Art bodies ( seen, found, curated, perused, persuaded, captured, abandoned, entertained, desired and entitled )
Anna Waldmann appears for Liz Williamson's Collectors project conceived and developed in 2009.
Cecillia Heffer appears for Liz Williamson's Collectors project conceived and developed in 2009.
Diana Wood Conroy appears for Liz Williamson's Collectors project conceived and developed in 2009.
Khaled Sabsabi in front of the work 3Ali Casula Powerhouse
Tuba player in a wedding band. Agra India 2017
Manfred Wakolbinger Austria 2017
Art Bodies
‘The value of art is in the observer.’ American artist Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
We are made by art as mach as we make art. Art bodies looks at the the relationship between art and the viewer. The viewer effect could be as interesting as the observer phenomena in sub-atomic physics or just some damn kid passing by and looking cool. I’m struck at the quiet attention given to a work and how the viewers self consciousness disappears. Some of the works here are all about the viewer ( Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017, Geman Pavilion Venice ). Some artists enjoy a subliminal secret messaging whispering intent and response.
I arrive with an intention to look at things differently. To watch as I look. Now I am in Darwin and there is a different set of dynamics between place and space. I can see that the focus on audiences is changing to focus on the spaces we inhabit. … more on this as this project grows. When I get a moment to expand on this theme.
Commissioned by Ann Finnegan - cover image of work by: Alba Stephen and Rachel Buckeridge Circumnavigate Kandos “Fired Egg Dress”, 2019. Model: David Ryan.
Two Images from the “Treasures of the Art Trail” campain to promote Regional Art Galleries throughout NSW 1994
Performance
Liam Garstang curated SCA New Contemporaries, at SCA Galleries 2018. Sydney College of the Arts has a long history of performance art and experimental works. Founded in 1978 by radical and innovative artist educator Jim Allen , SCA over the years has become a significant hot house of theoretical and experimental art. These few images from NEW CONTEMPORARIES are just a few examples.