The World in Talc

Looks at the works of Talc Alf working in Lyndhurst South Australia.

Published December 1992

Masterminded Masterpieces: Legendary Art

Mrs Iris Frame is going to be bigger than Elvis Presley. She told the author so herself. Her dream is to establish a museum of her life's work on her property just like Gracelands.

Published December 1992

Ciao from Canberra

Hidden in the neat suburban streets of Canberra are the sculptures of Giacomo Rampone. Superbly crafted from steel and cement, these sculptures adorn the front gardens of each of Rampone's homes past and present.

Published December 1992

The Australian Collection of Outsider Art

Outsider Artists in Australia? Of course. The phenomenon is universal.

Published December 1992

Tivaevae

Book review Tivaevae: Portraits of Cook Island Quilting
By Lynnsay Rongokea
Photographs John Daley
Published Daphne Brussell Assocs Press Wellington New Zealand

Published December 1992

Now Who is Being Naive?

Naive is a tag used to describe the style of a particular artist and by inference the content of their work. In this examination of 4 contemporary artists working in what can be characterised as a naive style. the author illustrates that they are being anything but naive in the analysis of events, issues and stereotypes.

Published December 1992

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

Published 01 December 1992

Frank 'Bronco' Johnson - The Poetics of Defence

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

Published December 1992

Bill Sorrell

Looks at the environment of Bill Sorrell working in the small farming town of Toodyay in the Avon Valley about 80 kilometres from Perth Western Australia.

Published December 1992

Desire Caught by the Tail: Jyanni Steffenson

Exhibition review it (ca) speaks...it (ca) sucks. "i(t) too was drag(g)ed into this sub-plot"
Installation by Jyanni Steffensen
Experimental Art Foundation
Adelaide South Australia
6 August - 6 September 1992

Published December 1992

Reflections on Being: Being and Nothingness

Exhibition review Being and Nothingness
Works by Bea Maddock
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Launceston
August 1992

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