I'm looking forward to this one. The next show at Gallery Funaki with new work by Emma Price (left) and David Neale. See you at the opening? Tuesday 10th of August, 6 - 8pm.

a distant relative perhaps?

I came across this quite by accident. A distant relative perhaps? Well although the resemblance may not be immediately obvious, the title of the show has me convinced.

but wait, there's more

Selected Clones from the Arnie series, 2009
Capsule II, mild steel, copper, silver, HIPS, stainless, 2009
Capsule I, mild steel, HIPS, pigment, stainless, 2009
The Island, mild steel, silver, HIPS, 2009

It seems the blog police only allow 5 images per post, so here is my encore.

I made two distinct bodies of work.  One grew from a fascination with Arnold Schwarzenegger; the man, the myth, the mystery; need I go on?  So much more could be said but I really feel as if the time has passed -that idea was so 2009! The other was very much sci-fi based, as you can probably gather.  If you'd like further extrapolation, just yell (email may be more effective). 

and back in 2009.....

Clones from Schwarzenegger Regalia Series, HIPS, pigment, 2009
Schwarzenegger Regalia Series, cast bronze, fine gold, 2009
(Awkward) Communication Device, mild steel, 2009
Cover shot for the catalogue
Cornucopia group show, opening night, Nov 2009, some of my work
I finally got my hands on the shots of some of my work from the second half of last year.  And the end of year group show.  I know it's six months after the fact but I didn't have a blog then dummies!  (Maybe I'm the dummy.)

 

1911-2010

God bless Louise.  Geez.

gulag or goulash?

Ha! There has just been some confusion in my kitchen between 'gulag' and 'goulash'. Sorry for laughing at you Stu. So, if you are ever called upon to make the choice, go for the Hungarian goulash over the Siberian gulag.  Every time!

Which reminds me - over the weekend I became the proud owner of a slow cooker.  And today I acquired my very own copy of the Women's Weekly Slow Cooker book from my local newsagent for a crazy $12.95. What are they thinking? They could charge double for those babies and I'd still be blogging about it! Anyway, I did notice it contains a recipe for a pretty sexy looking veal goulash.  If any of you require further information don't hesitate to email me.  Really.

I know you want more

Aaaah, Sawa. I sigh. Such poetry.

The first two stills are from Dwelling, 2002 and the final one is from Hako, 2006.

Sawa's work can be found at www.jamescohan.com although you'll be hard pressed viewing more than stills from his video work.

I know I'm a sucker for beautifully framed and shot black and white films. Before too long I'll share with you some stills from my favourite films that fit this description. I have loads of images on my computer. Stay tuned.