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.


14 May 2018

Meeting tonight

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 周榮 友松 
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Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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13 May 2018

Mothers Day


From cousin Paula, today, this photo of her mother Rene (right) and your correspondent's mum, Vera.
W. Sheridan Photographic Studio, 117 Pall Mall, Bendigo      
  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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09 May 2018

Words In Order : Gerald Murnane


Advance release from the author of The Plains, 
present resident of Goroke.

 A selection of tracks from the forthcoming album
'Words In Order' by Gerald Murnane - available June 14, 2018 (preorders shortly)

06 May 2018

NGV Mothership Love



Theatre of the Actors of Regard ft. MA and SvS  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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05 May 2018

Look who's here!


 Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481)         
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Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something... 
         
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02 May 2018

CANVAS STRETCHING DEMONSTRATION after Ike Taiga (1723-1776)


A few days ago we received this image and notification from Chapman & Bailey (Melbourne).



FREE CANVAS STRETCHING DEMONSTRATION
Saturday 12th May 2018
11am – 12 pm

BOOK NOW - Limited Spaces available!

You are warmly invited to attend a FREE canvas stretching demonstration presented by Mark Chapman.

*Chapman & Bailey Melbourne only*

For this demonstration, Mark Chapman, founder of Chapman & Bailey, will be demonstrating:
  - All about different stretcher profiles and bracing
  - How to put a stretcher together so it is square
  - Cutting the canvas to size
  - The art of stretching a canvas with and without 
    stretching pliers
  - What are wedges for?
  - Surfaces: The difference between linen and cotton, 
    unsized and primed canvas, 
    the different weights and densities of canvas you can use
  - A brief explanation of surface preparation for raw linen

Chapman & Bailey
Melbourne Art Shop
420 Johnston St
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
ph 03 9417 7957

Limited numbers! Please book a ticket to reserve a place.

*Wheelchair access


Stretching The Field

The Chapman & Bailey advertisement reminds us of something similar, the arcane preliminary painting practice known as Stretching The Field.
  
Ike Taiga records a public demonstration of this.


The Stretchers were dedicated apprentices who assisted and learned from their Void Master.


Painting The Void 

Taiga shows us a demonstration intended primarily for prospective practitioners of Painting The Void.

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FIAPCE  
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01 May 2018

Changing The Way We See Art


NGV WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SEMINAR 2018
INFLUENCERS : 

THE PEOPLE CHANGING THE WAY WE SEE ART
WITH HOST ALI MOORE

WED 23 MAY, 9.30AM–12.30PM
NGV INTERNATIONAL
CLEMENGER BBDO AUDITORIUM (ENTER NORTH ENTRANCE, VIA ARTS CENTRE FORECOURT)
GROUND LEVEL
BOOK NOW 

Every year, the NGV Women’s Association Seminar focuses on a collection area of the NGV. In 2018, Australian journalist and broadcaster Ali Moore will lead a panel of Australia’s most influential art leaders as they discuss the changing ways we see art, both what we view and how we see it. This event will allow you to hear insights into the often provocative and always stimulating Australian art scene. Join Ali and this dynamic group of influencers from the art world for an illuminating morning.

Anita Archer – Art Consultant and PhD Researcher of Global Art Markets
Jane Clark – Senior Research Curator of MONA
Adrian Doyle – Director of Blender Studios and Melbourne Street Art Tours
Charles Justin – Director of Justin Art House Museum
Simon Mordant AM – Chair of Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and philanthropist
Professor Sally Smart – Artist and current Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne


 Yayoi Kusama 
 Flower obsession 2017 (detail). 
 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. 
 Purchased, NGV Women’s Association, 2017 
 © Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc., 
     courtesy OTA Fine Arts, Tokyo.

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29 April 2018

The Field Revisted



 Michael Johnson and John Peart discuss The Mooch by fellow
 participant Dick Watkins : The Field, National Gallery of Victoria
 photo Daily Telegraph
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 1968-2018 : White Art Cult family revisits The Field.
 NGV AUSTRALIA until 26 August 
   
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28 April 2018

Divákům TAR



Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
 Emil Filla
 Diváci (viewers, spectators), 1912
 oil on canvas, 48 × 58 cm
 © Galerie výtvarného umění v Chebu
 photo: © GAVU Cheb


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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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26 April 2018

From the matrix of TAR, learn of ...


Following on from the previous post with it's essay first paragraph by MB, headed For those who know how to look, today it's the first paragraph of John Wolseley's essay of introduction to his forthcoming
exhibition at Australia Galleries, Melbourne. 

 When the full essay becomes available online next week, we'll provide a link to it here.

 JOHN WOLSELEY 
The Life of Inland Waters 

EXHIBITION ESSAY

As a small boy, I was inordinately interested in insects, animals and reptiles. At the age of six, I spent so many hours watching lizards on a decayed walnut stump that my father contacted a child psychologist. I never knew what he reported but whatever it was it cannot have been helped by my saying that I didn’t much like being human, and very much desired to become a lizard. As I grew up, I became more and more interested in trying to look at the world through the eyes of creatures other than myself, and was helped in this by a series of obsessions with certain writers and philosophers. This included Basho who wrote, From the pine tree, learn of the pine; And from the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. 


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 BEETLES IN THE SALT – LAKE TYRRELL 2014-18
 watercolour and etching on paper, 130cm x 220cm, AG11129

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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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