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The Northern Rivers Times
July 14, 2022
ENTERTAINMENT 51
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Pissarro: Father of Impressionism – Exhibition On Screen presented by Byron Theatre Monday July 20, 2pm Book: www.byrontheatre. com Full $25 | Concession $22 | Student under 18 $20 Without Camille Pissarro, there would
be no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work. Born in the West Indies, Pissarro found
his passion in paint as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective.
Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years
Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favourite artistic movement. The Ashmolean Museum has a long tradition of excellence. As the UK’s first ever public museum (it opened its doors in May 1683) it houses a wonderfully rich collection, including the remarkable Pissarro archive. With exclusive
access to the most extensive archive of any Impressionist painter, and to the first major Pissarro retrospective in four decades, this film explores and highlights the enthralling and hugely important biography and output of an incredible artist. Directed by David Bickerstaff Running time: 90 minutes
fair
Quota Alstonville Inc. presents
Craft & Garden
Alstonville Showgrounds Apex Pavillion - South Street Alstonville July 23th & 24th Sat 9am-4pm | Sun 9am-3pm
Animal as object KIDS ACTIVITIES
Guest Speakers:
HAND MADE CRAFTS PLANT SALES
CLAIRE BICKLE & PHIL DUDMAN
SPEAKERS OVER 90 STALLS
BBQ & CAFÉ DEMONSTRATIONS
museum taxidermy, pop culture and the mass-produced souvenir, Mostert asks questions about artifice, collection, consumerism, mimicry, wonder and beauty – ‘Can we embrace the original instead of accepting the poor copy?’ Mostert has a regimented daily habit of drawing in a sketchbook, which feeds into her practice and will be included as part of the exhibition. The artist will also be facilitating a journaling workshop in June which will include an original
drawing from Deb in a beautiful travel-size journal for you to continue to develop at home. Mostert holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Queensland College of Art, has had 18 solo shows and been involved in more than 70 group shows in both regional and commercial galleries. She has won several awards and been a finalist in many national art prizes including the Bale Painting Prize, the Salon de Refuses, Jacaranda Drawing Prize and Marie Ellis Prize for Drawing. Mostert has more than 15 years’ teaching experience with workshops and artist in residencies. Animal as Object will be on display at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre from 6 May to 16 October 2022.
GARDEN PAVILION
Deb Mostert has been a practising artist for more than 30 years, with her work investigating the meaning of collections and objects. Her new exhibition Animal as Object at Tweed Regional Gallery has been developed from years of observation and research within the bird and mammal collections at the Queensland Museum. In this exhibition, Mostert explores the paradoxical ‘objectness’ of animals in nature through taxidermy and in culture through the souvenir. “We have and are creating facsimiles and profiting from these copies despite the real risk of losing the originals,” Mostert said. Through mash-ups of early scientific taxonomy charts and illustrations,
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