GoldMustard

Dont read this unless your initials are AGS, KD, FB, DS, KB, TP, SG or LH.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

MEETING MINUTES

OVERVIEW
THANKS TOM FOR WRITING MESSAGE
HERE IS BASIC OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE WERE THINKING AT MEETING. ABSENTEES PLEASE COMMENT.

FAIR GROUND
STYLISED SPACE. MAYBE BLACK WALLS WITH GOLD CIRCLES ALA C TOWN WITAWITAD.
SOME TYPE OF DAILY DRAW.
GOLD COIN DONATION BUYS YOU TICKET IN FORM OF BROOCH/BUTTON. NUMBERED. THIS BECOME DESIRABLE COLLECTOSR ITEM.
EACH WALL A SINGLE OBJECT. 1 PER WALL. I PAER CONTRIBUTING ARTIST. EDITIONS OF 5 (1 SALE EACH DAY)
EDITIONS OF 4.
EACJ DAY AT 4 GUEST PRESENTER DRAWS WINNER. WINNER TAKES ALL. CELEBRATION. CLEAN UP. BEGIN AGAIN NEXT DAY. AS EDITIONS ARE WON, FINAL EDITION 5/5 IS MOST VALUABLE. LAST DAY.
ARTISTS PLAY RLES OF GALLERY ATTENDANTS, PROMOTING DAILY DRAW, CIRCULATING FLYERS, EXPLAINING PROCESS AND GIVING BACKGROUND TO ARTISTS PRACTICES AND CAMPBELL TOWN IN GENERAL.
THERE ARE LOTS OF QUESTIONS WHICH I THINK DI WILL POSE IN SOON TO BE RELEASED POST.

BEST OF LUCK TO BROWNIES IN THEIR BIG BIG WEEK!
XXX

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Monday, May 10, 2010

LAYOUT

HEY I CHANGED THE LAYOUT AND SIZE OF THE FONT SO WE CAN READ IT EASIER. WE HAD A GOOD MEETING TONIGHT. NEW IDEAS, CHALLENGING, CONCEPTUALLY WILL WORK AND GIMMICKY ENOUGH.

I SOMETIMES NEED TIME TO THINK ABOUT THINGS BEFORE I CAN SAY "YES I LOVE IT" RATHER THAN DECIDING IMMEDIATELY.

LETS KEEP TALKING.

IM REALLY FIXATED ON A 'GOLD BUTTON' IDEA. JUST A LARGER-THAN-STANDARD GOLD BADGE. SIMPLE CLEAN METALLIC SHINY FINISH. YOU KNOW WHAT A NORMAL BADGE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT DOESNT HAVE THE PAPER ON IT AND ITS SHINY SILVER? ALMOST LIKE THAT BUT GOLD!

ALMOST LIKE THIS, BUT SHINIER



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I really liked this work at Sarah Cottier. I think Tony uses both text and performance very very well... and somewhat provocatively.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

SOME THOUGHTS

FREE SPEAKING OUT OF SOME BRIEF CONVERSATIONS WITH DOLEY AND TOM, THESE KINDS OF IDEAS CAME UP...

SOME GENERAL INSTALLATION UP. I WAS THINKING MAYBE SOME POSTERS OF OUR FACES LIKE BELOW? WITH TOM'S TEXT PIECE? MAYBE MORE STUFF? OR MAYBE JUST BARE AND MINIMAL...A SPACE FOR UNFOLDING ACTION?
EACH DAY IS NEW TASK OR EXERCISE, MAYBE CONCERNED WITH ART MAKING, MAYBE NOT.
FOR EXAMPLE, PAINTING A HARD EDGE MINIMALIST CIRCLE ON PLY, 2 COLOUR. TABLE SET UP WITH MATERIALS.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, A SELF-DEPRECATING/SELF-AGGRANDIZING/FRANK/PROTESTING TEXT PIECE/POSTER/PLACARD.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, A BROWN COUNCIL-ESQUE ENDURANCE PIECE, WITH AUDIENCE OR VIDEOD.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, AN UNBEARABLY EARNEST AND EXPOSING POEM DISGUISED AS 70'S MINIMALISM/POST OBJECT ART.

WE COULD ALL RUN EACH EXERCISE TOGETHER, OR MAYBE THERE COULD BE A TEAM LEADER EACH DAY WHO SPECIALISES IN THE TASK? WORKING TOGETHER IN A TEAMY WAY.

MAYBE MOVING AROUND THE WHOLE EXHIBITION. WORKSHOP FLYERS/PHOTOCOPIES TO HAND OUT? CRINGEY??

THINKING CLASSIC WORKSHOP STYLE, PEOPLE SITTING AROUND TABLES CHATTING. MAYBE CIRCLES, SPINAL ROLLS TO WARM UP. MAYBE A FEW SESSIONS A DAY?

I GUESS THE ENDS IS FOR PEOPLE TO PRODUCE OUR ART...SUBVERSIVE YA? THEY CAN EVEN TAKE IT HOME. FOR FREE!

THOUGHTS? THIS IDEA IS A SMALL SEED. PLEASE DIG IT UP, REPLANT, RESOW ETC ETC NO OFFENSE TAKEN

ONE FOR ALL/ALL FOR ONE

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