We'll Be Playin' and Havin' Fun

Cockatoo Island is becoming a bit of a cultural hub for Sydney. I first went to the island for the Nick Cave curated concert All Tomorrow's Parties in 2009. Outpost! Was an 'urban art' (graffiti) exhibition held on the island and gave me a good chance to visit the island again and finally check out the Island Bar.

It wasn't an overly sunny day. Pretty lucky we got on the boat and didn't have to stand on the island in the rain, or have to stand on the jetty while all my friends got on the ferry and waved me off like one unlucky lady did!

-A

Just a small town girl

BOXWORLD... Doesn't exactly draw you in, but at least you know what to expect. I went and saw it because I missed the day that my Uni museum group went.

Town Centre - 01/07

It took the guy over 12 years to build it, approx 200 square metres and is made entirely out of recycled materials. It is currently at Mosman Art Gallery and has also been to Victoria and Tasmania. I would recommend it if you are in the area.  

Skyscrapers

It has the usual stuff that most cities have. A cinema, art gallery, music shops, telecommunication buildings. The was no traffic jams or drive by shootings, so not entirely accurate. The attention to details on the roads and facings on the buildings were fantastic. I could only spend a few minutes there but you could easily spend a while just checking out all the different types of buildings. There was even a Chinatown district.

- A

I went to Carriageworks to see a music photography exhibition called 'Unreal Rock' by a phtographer called Jacques L'Affrique David Porter. A few interesting photos. Some from the Sunbury festival with a many photos of Aussie bands and a few international acts. On my wlk around I saw this exhibition called Vernon Treweeke:UV3D. Promising him to be the Father of Aussie psychedelia.

The artworks were done in glow paint and the room was flooded with blue UV lights which made the colours really vivid. There were 3D glasses to wear (dodgy paper ones). I was trying to take a photo of myself in front of some of the works.

Awesome selfie- 23/06

I wanted to get one of me in front of the main one. I was in the room on my own, clicking away and getting quite close backwards to this piece. Didn't notice the 'person' seated on the ground. Briefly shat myself and wondered if it was a 'real person' like on of those living sculptures.

Kinda see the man/woman, bottom mid.

Fantastic exhibition, both of them. I think the painting one made more of an impact because I have never seen glow paint and 3D stuff before. Better 3D then the films. Highly recommended. It is a little saucy, be careful if one is senstive to painted busty figures. This guy was mates with Whiteley, so its that kind of saucy-ness.