David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
A friend of TAR has donated four monochromes. Preserves under glass with hand written labels. Thank you Red.click image to enlarge
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We are reposting these from juliaciccarone : two of the paintings Julia exhibited via Niagara Galleries at the recent Melbourne Art Fair, along with her Instagram comments.Julia Ciccarone, An Instrument for Seeing, 2021
oil on Dibond
40 x 52cm
An Instrument for Seeing: The ability to pay attention to detail and analyse the activity around you comes with heightened awareness, but this can typically only be achieved during certain states of consciousness. A person who experiences a high level of awareness needs to be more in control of their thoughts.
Julia Ciccarone, The Other World, 2021
oil on Dibond
60 x 70.5cm
The Other World: he has the capacity to remember all the way back to the origins as well as to see all the way into the future. In order to see both ways, however a person must enter the present more fully.
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Paintings by Ken Whisson at the Watters Gallery in Riley St.
Flag for David Ireland (4 August 1981) Fairfax Media Archives
Ken Whisson, Landscape with Real People, 1996 + 2001
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"Everything has got to change: the authority, the federation, the economy... and the position of the individual."
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found meme over 1950s Man Ray photo of Marcel Duchamp
We can't confirm that Duchamp ever said that about ideas, but it did set us to thinking...
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Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
- Bob Dylan, Quinn the Eskimo (1968)
Theatre of the Antechambers of Regard
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Noel Counihan, Laughing Christ, 1970
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TARist doing the Hilda af Klint
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FIAPCE photo Brisbane 2007 Theatre of Arboreal Restraint
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She's changing her name
From Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket
- Cake, Short Skirt/Long Jacket
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