Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Top Dog in the World Competition!
Top Dog in the World Competition!
Gillie and Marc are always in need of dog head references for their paintings so they are looking for the best head shots of your dog. The winning dog will receive this painting, title: He does my head in but he's an artist. 122 x122 cm, Acrylic on Canvas. This is the link to the painting
There will also be 3 consolation prizes where Gillie and Marc will offer you a commissioned painting of your dog for 50% of the original price.
Post your image here on our Facebook page for everyone to see and enjoy http://www.facebook.com/pa
before October 15th 2010. Winners will be notified by 17 October 2010.
(Delivery of painting will need to be organised by you and cost of delivery not included).
Sunday, September 26, 2010
charcoal drawing step 1
We bought 2 doors from Bunnings on the weekend, joined them together and then pinned our beautiful watercolour paper onto them, the perfect hard base for drawing.
First step is to wash the paper with a very light watercolour before we start the drawing process. The paper will need one night to dry and then we can start ! This just gives it a bit of colour and an extra dimension.
What our we painting?? Well, you can watch it come to life!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Finalists!
September 2010
Gillie and Marc have been selected as national finalists in the inaugural Brunswick Street Gallery General Art Prize 2010.
Their sculpture They weren't in love but that didn't really matter, was selected as one of 50 finalists.
The finalist exhibition can be viewed at http://www.bsgart.com.au/ from the 10 September 2010 at Brunswick Street Gallery, 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Monday, September 6, 2010
The end of expression?
Interview with Gillie Schattner
While Paddington-based artists Gillie and Marc Schattner tend to focus on the mixture of animal and man, children became another focus when a sculpture made by the pair, titled Good Boy, was claimed to be offensive by parents who walked their children to school past the sculpture. Displayed at Richard Martin Art,the sculpture was placed on a ledge outside the gallery due to space restrictions. The sculpture, a nude man on all fours with the head of a dog, carries a 41cm penis.
“[The meaning behind the work] is all about going back to the simple things in life and being materialistic and just enjoying what’s right in front of you,” Gillie told NINETOFIVE.
“We think that dog’s bring out our humanity and make us humans.”
Gillie said the sculpture, which has traveled around Australia, found the most controversy in Sydney.
“Nude art has been around for centuries, there’s nothing wrong with a nude body. If you started censoring art it would hurt the arts. All artists need to be able to freely express themselves.
“So we say keep art accessible to the public, don’t censor it, and let them judge for themselves whether they like it or not.”
While the debate over artistic freedom and consorship continues, it’s clear that even the art world have differing opinions.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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