Cultivated anatomy: Fiona Hall's Garden of Earthly Delights

Published 01 March 1995

Living with the Land

If there is a contemporary issue for landscape artist to engage with, it must be the process of developing a relationship with the landscape, even if it is at the level of s sustain[able] failure, a low level antagonism or an uneasy peace. It is as difficult and as complex as any other issue, and it ultimately speaks of the human condition.

Published March 1995

The food chain starts here: Larrtha'puy, from the mangroves

Published 01 March 1995

Cate Jones on Photography

Exhibition review Lifeworks: Aboriginal women photographed in action and at work by Aboriginal women photographers
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
Adelaide South Australia
7 October - 4 December 1994

Published March 1995

Photographing the Drought

"I used to think there was no link between farming and art...well, most art reflects the environment in which it is produced and the artist who produces it..."

Published March 1995

Plant a Yam, Paint a Yam

Explores the relationship between food and its representation in the northeast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Remember, dangerous themes make dangerous art.

Published March 1995

Wolseley and Majzner Read the Land

Looks at the recent work of John Wolseley and Victor Majzner.

Published March 1995

Saved by the Demon - Hemp Lives

Cannibis Sativa as a drug, as uses of hemp - textiles, fabric and paper - as building materials, as oils food and protein, for medical and therapeutic applications, biomass energy... so why is there a prohibition?

Published March 1995

The Struggle for LESS Interesting Pictures

Beth Field is a farmer and a photographer in the WA wheatbelt facing a curious loss, one she is happy to accept - the dramatic colours of sunsets reflected in the salt lakes which she used to photograph may soon be hard to find as revegetation reclaims the soil. She recounts the changes she has seen in the last decade.

Published March 1995

David Bromfield on Sculpture

Exhibition review The Games Room
Stuart Elliott at Lawrence Wilson Art Galley
University of Western Australia
21 October - 4 December 1994
Death of a Myth
Michelle H Elliot at Gomboc Galleries and Sculpture Park
6 - 27 November 1994

Published March 1995

Husbandry and the Coporate Collection

Making taste? Making money? Melbourne historian Juliet Peers scrutinises a group of books and catalogues on corporate art collections to see whether boardroom fancies and their lavish publications reflect a wider role in shaping popular visions of Australian painting.

Published March 1995

The Cultural Biography of Plants

The cultural biography of plants provides an extremely fertile field for artists to explore. It also encourages artists, and viewers, to explore the interface between cultures and between culture and agriculture.

Published March 1995