four points of view...

...is an exhibition coming up at the Raglan Gallery in Cooma next month featuring four local photographers including old mates Paul McIver and Judy Goggin. Paul and Judy are kinda like the 'Bonnie & Clyde' of digital shutter bugging...learning and feeding off each other with a romantic rivalry, which ultimately ends up with the shooting (sic) of great images...hope to have some more to show y'all soon...

 Judy Goggin, Down But Not Out, 2013, Photography

 Paul McIver, Window Girl, 2013, Photography

Ecstasy

Bob Georgeson, Ecstasy, 2010, photomontage

The Lord does indeed move in mysterious waves. Waves? I must be stark waving mad! I should have said ways! No mystery in this one from 'The Brides of Christ' series...faith takes second place to desire...at least she's over 18...

The Implicit Order - Drifters

 
Senseless murder might not be a theme that many musicians would base a work on, but then The Implicit Order (I/O) is not exactly your average concept. Disdaining any attempt at classification I/O is both highly original and constantly defying preconceptions. The most recent album 'Drifters' is dedicated to a young homeless woman called Sherry, who had been befriended by I/O. She ended up being murdered after being picked up by a drifter. So, why put out an album on such a subject?

I/O describes the album as a "cautionary tale to anyone who is down on their luck and looking for a place to belong". Sombre but never morbid the album touches the heartstrings without ever becoming sensationalist. The opening track 'Missing Youth' sets the tone with evocations of children, our children, and then counterpoints with hints of unrest. "Daily Dull Lives" hints at the mentally disturbed among us. Other tracks such as 'Every Year 1000's of Young People Disappear' and 'Small Towns Hold The Biggest Secrets' paint a picture of the darkness inherent in our societies. And the 9 minute 'Sherry (Car Wheels On A Gravel Road)' confronts us with the sadness of the knowledge that all victims leave families behind them. It is their suffering we find it hard to endure...

This is not the sort of music that one would play at a party, it may not even sit comfortably with a second listen, but it certainly is worthy of one serious listen, even if it is to remind ourselves that the world we live in can still be an evil place, and that great art is not just about entertainment, but enlightenment. A courageous, yet sensitive masterwork. Highly recommended...

You can check out The Implicit Order here...

Scott Beardow

As if putting out some delightfully broody ambient drone soundscapes under the name of 'Alonefold' wasn't enough Scott decided last year to start painting. This talented Sydney-based creator admits that self promotion ain't always his thing (we all know just how hard it is) but is happy at the moment to keep working on new projects that take his fancy and imbue them all with a touch of brilliance and a sense of gentle humility. Nice stuff...

You can hear Alonefold and download (for free of course) here online...
...and vids on YouTube here...

Playing with Jeffrey's balls

Bob Georgeson, Playing with Jeffrey's balls, 200?, photomontage

Another forgotten one from the archive. I guess you have to know your Australian artists to get the sordid twist inherent here...

Vanessa Lucas

Vanessa Lucas, Shellscape, 2013, Porcelain ceramics

'Shell, Sand and Stone' is the name of Vanessa's latest exhibition to be held at Woodbine Art from the 19th May - 16th June. Vanessa says "These functional porcelain objects have been inspired by the liminal space between the shoreline and the sea on remote coastlines where shells, sand and stone mingle with the salty vastness of the oceans. It is my hope that some of the beauty found in pristine places has made its way into these vessels that we use in everyday life and in the commonplace rituals of taking nourishment".

If you happen to be near 2644 Daylesford Road, Malmsbury, Victoria check it out. To be opened by author Helen Garner on Sunday 19th May at 11am.

Truth or Dare?

Bob Georgeson, Truth or Dare?, 2013, Digital photography

It's a worry...old style arcade game next to automatic teller machines. Try your luck?