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Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Three

Rowdy Wylie and I are back to continue the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia which is one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia. Today - the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Two

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie continues the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part One

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie shares the history of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

South Australia

Community Art: Brief History of "Port Victor" now Victor Harbor, South Australia

Today Rowdy Wylie and Anne begin a series of posts to bring to you the township and the creative peoples of Victor Harbor -located on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

Exhibition

The World Reimagined: Part Three

Today we complete a small showcasing of some of the "globes" from "The World Reimagined" exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich where 36 of 103 unique globes were on display exploring the history, legacy and future of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans.

Exhibition

The World Reimagined: Part Two

Continuing the posts showcasing the exhibition of "The World Reimagined" held in the Summer of 2023 at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

Exhibition

The World Reimagined: Part One

Whilst in the UK this year I was fortunate in being able to see "The World Reimagined" exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich where 36 of 103 unique globes were on display exploring the history, legacy and future of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans.

Scotland

Bonny Scotland and the painting by Ian Morrison, Alberto Morrocco and David McClure

This is the continuation of a story about a painting "Broughty Ferry, Dundee" 1964 painted by Ian Morrison, Alberto Morrocco and David McClure. A mystery which needed to be solved.

Narrative

Let's Close the Gap with Tendai Makufa

As I said recently to Tendai - his paintings bring joy to my heart and to the heart of others. Even though behind the images and messages are startling statistics of inequality Tendai is working with every inch of his body and mind to "make a difference". Please applaud this remarkable artist.

Africa

Tendai Makufa: Great Future

Tendai's latest painting has a most prophetic title - "Great Future" - which I am sure Tendai Makufa has as an artist and as an individual wanting to make a difference in our world. But this painting is about growing coloured cotton - genetically modified coloured cotton!!

Narrative

"Together as One" by Tendai Makufa

"Together as One" by South African narrative artist Tendai Makufa is startling in its symbolic language. Tendai confronts us today with his latest powerful message -

Outback

The Daily Telegraph by Rowdy Wylie

Before leaving Outback Australia I thought you would enjoy seeing Rowdy Wylie's latest painting which illustrates his great love of the Australian outback and of the historical narrative that literally weaves its way across this vast landscape - the building of The Daily Telegraph.

Narrative

The Golden Years of Radio with John Pickup OAM

A treat today with a video made by John Pickup OAM - artist and broadcaster explaining what it was like to be involved in The Golden Years of Radio. John's delivery and insights are informative and entertaining - as he remains very much a broadcaster.

Installation Art

The evolution of fireworks: The Drone Show!

Today we look at an innovative company combining new technical skills with event management to create spectacular shows in the sky. They use those same skills to also provide critical humanitarian support in times of disaster or conflict. Image: techau

Buildings and Structures

Urban fences and their narratives

I am taking the opportunity to share a few of my paintings with you that contain fences - in line with the theme that Rowdy Wylie and I have been presenting to you about "Posts, Fences and Gates". Fences are like the pages in a book.

Photography

Steve McCurry - The Beauty of Imperfection by Hannah Starman

The post today features an article by Hannah Starman where she interviews world famous photographer Steve McCurry whose iconic photograph of the Afghan girl with the piercing green eyes became the most recognised photographic portrait even taken.

Portraits

Sir David Attenborough by Philip Johnson

A wonderful pencil sketch portrait of the incredibly inspiring David Attenborough created by the incredibly talented English artist Philip Johnson.

Art Mysteries

The Last "Vermeers": Part Two

In the 2nd post on the greatest art crime of the C20th we learn how Dutch artist and forger Han van Meegeren duped Hermann Göring who purchased for 1.6 million guilders "Christ with the woman taken in adultery" believing it was by C17th painter Johannes Vermeer.

Ships and boats

Going to sea with Rowdy Wylie and Nicolas Baudin on the S.S. Casuarina

If you love sailing ships, as do I, this post is for you. Come aboard the SS Casuarina painted by Rowdy Wylie and also learn about Nicolas Baudin, French explorer.

Art Mysteries

The World's Most Stolen Painting

The Ghent Altarpiece is a large and complex polyptych altarpiece created in the C15th by Early Flemish painters and brothers - Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Read about the tumultuous and remarkable history of this famous art work.

Art Mysteries

Looting of Art during WWII: Restitution

Andrew and I are back with the next post in our series on Art Crimes. Today we begin to tackle the greatest crime involving works of art the world has ever seen. We refer to, of course, the Nazi plunder of art works and other precious items during WWII. Image: mirror.co.uk

Africa

John Broom - The Accountant who wanted to be an Artist: Part Four

In our final post on the wonderful sketches and paintings of John Broom we focus on the variety of subject matter he was interested in - from sketches of houses and flowers to a painting of a child asleep in a bed. I hope you enjoy our farewell to this remarkable man.

Narrative

John Broom - The Accountant who wanted to be an Artist: Part Three

Post Three on John Broom takes us inside into a Greek taverna in Harare, Zimbabwe where John has depicted in his paintings the "joie de vivre" which he so embraced. The rhythm of the dancers is also captured in John's still life paintings of flowers which dance within the composition.

Urban Landscape

John Broom - The Accountant who wanted to be an Artist: Part Two

The seond post on John Broom reveals more about this remarkable man who worked as an accountant while passionately honing his artistic skills. We see today John's series on "The Vanishing Church" which will give us all cause to think.

Landscapes

John Broom - The Accountant who wanted to be an Artist: Part One

Sometimes the AnArt4Life blog team get the opportunity to undertake a project that has extra special significance because we have been trusted to present art works from a very personal perspective. This is one such occasion. Meet John Broom - an accountant with a great passion to paint.

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