Preamble [1] 'Melbourne Now' was an art exhibition mounted by the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia) in 2014. It takes as its premise the idea that a city is significantly shaped by the artists, designers, architects, choreographers, intellectuals and community groups that live and work in its midsts. The aim is to explore how Melbourne's visual artists and creative practitioners contribute to the dynamic cultural identity of this city. The result is an exhibition that celebrates what is unique about Melbourne's art, design, and architecture communities. The intention of this ..read more

Introduction Throughout history, human beings have discovered various fibers in the environment. Use of them sustained human life as they protected them from harsh environments. As time passed, human beings created a system of weaving fibers. This was a significant breakthrough in sustaining life. The basis of weaving is a combination of warp and welt. The weaving of wool, flax, hemp amd silk, cotton and divers materials became a universal technological development, which prevails to this day. Human beings wanted to embued fabric with color and so invented dyeing. Body clothing was tramsforme ..read more

Preamble For your convenience I have listed below posts on the Louvre. The Louvre A Mystery Modifier in the Louvre [1] Modern museums are high security areas, thanks to the imagination shown by technicians behind the scenes. They have to prevent art thieves and/or art lovers from taking works of art, lunatics from defacing them, and the criminal fraternity in general from helping itself to the stock of an establishment, such as the Louvre. Mona Lisa smeared with cake in a climate change protest. On 21 August 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris. Before all the modern a ..read more

Preamble This is the thirty-second post in a new Art Resource series that specifically focuses on techniques used in creating artworks. For your convenience I have listed all the posts in this new series below: Drawing Art Painting Art - Part I Painting Art - Part II Painting Art - Part III Painting Art - Part IV Painting Art - Part V Painting Art - Part VI Home-Made Painting Art Materials Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part I Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part II Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part III Historical Notes on Art - Part I Historical Notes on Art ..read more

Everyday Wear (Winter, 2003) - Part I Two decades ago 2003 featured such wonderful films as: 'Finding Nemo', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', and 'Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King.' Popular TV shows included: 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' and 'The West Wing,' both of which received top honors at the Emmy Awards. In the Fall of 2003 fashion houses offered us the following collections. Stella McCartney. Saint Laurent. Luois Vuitton. Alexander McQueen. Versace. Burberry. Dolce & Cabbana. Gucci. Prada. Julien MaDonald. In the fall of 2003 the fashion house copycats were hard ..read more

Preamble For your convenience I have listed below other posts in this series: Diversity of African Textiles African Textiles: West Africa Stripweaves (West Africa) - Part I Stripweaves (West Africa) - Part II Stripweaves (West Africa) - Part III Stripweaves (West Africa) - Part IV Djerma Weaving of Niger and Burkina-Faso Woolen Stripweaves of the Niger Bend Nigerian Horizontal - Loom Weaving Yoruba Lace Weave Nigerian Women's Vertical Looms The Supplementary Weft Cloths of Ijebu-Ode and Akwete African Tie and Dye Tie and Dye of the Dida, Ivory Coast African Stitch Resist Introduction Yoruba ..read more

Preamble My artwork has appeared in a number of exhibitions which has been featured on this blog spot. For your convenience I have listed these posts below. ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions (Marie-Therese Wisniowski - Curator's Talk) Sequestration of CO2 (Engaging New Visions) M-T. Wisniowski Codes – Lost Voices (ArtCloth Installation) M-T. Wisniowski Unleashed: The Rise of Australian Street Art (Art Exhibition) Various Artists Merge and Flow (SDA Members Exhibition) M-T. Wisniowski The Journey (Megalo Studio) M-T. Wisniowski Another Brick (Post Graffiti ArtCloth Installation) M-T. Wisniowski Ar ..read more

Introduction My first interaction with Janet De Boer was in 2001 when I wrote an article featuring my first solo exhibition, ‘CODES – Textile Installation,’ which was published in Volume 20, Issue 4, Number 64, of ‘Textile Fibre Forum’ (TFF) magazine under the fearless editorial guardianship of Janet De Boer. Since that time, numerous exhibition and textile related articles of mine were published in TFF magazine. The first precursor of TFF was published in 1981 and ceased with issue No. 111 in 2013, with Janet being the sole editor - a true pioneer and inspirational force of nature! Janet’s e ..read more

Preamble This is the thirty-first post in a new Art Resource series that specifically focuses on techniques used in creating artworks. For your convenience I have listed all the posts in this new series below: Drawing Art Painting Art - Part I Painting Art - Part II Painting Art - Part III Painting Art - Part IV Painting Art - Part V Painting Art - Part VI Home-Made Painting Art Materials Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part I Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part II Quality in Ready-Made Artists' Supplies - Part III Historical Notes on Art - Part I Historical Notes on Art ..read more

Introduction Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Textile Arts & Surface Design Association (ATASDA), the exhibition, ‘A Touch of Gold’, explores artist's concepts of the theme. In tandem with the ‘A Touch of Gold’ exhibition, other projects have been initiated to celebrate the organization’s extraordinary 50-year contribution to the field of textile arts and surface design. The Collaborative Golden Cape project. One garment representing 50 years of creativity in textile arts. Members of ATASDA have joined together to create a beautiful cape comprising of 50 art panels inspi ..read more