Maria

Looks at the environment of Maria "Mad Mary" Hermann at her house in Leederville Western Australia.

Published December 1992

Frank 'Bronco' Johnson - The Poetics of Defence

He was always delighted to be fighting with someone....

Published December 1992

Nothing if Not Innocent

Artists of the modern era have always been fascinated by the primitive, be it the obsession of the surrealists, futurists and modernists for the art of the Negro, the passion of a handful of British in the 60s for the work of the Cornish primitive Alfred Wallis or Jean Dubuffet's exploration of children's art and the art of the asylum which he termed Art Brut.

Published December 1992

A Living Treasure: The Topiary of Jack Cashion

As a sculptor working in metal I have been interested for some time in combining plants with the hard surfaces of copper and steel. The issues involved in using shrubs and trees are many, including that the work isn't trivialised or lacking in credibility, transport and of course storage.

Published December 1992

MFG: A Report on the First Eight Months of Greenaway Art Gallery

Review MFG: A report on the first eight months of Greenaway Art Gallery Opened in March 1992

Published December 1992

The Boundary Riders: The Art of Everyday Life

The diversity of work found in the art of everyday life transgresses many of the implicit boundaries about art practice laid down by the art world. Other art meets all the criteria by which we usually evaluate art works such as skill, commitment and self-expression yet is rarely seen in a gallery context. In order to recover meaning and value for the art of everyday life the question must be asked: why have these artists been marginalised by the art world?

Published December 1992

Arts Project Australia: Creativity, marginality and the politics of difference

Published 01 December 1992

Captain Oates' Last Words

Art institutions are beginning to welcome Outsiders in. But there seems to be a little uncertainty in the art world as to the specifics of the Other guest list: enterprises such as this Artlink special issue are a means of establishing the canon, of packaging the concept.

Published December 1992

Nyungar Landscapes: Wetern Australia

In a remote corner of the south west of Western Australia, a school teacher who had never trained in art, was the catalyst for a school of landscape painting reminiscent of the style of Namatjira. Everything about this story was remarkable, not least that this happened over 40 years ago and that the average age of the artists was 10. The place was a tiny settlement known as Carrolup, now known as Marribank near Katanning.

Published December 1992

Eccentric Gardens of Australia

In country towns, suburban lanes and backstreets, tucked behind barricades and fences or alternatively displayed for all to see, are the gardens and decorated outdoor spaces of many 'other' artists. These gardens or 'exhibitions' could generally be called quirky. Many coloured photographs.

Published December 1992

Outsider Art: Flavour of the Month

Looks at the art market and the great beast of commercialism.

Published December 1992

A Room of Their Own

Exhibition review Contemporary jewellery at the Jam Factory
Leslie Matthews "Inner Vane"
13 August - 13 September 1992
Cecelia Cmielewski 15 May - 5 June 1992
Jam Factory Adelaide South Australia

Published December 1992