I'm making a new temporary installation for the National Gallery of Vicotria's 150 year celebration. As part of the weekend festivities 26 local artists and community groups have been asked to create work in response to key works from the NGV collection. These responses will then be located on a trail between NGV International and NGV Australia at Federation Square. 

My work will be created from Yarra River mud and responds to 'The Melbourne Centerpiece' a trio of ornate gold candelabras. It will be located in an alcove on the Prices bridge and on the steps to the Alexander Gardens. Fingers crossed that there's no rain.

The work is up for 2 days - 28 and 29 May. 

Check out the NGV website for more info about what else is on http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/ngv-150-party

Burkowski keeps me company

Spent Saturday cutting and contacting stencils whilst listening to Burkowski: Born into this, DVD. 

Roll the dice

if you’re going to try, go all the


way.


otherwise, don’t even start.



if you’re going to try, go all the


way.


this could mean losing girlfriends,


wives, relatives, jobs and


maybe your mind.

 

go all the way.

it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.

it could mean freezing on a
park bench.

it could mean jail,

it could mean derision,

mockery,

isolation.

isolation is the gift,

all the others are a test of your

endurance, of

how much you really want to

do it.

and you’ll do it

despite rejection and the worst odds

and it will be better than

anything else

you can imagine.




if you’re going to try,

go all the way.

there is no other feeling like

that.

you will be alone with the gods

and the nights will flame with

fire.




do it, do it, do it.

do it.


all the way

all the way.




you will ride life straight to

perfect laughter, its

the only good fight

there is

Charles Bukowski.

Photos and Drawings for NGV Journey exhibition

without a begining

I'm just going to start this...