This amazing mess of red and crimson is destined for greatness, albeit an ephemeral greatness. The purple black texted surface is a floating raft of grape skins and seeds. The stream of red fluid is the juice of the shiraz fruit crushed a few days before. What is actually taking place here is this fermenting […]
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Do you find mannequins a little disturbing but can’t help stare at them waiting for a blink, or twitch or some give-away that there’s something more than just paint and plastic? Then I know you’d enjoy Nina Ventura’s mannequin transformations. This image is from her exhibition at last year’s SALA festival at the Adelaide Convention […]
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Tibbot Bourke, the first Viscount of Mayo was a ruthlessly proud man so Irish legends tell. One evening at dinner, Tibbot’s wife Maeve mused how her brother Shane O’Connor was a stronger man than her husband. In his resulting rage Tibbot sought the man accused of being his better and they fought to the death. […]
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Nina Ventura’s art might not be for everyone but if you are into mannequins and you are a local then you should see her exhibition at the Adelaide Convention Centre while it’s running. I personally found this piece quite disturbing, like an out of body experience gone terribly wrong yet I could not keep myself […]
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I am not a cat person as such unless we are talking about big cats. I mean really big cats and Jaguars are one of my favorites! While out hunting I encountered this beautiful big cat resting on the side of the road. Carefully I approached from down wind ever so cautious to avoid attention, […]
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