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Saints or Sinners?

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A bountiful collection of portraits by artist Deborah McKendrick is on show at Mandurah’s All Malt Brewery until November 5. Saints and Sinners is peopled with McKendrick’s friends and Fremantle characters – musicians, actors, identities – portraits simultaneously ethereal and real enough to chat with. Deborah has a fascinating career history in fashion, theatre, graphic and fine arts and her portraits demonstrate a variety of techniques and skills. From the smallest icons to the largest frames these are evocative, illuminating works that engage heart and mind, sparking thoughts and conversations about the nature of good and evil, beauty and passion. … Continue reading Saints or Sinners?

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Beached Art at Rockingham

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One thing standing out like a giant penguin at Rockingham’s Castaways 2021 beach sculpture exhibition is the lack of people discussing “the juxtaposition of …” well … anything. There are plenty of people engaged with the artworks, more humanly than academically. Inquisitive children ask “What are they?” To which their slightly frayed minders seem to quite often respond “Get away from there!” Let’s face it, half of parenting is finding interesting ways to entertain children and then panicking about potential problems. Perhaps for this reason one of the most popular works at the annual beach show was Fremantle sculptor Greg … Continue reading Beached Art at Rockingham