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People who say that there is no such thing as bad art are lying. LOOK takes an objective view of the subjective world and, with a free drink in our hand, guides you through Perth's best galleries and art exhibitions. From institutions to artist-run initiatives, installation to illustration, photography to painting, LOOK is an ongoing document of Perth's ever engaging and growing arts culture.
'You You Me Us', Daevid Anderson + Steven Morgana
Relationships can be hard. There's you! And there's me! And then there's ‘us'. And then - if it ends - it's the whole ‘its not you, its me' routine. Alas, there are no hard and fast answers to this eternal conundrum of enmeshment. Hell, even if we're on our own there's still the existential ‘who am I' business to deal with.
'Birds and Chairs', Kate Faulds & Kaerin Hagley
Human beings are a pretty pigheaded species. Ever since opposable thumbs, we've persisted in doing things our own way. Stubbornly cracking wise at Mother Nature throughout our short history, we've adopted a ‘you work for us' mentality with everything from flint wood to hydropower. Yet, in spite of our knack for standing out in a leafy crowd with our boxy houses and solid skyscrapers, our self created environments and flights of fancy are still in the image of its creator and that's where local artists Kate Faulds and Kaerin Hagley come in.
Single, Jackson Eaton
Okay, so someone had to bring it up. That photo. The one where Jackson Eaton's ex-girlfriend is chowing down on someone's foreskin, presumably his own, at his first local exhibition oh+ve. Most of us would be pretty horrified to find something like that among the parents' wedding album, which is probably why it's kind of lucky he and his lover/muse didn't make it that far.
'You just have your eyes closed', Creepy
In my younger days I never liked any games where you had to close your eyes. To most kids, the swimming pool game Marco Polo was a hoot. Me? I found it terrifying - an insane mix of water, sneaking around slippery corners, and having your eyes shut. You call that a game? More like a goddamned nightmare.
'All your hopes and dreams vibrating at the speed of light', Steve Morgana
There are many occasions in life when you long for your words to be forgotten (texting the ex, anyone?) and many more when the crap happily springing forth from your red wine-soaked mouth can be thankfully lost in the oblivion of friends equally talking shit into the merry wee hours of the morn.
The idea of words lasting for an eternity may induce either hyperventilation or awe, or curiousity - how can one utter something profound enough to warrant lasting forever? Local artist Steve Morgana, PICA's latest studio resident, has given one person that chance.
'Nacho Grande'
The thing about nachos is, you gotta get the cheese right. Too much and all the other ingredients seep into oblivion - rejected, dismissed, untasted by your buds. Too little and you're left with that gnawing feeling of cheesy deprivation, salvaging every stringy glob.
I'm gonna assume the artists behind Nacho Grande know their nachos, as they've decided to name their group exhibition after the delectable dish.
'8 Days', Juha Tolonen, Mike Gray, Graham Miller + Kevin Ballantine
Most creative people I know have no idea how to do what they're doing. But they still manage to create awesome things. That's why I'm always surprised to meet those with degrees and doctorates in, um, being creative. What? So photography's not just about ‘having a good eye'? Shit.
The photographers in group show 8 Days are loaded with training and credentials, but don't hold that against them.
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