The other weekend we went to check out the newly opened show at the White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney. Titled "Smash Palace" which stems from the fact that "Under Mao, the Communist Party set out to “smash the Four Olds”: customs, culture, habits and ideas. Now the “new China” it built is itself under assault.
Having tasted freedom, many people want more than the system is prepared to give. "
If you follow me (dudleyred) on instagram, you may have seen some of my favourites
This sculpture referenced giving away the heart - much as we might put out the recycling
This piece was 3D printed and was inspired by an architectural model - yet here the city has been plagued by beasts and turned monstrous
this piece was spectacular enough from a distance,
you could smell the paint on entering the room
but close inspection revealed the 70kg of paint
had been squeezed from icing bags
Here the 'balloon' is constantly inflating and deflating affecting the space
another city landscape this one afflicted with natural looking organisms
we briefly made a pit stop in Surry Hills
I sampled the Bourke St Bakery pork + fennel sausage roll.
Then it was off the Art Gallery of NSW to check out Art Express.
In it's 30th year the works are all doen by final year high school art students.
So that means they are 17-18 yrs old. You can see all the works
here
I love the diversity and the mixed media nature of the exhibition
These were intricate paper cut outs using paint swatches,
titled: "first world problems" they made me smile
These were knitted and stitched and featured photographs of family members wearing masks
This featured a row from 'suburbia'
Also some beautiful drawing and illustration.
So lucky to see such a mix of work in one place...
now what to do with that newly found inspiration?
I did find this on the ground near the car - and photographed it
here on my pillowcase, just a flicker of creativity.
What do you do with your inspiration? How do you harness it?
