Tag: art

• 440 St Kilda Road

  It’s easy to lament the passing of old St Kilda Road. Although imagine how exciting it must have been for a young architect to get this built. This perfect Wolfgang Sievers photo was snapped in 1972 for McIntyre & McIntyre architects. | Wolfgang Sievers, 440 St Kilda Road, McIntyre & McIntyre architects, 1972 | Now this…

  2011-06-30

• St Kilda Road made over

  

  The decrepit row of terrace houses on the curve linking Albert Road to St Kilda Road was perfect fodder for redevelopment.

  2011-06-29

• Picturesque Pavilions on St Kilda Road

  

  For the long suffering commuter in Melbourne there used to be tram shelters.

  2011-06-28

• St Kilda Road Bushrangers

  

  There are some very famous descriptions of the daring robbery in 1852.

  2011-06-27

• Grace Cossington Smith’s The Sock Knitter

  

  Time to talk about my love of this painting by Sydney born Grace Cossington Smith.

  2011-06-24

• Erwin Wurm for Hermès

  

  Seeing the crazy narrow house of Erwin Wurm the other day reminded me to share these portraits.

  2011-06-23

• Mini Europe

  

  Melbourne was a mini London in the 1880s

  2011-06-22

• Taeuber-Arp and Marni

  

  The colour blocking in Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s costume reminds me of Consuelo Castiglioni’s designs for Marni.

  2011-06-21

• For the love of Cats

  

  Here’s a drawing of the mysterious Snazzy – gone.

  2011-06-20

• Fabric of Australiana

  

  It’s great to have a centenary of something, anything really.

  2011-06-17

• Lesley Dumbrell

  

  Born in 1941 Melbourne artist Lesley Dumbrell has been working with a type of grid.

  2011-06-16

• Tasmania and Peter Conrad

  

  Author Peter Conrad is from Tasmania.

  2011-06-15

• Sidney Nolan

  

  Reading the Patrick McCaughey edited book of the letters between Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan.

  2011-06-14

• St Kilda Road and Australian Federation

  

  There was a moment in St Kilda Road’s history of robberies, armed bandits and bushrangers.

  2011-06-13

• Wiener Werkstätte

  

  The National Gallery of Victoria is about to open an exhibition on the art and design of Vienna at the start of the 1900s.

  2011-06-10

• Chinese Lattice Designs

  

  Dover books have published some very inspiring source books.

  2011-06-09

• Langi Flats and Lemon Scented Gums at 579 Toorak Road, Toorak

  

  Was reminded of the Langi flats in Toorak when checking out the National Trust Trees Iphone App.

  2011-06-08

• Jenny Holzer

  

  Protect me from what I want.

  2011-06-07

• Eric Wilson

  

  There was a story doing the rounds about this Eric Wilson two sided painting.

  2011-06-06

• Douglas Annand

  

  Douglas Annand was born 1903 in Toowoomba, Queensland.

  2011-06-03