Art is a wonderful means of communication and throughout history it has recorded and reflected our culture, state of human society and the natural world.
Now as we experience some of the most devastating effects of climate change, art can communicate the events, and our reactions to them, how we can help make a difference and our hopes for the future. While we want to see our politicians acting, we as individuals can play our part. Sometimes art has been the catalyst for change, both visual and performing Arts
I am sure many of you will want to attend our meeting in March when we are privileged to have Guy Abrahams as our guest speaker.
TO ALL MEMBERS – URGENT!
I have now been President for 8 years with a year break after the first 4 years Our constitution states that a president’s term is 4 years. Please would you start considering who you would like to nominate as your president for next year.
Thank you Gillian Govan
Dates for Your Diary
11 March at 7:30pm Monthly Meeting Guy Abrahams is our guest speaker in the Mayors Room at Hawthorn Arts Centre 360 Burwood Road Hawthorn.
25th to 29th March MIFGS exhibition site A77 Carlton Gardens
25th to 29th March MIFGS exhibition site A77 Carlton Gardens
MIFGS Update
VENUES FOR THE ANNUAL AND AWARDS EXHIBITION
Your Exhibition Coordinators have already been out and about searching for a venue for our Annual Exhibition without success due to the fact that many city venues are undergoing renovations and most of the local galleries are booked at least a year in advance. We would appreciate if you have any suggestions. As we have tried many places it would be great if you would refer ideas to us as we would not wish to double up with enquiries.
Yvonne Monik and Gillian Govan asv_aae@sculptorsvictoria.asn.au
Welcome to new members
Welcome to David Barclay and Maxine Wain
we look forward to meeting you and seeing your works in exhibitions.
we look forward to meeting you and seeing your works in exhibitions.
Monica Mauer Jan, Membership officer
Vale Leopoldine Mimovich OAM 1920 - 2019
The Association of Sculptors of Victoria pays tribute to its long standing member, Leopoldine Mimovich. She was a respected, full-time, professional sculptor who made many significant commissions and was a regular exhibitor for many years.
More next month.
More next month.
Opportunities, Exhibitions and News
This section contains quite a list of interesting opportunities, exhibitions and news items - but it's not exclusive - best to keep an eye on the Art Almanac and Arts Hub for more news of value....
Robert Klippel at Tarrawarra Museum of Art
On Thursday February 13 a group of us will visit the Robert Klippel exhibition at Tarrawarra Museum of Art. We are hoping for a guided tour - but this may not be realised. We meet at 11am at the gallery. Please contact Gillian Govan 0412 122 884 if you are going to be there so that you can be kept up to date with the arrangements.
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| Robert Klippel
(Untitled) 1949 pen and brush and ink and gouache on paper 30.8 x 23.4 cm irreg. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Gift of James Mollison, 1981 © Andrew Klippel. Courtesy of The Robert Klippel Estate, represented by Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney and Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich / Copyright Agency, 2019 |
The following article was written by Michael Adeney and the images and captions supplied by Tarrawarra Museum of Art.
Robert Klippel (1920-2001) has been described as one of Australia’s most significant sculptors. His creative output, spanning over sixty years, produced some 1,300 sculptures and 5,000 drawings. The intensity of his works explore the relationship between the human-made and the natural world, with works in wood, stone, metal and plastic. His technique has been described as assemblage rather than sculpture and he loved using the inner workings of machines - cogs, sprockets and rods to create organic-machine-like forms. He pursued his work with single minded intensity, often rejecting established style in favour of exploring the new. His journey was a path of struggle and persistence, slowly progressing over decades from Australian art establishment sneer in the 50’s to a Federal Government funded public sculpture commission for the opening of the National Gallery of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982. In addition to sculpture, he wrote and drew extensively, searching for a sculptural alphabet, language and storey and ultimately a connection to the spiritual.
MIFGS 2020: 25 to 29 March
Hi everyone,
MIFGS is approaching quickly. Entries close on the 24th February so please be mindful of the time. This year will be the 25th anniversary of MIFGS so IMG is planning to make it the best and biggest show ever. We have been moved to a new site. This offers us the opportunity to improve on what we have been doing. This year we will have a new printed marquee, a new layout for the sculptures and some trompe l’oeil-3D street art. We are hoping that some of the estate pieces will be suitable to install as entrance pieces.
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The ASV on Herring Island
Herring Island Summer Arts Festival “Ebb and Flow” 18 Jan to 9 Feb 2020
Our opening went well with opener Graeme Williams OAM speaking of the opportunities that exhibiting societies such as our give both artists and the public.
In the end we have 48 works in the gallery and a fine showing it is. We have four weekends this year and an additional non public holiday Friday. We had been hoping to attract school groups, tour groups and other such business hours operations but the unprecedented fire weather and general sense of uncertainty has played against us.
Ever the optimist I am still hoping for a different turn out on 7th February - but time will tell.
Our opening went well with opener Graeme Williams OAM speaking of the opportunities that exhibiting societies such as our give both artists and the public.News, Opportunities and More
This section is even bigger than usual and hence full of amazing things... plenty of bushfire response and there are probably more... plus exhibitions that are on now or coming up... read on
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Art in the Vines – Sculpture in Motion 26 October 2019 – 23 February 2020
This is an exhibition of kinetic sculpture. We’re talking art that is made of various mediums but that depends on motion for its effect.
But this is far from your ordinary display of sculptures that simply move in the wind - to set this exhibition apart, some artists have accepted our challenge to address the possibilities and limitations posed by having to mount their work on three-metre high poles.
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