivened with texture. Words appear as seeming dialogue – the visualisation of a soundtrack. In film recording, the sound and picture are treated separately and only brought together in the editing. Again, this is artificial. We experience sound and picture simultaneously however, while the picture can be isolated to a static image or still, words are traditionally spoken at three words per second meaning that the words in the picture cannot be literally experienced at the same time as the figurative and textural elements in the painting. This contradiction creates not so much confusion as layers of improbability.
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE IMPROBABLE MOMENT
Film presents us with a version of reality based on the idea of a frame that is both improbable and impossible. We can’t experience the frame as a measure whether it is a flat surface modulated with tone or colour or one of 25 frames constructing a second in time.
FINE – THE ART OF DOING WHATEVER YOU WANT.
It has been a long time since I considered what constitutes ‘fine art’ or even ‘art’ and I’m surprised that the debate still continues or that anyone still feels the need to define either.
TIK TOK AND THE ART HISTORY SHUFFLE. LET’S DANCE!
Today it is Tik Tok reducing the world to the insignificant and inconsequential.
BITUMEN, BUMS ON SEATS AND THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE ARTS
t would seem that there is both a cultural divide and a divide of expectation when it comes to Federal government support. Upwards of half a million people actively involved in the Arts may well vote with their feet at the next election and look for a better deal or at least elected officials who take them seriously. In 2019 16.4 million Australians were eligible to vote with a 92% turnout at the ballot box. A disenchanted Arts block of 500,000 could well make the difference in urban areas where Arts practitioners ostensibly reside.
THE IVORY TOWER, THE OPTIMIST AND THE FAILURE OF ARTS EDUCATION
So, while curriculum writers and critics argue about how many Australian artists might be mentioned in classrooms, their endeavours will fall on deaf ears unless the visual arts are prioritised and not left to chance and competing curriculum demands of what becomes increasingly irrelevant in people’s lives.
OF BANKSY, BIG BROTHER AND THE PAPAL INDISCRETION?
Another public case against yet another giant corporation on behalf of street artists everywhere at least keeps the rights of street artists in the public spotlight.
CENSORSHIP, POWER and a POLICEMAN WITH A BRUSH.
Trying to separate the artist from the work of art or the colonial imperialist from the nature of the culture created, is futile.
COLLABORATION, SYNCHRONICITY and a LEAP OF FAITH
Collaboration at any time is a matter or trust...
Exhibition of paintings in Adelaide
Image and text can illustrate each other or...
ON GENDER, COLOUR AND LEFTHANDEDNESS
This affirmation, or conversely, this idea of rejection permeates the art landscape. There are winners and losers, by far the greater majority destined to be life-long losers by this measure. A level playing field? Some would suggest not.
COLLABORATION, SYNCHRONICITY AND THE CAMEL
Collective or collaborative art is simply a camel with attitude.