G'day, here we go ,told ye all I was going to set up a blog and here it is .
For those of you that don't know me, I deliver and install Art around Sydney .So what ? Well maybe !
But my unique position means I get to see whats happening around the place ,great shows ,hot artists ,and the like .
I work with many of the leading galleries, framers,artists and institutions ( I was going to name them ,but upon reading it back it appeared a little naff!!)
On a daily basis i get around ,i see alot of what's happening ,so here's my chance to share here a little of what I see and think .
The first point I would like to tackle is the strain being placed on Galleries ,Artists and framers.
It's real and many are doing it tough .
A real suprise has been to hear of Gallery Gondwana closing it's Sydney gallery to just concentrate on it's Alice Springs"mothership".
It's a real shame, the folk at Gondwana are a really nice crowd .So i would personally like to say thank you especially to Tess and Lorrainne for the work and support they have given me .
Truly Sydney is loosing agreat Gallery here . A gallery that operates with integrity in an area of the market that's often queried .

On a positive note not all is lost in the art market Rex Irwin has done very well with the latest Nicholas Harding oils and drawings.
So too Richard Martin with Gordan Richards show.
2 shows comparitively priced yet eons apart . An intriging comparison into what's still selling .

There is an interesting group show coming up at Chalkhorse gallery Surry hills . Tim Moore's offering's are especiallly of note . Very quirky . Indeed so is he . Get to the opening and meet him and the other's .Chalkhorse's opening's are low key unptrentious affairs .

Finally whilst on low key you've got to check out Oh Really Gallery on Enmore Rd Enmore. Generally street art ,crazy caricatures ,stencils. completed by young artists often with whatever materials they have at hand to paint on . The gallery is manned by volunteers but don't be mistaken they're serious (I'm told there's a serious strike against a volunteers name if they don't turn up on time or turn on the lights )
They have 'culture jamming' nights once a month with live music and live art if your feeling young and uber hip .Well mabe not so uber( they would hate that ) but hip .
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Oh Really Gallery and Oh really cheap! oops sorry affordable!

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