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Water and Music – Lucien Alperstein @ Hardware
Untitled Water - Lucien Alperstein
Water and Music is the debut solo exhibition from photographer Lucien Alperstein. The collection featured a series of black and white photos from two very different angles. His water series was very personal and spontaneous, documenting friends and well… water. The music series was a collection from Alpersteins documentation of the Sound Series performances held at Hardware Gallery. Heavy contrast and balanced composition tied the works together. Alperstein’s use of black and white gave a sense of nostalgia to the collection.
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‘Oranges & Lemons’ is the debut solo show for local Sydney artist Bennett. Bennett has been a regular in group shows and street art events across the country for quite some time now. It’s great to see him jump into the spotlight with a body of work that gives us more of an insight into his evoloution as an artist.
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When the pin is pulled Mr grenade is no longer our friend - a.m. ink on board, 2010
The handout for the latest show at PolyGallery summed up the exhibition nicely: “pieces by a range of disturbed young artists whose work is executed with dark humor and astonishing talent”. Love it!
Posted in Opening (old) | 1 Comment »Heart Your Art @ PolyGallery
Lawn Balls - Anthony O'Connor
The premise of “Heart Your Art” at PolyGallery was to create an exhibition for the senses. It was surprisingly confronting to engage with works that are to be experienced with more than just the eyes.
“Lawn Ball” by Anthony O’Connor (above) challenged the viewer to stick their hands into a mystery box and experience tough without a visual reference. Great concept, strange sensation.
Posted in Opening (old) | 1 Comment »Stereo Portrait Project @ Oh Really
So, apparently there is some sort of 3D revolution clawing into cinema, TV and now clean cut portrait photography. And while Avatar was mediocre and the 3D Sate of Origin was ignored, this portrait stuff was impressive.
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Oh Really Gallery is becoming an underground success story. A bunch of friends, a real estate gamble and a love of street art has taken this little gallery from a bunch of mates displaying their own work, to a legitimate gallery space. Over the last 12 months they have been developing a reputation for showing some of Sydney’s best street artists and it seems they are branching into new grounds with their next show being portrait photography.
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