MONA continued

There was too much at MONA for just one blog entry.  The adventure continues here....

 Don't know who the artist is but I absolutely adore this work composed of 69 separate sculptures either ceramic or textile.

Exquisitely made tiny porcelain whorls.

Red velvety felt contrasts with the smooth, almost wet looking porcelain pieces.

The divine work of Australian artist Fiona Hall

As the name MONA suggests there are lots of antiquities interspersed with the contemporary artworks, creating a pleasing variety and juxtaposition.  This is a Beaded Shroud from 1550 - 1295 BCE.

This unusual Egyptian bowl depicts an aquatic theme.

Detail of the strangely asexual portrait "Grandma" by Miki Carmi

After all that seriousness "Fat Car" by Erwin Wurm is sure to amuse.  

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Visit to MONA

Last weekend I was thrilled to play host to my sister, Mihaela who was visiting from Melbourne.  First on the agenda was a visit to MONA (Museum of New and Old Art).  If you haven't been there yet you must go (I don't care where in the world you live!).  The building itself is a work of art, dug deep into the subterranean depths, the walls formed by the underlying sandstone.  I couldn't stop photographing the walls.  Unfortunately in the low light the warm pinks do not come up very clearly.

This is an artwork called BIT. FALL by German artist Julian Popp.  Difficult to see here against the stunning sandstone, it is a waterfall that spells out a series of words, seemingly unconnected, but (at this time) referencing current affairs.

Looking down at the bar on level B3 from the Mummy Room on B1.

The Moth Collection by Stephen J Shanabrook, collage made using remnants from heroin and crack use.  Beautiful and tragic at the same time.  You can see more of Shanabrook's amazing artworks by following the link.

This series of untitle watercolour works by Hungarian artist, Balint Zsako.  The link will take you to a gallery of his drawings.  Click on the dots on the left to progress through his portfolio.  His website is a little cryptic.  To go to different areas of the site you need to click on different parts of the simple drawings that serve as entry points to different sections.  Easy once you get the hang of it.

Dont' know who the artist is or what the title is.  I like the paper dress, not so sure about the "blood".

China-China Bust 82 by Ah Xian

Don't know the artist's name or the name of the work and not really sure what it is about......

.......but I do love the colours and lights on the pin ball table top.

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Electric Fluid

This work was particularly difficult to photograph, so apologies for the lack of extra fine detail.

Tiny seed stitches hint at alternative flows around and between the main figures, giving even more movement to work.

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Welcome to my international readers.

I have only been blogging for about 3 months and already I have a broadly international audience.  As such, I would like to say welcome to my readers from Vietnam, India, Czech Republic, Pakistan, Serbia, Germany, France, Croatia, USA, Indonesia and, of course, Australia.  I hope you will continue to stop by my blog to follow the progress of my work and tap into a sampling of what inspires me.

Have a lovely weekend, Marta

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Me and Casey and CollaborArt

Last weekend we had the opening of the CollaborArt Exhibition in Kempton.  Below are our finished works.

Casey Day:  From here to There

Casey's novel approach to working the flower stem integrates beautifully with the lush flower.

Hand dyed silk fabric remnants form the basis of the flower petals with fine beadwork anchoring the fabric and hand stitching defining the borders.

Tiny beads on the end of the tiny heart shaped flowers give a sense of continuity with the main flower.

Marta Brysha:  From There to Here

A bird flies free of the shackles of the city below.  The journey is, however, perilous and costs the bird some of her tail feathers.

The tail feathers drift down to the ground below.  A bright splash of colour in an otherwise grey environment.

Tiny heart-shaped flowers struggle to grow out of the concrete jungle.  These flowers imitate the similar motif in Casey's piece thus linking the two works.

Very fine stem stitch is used as a filling stitch for the head and crest.

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Viscous fluid

I love the way viscous fluids disperse when placed into a non-viscous fluid.  The patterns that form are the result of the inexorable passage from dispersed fluid to perfect fluid spheres.

Variegated threads delineate the various stages of the viscous flow.

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