The paper sculptures are huge and they remind me of giants’ Christmas decorations. You can see the size in this photo. Louise Paramor has called this exhibition, which was commissioned by the NGV ‘Palace of the Republic’ as she was inspired by German Architecture she saw in Berlin. There are eight of these enormous…
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I have lived in Melbourne for a number of years and thought I knew the place fairly well. But there was one great omission in my knowledge of this great city. I have never walked along the north side of the Yarra, that is the Flinders Street Station side. I have spent many hours…
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It has taken me some time to get to the exhibition called Making the Australian Quilt: 1800 – 1950 at the Ian Potter Centre. I read about it back in June and I have only just made time to view these historical works of art. Show me handwork done by women in the past…
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One of the current free exhibitions at the NGV is called ” Exquisite Threads – English Embroidery 1600s to 1900s.” These days we aren’t used to seeing embroidery that is done by friends and family and most of us don’t do it ourselves. As I walked in I tried to remember any of my…
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The sounds of the piano being played has added to the fun and delight of being around the City of Melbourne during January. British Artist, Luke Jerram, came up with the idea of placing pianos around a city for everyone or anyone to use. Since he kicked off the idea in 2008 he has…
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-a makeover – watch the street artists work Go to Hosier Lane in the next couple days and you will be met with a rare sight. Blank walls. Hosier Lane is getting a makeover. The art you know has been blacked out and about 100 Melbourne artists are working to give the lane a…
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Souvenirs! Mementos! Gifts from Melbourne! Christmas presents for relatives and friends overseas? Whatever we call them we all need to buy them at sometime. There are clip on koalas, painted boomerangs, cuddly Kangaroos with a Joey in the pouch, cute wombats, beautifully painted didgeridoos – difficult to travel with………. Great souvenirs but once you…
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There’s a wonderful and soothing ‘construction’ on display in the National Gallery of Victoria. It is in conjunction with the Monet Exhibition….’ Monet’s Garden’. You don’t have see the exhibition to appreciate this intriguing art work. A large pond or small lake ( water is nothing new to the gallery -they have it running…
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Clothes! Think of a movie you loved – think of the main character and focus on the scene you loved best. I bet if you are a woman you will think of what your character is wearing. Perhaps that is not always true when you think of THAT scene in the Deli from…
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I went to the ACMI theatre for the first time last weekend. In all the time I have lived in Melbourne I hadn’t been before. Of course I have been to Federation Square but never to the theatre. And I can’t tell you why. I went to see The Quiet Man, a film my…
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