Vipoo Srivilasa Happyland

Scott Livesey Galleries

28 March 2015

The intricacies of Vipoo Srivilasa's surfaces demand a slow and measured look.

His sculptures are so seductively decorated that one can miss the underlying, deeper narrative of Vipoos concerns. The exhibition Happy Land is the artist's reflection on settlement in Australian as seen through his particular Thai-native eye.

The following photographs concentrate on hand painted motifs  such as: feral pests (rabbits & cats),  reference to William Barak's paintings & nationalistic tattooing.

This is Vipoo's first solo exhibition at Scott Livesey Galleries.

http://vipoo.com/artworks/#/happyland/

Pottery Expo Warrandyte

February 2015

Another scorching Warrandyte weekend for the 15th Pottey Expo.

A wonderful range of work & plenty of good catch-ups.

The Useful Set

Stephen McLaughlan Gallery 
21 February - 21 March 2015

The Useful Set opened on Saturday 21st February.

Curated by Emidio Puglielli, this gallery is the perfect venue for a show about domestic ceramics. This humble title, denotes a focus on utility and the works epitomise incredible ceramic skill and exemplary attention to the detail of objects to be held & used.

Zac Chalmers

Dawn Vachon

Alex & Nigel Shepherd for Blackseed

Phil Elson

Prue Venables

Sophie Moran & painting by Lisa Banks

Elizabeth Masters

Sharon Alpren

Yoko Ozowa

Jane Sawyer

Jeannine Hendy (this shot from the web as my exhibition shot was too dodgy to upload, sorry Jeannine!)

Wendy Reeve

Remarkable Rocks, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

 
January 2015

A magnificent sculptural installation of granite forms hewn by wind salt sand water & time.