Just around the corner from our graphic design studio in Holt Street is the artsist studio where Brett Whiteley lived and worked before his tragic death in 1992. Taken from his website … “The visitor is offered the unique opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the space – the studio with his unfinished paintings, art equipment and collections of reference books, and the graffiti wall covered with quotes and images.
The living area has memorabilia such as photographs, objects, postcards, furniture, his music collection and sketchbooks. The gallery has changing exhibitions of the artist’s works: paintings, drawings, sculpture and graphics borrowed from the Whiteley Estate, Art Gallery of New South Wales and private collections.

There is a small gallery shop with postcards, posters and other merchandise for sale. There is no cafe at the Studio, however visitors are welcome to return on the day after refreshing at the numerous cafes and restaurants close by.”

Why my sudden interest in Brett Whiteley’s art – a friend recently asked me to proof read her 90,000 word thesis on the artisit!! 400 pages later and copious amounts of black coffee later – im hooked!

Triscia 3/12/09

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If you’ve been in the habit of reading my blogs for the last year or so you would of realised I love working in Surryhills; the great Melbourne style cafes and eateries, clothes shops to excite the most hardcore fashionista, groovy wine bars and pubs, but mostly its the creative buzz that Surry Hills vibrates with that I love the most. There are art galleries and designers/ creatives of every ilk on every corner, creative inspiration is only ever a stones throw away.

This week I want to talk about the Ray Huges Gallery just around the corner from our design studio on Devonshire street and a photographic exhibition that is happening there at the moment. Martin Mischkuling is currently exhibiting a collection of his photographs titled Small Town. The series of photographs “capture an image of Australia that is neither postcard typical or bleakly cynical. The small towns of Western Australia and Martin’s native South Australia, are neither thriving cosmopolitan metropolises nor vacuous cultural backwaters. Martin’s eye has captured the rugged images of what might be remote, but honest communities”. A nice juxtaposition with the funky urbanites of Surry Hills!

Check it Out at www.evanhughes.com.au

Triscia 2/12/2009

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