http://www.goartyfarty.com/ Go Arty Farty en Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:04:00 GMT Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:04:00 GMT info@goartyfarty.com info@goartyfarty.com http://www.goartyfarty.com/krink/ This is awesome, I want to do a mural with it! http://krink.com/page.php?id=1 look through the gallery for some inspiration! http://www.goartyfarty.com/krink/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/krink/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:04:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/emil-doepler/ http://bit.ly/2uTlxu http://bit.ly/41c6aZ http://bit.ly/3BhE9K Art Nouveau is so beautiful Listening to: LA ROUX http://www.goartyfarty.com/emil-doepler/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/emil-doepler/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:33:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/medieval-imagination-exhibition-illuminated-manuscripts-state-library-of-victoria/ Whenever I think of Medieval Europe, I think of devout faith, witch trials, the Plague and beautiful, decorative, illuminated manuscripts... like the ones on show at the State Library of... http://www.goartyfarty.com/medieval-imagination-exhibition-illuminated-manuscripts-state-library-of-victoria/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/medieval-imagination-exhibition-illuminated-manuscripts-state-library-of-victoria/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:21:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/friendship-djerrip-art-exhibition-synergy-gallery-northcote/ I decided my first post proper should be about the small-a art scene, not the big-A Art Scene. Why? Because I think this is the art that needs coverage and... http://www.goartyfarty.com/friendship-djerrip-art-exhibition-synergy-gallery-northcote/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/friendship-djerrip-art-exhibition-synergy-gallery-northcote/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:52:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/calling-all-art-lovers-in-melbourne/ So, I'm an art lover from way back... I'm new to Melbourne - in fact, rumour has it that I moved here for the art alone. I'll be bringing you... http://www.goartyfarty.com/calling-all-art-lovers-in-melbourne/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/calling-all-art-lovers-in-melbourne/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:11:47 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/australian-comics/ I would never have thought that Skippy could be lascivious or that Killeroo could be an Australian hero, but they were just some of the revelations in Heroes and Villains... http://www.goartyfarty.com/australian-comics/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/australian-comics/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:41:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/ednaville-at-the-arts-centre/ How I found out about Ednaville was via my train ticket. When you see an event advertised on your metlink card you can't help but think, well, it must be... http://www.goartyfarty.com/ednaville-at-the-arts-centre/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/ednaville-at-the-arts-centre/ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:54:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/arts-project-australia/ On Wednesday I headed out to Northcote to visit Arts Project Australia which is a studio and gallery space dedicated to artists with an intellectual disability. When I arrived at... http://www.goartyfarty.com/arts-project-australia/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/arts-project-australia/ Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:00:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/before-and-after-shots-from-the-classical-world/ Liz and I took on the challenge of rezooshing the plaster cast display in the Old Arts Building at the University of Melbourne. The display had been languishing on the... http://www.goartyfarty.com/before-and-after-shots-from-the-classical-world/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/before-and-after-shots-from-the-classical-world/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:19:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/chinese-painting-exhibition/ Until December 23 Burrinja Gallery Upwey is exhibiting the work of Chinese artist Chen Yongqiang. This flower and bird painter has created a contemporary feel to Buddhist painting, 'Black &... http://www.goartyfarty.com/chinese-painting-exhibition/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/chinese-painting-exhibition/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/understanding-kitsch/ My intention for this blog was to set the record straight about what objects may be classified as kitsch. The term is often liberally applied to many things including anything... http://www.goartyfarty.com/understanding-kitsch/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/understanding-kitsch/ Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:15:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/manga-mania/ People are asking about manga; is it art? The Japanese movement which incorporates comics and animation probably began with Katsushika Hokusai the renowned woodblock print maker who created images of... http://www.goartyfarty.com/manga-mania/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/manga-mania/ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:47:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/remembering-the-community-bus-trip-to-the-gallery/ Yesterday I went on the community bus to the city. I sat next to Doris who poked me with her knitting needles and asked a lot of penetrating questions about... http://www.goartyfarty.com/remembering-the-community-bus-trip-to-the-gallery/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/remembering-the-community-bus-trip-to-the-gallery/ Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:47:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/contemporary-art-scares-me/ I hesitate to enter a contemporary art exhibition. You just never know what is going to happen. When I was studying the conservation component of my course, we were given... http://www.goartyfarty.com/contemporary-art-scares-me/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/contemporary-art-scares-me/ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:37:00 GMT http://www.goartyfarty.com/arty-farty-felt/ When I was putting things away today, I came across my Fuzzy-Felt birthday card. On the reverse is a blurb of the history of Fuzzy-Felt and I thought, I think... http://www.goartyfarty.com/arty-farty-felt/#comments http://www.goartyfarty.com/arty-farty-felt/ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:50:00 GMT