Comments for The Melbourne Art Review

Comment on Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison ~ A Key to Help Make Your Own World Visible by ‘A Key to Help Make Your World Visible’ @ Craft Victoria « Melbourne Jeweller

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:00 +0000

[...] exhibition very much. It has also been reviewed by VettiLiveInNorthcote (I know, another one!) and Melbourne Art Review among many; it was also covered on ABC Sunday Arts in mid-October, there’s an interview on [...]

Comment on Dana Harris ~ Proto by Sam

Sam — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:08:36 +0000

Hi,
Did you know that she just won the Yering Sculpture Award?The work is called Location and its a large scale installation piece made of knitted rope.Its the pathways on the Yering property,on the outside of the barn.
Awesome.
Obviously the winner..
Shes a really cool artist.

Comment on Paul Ruiz ~ Masquerade by Ron Travisano

Ron Travisano — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:47:34 +0000

I think that Paul’s work is the freshest and best work I have seen in years. I wish I could see them here in the US. Ron

Comment on Art Melbourne 2009 ~ Royal Exhibition Building by Stella Dean

Stella Dean — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:09:08 +0000

Someone has just sent this crique of Art Melbourne. Couple of things. Margaret Olley was represented there; in fact, I understand that 2 works sold.
A friend of mine has a reasonably new gallery (just over 2 years) and had a stand for the first time. She has some really good artists, and two stand-out: surrealist painter Patricia van Lubeck and realist painter Sandra Whiteside. Maybe you missed that stand Emma!

Stella

Comment on Mark Strizic ~ Melbourne - A City in Transition by Mark Strizic ‘Melbourne in Transition’ @ Gallery 101 « Melbourne Jeweller

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:07:26 +0000

[...] exhibition has been reviewed by The Age, The Art Review and Art Blart among others. The latter includes many beautiful images in the story, with a well [...]

Comment on Hans Erftemeyer ~ Keith by Mark Holsworth

Mark Holsworth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:43 +0000

Well said. It was a special quality of bad. My review is here: http://melbourneartcritic.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/exhibitions-on-smith-st/

Comment on Hans Erftemeyer ~ Keith by fitzroyalty

fitzroyalty — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:13:29 +0000

Harsh but accurate I think, though we shoudl agree to disagree about the mythology of Keef. My review is here: http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/04/27/its-only-rock-and-roll/

Comment on TreesTreesTrees ~ Collingwood Gallery by km tyson

km tyson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:58:59 +0000

Better for each artist to have been restricted to 1 or 2 works.artists followed directive re theme and purpose of this group show.as a tasmanian and along with other artists from the island state, we registered our concerns re the politics of conservation and forestry as these have dominated and continue to dominate our daily existence.Fewer works would have had a greater impact according to friends who attended the opening.exceptions to the theme were works of marjorie brotheridge -concentrating on fruit trees in our backyards.Are these trees cheap cultural tokens?

Comment on Art Melbourne 2009 ~ Royal Exhibition Building by bcg

bcg — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:58:29 +0000

I think it is worth noting, that Emma is hardly an ardent feminist - so it’s unlikely to be a case of preemptively looking for fault in the golden oldies section. A crude example: Margaret Olley must surely be in the same category as John Olsen and worthy of mention in a show such as that (Disclaimer: I’ve lived with Emma for 9 years and didn’t go the the art fair and do own a john olsen and no “famous” female artworks - perhaps I too am to blame?).

Comment on Art Melbourne 2009 ~ Royal Exhibition Building by Ace Wagstaff

Ace Wagstaff — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:23:34 +0000

Thanks for the review Emma. It is dissapointing that the ‘golden oldies’ are dominated by male artists, Margaret Preston made a bit of dosh off prints and oddly thats exactly what medium the exhibition was lacking as well.

I agree wholly with your closing paragraph, the melbourne art scene is a lot more than a collector-fest but for new collectors they are an easy, safe introduction into the unknown and possibly intimadating territory of the Melb art scene.