Mirrors! A bit of magic on grey, busy Hoddle Street. Step away from the noise and the dust and into the wonderland of the Mirror Mirror Gallery. Try this when you want time-out, are curious or want to check out a mirror for your home. See if your mood changes when you step through…
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Thomas Demand is a conceptual artist where photography is an essential part of the end product. The photograph is then mounted on Plexiglass. I got to see Thomas Demand’s exhibition, which is now showing at the National Gallery of Victoria, because the price was included in the ticket for Jeff Wall’s Photographs at the…
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I went to this exhibition because photographs make up so much of our every day. We snap everything. A table we might buy, the cafe we’re in, the food we’re eating, our latest nail polish effect, our cat doing something silly and so on. We send these quick pics to our friends and family…
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Is graf art or urban art taking on a new look? Where are the strong and vibrant colours we usually see in a piece? This piece decorates the wall along the side of Westbury Street as it intersects with Carlisle Street in Balaclava. I love it. I don’t miss the vibrant wake-me up colours….
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St Kilda markets are where to hang out in the evening on Thursday 20th December For those who follow this blog I want to let you know about a couple of night markets in St Kilda ( one starting this week) that you can check out before Christmas, it’s another opportunity to browse for…
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This is the most amazing structure to come across at Federation Square. It is part of the 10 year birthday celebrations. Patrick Dougherty has created this masterpiece out of materials that would otherwise have been burned – a sort of recycling project. It is made from willow tree sticks and saplings – the same…
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Design and display excellence, is on show in the CBD in the old General Post Office – GPO. Spring and Summer has brought stunning decorations to create a sunny happy atmosphere. These are made from a folded stiff paper as is all this creative and striking slice of ‘nature’. It is Spring/Summer here with…
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Brumby’s Bakery in the Albert Park shopping village has taken street art to a new level. This is a unique way to enter their shop – a couple of hops, a couple of jumps and you are there. It is a way for the kids to entertain themselves after they have finished their Baby-Chino…
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Graff Art in Alma Park lifted my spirits on a cold dull winter morning. The wall that separates the Army Reserve buildings from the park are a magnet for Graff Art as well as what I think of as ugly badly formed tags. This Piece is one of the best. I love the colours,…
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Brighten up a grey winter morning and take in the Graf Art as you stroll along Chapel Street, Windsor. Of course it doesn’t have to be the morning, anytime during the day will do. But the in-your-face colours gives a me lift on a grey morning. The corner of McIlwrick and Chapel Streets (at…
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