Art Exhibitions
Upcoming
Big Art 2010 (raising funds for the Big Issue)
Art auction October 14th 2010, Bleeding Heart Gallery, Brisbane.
Samhain
October 29th to November 2nd 2010, Brisbane.
(I’m MC’ing opening night).
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Identity and Emotion Exhibition
Come to see identity and emotion explored through paintings, photography and sculpture…
UPDATES:
Vanja Stace’s write-up and pics from the exhibition (2nd Feb)
Article on photographer Sally Ryhanen who is currently exhibiting at Circle Gallery. (Courier Mail, 1st Feb)
WHERE: Circle Gallery, 274 Montague Road, West End, Brisbane. Map.
WHEN: Open daily, Friday 29th January – Wednesday 3rd February 2010.
Sat – 9am – 5pm
Sun – 10am – 4pm
Mon to Wed – 10am – 6pm
Writers of RedBubble contribute their work on the theme of identity and/or emotion. View here (PDF)
This document is currently in the gallery in a plastic folder for visitors to view.
OPENING NIGHT: Friday 29th January, 6pm.
- Enjoy some drinks and nibblies
- Meet some of the artists
- Listen to the beautiful sounds of violinist Christine Dunaway.
THE ARTISTS: (most work for sale)
- Isabelle Falconer
- Graeme Gough
- Mia Manson
- Jeremy Saxon Oxley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Oxley
- Elzunia Rejmer http://www.elzuniarejmer.com
- Genevieve Robey http://www.redbubble.com/people/genrobey
- Sally Ryhanen http://www.redbubble.com/people/netta
- Richard Taorei
Thoughts on identity and emotion ….
“The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.” – Richard R. Grant
“People don’t ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.” – Robert KeithLeavitt
“Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn’t rush into it.” – David Quammen
“Identity is theft of the self” – Estee Martin
“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. – James Baldwin
“My mother said to me, “If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general; if you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope.” Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” – Pablo Picasso
“Every culture is defined by its artists”. – David Dory
“Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I’m an uncaring asshole and proud of it.” – Chuck Palahniuk
“The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” – Pablo Picasso
“Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion – very powerful emotions. That’s what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and – people identify with that.” – Annie Lennox
“The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.” – P. D. Ouspensky
“During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don’t think they’ve ever remembered.” – Andy Warhol
“Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity.” – Rollo May
“Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.” – George Jean Nathan
