so yeah i dont seem to post very often...keeping this interesting is more pressure than i first thought haha.
i blog more in my mind than i actually do.. like generally on the bus i think of the crappest things and write it out in my mind...but it never makes it here. im not sure why. maybe im just selfish and only want to share my amazing and deep insights with myself and not the like 3 people who actually read this.
although im pretty sure its just out of laziness.
so here are some average things that have been happening lately.
i bought a new fone last night. its ok. doesnt have much memory which is gay. maybe i can change that? i duno.
it slides which is fun.
me and my friend ben are having a eurovision party tonight. and by that i mean i am going to his house to watch eurovision haha. and we are going to eat "foreign" food. which will prob just turn out to be pizza...or maccas ahah.
umm what else..... i want to go to melb.
it is cold. i wasnt feeling it as much when it first started but now i am. i get very cold. im not sure why this is maybe im dying.
here is a predicament i am in. itnes wasnt working. so i fixed it. apparently it was some quicktime problem. so i downloaded the new quicktime or some crap and installed it. all was fine.
the next day neither were working. help?
i have fish. i thought they were tadpoles
it's not easy being green.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
if you don't like it you can shove it. but you don't like it, you love it.
So i went to melbourne over the easter weekend. from thursday to wednesday to be exact.
i love melbourne and the people there. i stayed with my good friend amelia. i met her and another melbournian tanyth earlier this year and they are basically two of the greatest people ive ever met. you know when u met people and they change ur life, like there's life before u met them and then after and ur much better off meeting those people....? well...thats them..for me. *vomits* lol
ANYWAY so easter weekend. lots of ysa's from adel were heading over to melb also for easter comp..a basketball competition..thats not why i went tho..not such a fan of sports.
i arrived thursday morning and hung out with amelia til that night when we headed to institute which was good times...then we picked up ellen! that night we saw 17 again with ellen amelia kellie tanyth brent glenn and other randoms i dont remember. basically loved it. zac efron is my lover, just incase you wernt aware. unfortunatly i fell ill during it lol sad times.
friday we woke up to the boys arrival. by the boys i mean matt and richo who were also staying with amelia. that day we were off to the basketball..turns out we got there as it was finishing..not that i cared! i got to catch up with friends from melbs that i hadnt seen in ages and also see friends from adel..good times. levi was there and decided to stay with us at amelias whic proved for hilarious times.
that day was emma fell's birthday so that night we went out for dinner with a bunch of people. pretty much love that girl and we got her an amazing present...which she never got to fully enjoy...maybe next time ;)
after that we headed to the dance..with like half an hour to go..didnt feel like dancing til i heard the music then pulled out my amazing moves. RIVERSIDE MOTHERTRUCKER! lets just say adelaide crew got its dance on. turns out jai ho is easily turned into JFO! cooooooool.
after sweaty times it was back to emma fell's for sleepover times.
psychologist went well. thats all we'll say about that one.
there was no sleeping..except ellen who evidentally got hot during the night. and richo who was actually just pretending to sleep so he could stay with the girls. no pants i should add.
random boy noone invited took pictures of us in the morning which was nice.
for those plying at home it was now saturday and we ventured home for showers and returned to the basketball..whoch is amazing to watch deliriously tired. my favourite part was the small child provocativly dancing.
that night was a party. there was a fire. (controlled in a pit obviously) it stank. but i do like to watch fire.
MOVING ON TO SUNDAY. the sabbath. church day. it was general conf and it was amazing. intense. and made me cry. good one. amelias mum packed us an awesome lunch for between sessions. mmm perinaise.
that night people came over ..eg tanyth emma fell elise whitney and brent. we sat around n talked smack. christina was everpresent. had yet another amazing game of psychologist. later decided that a trip to krispy kreme and dandenongs (much to emma and elises delight) was in order. i think key words would describe the epic krispy kreme adventure better than a few hundred paragraphs.
-misdirection
-birds
-hot chocolate
-gravel
-no grip
-trolley
-bruises and gashes
-laughter
then we ventured to the dandenongs minus tanyth.
it wasnt a full moon so luckily no devil worshippers.
thongs were a bad choice. but blankets were an amazing choice.
the boys took great pleasure in capitalising on us girls great fear.
we reached our viewing point and the scene was amazing. we sat and took it in for a while before heading back home.
there was nothing suspect but we got pulled over anyway. turns out ur not allowed 4 people in the back seat these days even if 3 are wearing a seatbelt. also it became apparent that police officers dont think theres much to do in the dandenongs at night... but looking will suffice.
we're from adelaide.
there are 32 km's from there to amelias. cops like krispy kremes.
emma fell and elise thought we were going to jail however there was no time to stop and reassure them as it could have come across sussssssss.
when we got home ellen and glenn were up and ellen was tired drunk. good times.
next day slash that afternoon the boys were setting off back to the land of rad...with no convoy. because they decidd to shove it.
that arvo we set off for a good old dfo..i love my new jumper. it was $35. half price ftw. and im glad it didnt fit ellen hahaha. psychologist! but not really.
me amelia glenn and ellen decided to have a night in so we stocked up on cheese ,dip and crackers. good choice. i can now say ive experienced 7 brides for 7 brothers...possily the highlight of the trip...hmmm. we also enjoyed a cross between cyote ugly and save the last dance...unfortunatly i forget what it was called..it was that amazing. or maybe im upset because of how bad i was...?
next morning TUESDAY we awoke to take ellen to the airport at 5am. good times. that afternoon me amelia and cint saw 17 again..again. STILL AMAZING. *note- if ur a mum taking ur small children to the movies please refrain from taking photographs of them in the cinema before, during and after said movie.
that amelia tanyth kellie emma fell elise glenn and brent and myself went to..umm...switch i think it was called for desserts. it was cool there. i had an amazing mocktail which was way better than glenns. there was amazing music playing which glenn managed to aquire a cd of with his good looks, wit and charm.
it was home time. and a parting from me for most. hugs exchanged. promises of more visits. etc.
then bed.
next morning at 5am it was time to depart my beloved melbourne.
sad times.
now im home.
epic weekend over.
i love melbourne and the people there. i stayed with my good friend amelia. i met her and another melbournian tanyth earlier this year and they are basically two of the greatest people ive ever met. you know when u met people and they change ur life, like there's life before u met them and then after and ur much better off meeting those people....? well...thats them..for me. *vomits* lol
ANYWAY so easter weekend. lots of ysa's from adel were heading over to melb also for easter comp..a basketball competition..thats not why i went tho..not such a fan of sports.
i arrived thursday morning and hung out with amelia til that night when we headed to institute which was good times...then we picked up ellen! that night we saw 17 again with ellen amelia kellie tanyth brent glenn and other randoms i dont remember. basically loved it. zac efron is my lover, just incase you wernt aware. unfortunatly i fell ill during it lol sad times.
friday we woke up to the boys arrival. by the boys i mean matt and richo who were also staying with amelia. that day we were off to the basketball..turns out we got there as it was finishing..not that i cared! i got to catch up with friends from melbs that i hadnt seen in ages and also see friends from adel..good times. levi was there and decided to stay with us at amelias whic proved for hilarious times.
that day was emma fell's birthday so that night we went out for dinner with a bunch of people. pretty much love that girl and we got her an amazing present...which she never got to fully enjoy...maybe next time ;)
after that we headed to the dance..with like half an hour to go..didnt feel like dancing til i heard the music then pulled out my amazing moves. RIVERSIDE MOTHERTRUCKER! lets just say adelaide crew got its dance on. turns out jai ho is easily turned into JFO! cooooooool.
after sweaty times it was back to emma fell's for sleepover times.
psychologist went well. thats all we'll say about that one.
there was no sleeping..except ellen who evidentally got hot during the night. and richo who was actually just pretending to sleep so he could stay with the girls. no pants i should add.
random boy noone invited took pictures of us in the morning which was nice.
for those plying at home it was now saturday and we ventured home for showers and returned to the basketball..whoch is amazing to watch deliriously tired. my favourite part was the small child provocativly dancing.
that night was a party. there was a fire. (controlled in a pit obviously) it stank. but i do like to watch fire.
MOVING ON TO SUNDAY. the sabbath. church day. it was general conf and it was amazing. intense. and made me cry. good one. amelias mum packed us an awesome lunch for between sessions. mmm perinaise.
that night people came over ..eg tanyth emma fell elise whitney and brent. we sat around n talked smack. christina was everpresent. had yet another amazing game of psychologist. later decided that a trip to krispy kreme and dandenongs (much to emma and elises delight) was in order. i think key words would describe the epic krispy kreme adventure better than a few hundred paragraphs.
-misdirection
-birds
-hot chocolate
-gravel
-no grip
-trolley
-bruises and gashes
-laughter
then we ventured to the dandenongs minus tanyth.
it wasnt a full moon so luckily no devil worshippers.
thongs were a bad choice. but blankets were an amazing choice.
the boys took great pleasure in capitalising on us girls great fear.
we reached our viewing point and the scene was amazing. we sat and took it in for a while before heading back home.
there was nothing suspect but we got pulled over anyway. turns out ur not allowed 4 people in the back seat these days even if 3 are wearing a seatbelt. also it became apparent that police officers dont think theres much to do in the dandenongs at night... but looking will suffice.
we're from adelaide.
there are 32 km's from there to amelias. cops like krispy kremes.
emma fell and elise thought we were going to jail however there was no time to stop and reassure them as it could have come across sussssssss.
when we got home ellen and glenn were up and ellen was tired drunk. good times.
next day slash that afternoon the boys were setting off back to the land of rad...with no convoy. because they decidd to shove it.
that arvo we set off for a good old dfo..i love my new jumper. it was $35. half price ftw. and im glad it didnt fit ellen hahaha. psychologist! but not really.
me amelia glenn and ellen decided to have a night in so we stocked up on cheese ,dip and crackers. good choice. i can now say ive experienced 7 brides for 7 brothers...possily the highlight of the trip...hmmm. we also enjoyed a cross between cyote ugly and save the last dance...unfortunatly i forget what it was called..it was that amazing. or maybe im upset because of how bad i was...?
next morning TUESDAY we awoke to take ellen to the airport at 5am. good times. that afternoon me amelia and cint saw 17 again..again. STILL AMAZING. *note- if ur a mum taking ur small children to the movies please refrain from taking photographs of them in the cinema before, during and after said movie.
that amelia tanyth kellie emma fell elise glenn and brent and myself went to..umm...switch i think it was called for desserts. it was cool there. i had an amazing mocktail which was way better than glenns. there was amazing music playing which glenn managed to aquire a cd of with his good looks, wit and charm.
it was home time. and a parting from me for most. hugs exchanged. promises of more visits. etc.
then bed.
next morning at 5am it was time to depart my beloved melbourne.
sad times.
now im home.
epic weekend over.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Duality of Light
So my first assignment at uni for professional practice is to write an easy 700 word exhibition review. i chose to do mine in the form of a blog so here it is.
Duality of Light is the collective name of an exhibition by Lynette Wallworth which is being shown at the Samstag Museum of Art.
The exhibition contaions various works by Lynette, who has a strong background in photography and eventually evolved into moving images and these elements are the basis of Duality of Light.
When first walking into the large space, at the far end are 3 screens which is the work Damound Mountains. Lynette has used moving images that go at a really slow pace, the mountain stays still but the cloud cover on each screen alters the picture in a different way. Further on a woman in some sort of sheet is in the image and as the wind blows the sheet the image is once again altered by the conditions of the weather. I'm not sure exactly what the artist was trying to portray but what i got out of it was a message about sometimes things are out of our control but even so there is a beauty found in that. I also thought the images where quite sophisticated in a technical way.
The same can be said for Beautiful Sunset, which is a beautiful image of a bunch of trees. At first it appears to just be a single photo, but as you sit and watch you notice the colours and shadows change. The whole thing goes for 40 minutes and shows the changes and effects sunset has on the environment. The colours are striking and as you watch you are absorbed into her work.
The main work of the exhibition is Duality of Light. Where one person at a time enters a dark corridor. As you walk down the corridor an image of yourself is projected at the end. It's quite a strange thing to watch yourself walking towards yourself, i didn't know where to look, which showed up on the image. The whole thing is quite confronting, then you unexpectedly explode into an arragements of flying lines of white and grey.
Upstairs another of Lynettes' work is Hold Vessel 2 was one I really liked. You are asked to take a glass bowl into a dark room where projectors point down from the roof. You hold the bowl under the projector light and watch snippets of different moving images. Things like stars and galaxies, then it changes to microscope images of bugs and things wriggling around. There were also sea scapes, fishes and seals swimming around. The concept reminded me of the video tape in the movie "The Ring". I liked this work but it also made me feel uncomfortable. The combination of the dark room, the creepy images and the background music made for a confronting work.
The final work I viewed in the exhibition was titled Invisible by Night. This was by far the strangest and creepiest art I have ever seen. It's the kind of thing that is so far from anything you would normally see and it, for me, seemed psychologically damaging. Like a nightmare. It is a full length screen, which appears frosted over. Activated by touch, a lady appears behind the frost and wipes lines across the glass at her eye level revealing only her eyes which look not directly at you, but past you. The other hand rests on the glass at hip level. Her hands then wipe down the screen leaving behind the trace of finger tips, at which point she turns and walks away.
It was freaking weird and creepy but at the same time makes you wonder what is going on, why is she there? Where is she? What is she doing? etc.
All in all I found Duality of Light to be a pretty confronting exhibition, the point behind all the works isn't clear but I think that's part of the experience. It all adds to the feeling of out of control, uncomfortableness, and it really makes you think hard and take what YOU get out of it, and i think that's what good art should do. Experience and grow.
ps Amelia has contact lenses.
Duality of Light is the collective name of an exhibition by Lynette Wallworth which is being shown at the Samstag Museum of Art.
The exhibition contaions various works by Lynette, who has a strong background in photography and eventually evolved into moving images and these elements are the basis of Duality of Light.
When first walking into the large space, at the far end are 3 screens which is the work Damound Mountains. Lynette has used moving images that go at a really slow pace, the mountain stays still but the cloud cover on each screen alters the picture in a different way. Further on a woman in some sort of sheet is in the image and as the wind blows the sheet the image is once again altered by the conditions of the weather. I'm not sure exactly what the artist was trying to portray but what i got out of it was a message about sometimes things are out of our control but even so there is a beauty found in that. I also thought the images where quite sophisticated in a technical way.
The same can be said for Beautiful Sunset, which is a beautiful image of a bunch of trees. At first it appears to just be a single photo, but as you sit and watch you notice the colours and shadows change. The whole thing goes for 40 minutes and shows the changes and effects sunset has on the environment. The colours are striking and as you watch you are absorbed into her work.
The main work of the exhibition is Duality of Light. Where one person at a time enters a dark corridor. As you walk down the corridor an image of yourself is projected at the end. It's quite a strange thing to watch yourself walking towards yourself, i didn't know where to look, which showed up on the image. The whole thing is quite confronting, then you unexpectedly explode into an arragements of flying lines of white and grey.
Upstairs another of Lynettes' work is Hold Vessel 2 was one I really liked. You are asked to take a glass bowl into a dark room where projectors point down from the roof. You hold the bowl under the projector light and watch snippets of different moving images. Things like stars and galaxies, then it changes to microscope images of bugs and things wriggling around. There were also sea scapes, fishes and seals swimming around. The concept reminded me of the video tape in the movie "The Ring". I liked this work but it also made me feel uncomfortable. The combination of the dark room, the creepy images and the background music made for a confronting work.
The final work I viewed in the exhibition was titled Invisible by Night. This was by far the strangest and creepiest art I have ever seen. It's the kind of thing that is so far from anything you would normally see and it, for me, seemed psychologically damaging. Like a nightmare. It is a full length screen, which appears frosted over. Activated by touch, a lady appears behind the frost and wipes lines across the glass at her eye level revealing only her eyes which look not directly at you, but past you. The other hand rests on the glass at hip level. Her hands then wipe down the screen leaving behind the trace of finger tips, at which point she turns and walks away.
It was freaking weird and creepy but at the same time makes you wonder what is going on, why is she there? Where is she? What is she doing? etc.
All in all I found Duality of Light to be a pretty confronting exhibition, the point behind all the works isn't clear but I think that's part of the experience. It all adds to the feeling of out of control, uncomfortableness, and it really makes you think hard and take what YOU get out of it, and i think that's what good art should do. Experience and grow.
ps Amelia has contact lenses.
Friday, March 6, 2009
blogging
so, here i am again. i have abused and forgotton about my blog but i decided to start it up again. mostly for art stuff..like photos of my stuff and just talking about crap in general.
so ive started uni again for the year. it's all pretty exciting and i cant wait to get into it all again. it's just going to be expensive which is the only problem. so basically incase you don't know i am doing black and white photography, alternative drawing, and painting.
painting costs the most because oils paints are pretty expensive for quality and same with paper. you can get canvas' pretty cheap though. photography can get expensive beacuse i use cameras that take film costs build up, and photographic paper can be costly depending on size.
but it's all worth it i guess!
the other class i have which is theroy i thiught i was going to hate. but it's actually amazing and really helpful. it's called professional practice and is there to teach us and help us make decisions about our different career pathways. so many people in my course want to do different things.
i'm pretty sure once i've graduated i want to eventually open a studio gallery where i can work and exhibit. possibly slash hopefully in melbourne.
anyway.. umm i got a job..finally. i think many people didn't think they'd see the day but here it is! it'll be good to have money so i can buy all my art stuff and also go to melbourne more often..yay!
that is all for now..
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so ive started uni again for the year. it's all pretty exciting and i cant wait to get into it all again. it's just going to be expensive which is the only problem. so basically incase you don't know i am doing black and white photography, alternative drawing, and painting.
painting costs the most because oils paints are pretty expensive for quality and same with paper. you can get canvas' pretty cheap though. photography can get expensive beacuse i use cameras that take film costs build up, and photographic paper can be costly depending on size.
but it's all worth it i guess!
the other class i have which is theroy i thiught i was going to hate. but it's actually amazing and really helpful. it's called professional practice and is there to teach us and help us make decisions about our different career pathways. so many people in my course want to do different things.
i'm pretty sure once i've graduated i want to eventually open a studio gallery where i can work and exhibit. possibly slash hopefully in melbourne.
anyway.. umm i got a job..finally. i think many people didn't think they'd see the day but here it is! it'll be good to have money so i can buy all my art stuff and also go to melbourne more often..yay!
that is all for now..
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