Black with a Hint of Pink - In the Gallery Friday Night..

Shiny copper heritage plumbing; synthetic leaks, indecipherable colour transparencies floating in space. For a while it was hard for me to decide if I was at the art show or if I was dreaming I was back at the architectural heritage shop again. But then there was the fashion, some a little a little dream like (some like the building yard too) I wasn't dreaming after all - ‪#‎MarianTubbs‬ ‪#‎contemporarymonsters‬ ‪#‎minervasydney‬ Black never goes out of style does it, but this eye make-up, a beautiful and creative part of the night.

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Art, The Art of Pokemon, & Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden..

Unless you have been living under a rock without crystal-set-WiFi; you will have certainly noticed that there is a new kid in town. Or maybe 151 strange cartoony kids, or maybe just smart phone wielding kids running through your garden. If you are wondering what it is? It's called Pokemon Go; and it has apparently uprooted couch potatoes, reunited parents with their formerly sullen, phone-communication-only children - all the better to travel to new places safely to hunt Pokemon with - and burnt goodness knows how many thousands, hundreds of thousands of kilos of human fat, off the face of the earth already!!

Apart from Pokemon Go being much more friendly than playing chess online (but that's another story) seeing these Pokemon pop up all over the place including art shows... Reminds me of the  Cottingley Fairies that famously duped Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author of Sherlock Homes into believing there really were Fairies at the bottom of the garden - maybe he just needed a Galaxy 7 or iPhone 6 to prove to the world they were real. Not fake or imagined at all.. I for one am more than happy for a return to simpler times with the aid of 'smart' technology.. If it helps unchain me from behind the computer. Now if you can scroll past the next 4 'proofs' that Pokemon's really exist and are amongst us, there is a round up of some superb art shows - painting and photography - and then a little more banter about the positive side of Pokemon Go. Go on, keep scrolling, you might be surprised! Art & Gallery links below!

A Pokemon Doduo crashes an Art Opening at Folonomo Gallery.

A Pokemon Pidgey crashes and art opening at KUDOS Gallery.

A Squirtle prepares for Pokemon battle near the 'Pokestop' at Gallery 9 Darlinghurst.

The ubiquitous Pokemon Zubat hangs out at Canvas Bar for a casual art opening in the Sydney CBD.

Getting back to the art - Two weeks ago I attended a Friday night opening of Scott Gardiner's 'Disappear Here' at Palmer Art Projects. It is still on and is a curious blend of seascape abstraction and geometric rendering. Scott explores the nature and power of the ocean combining his art with his love of being in the ocean (the floor was already painted..). Nature was also vividly on show in Sarah Ducker's mandala like photographic observations of alpine flora in the New Zealand Alps. Both artists drawing their own visual meta of landscape.

Scott Gardiner 'Disappear Here' at Palmer Art Projects.

Off the Wall  by Al Poulet at KUDOS Gallery

Sarah Ducker at Barometer Gallery.

Brett Hilder and friends at the Habana Story book launch, Badger and Fox Gallery Surry Hills.

If you are fortunate enough to have seen or better yet, own a copy of Brett Hilder's Another Time, Past Created you will be aware of the beauty of both his photography and his prose. Always a man of the times Brett has side-stepped traditional publishing and is offering his new book only as a PDF at $10.00. Email him directly at  bretthilder@gmail.com The Cuba photographs are for sale too though not at quite that price point..

Portrait of Kate Farquharson at KUDOS gallery for her exhibition Disintegration.

Sensitivity for the subject, especially in portraiture should be a given and Kate has it in spades in this exhibition which examines a life lived and the effects and affects of ageing - by only photographing the space lived in and the objects therein. I was very moved by this series of photographs created over a four year period. On now at KUDOS Gallery.

Anne Lynam speaking at her show 'Arcana' Barometer Gallery, Sydney.

What to say about Anne Lynam's show 'Arcana' at Barometer Gallery.? I first meet Anne when she was showing at the Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown Sydney, 2004 and later at Point Light gallery. Forget the rapidity of modern photography. There's fashion, street photography, nudes somehow fitting together. Anne's works are unrushed, meticulously constructed images, the result of a disciplined eye and a creative and often witty mind. The work delivers a feeling of familiarity and is yet quite unique. And I usually feel like throwing in the towel after seeing one of Anne's shows.. Nothing has changed, the work just keeps on getting better. On until the 7th of August.

So some wonderful painting, some stunning photography by four vastly different photographers. And that bloody game you already love or hate. I have picked it up in the interest of seeing what it's all about; if the CIA are reading Street Fashion Sydney they should already know what I am up to anyway. Other than doubling my daily walk and discharge of my phones battery. Pokemon Go (PG) is a boon for anyone that has painted a mural, made a public sculpture, or for buildings of, historic significance. Now not all artworks I have seen popping up as Poke Stops are credited but this one by Anthony Lister in Newtown that I came across today is. I presume the image was put up on google maps as a credited image at that GPS location. Something for (legal) Street Artists to think about. PG may not be the hot game forever, in fact its quite unlikely; I do think its the start of a form of everyday virtual reality, and something for all artists to have a look at, even if only with their kids or some friends; after all, Pandora never went back in the box, those Pokemon's are out for good too.

https://palmerartprojects.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KUDOS/Off the Wall Al Poulet
http://www.barometer.net.au/ & http://sarahducker.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KUDOS/Kate Farquharson/
http://www.barometer.net.au/ & http://annelynam.com/

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About Art Last Night - 4 in a Row on William Street..

Not that I am counting.. but really, is there anywhere else with an art scene as vibrant as Sydney has? It is a real question as I am not art-scene world-wide savvy enough to answer it myself - though I do hear there is never enough time to see what Berlin has to offer - it seems to me to be the same here. Strobed listed 7 openings and there were two shows I attended that were not on that list.. Art last night saw the launch of a new ARI space ARO gallery with a group show at 51 William Street, the city end. Of course the gallery in a car park, Alaska (maybe named as such because its so cold in Winter) now has a space Alaska Projects on, you guessed it, on William Street too, 73-75 though it has been going for a while now. 16 (5 artists) curated by Bradley Vincent. You didn't need to guess where either gallery was. A visible phalanx of people out front of both spaces only about 50 meters apart looked like a human bar graph saying Art Here! Heading back towards the Cross King Street Gallery on William (at 177) was showing Jenny Sages wonderful sculptural paintings/drawings.. On the Memory of the Imagination. Then up and over the Potts Point side 220 Creative Space (its above the bookshop) was showing Still/Dynamic. And that is just last night, it's been a very busy week, more already seen and yet to come so stay tuned for more over the weekend.. Now enough of the words, it's art it's about looking, so here's the pictures about art last night.

ARO Gallery opening night.

Street view at Alaska Projects

Artist portrait of Jenny Sages at King Street Gallery on William.

https://www.facebook.com/arogallery/?fref=ts
http://home.alaskaprojects.com/
http://kingstreetgallery.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/220creativespace/

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Six Shows, 6 Artists - LOTS of Winter Street Fashion - Sydney Style.

Has it been cold in Sydney? Hell yeah! Of course depending on your exact GPS location and perhaps depending on your Inner Warmth.. you may or may-not be feeling the cold. Of course in Sydney, a closed door to your storefront even on the coldest day is tantamount to confessing you are not there/closed, have gone outofbusiness.. so its all about an open door policy; so rug up or be one of those people who can wear sandals in all weather conditions (examples (plural) below). All these shows are on NOW but if you want to catch Julie Williams at Barometer gallery you need to go this Sunday as its part of the Art Here quick turnaround 7 shows 7 weeks thingamejig. So here's to staying warm in shops and galleries with open Winter doors, and here's your/my weeks art round-up along with the fashion too! There's 30 pictures, and although it's been suggested I make the whole picture thing look too easy and should show less.. practice helps - ink and paper!!! So Gutenberg - whatever - so here they are, I hope you enjoy and do check out the shows! Mouse over pictures for details, links below.

Louise Whelan - Two Views at Juniper Hall.

Kevin McKay, So Bondi at Brenda May Gallery.

Dion Horstmans, Heavy Metal at Brenda May Gallery.

Julie Williams THE TEARS at Barometer gallery.

Peter Sharp 'The Shape I'm In' at Liverpool Street Gallery.

Geoff Levitus A Foreigner’s Glimpse at Stanley Street Gallery.

http://juniperhall.com.au/gallery/louise-whelan/
http://juniperhall.com.au/gallery/marie-mansfield/
http://www.brendamaygallery.com.au/
http://www.barometer.net.au/
http://www.liverpoolstgallery.com.au/
http://stanleystreetgallery.com.au/

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