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Jesse Hogan obviously isn’t “a master jack of all trades” despite his tongue in cheek statement, but he does give it a good crack. In We Can’t Put it Together. It is Together. Jesse uses video, appropriated Rorschach ink blot tests and sculptures made from recycled, renewable materials amongst others to explore the notions of death and finality. There are ever presents throughout the show though – the plastic bag, itself an item that continues to defy natures attempts to kill it off – and a healthy dose of cynicism, which should never die off.
We Can’t Put it Together. It is Together. opens at Black & Blue Gallery in Sydney tonight from 6pm and runs until August 8
Ever wondered what happens to the fast-fading fads of yesteryear? Childhood craft crazes that inspired many a Saturday morning D.I.Y. enterprise? It’s one of life’s great mysteries. Whatever became of your early attempts at macramé? Your first hand-embroidered hanky? Batik tea towels and tie-dye tees? Well, read-on my fellow artful craftsmen, for I have stumbled across an answer that is so dastardly, so preposterously implausible, that you will scarcely be able to believe.
It seems the precious tattered remnants of our childhood dreams have somehow fallen into the hands of our wily hippie brethren (don’t ask me how… they have ways) and through some process of inconceivable ingenuity (and their most devious and tricky talent to earn a crust via the most bizarre means possible), they have fashioned the very fabric of our adolescence into a magical patchwork wardrobe of stolen experiences.
You will see it too, if you have a mind to keep your wits about you at the next bi-annual Fire-Twirling Gala event. These mystical garments will dazzle and enchant you. They are mesmerizing, like looking into the great kaleidoscopic all-seeing eye of the rainbow serpent.
This special breed of patchwork is like a bewitching psychedelic tapestry. So, if one day you find yourself blessed with the outrageous fortune to stumble across such a garment at your local vintage market or community clothing drive, do yourself a favor and fork out the $5 for that unlikely looking mushroom hat, balloon pant or set of clown-academy overalls. Break out the incense and mandalas and relive all those lost and forgotten childhood dreams. The hippie handiwork will take you on a technicolour excursion you will never forget.
Check back each Thursday for more on the fashion world from Billy Bride
Word on the street is they don’t even like their name and would rather be called Medicine. Whatever the case may be HEALTH are making music to make you feel good and that’s all that counts right? That and being into Captain Ahab, which HEALTH are, and counts for a lot.
I love gnocchi. It’s one of those culinary delights that makes you feel about as good as resting your head on a soft, full feather pillow from heaven. Only these pillows are for your tongue, and made mostly from potato from the ground. Equally as rewarding however.
An alternative option after cooking gnocchi is to give them a quick pan over medium heat before adding other ingredients. This dries out the exterior a bit and gives them a slightly crispy exterior –a matter of personal preference for texture really, just like with pillows. Gnocchi construction has been adapted from The Silver Spoon
Where you at Black & Blue in Sydney earlier this month to catch the intimate Atlas Sound gig? If you missed out hopefully this will dry your leaky eyes. Bradford Cox’s first single from forthcoming album Logos (Oct ’09) is available for a free download right now. Collaborating with Panda Bear, from Animal Collective, to bring Cox a song closer to Panda Bear’s blissed out dreamy pop than his usual darker tone. ‘Walkabout’ is exactly what I would want from such a collaboration. Add this to the Logos tracks he played at Black & Blue and the album is going to be, well, amazing.
Just uploaded at Noise in My Head is last nights radio show featuring the exclusive Gavin Russom mix acquired while in Berlin I referred to here . Download and enjoy it here.
Our good mate Rene L’Estrange-Nickson laid down a Raw Cast with hosts Arturo and Angus over at Modular when he was up here in Sydney last week. Have a listen here and be sure to check out the earlier issues featuring none other than Canyons who we also featured this month.
This week for You & Your Blog we have asked James W. Mataitis Bailey to tell us about his blog Yimmys Yayo
Yimmy’s Yayo is a creative endeavor in which I aim to expand my visual vocabulary and present images which I find beautiful or amazing. It began as a small folder on my desktop in 2007, but has grown to something I could never have anticipated. I believe a great image should present a story or evoke emotions, and I try to show this with each post. Being more of a visual person the imagery chosen sometimes is done so to express my own emotions, where I feel a textual response would fail. Ansel Adams said, ‘Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs’. I think photography helps bridge the gap between reality and what we dream, making our deepest desires or fears attainable and real.
In essence Yimmy’s Yayo is about sharing beauty and stories through visual imagery and response. It’s grown naturally by sharing and the love of great pictures. This was my intention in the beginning and I’m happy that it’s continued to do so.
