Kamisaka Sekka

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Exhibition at Art Gallery Of New South Wales

Showcasing the work of one of the great visionaries of modern Japanese art and design
Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) was one of Japan’s leading artists, designers and art instructors. His bold, visually dynamic designs and innovative approach to production made him one of the great visionaries of modern Japanese art and design.
For the first time in Australia, see Sekka’s exquisite work alongside a range of innovative contemporary art, fashion and craft design from the artists he inspired.
Now showing until 26 August (closed 23 & 24 July).

Guided tours daily 12pm, Wed 5.30pm
Symposium: made in Japan Sat 4 Aug 9.30am Book online
Other events include lectures, workshops and school holiday performances.

Kamisaka Sekka features five contemporary outfits by fashion designer Akira Isogawa that embody the design philosophies of Sekka.
In this video, Isogowa prepares for a new show and discusses the influence of Kamisaka Sekka on his design.

The sayings of Sunday

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We were discussing the afterlife, and the concept of Paradise. Is Paradise a place, we wondered together? Does it exist?

‘ For me, Paradise is my mind,’ says Sunday.

Six years old.

Artists Fees

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The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) invites you to sign the attached petition (here) intended for presentation to Federal Arts Minister, the Hon. Simon Crean MP. The petition calls for the mandating of payment of artists’ fees for art work exhibited in public galleries either on loan or commissioned from artists, at the rate recommended in NAVA’s Code of Practice for the Professional Australian Visual Arts, Craft and Design Sector.
As you may be aware, NAVA has always been a strong advocate for artists’ right to be paid at an appropriate level for their work and the contribution they make to the cultural life of the community. Though some galleries do pay at the recommended minimum level or above, many others still do not.

In order to enable small to medium galleries and other exhibition spaces to meet their obligations, the petition also calls for the Government to provide these galleries where needed, with adequate additional financial support specified for this purpose.

It is intended that this petition will be presented to Minister Crean in August to ask for this new contribution towards artists’ financial viability to be included as part of the forthcoming National Cultural Policy, promised for delivery later this year.

The deadline is July 31st 2012.

http://www.change.org/petitions/australian-commonwealth-government-mandated-payment-of-fair-artists-fees

Leave Nothing but Prints.

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Invitation to the show and the artists talks and demonstrations-

Warringah Printmakers Studio offers classes, workshops and access to artists wanting to explore printmaking in an environment which promotes safer procedures and practices. I have been a member and occasional office bearer for around 20 years. We are now celebrating 15 years since our incorporation with an exhibition at Manly Art Gallery opening on Friday, 20th July. All the works in the show have been made using safer practices.

As you can see, I’ll be giving a talk about my art practice on Sunday 19th August, between 3pm and 4.30pm, together with Geraldine Berkemeier and Peri Tobias. Here is one of the works I have in the show:

Diptych 2 Collaged Monotypes on tissue, Encaustic.

An avatar comes to the party.

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At the beginning of last week, the short film project my daughter is involved in was one third funded through the generosity of about seventy people from all over the world. But then I received an excited phone call from her. She had a message from  Sam Worthington saying he wanted to provide the balance of the money needed to make the film because he believed in the project and the people who were on the team!

As Rachael Turk said:

‘At the start of the week, we were one third funded at a massive $8K but halfway through the campaign. We had a story in Encore which was great but what we really needed was an Angel. And he came – in the form of the Avatar, The Terminator or, as Claudia Karvan said this week, “a great bloke”.
Before he was “that cool guy in the wheelchair in Avatar” as my son says, he did many Australian films such as Gettin’ Square, Thunderstruck and my favourite Somersault, not to mention Love My Way. And he clearly hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Thank you Sam.

But thanks also to each and every one of you who believed in us from the get-go. $8K (now $9K and still climbing) is testament to your love, generosity and faith in the film.

In other news, FSM Film & TV Post have kindly come on board with the offer of Data wrangling, a Flame suite, HD master, QT’s, a Digital Cinema Print and a partridge in a pear tree. ‘

So now the work begins!

And it wouldn’t have happened without Pozible, the crowd funding site.

Development of another new piece

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Rusted metal and canal at Murano.

This is the inspiration for the new work. It comprises three things that I love: rust, water, and Venice. The metal wall was hammered into the canal to hold the water back while a new brick wall was built behind it. That’s the way things are constructed in Venice, where the water can threaten building.

Rust and water.
Rust, water and reflections

To make this work, first I laid down strips of paper I had ‘rusted’ some months ago, and coated them with a layer of medium. I used painters tape to mask off a straight line, and painted in some pale green. I added some green gold at the bottom of the board, and then ‘cool’ brushed some more on the top section. I used a tool to scribe into the wax, and added detail with a rust coloured pigment stick.

Exploring Encaustic

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In the studio today I have been exploring encaustic. I have some German wooden cradled panels which are a beautiful start. The works I am making seem to me to be full of Venice, or perhaps my eyes are still full of Venice and I can’t see anything else. Not explicitly, of course, but there is something there…………I wonder whether you can see it, too.
They may not be finished yet, I need to look at them for a while to decide.

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This one is quite small.

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………this is larger

Pinterest and Social Media

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I’ve booked in for this. It’s on the 26th June between 6 and 8 pm. If you are not a member of NAVA you can still attend, it just costs more.

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) in collaboration with the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is proud to present ‘Sharing Your Canvas: Artists, Pinterest and Social Media Engagement’, an informative and practical forum essential for all visual arts, craft and design practitioners who use or are looking to use social media.

Booking is essential as numbers are limited. To register for this important event visit http://navapinterest.eventbrite.com/