Tag: travel
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The Nature of Textiles talk
The Nature of Textiles exhibition has ended with a talk on Friday. Twenty people attended the hour-long conversation about the show. The chat ranged over the materials used in the pieces on show, the history of some of the articles, and why they were added to the collection. There were some interesting questions along the…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a new playlist will be available for readers to listen to on Spotify. The music is selected because of its relevance to the blog or to the news. If you have a paid membership to the service you will hear the full length tracks and no advertisements. An unpaid membership plays advertisements every…
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Appropriation or appreciation – who makes the decisions?
The artist, Yinka Shonibare, has long employed art to explore and expose colonial attitudes, using cloth that originated in the Dutch colonies and that are now associated with Africa, to highlight the role of the textile industry in world trading relationships. It is a clear example of cultural appropriation. But sometimes the lines are blurry.…
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The amazing coelacanth
This week, the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) held an online talk about coelacanths, the ancient fish that still live in the ocean. This fascinating creature has been the subject of myth ever since it came to the science world’s attention in 1939. Named after the finder of this first animal, and the river…
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Fantastic cardigans, Oz style
Just across the water something rather marvellous has been going on that those of us who like knitwear might just have fallen in love with. WAH-WAH Australia is a fabulous label that creates wearable art from music designs but that is not all. The designer, Kaylene Milner, works with bands to make outfits for stage…
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Music to read a blog by
This week sees the introduction of a new element for the blog: a Spotify playlist. To listen to the music that has been on the earphones this week, click on the play list link above. If you have a Spotify account or app you will be able to listen to the full tracks, otherwise you…
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Appropriation or appreciation – introduction
When does appreciation turn into some else? What makes using something “appropriation” and what doesn’t? What is “appropriation” anyway? This week sees the first entry in a series of articles in which I will be looking at the topic and opening up a discussion. Readers are welcome to join in the debate by commenting on…
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Peter McIntyre’s Pacific
The artist, Peter McIntyre, was born in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand in 1910 and had a long, distinguished painting career. He is principally known as a landscape painter but his portraits reveal his early start as a fashion illustrator. The artist, Peter McIntyre, was born in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand in 1910 and had a…
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The Shetland Victory
You may be familiar with the song “Run Rabbit Run” but you might not be aware of the Shetland connection. This story on the BBC news site tells of how the song was popularised by a rabbit in Shetland after a German bombing raid on Sullom Voe. A few years ago a small cartoon entered…
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The Nature of Textiles – exhibition opening
(This article was originally published on the 25th September) This Friday saw the opening of The Nature of Textiles exhibition at the Left Bank Gallery in Greymouth Mawhera. The show is a celebration of materials and design that comes from the natural world and there are pieces from around the world on display for a…