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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Perth Festival of the Arts - Amozozo Luminarium Review
This year's Perth Festival of the Arts seems to have been a large success with the new concert hall able to act as a focal point for a lot of the goings on. I didn't have time to visit much and my one foray into the festival was to visit the Amozozo Luminarium on the opening weekend. Needless to say this large inflatable structure that looked like a giant bouncy castle attracted children, including my son.
So we paid our 2 quid to go in and were told to sit down and chill out. My son is approaching 2 years old and this seemed like a big advernture to him. He was running around and making happy noise. We were told "this is an art exhibit and people running or making undue noise like this child" (as they pointed to my son) "would be asked to be quiet or leave". Get real. Put a big bouncy castle in the middle of Perth on a busy saturday afternoon, then admit children and tell them they've got to be quiet and serene. Jokers. Have they got no idea. And as for an art exhibit - I was looking around for paintings or sculpture inside, but no, all I could see was the inside of a big bouncy castle. Is it art? Not in my books. Monday, May 22, 2006 Castle Makeover
Just saw this piece of art on the BBC website. Artist Jerry Hofstetter gives one of our most photographed castles a bit of a new look. I do hope there was someone with a stall selling Jimmy wigs and rubber Loch Ness monsters to complete the effect.
Friday, May 19, 2006 Claire's Art leaving ebay
One of the artists on ebay who's pictures I have enjoyed for some time now is Claire. She has been painting miniatures of cats, meerkats, and a whole menagerie of other animals and it looks from the surface like she's got quite a following of loyal customers. Claire's key to building this following seems to have been creating simple art that she can sell for a realistic price. When prices are low it can encourage people to build collections. Also she's made the most of ebay marketing services by running a shop and sending email newsletters to her subscribers.
Anyway, it seems Claire is flying the nest and going at now from her own web site. Good luck with it. You can find it at www.claires-gallery.co.uk.
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Who am I? I'm Adam Christie. I love looking at art, all types of art. I comment on it in my own way. I despair at art snobbery. There is no need for it. Occasionally I even pick up a brush myself, despite not having an art degree! That's a hanging offence in some art circles.
This blog is just a bit about the art I come across on my travels and maybe some stuff about my own painting experiences. Hope you find it useful. Contact me! Text Link Ads script error: local_90713.xml does not exist. Please create a blank file named local_90713.xml. |
