Another Day in Paradise

*All pictures courtesy Anna Pappas Gallery

This paper-mâché work, which is titled Another Day in Paradise, was exhibited in a group show at Anna Pappas Gallery, in Prahran. The exhibition, curated by Anna, the director, was titled "Paradise: A Hell of a Place", and dealt with themes of utopia, dystopia and fantasy.

The work I contributed was inspired by a mash-up of a few ideas: 80's disaster films, Gericault's Raft of the Medusa [and subsequent attributions] and a more generic idea of a personal kind of white-trash hell - hence the inclusion of the most awful alcohol and cigarettes I could think of [not to mention their tropical vibes].

I wanted people to get Phil Collins stuck in their head while looking at this work.

Pueblo

This photo was taken in the city; I took it because it reminded me of old photos of Native American pueblos.

Out of Action

I have been somewhat preoccupied lately.

A lot has happened since my last post, including:
- moving house & studio
- going to Canberra for my Cousin's wedding
- setting up a new studio
- not making any art of my own [which constitutes a creative holiday of sorts.]

Whilst in Canberra I saw a work by my old favourite, Bob Smithson, at the NGA.

This work is called Rocks and Mirror Square II. It is made from basalt rocks and mirrors. I guess Bob wasn't into puns. I am. If I'd made it, it probably would've been called  rock block, or something a bit funny like that.
After I took this photo the security guard yelled at me for taking photographs, but it was too late.

We then proceeded to the lovely sculpture garden out the back of the gallery, where I was excited to see the famous Fog Sculpture, by Fujiko Nakaya. We arrived at around 2:05pm, to find a moist sign that read:

[If you can't read it, it says 'The fog sculpture operates daily from 12:30 - 2:00pm']
I was going to ask somebody to turn it back on for a few minutes, but there were no security guards in the sculpture garden.