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What’s not to love about urban decay?
It’s day 9 of a long run of hot days and Tony is telling me he lives in the dark ages and has no air-conditioning. While he leads a modern life in a lovely home in Melbourne’s highly sought-after rag-trade district of Richmond, I get a strong sense that Tony reveres the old, the decaying and [...]
The Wendy Whiteley Interview
By Michel Lawrence Wendy Whiteley now sits atop the Australian art scene as one of the great Grande Dames. A very talented painter herself she met Brett Whiteley as a teenager and lived through great times in post war art. Travelling with Brett as his star rose like a rocket ship, first in London where [...]
Book Review: David Hockney’s self portrait
A Bigger Message. Conversations with David Hockney by Martin Gayford. With 161 illustrations. Published by Thames and Hudson. David Hockney is living proof that a great draughtsman can draw on anything. Of course, Hockney is much more than a good draughtsman. But his drawing has always been beautiful. And now in his 70’s Hockney’s skills [...]
The Art of the Artist’s Book
Artists’ books bring together visual artists and writers in a unique and intriguing way. And in the digital age it is like some strange but beautiful anachronism. Incredibly it is a growing field covering a broad range of output, from expensive small print editions of highly crafted books through to the multiples of lo-res productions. [...]
The Stock Rooms iPad painters: Call for Entries
The Stock Rooms has launched the world’s first iPad Painting competition. The new competition invites entries from professionals to students to showcase the world’s newest painting form. iPad painting has come to the fore with David Hockney’s exciting new iPad paintings being shown in Paris, Toronto and now at the Royal Academy in London. The [...]
Indigenous Art at The Stock Rooms
The Stock Rooms is planning to stage more curated online exhibitions regularly and we began with the exciting Bush Spring exhibition curated by Susan McCulloch OAM, the well known Arts figure, Publisher and curator. Bush Spring, featured works from a group of indigenous artists from seven important communities and featured 22 magnificent works depicting the [...]
No Argy Bargy for Dean Bowen at The Stock Rooms
At The Stock Rooms we love Dean Bowen’s quirky take on Australia. It’s rich on metaphors and icons of a life well travelled. Dean Bowen produces a varied range of art from bronze sculptures to large scale oil paintings all featuring his unique sense of humour. Whatever Dean is poking fun at -the morning rush [...]
