carpe diem 2013 - 18...

 

one red volume of Oxford Advanced Atlas

in a (halved) pear tree log

....

a new art paradigm (again)...

 In early 2012 I posted about having an Arrrrrt Kareer

and threw out into the world my arty manifesto

(of sorts)

and as I'm putting the finishing touches on my MFA works

I found myself revisiting my words and thoughts of 

what art can be

what art should be

what I want art to be...

(aka - a new art paradigm)

I want Art that snubs its nose at post-bloody-modernism and bling-bling art stars; 

I want Art that circumvents the corporatisation of culture and cult of personality;  

I want Art where value is determined by what the art gives rather than what it makes at auction;  

I want Art that engages community and is egalitarian in spirit and execution; 

I want Art that respects and values fine crafting (where appropriate) without falling into the trap of nostalgic connoisseurism; 

I want Art that understands that you don't need to be a Western, white, city boy to make stuff worth paying attention to; 

and

I want Art that is of and for and from an extended connection to country.....  

(THIS is where my head and heart are)

....

long time... long binding...

the unfinished book from ronnie ayliffe on Vimeo.

carpe diem 2013 - 17

18 World Book encyclopaedias

placed face down on a wombat/wallaby track

leading to Sams Creek

 

 

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carpe diem - 16

 

one small corner of 'New Fundamentals of Science' text book

moistened and rolled

and placed in a dewy spring web

on the third morning of spring

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carpe diem 2013 - 15

32 volumes of The Encyclopedia of the World and its People

placed on a tide line

Cuttagee Beach, Bermagui

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carpe diem 2013 - 14

 

four classic novels fill a gap...

in the granite foundations of 

the old sams creek bridge

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