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Ali Abbas Hamadi :: Everyday Richness

ALI ABBAS HAMADI :: EVERYDAY RICHNESS

“As soon as the colour brush touches the white surface; I feel that the real and the imaginary become alike and the obscure details that compose features of life are transformed into colours.”

Believing that the environment is the physical and the spiritual inspiration of the artist - a juxtaposition of the real and the imaginary - Fairfield artist Ali Abbas Hamadi works to reconstruct and create his own story about everyday life through a sensual aesthetic vision.

Ali’s paintings express his emotional connection to his homeland and his personal experiences. He has exhibited his paintings in Baghdad, Lebanon, Cuba, Syria, Jordan and Australia.

Inspiration is drawn from the signs and symbols rich in daily life: the trace of a child’s hand on a wall in a back alley, a grab from a folklore story, an ornament decorating a window. These traces of the everyday are powerful triggers for the expressions that find their way to the canvas.   MORE

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More than bums on seats

Do you think arts are elitist or only for baby boomers? Think again. According to a new survey, nine in ten Australians participate in the arts, and four in ten Australians create art themselves. More than bums on seats: Australian participation in the arts is a new research from the Australia Council for the Arts.   MORE

»  POSTED THU MAR 4 2010 18:02 IN FEATURES

Calling all Zinesters!

Blacktown Arts Centre is holding a zine fair on March 13 as part of their CODED exhibition which shakes up Blacktown's public and online spaces with work from contemporary Australian artists. Stalls at the fair are free! Register now so that you can set up shop with your original zines, softies, badges or any creative thing your heart desires.  MORE

»  POSTED THU MAR 4 2010 17:00 IN OPPORTUNITIES

Call for Applications :: Underbelly

Underbelly Arts is a curated event, dedicated to supporting emerging and experimental artists and collectives to develop and present innovative new works to a broad public. The event is produced in a two stage process beginning with a 10 day lab where participating artists and performers build and create their works on site.  MORE

»  POSTED FRI FEB 26 2010 00:07 IN OPPORTUNITIES

Splendid 2010 :: Call Out

Splendid is seeking fearless young and emerging artists for two weeks of bending artforms and collaboration to create new works for Splendour in the Grass festival. Splendid is open to young and emerging artists (under 30 years old or in the first 5 years of their practice) who work in the visual arts, theatre, dance, design, installation, architecture, digital media, sound, text, community arts and other creative pursuits. Applications close: 6 April, 2010.  MORE

»  POSTED FRI FEB 26 2010 00:02 IN OPPORTUNITIES

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