On Saturday, Adelaide Fringe announced the competition to the Fringe Festival open. During the years of the Fringe there have been some great designs and anyone can enter!
This year’s entries are allowed (or encouraged) to use a range of mediums such as animation, sculpture, photography etc.
For more details on the Fringe go here: Fringe Poster Competition
The SALA festival is happening again during August. SALA week is a great time to gain inspiration, and to see what other designers as well as artist are up to. There are some great exhibitions on during this time and here is a small list of what caught my eye from the program:
Pros & Cons – The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) has issued a unique challenge to it’s members, an open brief with no limitations – take a pair of blank Converse® high tops and turn them into a work of art. 30 Professional Graphic Designers 30 Pairs of Converse® 30 Unique creations Far from a straight-laced show, this is an exhibition that explores the very sole of creativity. @ Pipsneak 90 Glen Osmond Road
Adelaide, Athens of the South: I’ll Have It In Polychrome Thanks – Dazzling digitally enhanced colour images of Adelaide’s historic buildings and public art. Colourful, dramatic, different, exciting and enigmatic. ‘Classical’ Adelaide as you’ve never imagined. @ Koppamurra Gallery 32 Unley Rd, Unley, SA, 5061
Monsters – An exhibition of current watercolours @ Mushroom Boutique 2 Elizabeth St Croydon SA 5008
Juxtapose – A fine selection of established artists demonstrating ultimate depth and quality in Nude Photography & Abstract Paintings for a visual experience. @ Juxtapose Studios 6 Cinema Place, Adelaide SA 5000
In Transition – People commute everyday in order to reach their destination. Many mediums are used in their travels. Capturing these means are the basis of this exhibition. @ Wasabi 248 The Parade Norwood 5067
Fantastic Grotesque – Fantastic and imaginary; printmaking and bronzes populated with curious and fantastic creatures, actual and bizarre plant forms, costumed figures, and symbols of chance, death and renewal. @ Adelaide Central Gallery 45 Osmond Terrace, Norwood SA 5067
Next week I will be heading over to Melbourne for a day to see the Tim Burton exhibition. I’ll be sure to post a review as well as photos from my trip.
A link to the SALA website:
I went to Bower Bird Bazaar today and picked up some nice business cards. It’s interesting to see what other people are doing with business cards and how they fit in with their style guide.
Bowerbird Bazaar is aimed at people who are looking for handmade or unique items. Which explains why my other half felt like an alien while there.
I don’t get to go out to exhibitions as much these days, so I thought I would post one that I had been to. Ghost Patrol is an artist based in Melbourne. He tells stories through his artwork through different mediums.
It was an interesting exhibition and I suggest anyone in Adelaide have a look.
The exhibition runs till April 18th at the Hugo Michell Gallery.
Some people might remember this post about the Rundle Lantern in Adelaide. I’m happy to say that the Rundle Lantern will be running on the 24th of October 2008. People should go see the light up it promises to be an exciting event in Adelaide.
For more information on the Rundle Lantern please visit these links:
http://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/scripts/nc.dll?ADCCBRAND:STANDARD::pc=PC_110113
http://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/scripts/nc.dll?ADCCBRAND:STANDARD::pc=PC_110114
I found out about this project a last year but thought it had not gone through cancel. I was a surprisedthat it’s not being made. Adelaide is not really know for it’s architecture triumphs (which is a real shame in my opinion), but that could change with this project.
The Rundle Lantern is designed for the corner of Pultney St and Rundle St. The idea is to liven up the ugly carpark. I think it’s an interesting idea and will be viewing it when it opens. The project was pitch and developed by Fusion an Adelaide design company.
I was interested to why they were doing this project, since what I’ve learnt in design is nothing is done without a purpose. From the Adelaide council website the purpose was stated:
What is the purpose of the Rundle Lantern?
The purpose of the Rundle Lantern is to invigorate and enliven the intersection of Pulteney Street and Rundle Mall. This is achieved through the delivery of an arresting and unusual architectural form in the daylight hours, which transforms into an illuminated cultural canvas from dusk until midnight. The project was initiated as a response to a recommendation within Adelaide City’s urban master plan to create a convergence point at the described intersection. The vision for the Rundle Lantern was to create an urban design solution that ‘Adds Beauty to People’s Lives’.
For more information on the project can be found on the following links:
http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/scripts/nc.dll?ADCC:STANDARD:759832951:pc=PC_151124
SALA festival is to celebrate living artist in Adelaide which happens every year. I do enjoy going to exhibitions on the weekend but I also enjoy the SALA festival for the wide variety of exhibitions held. I think going to exhibitions is a useful part of design. Design is part of art and vice versa. It’s something I picked up while attending art school. I think the major differences are: Art uses emotion to convey a message where as design tries to use emotion and a set formulas to convey the same message.
I also like viewing exhibitions to get some creative ideas flowing. I find these days I’m concentrating more on code and research rather than drawing and experimenting. I would like to find a balance between the two one day.
The festival runs from the 1st of August to the 17th of August. I’ve already had a look at a few exhibitions but I think these could be the highlight of the festival for me and other design students.
Thong Cycle by Gerry Wedd - I meet Gerry Wedd years ago at an exhibition. I thought he was quite a character and what amazed me as a 17 yr old girl was the fact he worked and designed for MAMBO I thought only super people worked there. I actually think he’s a very good designer. This exhibition accompanies the launch of the tenth SALA monograph and features works that run the gamut from graphics to jewellery making and ceramics. While your there it’s worth having a look at the Margaret Dodd exhibition. @ JamFactory Studio Works Retail Gallery 19 Morphett St ADELAIDE 5000
Mango SALA Salsa - Display of works created by the current and former staff of Mango Chutney Design including poster concepts for SALA. I had a look at this exhibition today and it quite good. It was nice to see the project brief and concepts shown for the SALA poster. It was really no different to what we’re doing now. I think this is an exhibition that everyone who wants to be a designer should see. There is also a craft south exhibition on the level below which is worth seeing as well @ Malcolm Reid Building 2nd floor 187 Rundle St ADELAIDE 5000
I am me - The I Am Me project is the youth based componenet of the 2008 SALA Festival. People aged from 5 – 21yeras, have contributed small canvases based on the topic of What is important to you? Where am I? What do I Like? and Who do I want to be? This exhibition looks pretty cool I might have a quick look if I make it to Adelaide Goal and Nova eastend
Light Space - I just saw a few cartoon drawings from this exhibition and thought it could be good. @ The Electric Light Hotel 235 Grenfell St ADELAIDE 5000
I will probably view more than these during the time the festival is on depending where I am and if I have time.
For a link to the site just click below!
Before this assignment was due I decided to have a little practice with illustrator. I used a friends photo for reference and copied over it. It was great practice and will probably do it again sometime.
Asia Pacific Triennal is held every three years at the national queensland gallery or the gallery of modern art. The exhibition is held in high regard in the asia pacific area. Artist are selected throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The works are from all mediums which can range from paint to video.
A quick excerpt from the site:
“The Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery’s flagship international contemporary art event. Established in 1993, it is the only major series of exhibitions in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia”.
The last APT was held in 2006 – 2007, the next exhibition is planned for 2010 and I hopefully plan to go.
For a link to past exhibition it can be found here:
