Margot Osborne on Marijana Tadic

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

Published March 1995

Portrait of the Farmer as a Mature Potato

"As with everything else, the country that I have been talking about is frequently regarded as a commodity, be it in relation to yields of primary produce or to spectacles and hypothetical experiences marketed for tourist consumption. Here's the main thing to understand: this commodification is entirely at odds with the appreciation of landscape that I've been trying to tell you about."

Published March 1995

The Struggle for LESS Interesting Pictures

Feature

Beth Field

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

Paul Hay Diary

Review

Paul Hay

Exhibition review Four Point Bearing: Simon Barley, Paul Hay, Ian Parry and James Smeaton
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
26 December 1994 - 25 February 1995
Artist's journal by Paul Hay

Published March 1995

Art about Farming, Farming as an Art?

Feature

James Darling

The daily experience of tending a tract of land in South Australia's south east is the raw material of the art of artist farmer James Darling. 'Define the Country' a major exhibition at the Riddoch Gallery in Mount Gambier of huge images, paintings, videos and installations challenges the way we look at this country. Extracts from the artist's diaries offer a glimpse into the business of making sense of life on the land. Large format (fold out) images in the article.

Published March 1995

Photographing the Drought

Feature

John A Williams

"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

Rene Boutin: An Artist and His Garden

Feature

Lucienne Fontannaz

New Caledonia has become the first Pacific nation to hold a Biennale of Contemporary Visual Art. Lucienne Fontannaz travelled to Noumea to interview artist Rene Boutin and discovered an artist who takes more than the gallery and his studio as his milieu.

Published March 1995

Cate Jones on Photography

Review

Cate Jones

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

A Piece of EcoCity

Feature

David Munn

The Halifax EcoCity Project is not just the seed for a future ecological Adelaide; it is the embodiment of a new paradigm that is sweeping the planet.

Published March 1995