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Art

Looking Directly at The Sun – Lloyd Rees

Is it possible for a painter to transform the way we experience the natural world? For us, Lloyd Rees and his painterly perspective has done just t...

Art

Hidden women of history: Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia’s first female graphic designers

The series ‘Hidden women of history’, looks at under-acknowledged women through the ages and this week we’re shining a light on one of Australia’s ...

Australia

The Alchemy of SWC – The Soundscape

Sounds help create a sense of place. Beyond those easy to catch noises – the upbeat intro to the six o’clock news, a microwave whirling, a motorcy...

Art

Read: Chromatopia

This gorgeous hardcover version of David Coles Chromatopia was published a couple of years ago but we’re only just rediscovering it after writing a...

australia

The Alchemy of SWC: The Rituals

The sound of a striking match. The pause while waiting for the water to boil. Pulling on your boots before stepping outside for a constitutional wa...

Australia

Kendal Murray’s Tiny Worlds

Upcoming, Homecoming, 2021, mixed media assemblage, Kendal Murray By Chance, At First Glance, 2016, mixed media assemblage, Kendal Murray We’re...

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There’s gold in them hills

Taking inspiration from the lives of Hill End’s gold rush inhabitants, Camie Lyons upped the anti on her physical making process, dragging branches...

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South by Southwest – Paul Ryan

One of the things we love most about Paul Ryan’s work is his sense of the theatrical and his use of black, black humour to express the underbelly o...

Art

Where the light falls by Susan Baird

For us the real fascination of Susan Baird’s work lies in her unique stylistic approach, a canny mix of and tension between traditional and contemp...

art

Eucalyptusdom

Eucalyptusdom is the fantastical name of a new exhibition opening early next month at the fabulous Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The exhibition reck...

Australia

The Ripping Tree – Nikki Gemmell

The Ripping Tree is an historical thriller, a tale of survival in colonial Australia. It’s about a young woman finding a way to escape the claustro...

Art

The Abundance – Idris Murphy

Murphy is a painter’s painter and a huge influence on many, many contemporary landscape artists. For us, he is one of the originals in this genre, ...