Athen's streetscape: May Wallism

Shiftazine has posted observations before about Athens and it’s renewal.

This city is a constant surprise and source of inspiration and delight.

And despite the financial hardships and extraordinary difficult situations, it still brings forth a visual langauge that is memorable. 

The walls of this splendid city are full of ‘Wallisms’. They come in many styles.

 Some are just spontaneous scribbles, some call it graffiti. 

Some of the ‘Wallisms’ are well-executed images, that are considered and crafted and beautiful.

Just love Athens!

Art incubation

NEWCASTLE’s collaborative art space, The Creator Incubator is contained in a space which includes 

an exhibition gallery, workshop area and enough studio space for many artists of all media.

The Creator Incubator, has more than 24 artists whose practices include industrial design, jewelry making,
painting, sculpture, lead lighting, glass making, bookbinding and stone masonry.
It also has project space for hire as such theatre productions.

Founded in January 2016 by artist Braddon Snape, the Creator Incubator sprung from an increasing need for space for artists
after establishments such as NAS and The Emporium were moved out of their respective properties.

“It’s been a process of evolution. There was no grand business plan or anything like that.
There was the potential of the space and having someone give us the opportunity to use it how we wanted to,” he says.

Clyde St, Hamilton North NSW 2292 Phone: 0417 492 655

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	12–5pm
Friday	12–5pm
Saturday	12–5pm
Sunday	12–5pm

The language of the odd

I know a clever, stylish, inventive man.

He has the ability to hear the language of the odd bits and pieces that inhabit our lives. 

These are the strange but endearing objects, pieces of fabric, little drawings, etc.
that we simply cannot throw away because they speak to us.

We often leave them in a dark corner with other more recent purchases placed in front of them. Or they are shoved into a drawer, where they wait patiently for their day in the sun.

TR Keller has the gift to hear and intrepret all the whisperings and hummings of these 

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eclectic  'thingamagjigs' and assemble them in such a way that they sing like a choir.

Visual music to our eyes.

And he does it with great easy.

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What a clever talented man. He is always an inspiration.

Seasonal Concepts 122 Redfern Street Redfern Sydney 2016 Australia

Keeping art fresh

The joy of tupa ware. 
The equal joy of slip cast porcelain.
And finally, the joy of art!

Learn to speak colour

These images are from separate exhibitions viewed in Australia within the last two years. 

One was a part of the fabulous ‘Future Fashion’ held at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 

and the other was from the 'Chuck Close' show at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), in Sydney, Australia. 

Both were extraordinary shows.

The cohesive theme between these two very different shows and thus images is colour. 

The ever present element that drives our psyches. 

That feeds our souls.

There are constant dialogues and conversations occurring between colours, tints and hues. 

The amount of colours now available to everyone is both a delight and a disaster, as like all languages, one must learn how to speak 

but in some ways, more importantly, learn how to hear the nuances of that language.

Learn to listen to the colours you are looking at. 

What are they saying both from a physiological and semiotic perspective. 

How do they make you feel or for that matter, what do you want them to say?

Learn to speak colour...it will change your life.