The flu and world crude oil prices got the better of me so its a stay-at-home day rather than run madly around some galleries day. So here are some random items.
I just want to note that if someone corrects me on a blog entry I happily go back and put in an ammendment. However if you don’t read back you’d never know, so some updates are:
The ‘influenza” work at Pataka was created by Siliga David Setoga and a reference to the deadly influenza epidemic exported from New Zealand to Samoa in 1918.
The ’stolen’ McCahon cross is in the McCahon database.
I have been interested in art and architecture particularly in industrial buildings since my attention was drawn to the Pyrmont Incinerator in Sydney. I can’t believe they just knocked it down. I am on the look out for New Zealand examples. The Victorians were quite good at embellisment, for example the Invercargill Water Tower but I’ve seen nothing in the same league as Pyrmont.
Detail from the chimney. Pyrmont
Somewhat related to this is an online site I have been watching - urban_decay at Livejournal. Some of the photographs are incredible and I especially like some out of Russia.
I have also been looking around the McNamara Gallery site and am very impressed - its worth a good look. Another gallery to put on my list to see.
February 26, 2008 at 11:13 pm
That art nouveau vestibule is fantastic. I want it.
February 26, 2008 at 11:17 pm
There a few more if you look at the guys site - one of the comments was that it “looks like a portal to another dimension”
http://community.livejournal.com/urban_decay/2091667.html#cutid1