Occasional Public Art Tuesday – I’m On My Way Down by Robbie Rowlands

I’m On My Way Down
Robbie Rowlands
2012

Thomas Street Car Park
Level 5, 50 Thomas Street, Dandenong

Through a series of precise cuts, this bollard departs from the rhythm of the car park expressed rigidly aligned concrete columns and repetitive architectural structures.

Through Rowlands carefully considered reconfiguring of the bollard, audiences are invited to see the object as an entirely new form or to read it back into its former self. In doing so, the opportunity exists to reflect on the wider process of change.

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Occasional Public Art Thursday – Noble Park Civic Space by Jessica New

Noble Park Civic Space
Jessica New
2012

For our final art post of the year we wanted to share with you some great work that’s just been installed in the Noble Park Civic Space by artist Jessica New. Her brief was to ‘yarnbomb’ the space any way she chose. But Jessica decided to step it up a notch, not just using yarn as her medium of choice but also utalising her sewing and quilting skills to create a number of beautiful, handcrafted works that are now on display in the new Noble Park Civic Space.

If you’re quick, you also might come across one of the little handmade baskets Jessica has left for people to find and take. Crafted from thrifted tshirt and yarn, these gorgeous little objects are intended as a gift for anyone who finds them. We think that’s a beautiful thing, especially this close to Christmas!

Do let us know if you’re lucky enough to have collected one…

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Night Worker by Robbie Rowlands

Night Worker
Robbie Rowlands -
2012

Rowlands is known for mediating the boundaries between the fabricated and natural world in his work. Through a series of precise cuts the artist gently reconfigures existing objects into poetic forms. Robbie’s artistry and skill renders the steel flexible through repetitious incisions running the length of the pole. The sensuous fluid curves of the resulting sculpture are transformative.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Reflective Patterns by Kosar Majani

Reflective Patterns
Kosar Majani
2012

Local artist Kosar Majani explores cultural decorative designs and symbols of her Persian cultural background representing familiarity, connections and cultural stories. Using stenciled organic symbols referencing femininity and growth to adorn the facade of the Noble Park Public Hall, 14 vent grates have been adorned with glow in the dark stenciled symbols providing a day and night experience for local residents.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Stencilled Moments by Anu Patel

Stencilled Moments
Anu Patel
2012

One of seven new installation in Noble Park as part of the temporary art program ‘Transformed – Noble Park’.

A series of eight stencils inspired by the beautiful and vivacious culturally diverse community of Noble Park adorn the streets of Noble Park activity centre. Located at crossing, meeting and resting points, the stencils offer opportunities for people to connect converse and reflect. The designs explore symbols of nature, icons that represent community friendships, peace and harmony. The circular nature of the designs represents our planet, global connections and continuity.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Framed by Tae Lee Hyun

Framed
Tae Lee Hyun
2012

One of seven new installation in Noble Park as part of the temporary art program ‘Transformed – Noble Park’.

Using abandoned remnant boxes of fruit and vegetables, artist Tae Lee redefines familiar icons and text by elevating them to a work of art. Images cut from discarded boxes are captured in ornate micro frames, delicately preserved to be experienced as one body of work in a local laneway. Tae Lee offers passers by a moment to reflect on the beauty of abandoned yet familiar items.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Sketching Noble Park by Georgina Humphries

Sketching Noble Park
Georgina Humphries
one of seven new installation in Noble Park as part of the temporary art program ‘Transformed – Noble Park’
2012

 Today in Public Art Tuesday, we thought we’d let the photos speak for themselves for Georgina Humphries’ beautiful new temporary public art installation, Sketching Noble Park:

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – COLOURED URBAN PATTERNS by Julian Clavijo

COLOURED URBAN PATTERNS
Julian Clavijo
one of seven new installation in Noble Park as part of the temporary art program ‘Transformed – Noble Park’
2012

Colour is viewed as having the potential to provoke a diverse
range of psychological and emotional reactions.

Taking the urban space as the medium of my artistic practice and the patterned “ready-built” forms around the city as my blank mute canvas, works of art are
spontaneously scattered in response to the lack of colour and its meaning on urban
surfaces.

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Be an Artist in Residence at Heritage Hill

Here at Heritage Hill we are starting to put together our 2013 program and as part of that, we are expanding our Artist in Residence program.

We are offering 5 Artist Residencies in 2013, providing free studio space onsite for a negotiable period (usually between 1 and 2 months) to create, develop or continue a body of work. Work produced during an Artist Residencies must be connected to Heritage Hill in some way – it’s past, present, future, exploration of spaces and buildings. This is open to a wide interpretation.

The studio is our old school room, which is a single roomed, self contained, lockable building set amongst 2 hectares of beautiful landscaped gardens. Artists will be free to come and go as they wish in accordance with negotiated access hours. Heritage Hill will also offer each artist modest in-kind support including, but not restricted to, publicity, drafting and management of press releases, support for public forums and discussions, creative development showings and hot cups of tea.

Access to shared office space and a computer is offered as part of the residency.

For more information please contact us either via email at heritagehill@cgd.vic.gov.au or call us on 03 9793 4511

Image credit: Tracings of You by Ilona Nelson, produced during her residency at Heritage Hill in 2011

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Things that go Bump in the Night – Walker St Gallery

Ever wondered what happens after dark?

Walker St Gallery’s latest exhibition looks at the notions of all things spooky, gothic and a little bit nightmarish.

The month long exhibition called Things that Go Bump in the Night will incorporate paintings, drawings, installations, photography, video, performance art, as well as a string quartet and a rock band.

Featuring some of Australia’s most highly regarded visual and performing artists, the exhibition will run in conjunction with Dandenong’s annual winter arts event, Nocturnal.

Things that go Bump in the Night opens on Thursday, 31 May and runs until Saturday, 30 June
The exhibition will feature the works of Fabrice Bigot, Jane Burton, Jon Cattapan, Edward Colless, Mat Coyle, Irene Hanenbergh, Kotoe Ishii, Georgia Metaxas, Stephanie Monteith, and Mia Saljso and Heidi Yardley.

Two special performances will also take place during the month long visual arts exhibition. Silo String Quartet will play a free concert on Thursday, 7 June at 8pm and Post rock band Laura will perform on Thursday, 14 June at 8pm.

Walker St Gallery is located on the corner of Walker and Robinson streets in Dandenong.

The gallery is open 11am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and 11am to 3pm on Saturdays. It is closed on public holidays.

Entry to the exhibition is free.

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