Just finished this one

Title: She was just out of school and her told her 'no' but her heart said 'yes'. By Gillie and Marc Schattner

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He took the first train leaving the station, destination completely unknown, and he had never been happier.

 

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All he had was a suitcase and a song in his head, but he knew this was enough to change his world. By Gillie and Marc Schattner

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He travelled half way around the world to meet her even though she couldn’t promise him anything. by Gillie and Marc Schattner

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He travelled half way around the world to meet her even though she couldn’t promise him anything. By Gillie and Marc Schattner

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He thought it was going to be totally out of character but there is a first time for everything. By Gillie and Marc Schattner

Media Release: 5 November 2010

“If we can’t clean up our own shit then what hope is there to achieve anything else?” Anonymous

We know that picking up dog poo is no fun. Bagging your hand, grabbing the poo, then inverting the bag and finally finding a place to dump the bag and contents together is displeasing, smelly and inconvenient. But just because this task isn’t pleasurable doesn’t make it any less necessary. It is necessary for so many reasons: to keep our environment cleaner, to prevent our dogs from eating it, and of course to prevent us stepping in it! We step in it, our children step in it, and then there is the innocent bystander who has looked forward all week to a stroll in the park who steps in it!

Globally we tackle environmental issues and wrestle with corporations and countries to adopt better ideals to save our planet. Yet we can’t even pick up our own dog poo!

Either way it says that the big issues can never be solved while the little issues are left on the lawn! So it may be your first time, but please pick up the poo! It could be the start of something wonderful.

Gillie and Marc believe in power of art to change opinions, attitudes and finally actions. As contemporary artists they maintain it’s the duty of the artist to push boundaries, to challenge the status quo and finally cause change.

In 2005 they believed that art could save lives with their exhibition ‘Life Cant Wait.’ They used their art to change the lives of 12 Australians who urgently needed an organ donation. The exhibition saved lives. It toured around Australia raising awareness which finally resulted in a change to legislation.

Their controversial art and sculptures address many taboo subjects, all in the belief that art has the power to shift opinion and action.

Their 3 metre nude sculpture of ‘Good Boy’ was censored by many, but now enjoys mainstream acceptance touring the country with the Contemporanea art exhibition.

And their giant 3 metre tall sculpture of a dog picking up it’s own poo symbolises the small actions we can all take to change our environment. The couple hope that through humour people will see how we must all take responsibility for our own actions. They say; “It is a small message that can have a profound symbolic effect for the entire world”.

They do not want to point fingers at humans but rather show a dog picking up his own poo, taking responsibility for his actions and doing it with a smile. The reaction has been enormous already with emails from all over world asking to have to have the sculpture shipped to both New York and London for public display. However Gillie and Marc would prefer to have the sculpture stay in Australia and are looking for a future public space now. So if you have an ideal location please contact them.

Every aspect of Gillie and Marc Schattner’s art has both their minds and hands on it; they paint together on the same canvas to reflect their passions and influences in life. Inspired by their Golden Retriever Moby, Gillie and Marc have been painting together for the past 15 years and have exhibited their art all over the world. Together they are international award winning artists and Archibald Prize Finalists.

TO BE EXHIBITED OUTSIDE AT

ART SYDNEY 2010

ROYAL HALL OF INDUSTRIES, MOORE PARK

11-14 NOVEMBER

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