Dawn Service and Gunfire Breakfast

Dawn Service and Gunfire Breakfast this morning.

Something really special about the way a lone Bugle sounds at dawn… and the scent of Rosemary as well. It was really heartwarming to see young children, primary and high school students taking the time to honour their grandparents, great-grandparents and past generations from their families.

When the sun came up we walked around and had a look at the beautiful wall panels -which used materials from all over Western Australia.

CHRIS ISAAK. Kings Park & Botanic Gardens

April 16, 2016 Chris Isaak Chris Isaak for President Chris Isaak Forever Kings Park Live Music Love Chris Isaak Open Air Perth Picnic Picnic Basket vienna parreno

I remember buying Forever Blue from a second hand CD store in Hurstville in my late teens and loving it so much. It was just like KD Lang’s Ingenue in some ways – really soulful, with not a single less than perfect track. Anyway we were really happy we went to see Chris Isaak at Kings Park. He sounded even better live than the already perfect CD, plus he was quite funny and down to earth too. Really loved the Elvis and Roy Orbison covers.

ANDY WARHOL & AI WEIWEI, National Gallery of Victoria. Part III

March 7, 2016 Ai WeiWei Andy Warhol Chinese Art National Gallery of Victoria NGV Political Art Pop Art vienna parreno

#FilmStrip #AndyWarhol #AiWeiWei #NGV #Melbourne

ANDY WARHOL & AI WEIWEI. National Gallery of Victoria

There were some wonderful totes, fridge magnets, pins, bits & pieces and I got some to re-sell in our store. So if you are looking for some special gifts check it out here.

ANDY WARHOL & AI WEIWEI, National Gallery of Victoria. Part II

March 7, 2016 Ai WeiWei AMerican Art Andy Warhol Chinese Art NGV Political Art Pop Art vienna parreno

I’ve also selected a few art mech from the exhibition for our store.

ANDY WARHOL & AI WEIWEI, National Gallery of Victoria. Part I

March 7, 2016 Ai WeiWei Andy Warhol China Contemporary Art National Gallery of Victoria NGV Political Art Pop Art vienna parreno

#Filmstrip AiWeiWei #AndyWarhol #Photobombed #NGV

I’ve also selected a few art merch from the exhibition to sell in our store.

ELIZABETH QUAY Opening

January 30, 2016 Elizabeth Quay Perth vienna parreno Western Australia

We checked the newly opened Elizabeth Quay before heading to see Gillian Welch at the Perth Concert Hall. Looks amazing and happy to see the endless digging finally over and filled in 🙂

GILLIAN WELCH. Perth Concert Hall

January 30, 2016 Americana Bluegrass Craig Fave David Rawlings Gillian Welch Revelator. Perth Concert Hall Singer Songwriter vienna parreno

We went to see singer-songwriter Gillian Welch play with her guitarist husband David Rawlings at the Perth Concert Hall. Beautiful spare set full of stories and banter between the two. Quite lucky to be near the front as it was an intimate show. Apparently they were going to do a roadtrip in parts of Australia after the concerts was over. x

STANLEY DONWOOD/RADIOHEAD @ Carriageworks Sydney

June 2, 2015 Atoms for Peace Carriageworks Radiohead Semi-Permanent Stanley Donwood Sydney THom Yorke

After catching the boat back to Melbourne and doing the Great Ocean Road, we decided to fly back to Sydney, before flying to Perth – just so can catch the Stanley Donwood/Radiohead show at Carriageworks. Longtime Radiohead fan here… 🙂

And to spend a little more time w/ family, before our move as well.

Gonna miss this city in many different ways….

There was a multi-track soundscape by Thom Yorke as well. Wish took a video… 🙁

#Radiohead #StanleyDonwood #Carriageworks #Sydney #SemiPermanent

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MONA Walkabout #3

May 27, 2015 Art Australia David Walshe Jannis Kounellis MONA Sidney Nolan Tasmania

Sidney Nolan’s Rainbow Serpent + Jannis Kounellis’s arte povera installation w/ coal, surrealist installation w/ knife & fish & deadly meat hook/rope noose installation 🙂 + a full metal head w/ electronics & video inside. MONA is brimming to the rafters w/ old & new art. Much has been said about it, but it is really a stunning museum – from the ferry journey to the descent via glass elevator drilled through the sandstone to the art pushing extremes. Not a bad working holiday 🙂

MONA Walkabout #2

May 27, 2015 David Walshe MONA Tasmania Travels

Ancient artefacts, some works I can’t pin to an artist from memory 🙁 but nevertheless was very interesting + a time slice video by Daniel Crooks + Queen: A Portrait of Madonna by Candice Breitz + Pausiris by Paul Bourke & Peter Morse + The Morgue by Andres Serrano – the last two, works installed in what they called The Death Room