Local historian Glenn Parfitt was determined to create a website chronicling the early days of rock ’n’ roll in Victoria — despite the challenges involved in tracking down material.
Critical comments by various curators and interviewers of artist Brandy Saturley
Plastic is everywhere, explains Yardley in her introduction to Becoming Plastic. “It’s in the depths of the oceans and at the highest of mountaintops,” she says.
Homeland is an historic journey that reveals the artists’ pre-war lifestyle in Syria, the beginning of unrest, and finally, the trauma of dislocation. These artworks reflect on personal and cultural identity through the lens of memory and migrations.
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Preview:
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This exuberant artist brings a life-like presence to luminaries he finds interesting. “I wonder who these people are,” he asks, “how they lived their lives and chose to express themselves.”
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Jane Michiel has a five year history with Gage Gallery and is currently a board member. The creativity of her 20 colleagues inspires her, and she enjoys the freedom of being part of a non-profit organization. Focusing on faces for Charisma,...
Remembering the Summer of Love
1964: Beatles' TV appearance sparked cultural revolution
BIOGRAPHICAL INFO
A pro boxer will tell you that success in the ring hinges on the
belief in your own abilities. Belief which endures a pounding heart or
a weakened knee. Belief in oneself even after being knocked down to
the canvas o...