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Issue 33
jul - sep 2005
Getting in touch with your rootsBeing on familiar terms with your local artist-run space is a great way to get close to the raw end of the art world, writes Carrie Lumby.
The power of colourThe earth-tones we’re used to seeing from our highest profile indigenous artists are making way for more colourful works from other regions. Is this the beginning of a collector trend asks Susan McCulloch?Buying art on the internetIs the day approaching when buying art from web sites will replace gallery visits. Andrew Frost thinks not.It’s the house styleDo galleries have identities based on something the artists have in common beyond the taste of the gallerist? Andrew Frost goes in search of art brand.A movebale feastTo expose their artists’ work to new cities, more gallerists are staging interstate exhibitions in rental spaces. It’s all good news for collectors, writes Andrew Frost.FEATURESmart ArtAustralian Art Collector’s art writers and critics from across the country suggest thirteen artists, some established and some emerging, who have work available for purchase for under $3,000:
Sambo Barra Barra, Billy Black, Mariana del Castillo, James Cochran, Jo Darbyshire, Kate Ellis, Shane Forrest, Mira Gojak, Virginia Miller, Tony Nathan, Sally Ross, John Vella, Jemima WymanPROFILESCover Artist: Rhys Lee - Heavenly CreaturesFrom graffiti art to art gallery, Rhys Lee makes his mark on the Melbourne scene. Edward Colless picks up on the signs.Artist: Tracey Moffatt - New work in New YorkFrom her New York bolt hole, successful contemporary artist Tracey Moffatt talks to Sarah Douglas about her latest work.Artist: Peter Hennessey - A space oddityPeter Hennessey’s strange objects have begun landing on Earth at regular intervals. He calls them enactments, rather than reproductions, of things that exist in the media or in the digital world and but for his handiwork, may not otherwise exist at all. Story by Ashley Crawford.Dealers: Michael and Richard Nagy - Worlds apartThe Nagy brothers took different paths but both ended up in the business of dealing art. Story by Carmel Dwyer.Collectors: Di and Jeff Hay - Anthology of artDi Hay’s uncompromising aesthetic has resulted in a serious collection displayed to great effect in her Perth home.EVERY ISSUEDossier: Allan MitelmanCarrie Lumby asks how might a collector approach the work of Allan Mitelman whose remarkable consistency in quality over 30 years creates an abundance of choice?Sullivan + Strumpf: New kids on the block - Deal me inUrsulla Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf are the latest of a new breed of gallerists confidently dealing across the primary and secondary markets. Andrew Frost caught up with them at their Paddington gallery in Sydney.Printmaker: Bruno LetiIn a series of articles spotlighting Australian printmakers, Sasha Grishin profiles Melbourne artist Bruno Leti.