The Ocean After Nature & Countercurrents Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art University of South Australia 55 North Terrace, Adelaide (SA) 3 March – 9 June 2017 unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum IMAGES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Countercurrents: Angela TIATIA, Holding on (still), 2015, single-channel High Definition digital video, colour, sound, 16:9, 12 mins. Courtesy the artist and Alcaston Gallery, Narrm Melbourne © Angela Tiatia/licensed by Viscopy. Ken + Julia YONETANI, Sweet Barrier Reef 2009/17, sugar, vegetable gum, polystyrene foam, 8 x 3.6m. Courtesy the artists and Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo. The Ocean After Nature: James TYLOR ‘Ika Wōka Waka Neke Nanu’ installation detail from ‘Te Moana Nui - Navigating time and space’ 2017, Daguerreotype, 4x5in. Part of the 2017 Adelaide Festival of Arts
CONTENTS THE OCEAN AFTER NATURE & COUNTERCURRENTS
QAnne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art ..............................................
COMICS FACE
Ive Sorocuk ..............................................................................................
DOUBLE DATE NIGHT: EPISODE 4
Yung Victoria ..........................................................................................
SO LONG & THANKS FOR ALL THE ART INTERVIEW: MARTIN PATEN
Steve Proposch ........................................................................................
NEWSTEAD & DISTRICT ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS
Kristin Scherlies ... ..................................................................................
MARCH SALON
Mainly Superior .......................................................................................
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FINDING THE ART IN PHUKET: JUNK ART ADORNMENT HANGING AROUND WITH AN OCEAN ALIEN Anthony S. Cameron .............................................................................. 46
COVER: Hyung S. Kim, Kim Julja, Dodu Jeju 2013. Courtesy of the artist. The Ocean After Nature, part of the 2017 Adelaide Festival of Arts, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide (SA), 3 March – 9 June 2017 - unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum Issue 143 MARCH 2017 trouble is an independent monthly mag for promotion of arts and culture Published by Trouble Magazine Pty Ltd. ISSN 1449-3926 EDITOR Steve Proposch CONTRIBUTORS Ive Sorocuk, Molly Daniels & Juliette Strangio, Anthony S. Cameron, love. GET from AppStore FOLLOW on issuu & twitter SUBSCRIBE at troublemag.com READER ADVICE: Trouble magazine contains artistic content that may include nudity, adult concepts, coarse language, and the names, images or artworks of deceased Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Treat Trouble intelligently, as you expect to be treated by others. Collect or dispose of thoughtfully. DIS IS DE DISCLAIMER! The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publisher. To the best of our knowledge all details in this magazine were correct at the time of publication. The publisher does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions. All content in this publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without prior permission of the publisher. Trouble is distributed online from the first of every month of publication but accepts no responsibility for any inconvenience or financial loss in the event of delays. Phew!
web comedy series by Molly Daniels & Juliette Strangio
DOUBLE DATE NIGHT: Episode 4 Lani, Vic’s date, is fun & upbeat, but continually pushing conversation towards her new song, which she’s determined to perform. Riley’s date Will is so awkward that he can barely string a sentence together. Starring Laura Buskes as Vic, Molly Daniels as Riley, Tiana Hogben as Chelsea, Hayden McKertish as Noah. visit Yung Victoria on Youtube
Christmas is a lie 2013, part of a Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) festival project called ‘Text Alley’, received harsh criticism from locals, branded by some as a form of religious vilification, and by others as attempting to ruin the magic of Christmas for children. The artwork was defaced during the Festival and went through a number of transformations. See the Midland Express article here.
Christmas is a lie , which was part of Text Alley in 2013, involved working with Year 9 and 10 Castlemaine Secondary College students doing ‘pop up’ paste ups in Frederick Street, and was a sensation; probably one of the most potent and controversial pieces of art over my time here. Exciting stuff. I want to write about the whole thing one day. And I especially loved Raildomino, the 50-metre rollercoaster of steel railway tracks devised by Belgium company Timecircus, Castlemaine Secondary College students and artisan workers at the Vossloh Cogifer factory. It was just such a successful collaboration. To me, there is nothing greater than a Festival full house, when artists and audiences all become deeply connected, and affected by that performative moment. One particular lowlight for me was cracking a couple of ribs after falling down some slippery steps on the closing night of the 2013 Festival, whilst on my way to the volunteer party. After a spectacular airborne spill, I lay on my back in the pouring rain, unable to move other than to call my wife on my mobile. After she peeled me out of the mud, I cleaned up, got to the party to give a few heartfelt thanks and finished the night in casualty at Mt Alexander Hospital. Take care when running on wet leaves, is the lesson. 4
Acrobat performs a gritty and irreverent take on theatre, It’s Not For Everyone, at the 2017 Castlemaine State Festival, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March, 9pm at the Castlemaine Goods Shed - castlemainefestival.com.au
What about the future - where will you go from here? MP: I honestly don’t know what the future holds. I decided to resign from the Castlemaine State Festival simply because five festivals and near on ten years at the job felt like a good point to sign-off. I have been successful in securing triennial Federal and State government funding that will go through to 2019. Our stats are all looking pretty good in terms of attendances and happy punters, there is an excellent Board of management in place and a wonderfully strong Festival team – many of whom I am sure will stay on for 2019. Post 2017 Festival, the Castlemaine Goods Shed will become the new home of the Castlemaine State Festival and a new creative hub for the town I hope. So it’s a strong position to leave the Festival in and it’s an incredibly exciting time ahead for Castlemaine. Whilst in some ways it is sad to leave when things are going so well, its absolutely the right time. I am looking forward to taking a bit of a break and then to what the next work chapter holds for me. For the time being I plan to continue in my roles as Deputy Director of the Board of Regional Arts Australia and as a Board Member of Regional Arts Victoria. Both are roles I enjoy and which allow me to make meaningful contributions to the arts in regional Australia. CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL, 17 – 26 MARCH 2017 - castlemainefestival.com.au
In a small town not too far away eleven artists got together at The Railway Hotel in Newstead and decided that the public should be invited to their studios to see what they have been up to. So during the Castlemaine State Festival eight studios will open their doors providing access to a divine selection of passionately created artworks on the weekends of 18th & 19th and 25th & 26th March 2017. The artists are looking forward to sharing stories of their artistic journeys. They want to inspire visitors with their endeavours and hope guests appreciate the uniqueness of their artwork and support their efforts with a purchase that has an intriguing story attached. Chris Johnston’s medium is clay; sculptural and functional, which reflects her connection to place and the land. Roger McKindley’s Antares Iron Art Garden is where broken and discarded objects morph together to live once again. Brass and copper are manipulated by Trefor Prest to create intricate, organic and mechanical oddities – with a touch of Steampunk. Delicate wheel thrown porcelain pottery is gently created by Sarah Koschak. Her functional pieces are simply elegant. Sally Roadnight explores the landscape through the artistry of various found objects and media including drawing, sewing, printing, sculpture and basketry. Printmaker Richard Sullivan is influenced by his environment which is reflected in the artist books, collage and altered books he creates. Prue McAdam’s special love of abstraction and gestural marks is explored in her paintings. Prue paints using a variety of media. Striving for the highest quality of woodwork of which his hands and mind are capable, Lachlan Park makes ‘things’ from wood. Krissy Scherlies is currently allowing her imagination to take control as she paints colourful, contemporary canvases using paint and sand. Julie Patey utilizes printmaking and mixed media to explore the process of art making through the use of colour, shape and texture to echo her connection to the landscape of central Victoria. Stunning nature photographs of the bush reserve surrounding the Old Walmer School are captured by photographer Bronwyn Silver. This is only a glimpse of what will be waiting for you. The story does not end here; take the short drive to Newstead to visit these gifted and enthusiastic artists in their studios, share their journeys and become a part of the story. For more information please visit newsteadopenstudios.wordpress.com A studio guide/map will be available from Dig Cafe and Red Door Gallery in the heart of Newstead, or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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1. Lars Strandh, Untitled. 1523. 40x40 cm. Scandi Art Now, an exhibition of nine artists working in Scandinavia, Sydney Non Objective (SNO), 1/175 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville (NSW), 4 – 26 March 2017 - sno.org.au 2. Mark DOBER, Castlemaine watercolour 1, 2016. Aglow: paintings and drawings from Castlemaine, Steps Gallery, 62 Lygon Street Carlton South (VIC), 15 – 20 March - miesf.com.au/steps-gallery Artist’s Site markdober.com 3. Lesley DUMBRELL, Foehn 1975, synthetic polymer paint on canvas. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1976 © Lesley Dumbrell. & 4. Melinda HARPER, Untitled 2001, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 2001 © Melinda Harper. Licensed by Viscopy. Abstraction, Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong (VIC), 25 February – 7 May 2017 - geelonggallery.org.au 5. April PINE, Pause, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2017. Photo by Hugh Sando. 13th Annual Cottesloe (WA) Exhibition, 3 – 20 March 2017 - sculpturebythesea.com 6. Brian ROBINSON, Floristic Sanctum 2016, lino print & PVC, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist. Guirguis New Art Prize, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard St N, Ballarat Central (VIC), 25 March to 14 May 2017 artgalleryofballarat.com.au 7. Michael COOK, Mother (Hopscotch) 2016, inkjet print on paper, 80 x 120 cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased 2016. Everyone has a history – Part One: Plain Speak, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth (WA), 25 February – 13 August 2017 | FREE - artgallery.wa.gov.au 8. James TAPSCOTT, crepuscle - globelight 2016. Arc Eight – Vertice, Incinerator Gallery, 180 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds (VIC), 18 February – 19 March 2017 - incineratorgallery.com.au 9. Lachlan BROWN, Americarnage 2016, Xerox print on paper multiple copies. Limiting Entropy: Lachlan Brown and Tony Curran, ANCA, 1 Rosevear Place Dickson, (ACT), 1 – 19 March 2017 - anca.net.au
So, sometimes I find the art walking towards me on a debris strewn beach while the wind howls and the palm trees bend but never break, where the waste of humanity is spread around you like an all-you-can-eat buffet and your spirit is stretched thin like rolled pastry trying to feed more mouths than it can as we teeter and stumble, all in our own way, into the early 21st century, trying to make sense of our folly before it’s too late. Michelle Doherty’s work can be found on Etsy. ANTHONY S. CAMERON is an Australian ex-pat living in Phuket, Thailand, and the author of two novels, Driftwood (2014) and Butterfly on Bangla (2015). Born in Melbourne, he escaped in his early twenties to central Victoria, where he designed and built a sustainable house, raised two sustainable children. His books are available on Amazon here. Photos by Michelle Doherty