Susana Gonzalez: November 2010

9 November 2010

A TASTE OF TURKEY - EXHIBITION

This is a great exhibition – one not to be missed. The exhibit encompasses fine arts, handcrafted jewellery, photography, crochet and embroidery, contemporary art, ceramic art and an art form particular to Turkey: the art of EBRU - meaning marbling in Turkish. The images created are truly magical. A must see for all of us interested in arts practices from all parts of the world. The Exhibit continues till the 23rd December at the Fo Guang Tuan Art Gallery. Follow the link for address and further details.

http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2010/turkey.shtml

8 November 2010

Salvador Dali - Chalice of Love

As promised in an earlier post.

Chalice of Love, Salvador Dali, 1976

6 November 2010

"Adios Amigos!"

Ok, so the first year of the 2 year diploma is done. Mission Accomplished! Now to set myself some tasks for the break...Art tasks I mean.
I plan to give myself at least 30min everyday for art. This may be in the form of reading, writing, photography, drawing, journal entry, painting, collage, or printmaking etc etcetera. Wow I hadn't thought about it till now, but we covered a lot this year.

I may as well post a plug for NMIT. The environment is great for all levels and age groups. The teachers’ professionalism, enthusiasm for what they do and vast reserves of knowledge, together with the rapport they build with students is commendable and makes life at NMIT an enjoyable experience. It has been a huge year for learning, resting and lovin' doin' ma own thin'...

A big thanks to my fellow students also, it’s been a great journey and we are only halfway there. Next year will be a great year, one I'm looking forward to.
My intentions for this blog over the break, until we get back into the swing of things in 2011, will be to post weekly from now on, but if the urge materializes, who knows, I may surprise even myself!

5 November 2010

"automaton unleashed"

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This is an etching that I did this Semester, an expression coming from deep deep down. Get yourselves unleashed!

4 November 2010

Photography-near and far

NEAR
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FAR
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In these shots , "near" is taken close to the subject whilst far is from a distance using the zoom function. Its amazing the small differences in the shot! How from the "far" shot you can seen under the front of the car much more for example.

PHOTOGRAPHY - MANY FROM ONE

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original peacock photo

In this assignment, we were to take one large file size image, to then break up into 5 smaller shots to stand on their own. I chose this image of a Peacock that I took in Launceston about three weeks ago. The resulting closeups are wonderfully delicate in colour, strong in compositon and abstract form. I love them!

3 November 2010

Collograph Pastoral Image - Untitled

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Collagrahs are immenscley satisfying in the final image. The different tones and grainy patterns from the paper pulled back, the tissues stuck on, etc, give each final image a very unique look. You have to be careful whilst wiping back though, that you don't "crack" the cardboard. Oh, and you seal in with shellack to work with once you have prepared the image to be printed.

Soft Ground Etching - Rotunda Locally

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3 images of a local rotunda, in soft ground copperplate etching and "Chine-collé".

I thoroughly enjoyed the process of soft ground etching. The process allows for a very delicate weaving of line into your final image, creating softness with such beauty that you can't get with other printmaking processes.