Art Lab Summer

If you are interested in doing some artmaking short courses especially designed for high school students during the summer holidays, check out the National Art School Art Lab Summer program from Tuesday 17th - Friday 20th January 2011.

There are courses on ceramics, painting, drawing, photography and printmaking (screen printing). There is even a drawing course that focuses specifically on creating a BOW from a single idea. You also get to go to the Picasso Exhibition (included in the course).

The Outpost Project

Cockatoo Island 4th November - 11th December 2011

The OUTPOST PROJECT has transformed the gritty industrial spaces of Cockatoo Island into an explosion of urban art. 

Benconservato (well preserved)

Gouache Nesting Dolls by Emma Kidd

Bensonservato is the alias of Emma Kidd, an artist/illustrator from Sydney's Northern Beaches. She has travelled and lived in Europe and a land of mythical animals. She likes to work across many different disciplines creating whimsical artworks with monsters, beasts, sea creatures and imaginary lands.

P.S. In addition to her website and blog (which we follow), she  also has an Esty shop where you can buy some of her lovely creations. 

Contemporary sculptural ceramics

Have a look at the ceramic work of Amanda Shelser, an Australian artist based in Perth.
'My sculptures have always reflected my life and the current journey that I am on. These intimate works celebrate the intricacies of human nature; they look for an understanding of self and the world around us.'

http://www.amandashelsher.com/index.htm

Typography portraits

http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/typography-portraits/2184535

Typography Portraits by Michael McCabe

Feather & Webb

There is some really cool stuff to see here!

Beast Mode

Loving these images by French duo Helmo (Thomas Couderc and Clement Vauchez) 

called Betes de Mode - Beast Mode.

See more...

Firstlight

Matt Bromhead Firstlight 2011

Our very own Matt Bromhead has a solo exhibition on at Ray Hughes gallery in Surry Hills.
You should check it out!!! 12th November - 7th December 2011.

See more of Matt's works here.

Congratulations Matt!

Make your own miniature photos!

Buckingham Palace, London

Visit here if you want to learn how to manipulate your photos so that they look like miniatures!
Easy step-by-step Photoshop instructions.

Alternatively you can also download one of the many TiltShift apps available through iTunes.

Have fun!

Miroslav Tichý

One of Tichý's homemade cameras

Miroslav Tichý is one of the greatest "finds" of unknown artists who worked on the fringe of the artworld. He couldn’t afford a camera, so he cobbled one up from tin cans, children’s spectacle lenses and other junks on the street! Most of his subjects were unaware they are being photographed.

Tichý's subtle photographs use themes of movement, composition and contrast, but the main theme is an obsession with the female body.Technically, his pictures are full of mistakes that compound the built-in limitations of his equipment — underexposed or overexposed, out of focus, blemished by dust in the camera, stained by careless darkroom processing. Tichý explains, "A mistake. That's what makes the poetry."

For more about Tichý visit his website http://www.tichyocean.com/ or http://www.radio.cz/en/section/arts/miroslav-tichy-a-voyeur-with-a-home-made-camera

Our first post!

Here is our first post to all of our wonderful art students!

Have a look at the images and links that we post so you can gain inspiration and ideas for your own artmaking. We hope you enjoy a glimpse into what we're passionate about and what's going on in the artworld. We would love to hear from you with comments and suggestions of any art-related resources we can include.

Happy Artmaking,
Ms Della Franca, Ms Preston & Ms Papandrea