Our discussion of artists making movies and artists as the subject of movies [see below] prompted some readers to remind of us of two Australian artists who have directed feature films; Tracey Moffatt’s Bedeviled and Philip Brophy’s Bodymelt. Although these

From Phatspace: International Ate: Phatspace International Video Exhibition In conjunction with Phatspace’s ongoing new media projects; Ate and the Phatspace Video Library, we are excited to announce our first International Video Art Juried Show. We are seeking to exhibit a

One of our favourite pastimes is watching movies that feature artists in their plots. We love the depiction of artists and their bohemian lifestyle, the making of art, the cruel art market and the discovery by artists of their own

It used to be just a question of chance. You could calculate the likelihood of the tail falling off or an encounter with clear air turbulence or a lightening strike or seagull going into an engine. It was all in

We came to Perth for the Hatched 05 show and the accompanying symposium. Our job was to look at art and deliver our paper. Perth is a fine city that was built in 1997 by a consortium led by Freedom

Drew Horsfall, Untitled. Mixed media on MDF and pine, 3 components: 150 x 240 cm. Photo by the artist. Drew Horsfall from VCA had a big work called Untitled and we have to confess when we saw it at the

Kate James, The world is a dangerous place (detail). Knitted wool, Pegasus digital print, installation dimensions variable. Photo by Clare James. As far as idiosyncrasy is concerned Kate James from RMIT is in a place all of her own in

As you might expect, there was a lot of video and photography in Hatched05 and not much of it very interesting. Most of the works obeyed the rules of video production and stuck to well known and well worn modes

The Art Life are a group of artists and writers who got together in 2004 to start a blog. A blog is like an online diary but with higher production values. We publish once or twice a week and we