9.11.08
STOP BY:
One of the best markets I've ever been to: The Village Markets
:: 'The Village Markets are brand new to the Gold Coast. Combining the quirky style of some of the Gold Coast's best up and coming designer and artists, it is about showcasing exactly what the Coast has to offer as well as being a creative hub for locals.'
Burleigh Heads State School Oval :: 7th December 2008
http://www.thevillagemarketsgc.com.au
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MY FAVOURITE:
Paper Boat Press: Art of Kylie Johnson
Brisbane based artist and poet with the sweetest chrissy ornaments & tags, poetry vessels and books. My favourite: Count Me the Stars.
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29.10.08
MUST SEE:
Documentary Film: Man on Wire:: It is a beautiful, beautiful film. GO SEE IT!
'On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.
Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC's security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan...Man On Wire brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as 'the artistic crime of the century.' Dendy
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15.9.08
FOR YOUR INSPIRATION:
fresh::green::fashion: Peppermint MagazineGo grab the first issue of Peppermint magazine. It's a great read, you can learn so much and it also features my photographs in 'la vie en rose'
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11.8.08
MUST SEE:
Documentary Film: Garbage Warrior
"Hippie architect Michael Reynolds has spent the past 35 years creating eco-friendly homes known as “Earthships”. Using beer cans and tyres to hold the structures together, he came up with a way of life that requires none of the traditional household fuels. Running foul of American planning mandates, he found his buildings threatened, but in the wake of the Boxing Day Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, he has found recognition at last. Brit filmmaker Oliver Hodge’s documentary initially depicts its subject as a bit of an ass, but it gradually becomes obvious that Reynolds is a true humanitarian, offering a real alternative to modern living." Empire Magazine June 2008
www.garbagewarrior.com
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MUST SEE:
Documentary Film: Up The Yangtze
"By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) Chinese Philosopher:: "A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze — navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river’s edge — a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam — contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle — provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China."
www.uptheyangtze.com Brisbane DeNDY from July 17th 08...........................................................................................
ON TOUR:
Sixth Leica/ CCP Documentary Photography Award
Sydney-based photojournalist Stephen Dupont won the Sixth Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award for his black and white portrait series “Axe Me Biggie” or Mr Take My Picture. Dupont has been awarded a new Leica M8 camera valued at over $10 000.
Stephen Dupont’s series was selected from over 250 entries. Other finalists in the Sixth Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award are: Michael Amendolia, James Brickwood, Cara Bowerman, Anthony Dawton, Sean Hobbs, Jesse Marlow, Natalie McComas, Matthew Newton, Laki Sideris, Steven Siewert, Doug Spowart+Victoria Cooper, Emma Thomson, Tamara Voninski, Tom Williams and Lisa Wiltse.
Judges were Head of Photography Studio, School of Art VCA, The University of Melbourne, Christopher Köller, Writer and Assistant Curator/Exhibitions at Monash University Museum of Art, Kyla McFarlane and Curator Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Kelly Gellatly.
TOUR DATES:
08 November -14 December 2008, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
02 January - 08 February 2009, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, NSW
20 February - 20 March 2009, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
02 April - 10 May 2009, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, QLD
22 May - 20 June 2009, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD
09 July - 30 August 2009, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW
18 September - 01 November 2009, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, VIC...........................................................................................
22.6.08
:: finally my new site is all polished off :: i hope you enjoy finding your way round it :: let me know what you think!
:: there's a heap of new pics to check out :: watch this space for any special discoveries or news ::
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:: my new logo is courtesy of miss kareena zerefos :: her illustrations are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen
www.kareenazerefos.com
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:: as most of you know i have dived into the freelance world and things are going really well :: send any photography my way >>>
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