Next Q&A - Mike Riddle - Thursday 17 November

Same time of day, same place - about 12.35-1pm in the BIA gallery with the work, don't miss this opportunity to ask Mike Riddle about his wonderful and enigmatic Tools for Living.

Here is an image of some smaller works of  Mike's that aren't in Local Velocity:

Image courtesy Mike Riddle. Photography by Carl Warner

Remember Peter Biddulph's guinomi in the first Pace show?

The digital processes Phoebe McDonald talked about in her show and tell (Nov 10) are similar to those used by Peter Biddulph to make the guinomi shown in the first Pace exhibition, Drawling.

You'll find photos of the guinomi on a previous post on this blog, and this:  "The source objects for the guinomi were created as digital 3D forms before being rendered as physical objects using rapid prototyping technology. Casts taken from these generated objects were used to create the vessels using liquid porcelain, sometimes mixed with oxides, in a slip cast process." The vessels were polished by hand and interiors glazed.

Perfect mix of rapid and slow pace, of ancient & new methods, skills and knowledge.

Phoebe McDonald's show & tell

A very interested group was present to hear Phoebe talk about recent developments in her art practice which always centres around using light and shade. She had brought in some new pieces to show and talk about alongside the pin works on the wall. Phoebe's enthusiasm for whatever she is involved in is evident in her readiness to share information about techniques and the processes of her making. 

Leaning against the wall in the photo above are two of Phoebe's new balsa wood works, constructed painstakingly by hand, from a series of at least 9? that will be shown in Sydney in the next couple of weeks. (We had turned the lights in the gallery off to better see shadows formed in the surface of the works.) Phoebe had also brought prototypes of a similar kind of surface made by writing a CAD program to enable a computer operated router make the work, a process she is learning about to use especially for large scale works. 

Here she shows a video of the router in action:

 and she also brought a 3D printed object ... and delicate laser cut 3D shapes

Fascinating potential - and it will be worth keeping track of how Phoebe uses these technologies in her practice - watch this blog, or watch Phoebe's website for developments and news!

Second LV talk today (Thursday Nov 10) - Phoebe McDonald

Phoebe's talk today starting at about 12.30pm. She has some new and exciting information or a prototype to show us, I believe!

Its difficult to photograph the pin works Phoebe has in the show, especially behind glass ... but come along and  have a close look at the works in the gallery, ask questions and hear what Phoebe has to say - hope to see you there!

(There are some photos of other pin works by Phoebe in a post from February in this blog called 'Meeting Phoebe McDonald' - check it out, below)

A great talk - Bruce Reynolds

About twenty people came to Bruce's lunchtime talk - he introduced his work,

people asked questions about his making processes and he explained;

he gave us an insight into what he thought about when planning a work, answered more questions, told background stories,

and everyone looked more closely at his paintings ...

First LV artist talk today (Wednesday Nov 9) - Bruce Reynolds

Don't miss the talk-or Q&A- starting at about 12.30 today (Wednesday) in the gallery.
Bruce's work in the exhibition sits somewhere between painting, sculpture, design, with more than a nod to photography ... this is your chance to ask him lots of questions about it!

Detail of a work by Bruce Reynolds - one not in LV exhibition

Bruce Reynold's work is courtesy of Ryan Renshaw gallery

A couple of photos of the exhibition ...

Artwork by Sharon Jewell (foreground) & James Watts (background)

Works by Bruce Reynolds

Photographs by Carl Warner (foreground) looking through to part of an artwork by James Watts