matisse and a market no.13
so i haven’t written for a couple of weeks, life has been a little bit too hectic, and i must admit, i have just been plain old tired, its kind of like the end of the year has fallen in our laps and everyone wants to meet up, or finalise things, or we are catching up on missed celebrations and so forth. so last friday i had the wondrous opportunity of heading off to the art gallery of new south wales in the pouring rain to see the matisse exhibition. to those of you who love all things french, who love colour, pattern and style most of all, you should attend! one is taken through his early career as a somewhat traditional painter similar to what one would find at a florence academy (julian ashton’s) in style, and then given some resplendent live footage of him cutting out his collage’ and climbing walls painting murals. from portrait bronze heads to bold enmassed bronzed egyptian-like figures…small figured considered one line drawings and prints and decorative paintings of russian women. this exhibition is truly curatorial on steroids, i loved it so much. i went with my sister who has just began painting abstract figures and abstract forms this year and she was truly beside herself with excitement at seeing his work. she was inspired beyond belief which was so nice to see. matisse delved into the human experience, he was raw, the beauty and fragility of the human form, alongside the beauty of nature or a flower patten on a wall or a balcony scene, the brightness of colour, the detailed interior or the leg of a table all sinuous and curvaceous and french… soiree’ , it has only just opened so there is plenty of time to go and see it. so i highly recommend that you do…
i have been lately thinking about my own art and i know that i still really have not arrived, i am on a journey which is so fabulous, i am relishing in the little drawings that i have been composing, picking up this and that, so i am wondering if i need to put all these little things together, rather than all these little ones on their own… i am thinking about combining my flowers with portraits (matisse influence maybe? probably) in a more substantial and unconcious way, so we will see how this comes to the fore, i am on such a travelling wilbury with my art i love the creating when i can and seeing how it all turns out, how colours pop next to others and how others just don’t cut the mustard sometimes…i don’t want to be modern, what is modern ? or contemporary, but we are contemporary as we are now??…maybe it is the label of “the now” that i don’t appreciate, i just want to create what i like to do, i still am trying to work it all out, do we ever work it all out though? i just don’t know… maybe one day
the eramboo market is this sunday, i am really chuffed it is going to be a great day, a day of meeting new people and enjoying all the works of the other artists in the community, i have some cute little business cards and a table and some great stands to display my work on, so it is like a mini exhibition, all christmassy, i am even going to have a lucky dip and a raffle, which is going to be a hoot, i do hope it doesn’t rain, the weather in Sydney has been so topsy turvy of late. and if it rains well…. theres always next year…hope you can make it and support the arts in the community…
have a wonderful weekend and thank you for reading my little artblog…
