Category: Art
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Rubbish Art
I’m doing a few more pieces of rubbish art. It’s a fun way to draw attention to something serious; how plastics pollute our oceans. During Noosa Open Studios, in a corner of the studio (aka garage) I’ll display my rubbish collection. There is too much anxiety and dispair in the world. Sometimes being creative can…
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Andy Warhol Art T-shirt
How could I resist this Andy Warhol t-shirt bought at the Kelvin Grove Museum and Gallery in Glasgow? A very “Andy” holiday purchase indeed, as it goes with so many different colours, dries quickly, needs no ironing and is a comfy, shapely fit. The playful “cool dude” look energises me. Every time I put it…
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My Marimekko t-shirt
When I bought this T-shirt in an upmarket Op Shop, on a trip to Melbourne a few years ago, it was already well-worn. I don’t know when my T-shirt hit the retail market for the first time, but I do know that Annnika Rimala created the original design, called Keidas, in 1967. Imagine how different…
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The lost art of ship figureheads
Pandora, barefoot, ivory-skinned, her blue robes trimmed with gold, holding a casket, tightly, with two hands. She seems to fly above me in the volume of this ship-like space with its billowing ceiling and angled windows, her skirt flowing gracefully as though propelled by the breeze. Aloft on the prow, but not free at all,…
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Art, t-shirts and travel
I’m an artist, an art gallery goer, and a traveller. Like many travellers I buy t-shirts as souvenirs. They become wearable memories that transport me back to a special place or a particular experience. T- shirts are my go to souvenir purchase because they are utilitarian, easy to pack additions to my holiday wardrobe that…
ART by Jude Tulloch 