Category: Travel
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American Masters – NGA: Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 380 a–d 1982 dramatically curves around the entrance and exit to th National Gallery of Australia’s American Masters Exhibition. It dominates the first room with its seemingly simple but deceptive forms; none is a cube or rectangular cuboid; they are all incomplete pyramids. The work only exists when it is…
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Conceptual art?
Visited the Australian National Gallery to see the American Masters Exhibition which showcases the Gallery’s strong collection of American Art from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. And of course this is not piece from that exhibition; it’s a sign at the entrance of the women’s toilets. I just loved the way it was lit like…
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Lake Burley Griffin
On a sunny spring Sunday morning, walking or cycling along the pathways around Lake Burley Griffin to major attractions like the National Museum, High Court, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery and National Library is a must.
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Coffee art
The intense look of concentration commanded my attention, despite the distracting din of the mid-morning coffee crowd at Coffee Chakra in Myrtleford. I became engrossed in witnessing the coffee making process. There was care and precision in each slowly angled movement of the coffee jug, as if the maker had an artist’s brush in his…
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Descending the crevice
The Chalwell Gallery loop from Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo National Park is only 1.7km long but requires some scrambling into tight spaces and climbing down rungs into this crevice. Definitely more easily navigated without a backpack.