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The Responsibility of Art
A while ago, I wrote about Todd Phillips’ new film Joker, which has been the subject of ongoing controversy regarding the film’s depiction of intense violence. There’s a belief that such brutal on-screen depictions could invite real-world acts of violence in response. This begs an important question: should an artist bear any responsibility for what […]
From Identity to Empathy through Art
A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture given by author and journalist Ruby Hamad called, ‘From Identity to Empathy through Art’ (read more here). The overarching question of this lecture: ‘How can art be utilised to foster empathy rather than perpetuate a myopic focus on subjective identity?’ Hamad unpacks this question by exploring how […]
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A trip to the Quilty exhibition
Next time you have half an hour free on campus, I highly recommend you cross the road from The Hub to the Art Gallery (you can use the back entrance across the grass) and head down the stairs of the Gallery to see the Quilty exhibition. It is free (yay!) to view the exhibition.
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Art is Weird
And by art, I mean anything even remotely creative. People always put part of themselves into the things they do, and so the creative part of whatever the heck a person does will generally reflect themselves—at least a little.
Monet is in Town – A Trip to SA Gallery
Several pieces by the Impressionist masters, including Monet, are on exhibition at the SA Gallery, which is not far from the University of Adelaide. My friends and I went to the exhibition on last Monday, the Queen’s birthday. There are guided tours every day at 11am, 11.30am, 2pm, and 3 pm, until the 29th of […]
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Exploring Inktober
’31 Days 31 Drawings’: a slogan as simple and appealing as the challenge it entails. Begun by Jake Parker in 2009, Inktober is an opportunity for visual artists to challenge themselves to draw something every day in the month of October. Armed with a list of daily prompts, artists around the world create and share ink […]
An Experiment in Adult Colouring-In
Some Christmases ago, 2014 I believe, adult colouring books were all the rage. I received two for Christmas that year. One had a Game of Thrones theme (my mum knows me well) and the other was a secret garden theme. In two years, I didn’t even open them. ‘Who has time for colouring in?’ I thought. […]
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