ART by Jude Tulloch

Tag: Travel

  • The Artistic Allure of Australian Water Dragons

    The Artistic Allure of Australian Water Dragons

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    This magnificent adult male Australian Water Dragon lives in the grounds of Queensland Art Gallery. His colour, texture, and folded forms resonate with my artistic aesthetic. He’s perfectly happy to live side-by-side the coffee sippers at the outdoor gallery cafe. The adjoining shallow expanse of water draws both gallery patrons and the reptiles. These lizards…

  • Decorative Artwork for a Balinese Villa

    Decorative Artwork for a Balinese Villa

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    Decorative artworks enhance the interior at Pure Magnetic Villas. Painted with acrylics in a vibrant palette they speak to the Balinese tropical ambiance. The bright flower-like shapes dance against the dark backdrop.

  • Discovering Palazzo Franchetti and Klibanksy’s Art

    Discovering Palazzo Franchetti and Klibanksy’s Art

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    In 2016, a visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, housed in the historical Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, was thwarted by long queues. Instead, the focus shifted to the Palazzo Franchetti, featuring the intriguing art exhibition “Beautiful Tomorrow” by Joseph Klibansky, presenting a more accessible cultural experience without large crowds.

  • The lost art of ship figureheads

    The lost art of ship figureheads

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    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,…

  • Art, t-shirts and travel

    Art, t-shirts and travel

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    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…

  • Artful food, glorious food

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    Betel leaves and fish on sale at the market in Magwe, Myanmar The colours, the textures, the shapes, the considered placement of objects, creation of forms and the patterns definitely spoke to the artist within. Artistic flair flourishes in the most unexpected places, just waiting for an artist and photographer to see more than food,…