Art in the time of COVID – A personal reflection
Thank you to Janice Stanford for a delightful post. Janice writes: “I have never been in a position to purchase artworks by well known artists or indeed by artists not …
Rothko
The recent ‘Weekly Update’ from Tony Ellwood AM (Director of the National Gallery of Victoria) was titled ‘Seeing the world in colour’ and featured Mark Rothko’s Untitled (Red) as its …
How NGV guiding led me to become volunteer coordinator for a Melbourne House Museum
Another great post from Wendy Hughes Chuck which also highlights the extraordinary diversity and commitment of guides. Wendy writes: Back in 2011 when I was a trainee guide, and the …
Optical games – but not for sore eyes!
Today’s post will challenge our vision. Thank you very much to Susanne Pearce for her thoughts on helping us see more. Susanne writes: To look at this work is to …
Remembering my mum
My mother had a proverb for every occasion. If she were alive today she would be in her element. She was quite reclusive and liked nothing better than watching crime …
Gallimaufry
In trying to come up with a collective name for guides, I came across the word ‘gallimaufry’ which comes from mid 16th century French and means ‘a medley or hodge-podge’. …
‘Comme’ comment
This post titled ‘Collection Comme trivia’ is about Karasu Zoku and the French Connection. Thank you to Wendy Hughes Chuck for sharing her thoughts on another recent NGV exhibition: Last …
Salmagundi (2)
Over the past couple of weeks all sorts of things have appeared in my inbox which could be the subject of a post. Instead, I am going to present them …
Words, words, words
In the Lerner and Loewe musical ‘My Fair Lady’, Eliza Doolittle sings a song that begins: ‘words, words, words, I’m so sick of words…’ Another week passes and I have …
What I would like to see…
Curiously, on researching the NGV website using the word ‘Constable’ there is a link to an essay in the NGV ‘Art Journal’ number 23 from 2014. The essay titled ‘Tribute …