tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41003049255292564102023-11-16T03:02:02.208-08:00Natalie KunstNatalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-26653764660916434822008-11-27T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-27T15:28:49.681-08:00TransmigrationUpcoming Exhibition of my work at the beautiful Tweed River Art Gallery at Murwillumbah in Australia.<br /><br />Installation will be in the foyer gallery. 140 nest-like forms constructed from found materials and split bamboo. <br /><br />Opening 12th December at 7 pm. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPmhTjv364dceMk0vYNlJTLwggF17MSkF6hyphenhyphen71YvJnUcblgmLUJV9hDwictS3eOBVgGkBBgYsV0Ed72v8qxiWPD9YhFpTmfWePYFy5MqBCl4Q32Ttmvkql8CJGaJW_u4sg1PloIuRNIY/s1600-h/Transmigration+Invite.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPmhTjv364dceMk0vYNlJTLwggF17MSkF6hyphenhyphen71YvJnUcblgmLUJV9hDwictS3eOBVgGkBBgYsV0Ed72v8qxiWPD9YhFpTmfWePYFy5MqBCl4Q32Ttmvkql8CJGaJW_u4sg1PloIuRNIY/s400/Transmigration+Invite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273482447752049938" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-35376659324514774032008-09-17T16:54:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:26:54.264-07:00Tweed Naturally Art Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrp-fX1cuPcETefzAso3cF2ChEqgag5LkVBPWfprw9P_Yvp6xbpbxZP9ME1snBOnCK_dxk6dnaUBxBziHZDDeoAYOgOCtVUrDNyz41Pa9JPmk-jStLFRb4Ej7U4Zf443FEiIWpHIp-GU/s1600-h/Fragility.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrp-fX1cuPcETefzAso3cF2ChEqgag5LkVBPWfprw9P_Yvp6xbpbxZP9ME1snBOnCK_dxk6dnaUBxBziHZDDeoAYOgOCtVUrDNyz41Pa9JPmk-jStLFRb4Ej7U4Zf443FEiIWpHIp-GU/s400/Fragility.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247147881581179410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Fragility</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJc8atCxyELWNUteRXRkEYq2ahpBkbxlFXDvXbolaLNG9Q-O-R2-N2bRCAmMnlIJuhZgZeOWh7eXjKOMn1MnCB-r-7e8TnJd5Yka1pS6-fWxvw7RWgQxV1R8tZJSlDfnmjUNR8O3-IMg/s1600-h/tnaa_invite_-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJc8atCxyELWNUteRXRkEYq2ahpBkbxlFXDvXbolaLNG9Q-O-R2-N2bRCAmMnlIJuhZgZeOWh7eXjKOMn1MnCB-r-7e8TnJd5Yka1pS6-fWxvw7RWgQxV1R8tZJSlDfnmjUNR8O3-IMg/s400/tnaa_invite_-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247149914765336642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Tweed Naturally Art Awards opens this week at the Tweed River Art Gallery and one of my works 'Fragility' (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">pictured above</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">) was selected for this show. This work is coil stitched from fishing line and was made from debris I found along the beach at Fingal and the banks of the Tweed and Currumbin rivers.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><div><br /></div><div>“The Tweed Naturally Art Awards evolved from a need to promote awareness and understanding of biodiversity and conservation issues within our region. Through the creative process, the objective is to educate and inspire the artists and viewers alike, to further appreciate, respect and examine our ever changing natural environment.”</div><div><br /></div><div> TNAA 08<br /></div></span></div>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-73955802419294191982008-09-15T07:01:00.001-07:002008-09-15T07:22:39.934-07:00Art Quirks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaEUnjNRlAt5qOUBo_KYkNG9pnxmHhyZO-9-r_bPPN3EnBlNB-APgcge9vLXgqVAs8qHZNYeb1nxVvvYEzl93XtOwq_prSJNM6QzPHTBh8R1Iu0FS5KENVLqZa7CWtp-4SkNj6DJTMJk/s1600-h/Art+Quirks+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaEUnjNRlAt5qOUBo_KYkNG9pnxmHhyZO-9-r_bPPN3EnBlNB-APgcge9vLXgqVAs8qHZNYeb1nxVvvYEzl93XtOwq_prSJNM6QzPHTBh8R1Iu0FS5KENVLqZa7CWtp-4SkNj6DJTMJk/s400/Art+Quirks+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246248072324650834" /></a><br />This Sunday Art Quirks opens at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. 15 of my pieces from the Transmigration series were selected for this exhibition which represents contemporary emerging artists who use unconventional media to make their art.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"The curatorial premise for the exhibition and subsequent touring project is to engage the audience in issues associated with defining art and investigating what original contemporary art is all about. If art is fundamentally everywhere then so is the stuff to make art from."</span><br /> <blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxkshcSSOaJGE908RBlq7iK1FGCl-xXaHfHbWU9BBcGdDsTvdXHNfuZvOk37nCQFGI-lqNhxEkXlu2oxWHdvTqILgG2Z0vGd0bbDc5NaRLDc5AXD8LYLU1D-4S0g9Ff9EZlb10pNFLBA/s1600-h/Kunst_Transmigration_11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxkshcSSOaJGE908RBlq7iK1FGCl-xXaHfHbWU9BBcGdDsTvdXHNfuZvOk37nCQFGI-lqNhxEkXlu2oxWHdvTqILgG2Z0vGd0bbDc5NaRLDc5AXD8LYLU1D-4S0g9Ff9EZlb10pNFLBA/s400/Kunst_Transmigration_11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246253129078076866" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-style:italic;"><div style="text-align: center;">From Transmigration series<br /></div></span>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-36219935998619467712008-09-06T00:09:00.000-07:002008-09-06T01:15:48.990-07:00Timor-Leste<a href="http://www.etwa.org.au/weaving.htm">EWTA Weaving Tour</a>, Illiomar districts, East Timor, July 2008<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xMhmWLe2gy2v8qC5coub-I8BhBf7xUPwyqQ1XPV3FD_Y8sTUDSOC7uucOgFvndZ-HMP4IPa0I0QjGQd3DlxIqf8SCiMmn3kynDBfGRPb1cH-RuePZq3q2ewMEbLq1pC1YdjbMzXMRAw/s1600-h/DSCF1799.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYb5NWk5wF2wE6gqoblE_sBRj-pcEB-0QJs-JxXK8mTRbw5w5pvjbG6WHQ1h6phs3CiaLzani_KRkOVpeaF3_Ja4O6SId6YzMeE11Q-iivxEM76uFdTVEj5CuKezm7i294Ir2hx1nX3c/s400/DSCF1772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805846858227170" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-51752420976272135182008-09-05T23:14:00.000-07:002008-09-06T00:09:29.538-07:00Borneo BasketsRecently I spent a few days in Kuching, Malaysian Borneo en route to East Timor. Beautiful basket work but dangerous place as has the highest casualty rate in the world per capita for pedestrian head injuries from descending boom gates. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWlFM8yv6pNI_PWAnYVnzMt5ZS8yIe1qlqtTL1M0ETFp2VjFN1hv8wKBodfBFk3kZFTxLyFFrEzYF1sqyUTmh8IOfe3EzSYO91pGrRJVDctDb9GMH3mCmQ0Kw6UjH4RP6blIbB1-Q4ZQ/s1600-h/DSC04047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWlFM8yv6pNI_PWAnYVnzMt5ZS8yIe1qlqtTL1M0ETFp2VjFN1hv8wKBodfBFk3kZFTxLyFFrEzYF1sqyUTmh8IOfe3EzSYO91pGrRJVDctDb9GMH3mCmQ0Kw6UjH4RP6blIbB1-Q4ZQ/s400/DSC04047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242790317381537474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuIv0EQty8VrlCcrVcwoH0dMQBQt-Kq-mxkvTPpkG8FmXdnxU_7vavCirsE6M6oQhsXbFrOb3LtJdb5Pm_TexCQU2FZfKB-l7RFZvYAV_ebtDKvszUIRUDIh4jXoRdPGU2lQva1ZG1lo/s1600-h/DSC04027.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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As usual, a great show, lots of diversity and talent on show.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wTzEVooSoG6wsS0C6l-FhJuhJwJt0nkSMl-wfeWry2u-uanhSb41p2rvEQ1oMx550fi_CwrwCU2MDme2pwd-LB6Pq7U0N2YrJ11YiXPKmWpdG3CltOFkvnJynp6uEk_uZpEIIKBRp2I/s1600-h/DSC03224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185064673606378162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wTzEVooSoG6wsS0C6l-FhJuhJwJt0nkSMl-wfeWry2u-uanhSb41p2rvEQ1oMx550fi_CwrwCU2MDme2pwd-LB6Pq7U0N2YrJ11YiXPKmWpdG3CltOFkvnJynp6uEk_uZpEIIKBRp2I/s400/DSC03224.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNxmQ6G9E-MS5TqsCR8xrQTOBzp7menAvHOXhjx4hc9WxFpCIkXBNSDzUmbiGgDPZA_SL81iJsqrDhZl62JzHorG134XTqPynYwJpxDiOjpZlAiB8yhqL_lFImP9gZEsfKnrnuZPk3gk/s1600-h/DSC03227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185064686491280066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNxmQ6G9E-MS5TqsCR8xrQTOBzp7menAvHOXhjx4hc9WxFpCIkXBNSDzUmbiGgDPZA_SL81iJsqrDhZl62JzHorG134XTqPynYwJpxDiOjpZlAiB8yhqL_lFImP9gZEsfKnrnuZPk3gk/s400/DSC03227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last month I wrote an article on the students for Chaing Mai CityLife magazine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php?id=2124">Chiang Mai University - The Art of Local Art </a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-64371445317653325002008-02-18T07:46:00.001-08:002008-02-22T22:47:12.932-08:00Newest NestsLately I have been doing more work on the <a href="http://nataliekunst.blogspot.com/search/label/Transmigrate">Transmigrate</a> series, cutting up maps, packaging, the boys' old text books and other flotsam and jetsam that comes my way. Recently I found out that the original forms I constructed for this series last year, have been preselected (from an incredulous 463 entries) for the <a href="http://www.srag.org.au/events.php">Stanthorpe Art Prize</a> which opens next weekend. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46wlwLsNOdXTj5iKoAnNn-G9Skiuu74ub0Zorcaa0RpJtAmXdpQNKODjwIQIF1LcbP4bVeqJdmFudVO9Z5cmHWq06echhOwHLgFqT_PAahITi3SsJgkGrsFjkcHE_0WS8yQrcMYnLM00/s1600-h/DSC01498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46wlwLsNOdXTj5iKoAnNn-G9Skiuu74ub0Zorcaa0RpJtAmXdpQNKODjwIQIF1LcbP4bVeqJdmFudVO9Z5cmHWq06echhOwHLgFqT_PAahITi3SsJgkGrsFjkcHE_0WS8yQrcMYnLM00/s400/DSC01498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169807343793348322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqA0uu0DmQgUyNtSOH1sc_agwOoqkwyD5H1L0iRmkFhmivAblFryRzd37JnPYPdPktw0PYL-f1FuWbkrv82uPdNTViApl_e1gJHvsMjVEvBV_a5Zg8BWbBHh92JfTMDGVng5OKDppULg/s1600-h/DSC01487.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB480JEhLZPEztDPdCByUMa8xs2gxLOex9R59oEZp8A9XROC_D2HQr7rsfcjwiWopXnhjFpkuoQ0MqFUOgwxrBC1TX5G0eJLUEcpJtXna6g_lpso5PxAx4sq1Fwqyr4YIAO1e9SSxaMg/s400/DSC01480.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169805106115387074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl0AEwSjaUsfsjsFDI7t_rehkZlWNFG0Ayr9ad13Majpok4UYoPDdIDvtXTtXPBPeg07j3OznM8DCKV-lOWEZIymj-05Joh1G12W5PB1CgUM3MVfKhtEl9DU5B8y3ev1M8zJATBG9cdM/s1600-h/Parrot+Botanicals+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl0AEwSjaUsfsjsFDI7t_rehkZlWNFG0Ayr9ad13Majpok4UYoPDdIDvtXTtXPBPeg07j3OznM8DCKV-lOWEZIymj-05Joh1G12W5PB1CgUM3MVfKhtEl9DU5B8y3ev1M8zJATBG9cdM/s400/Parrot+Botanicals+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168347527359110770" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyHLX6Muibm81XdbQYioHirH3zqdz_5BtPcplqX_Kxmb_K03TZBb0EcJABprFYiat42xKv_YzPq142uiK2AD24KrlzBXUaPSVDeM2E9eOESsayDTdo0384rFX5gill9XFsL-IVnr7-KY/s1600-h/Thai+number+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyHLX6Muibm81XdbQYioHirH3zqdz_5BtPcplqX_Kxmb_K03TZBb0EcJABprFYiat42xKv_YzPq142uiK2AD24KrlzBXUaPSVDeM2E9eOESsayDTdo0384rFX5gill9XFsL-IVnr7-KY/s400/Thai+number+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168348180194139778" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-83791385864125522572008-02-09T08:17:00.001-08:002008-02-22T23:24:32.481-08:00Square by Square Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgIy8wGD7sdPG2Akhy_X77V0ck0WbeMZroly4_5gjwpkUcgbcCe69-E3VIspmaZrGxyFzyMkoq7DpqfupF8raeSUNHWRvG9wAUxr6nQvQxVZII99Z8cE55WscM6Xk4afwgSAqd9E1XV8/s1600-h/square_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgIy8wGD7sdPG2Akhy_X77V0ck0WbeMZroly4_5gjwpkUcgbcCe69-E3VIspmaZrGxyFzyMkoq7DpqfupF8raeSUNHWRvG9wAUxr6nQvQxVZII99Z8cE55WscM6Xk4afwgSAqd9E1XV8/s400/square_l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168357586172518066" /></a><br />A few nights ago was the opening of the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Square by Square</span> exhibition at ArtSpace on 7, in which a group of Chiang Mai based artists were given a 12" x 12" square to construct onto. The theme of the show was <span style="font-style:italic;">Time, Vision and Invention</span> and my work for this show, titled <span style="font-style:italic;">September 2007<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>, was a reflection on the recent crackdown on monks protesting in Rangoon. <br /><br />I worked with layers of <a href="http://nataliekunst.blogspot.com/2007/12/not-taking-colour-for-granted.html">red acrylic</a> onto which I attached a nest made from fibres from the Banyan tree outside my studio. Have been busy lately and only managed time to do one square (<span style="font-style:italic;">mine is the one in center of the photograph below</span>) but it was a good opportunity to meet some new artists and the work looked great thanks to the wonderful folk at <a href="http://nataliekunst.blogspot.com/2008/01/artspace-on-7.html">ArtSpace</a> who worked hard to organise the show. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OUvQbnlWj1qb2QIfC_zm4DO4wLPqQMC8MRCVcbY0xCDEW6a1oF6o_Y4j6MwO5xOS6NwLuDXww6N5g0lkkeYHA32Enr2rFUDjruvjIwu9JIAHSiM3KSSQhQ2fEkKrXgoY-PtrIcq-Ygw/s1600-h/DSC01432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OUvQbnlWj1qb2QIfC_zm4DO4wLPqQMC8MRCVcbY0xCDEW6a1oF6o_Y4j6MwO5xOS6NwLuDXww6N5g0lkkeYHA32Enr2rFUDjruvjIwu9JIAHSiM3KSSQhQ2fEkKrXgoY-PtrIcq-Ygw/s400/DSC01432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170069276668862274" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-13557214457284803662008-02-07T01:00:00.000-08:002008-02-22T01:45:59.641-08:00Loom work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm0IpkSAeXCprajIlrgWYm7QPeL01kaI21viP_TbmyMqwdOrRYwqzEUFM-OoUEhgph4jAqfexCpiF80RzYb4B57T4ISBS_G8KvXMyqxXUpsXovWhba6M5xx0oiuaA9OHgQ1OIlCx44PA/s1600-h/DSC00844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm0IpkSAeXCprajIlrgWYm7QPeL01kaI21viP_TbmyMqwdOrRYwqzEUFM-OoUEhgph4jAqfexCpiF80RzYb4B57T4ISBS_G8KvXMyqxXUpsXovWhba6M5xx0oiuaA9OHgQ1OIlCx44PA/s400/DSC00844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164163776544566994" /></a><br />A new direction! Since taking the boys to <a href="http://nataliekunst.blogspot.com/2008/01/kids-weaving-workshop.html">Jim Thompson's kids weaving workshop</a>, I have starting weaving on a little hand-made loom with pineapple fibre and red nylon fibre from the local hardware store. Fun playing around with language and some new techniques .. have been a bit obsessed - weaving until late into the night - good for my patience, not good for my neck.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2CIiWINOL0beJuu2PVoeYVWTjpoiO_Pn8mr5q-SjMsat6mbYfucLpJovic7Td2WDCjNSL8jsmpwPAGTzbd97JyTPjPfyPHEndi_AIjoqbkXJ9cJo_N7YyGlM5FWvcOg8EL5cP56X6YM/s1600-h/DSC00838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2CIiWINOL0beJuu2PVoeYVWTjpoiO_Pn8mr5q-SjMsat6mbYfucLpJovic7Td2WDCjNSL8jsmpwPAGTzbd97JyTPjPfyPHEndi_AIjoqbkXJ9cJo_N7YyGlM5FWvcOg8EL5cP56X6YM/s400/DSC00838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164163798019403490" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-50799142521196315522008-01-08T03:07:00.001-08:002008-01-08T03:10:33.586-08:00Glasswing Butterflies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dHPoYpeyAOugr0p58G9LDKpWq4fRtZGBUc7D1L2BSHmJA5ROJphiNUYiexgFL9nQ3Lv54RxiPNNGLnhys7LfycEttnE3IePNiftn5lUpwQvNSXZloqqsdzss7ww7zbIE3N6mVSgbxJE/s1600-h/glasswing04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dHPoYpeyAOugr0p58G9LDKpWq4fRtZGBUc7D1L2BSHmJA5ROJphiNUYiexgFL9nQ3Lv54RxiPNNGLnhys7LfycEttnE3IePNiftn5lUpwQvNSXZloqqsdzss7ww7zbIE3N6mVSgbxJE/s400/glasswing04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153060951418018978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Glasswing Butterflies - magical !</div>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-43046767809572006972008-01-07T06:59:00.000-08:002008-01-07T07:16:24.699-08:00Guerilla Knitters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQkSFA3rW7k3o5pJZP9p1Pw1LHkLpk90Ck7wSzIiaS7OEFnAcHbqaBVMGKx90sBRG_qBbV2ZFFdoUiHIL96Qib03BSUgQ0HF5pRgkJAQ1Qcuj74uIcNm6pcZKyF6QGBkySt_dwIIgeNQ/s1600-h/knit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQkSFA3rW7k3o5pJZP9p1Pw1LHkLpk90Ck7wSzIiaS7OEFnAcHbqaBVMGKx90sBRG_qBbV2ZFFdoUiHIL96Qib03BSUgQ0HF5pRgkJAQ1Qcuj74uIcNm6pcZKyF6QGBkySt_dwIIgeNQ/s400/knit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152751421714930802" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </span></span>Stockholm, Sweden</span><br /><br /><br />I have just been reading about 'knit grafitti' and stumbled across the website for <a href="http://www.knittaplease.com/KNITTA_PLEASE.html">knitta,</a> a crew of knitters who tag public spaces with their gorgeous colourful craft. Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-77701282267289917332008-01-04T04:43:00.000-08:002008-02-22T07:36:27.839-08:00Kids Weaving Workshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVq4eR99fCbcc1Sv8k9YLfZzGr1cQGG4EcEjirQ3LAVs6S9q6o7RtOBtrOm2DCpAbhYJrV2Rw3_oZlGW3YV7kvu8C3pbH6oIyhFZ_wWiMR3ktQUZj6plSgqvDqFj5bauauC_jIwlx9MY/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVq4eR99fCbcc1Sv8k9YLfZzGr1cQGG4EcEjirQ3LAVs6S9q6o7RtOBtrOm2DCpAbhYJrV2Rw3_oZlGW3YV7kvu8C3pbH6oIyhFZ_wWiMR3ktQUZj6plSgqvDqFj5bauauC_jIwlx9MY/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153087885157932258" /></a>Recently I took my two young sons to the Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok to see the exhibition <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/events/Weaving_Paradise.asp">'Weaving Paradise: Southeast Asian Textiles and their Creators'</a></span>. As part of the education program accompanying the exhibition, the boys participated in a kids weaving workshop, where they learned to weave on a loom and gained a greater appreciation of the incredible amount of time and skill needed to produce the beautiful hand-woven textiles that we see all the time in SE Asia but tend to take for granted. <br /><br />It is great to see the private sector in Thailand offering free art events like this and as someone who works in art education, I couldn't believe the huge amount of time and effort the girls at JT spent preparing looms and materials for the workshop. Yay Jim Thompson! <br /><br />Here's a picture of Jonah-Boombie with his beautiful weaving ..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81nYxN0ve68Tyqa-bJI6VdsHmCWV7-CVeila_ZYsvti82Nn3uX1m3aTKzqZK3ND9DwVa0u2CcJHU-CA6UMbhJPBALFCBc_vsE-_4pko1I7eFwF6zpyTCQCduAf9GMnAqLcdwCkbgmFg4/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81nYxN0ve68Tyqa-bJI6VdsHmCWV7-CVeila_ZYsvti82Nn3uX1m3aTKzqZK3ND9DwVa0u2CcJHU-CA6UMbhJPBALFCBc_vsE-_4pko1I7eFwF6zpyTCQCduAf9GMnAqLcdwCkbgmFg4/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153095530199719154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhplG5njC70ov3iGyxupOpUoTcUhNbOJI3GlKyQe_Ez3JsLrRN9i6SPpBn6vZmmp_dNq1cGuAjCgBipPt2omgLpNqF0UEkNaoHRwsTeW5AFLqUt_X01coEOgQn7zwvohDyyGSs_FigI0/s1600-h/DSC00841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhplG5njC70ov3iGyxupOpUoTcUhNbOJI3GlKyQe_Ez3JsLrRN9i6SPpBn6vZmmp_dNq1cGuAjCgBipPt2omgLpNqF0UEkNaoHRwsTeW5AFLqUt_X01coEOgQn7zwvohDyyGSs_FigI0/s400/DSC00841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169828608176430850" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-49330618442923672882008-01-02T08:01:00.000-08:002008-02-22T01:47:31.357-08:00ArtSpace on 7I have recently begun writing art articles for a local magazine. You can read my article <a href="http://www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php?id=2069">here</a>.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce2QCAZzcq5v7VG4rUJv0NtJttHheOg506H4HDHp0GVDPL8vwvNuGdXALjqMHo_1jRQTqTPV9OxSjU1MaMT1c3HVqLBfpoVXWrP1KeUBThuNRbzn3dEYba2vFqd2mxNfr47-DYYBACkA/s1600-h/we+can+do+it.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce2QCAZzcq5v7VG4rUJv0NtJttHheOg506H4HDHp0GVDPL8vwvNuGdXALjqMHo_1jRQTqTPV9OxSjU1MaMT1c3HVqLBfpoVXWrP1KeUBThuNRbzn3dEYba2vFqd2mxNfr47-DYYBACkA/s400/we+can+do+it.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152766565769616530" /></a><span style=""> </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Artwork by Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray</span><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-59021467403415753502007-12-16T07:37:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:38:30.336-08:00Not taking colour for granted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0TX0xSyBSlQFWkzvbS1PV-7u647u04nZlIujedRyiRCBmGOuD53cd-Oi8Be8fX7FkpmVetEK_GEjfk59rzC3Tslm0ptKPvQ3PMYEVoPM-YSnjoQLcIeguGbHQsoLNj5SDOGiKXzdnzs/s1600-h/BurmaMonksInside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0TX0xSyBSlQFWkzvbS1PV-7u647u04nZlIujedRyiRCBmGOuD53cd-Oi8Be8fX7FkpmVetEK_GEjfk59rzC3Tslm0ptKPvQ3PMYEVoPM-YSnjoQLcIeguGbHQsoLNj5SDOGiKXzdnzs/s320/BurmaMonksInside.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153081056159931570" /></a>Since reading more about the recent political crackdown in Burma and the censorship of art, I have been thinking about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">red</span> and how much I take for granted colour and the freedom to use colour. At the moment in Burma, red is considered subversive and consequently any artworks or exhibitions that are predominantly red are heavily censored. It has inspired me to begin collecting red materials to work with .... because I can and because so many Burmese can't.<div> </div><div> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKUVOfu07sPsMMwh41q8Gvex_7OjHAtHPGbi1Y3Blyemy7qJDc60KDVgaWcp0cOZ-LmTRG5oOnMMZNPpJH5MLTlix7EAEWPHuUetOqapW_3brA0CzilUrKipO6mQM89OKNrwy7fqDc1E/s1600-h/DSC00853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKUVOfu07sPsMMwh41q8Gvex_7OjHAtHPGbi1Y3Blyemy7qJDc60KDVgaWcp0cOZ-LmTRG5oOnMMZNPpJH5MLTlix7EAEWPHuUetOqapW_3brA0CzilUrKipO6mQM89OKNrwy7fqDc1E/s400/DSC00853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152764388221197442" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-28289972560513707852007-12-13T01:58:00.000-08:002007-12-13T03:20:20.561-08:00Pink Period<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbBaKEibngivvPIu4yt96aRgY4MjupjZ2UkIozxLyKOuV2eomyRIMKwwznt8_GLso9PKWmsFu4IqPV7NI5oDqueJCsVQp2bgcxVPyGyNrNUzkhb6fm0piChRJFF1p1lnqcl47oUAskl0/s1600-h/rose+periodjpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbBaKEibngivvPIu4yt96aRgY4MjupjZ2UkIozxLyKOuV2eomyRIMKwwznt8_GLso9PKWmsFu4IqPV7NI5oDqueJCsVQp2bgcxVPyGyNrNUzkhb6fm0piChRJFF1p1lnqcl47oUAskl0/s400/rose+periodjpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143406607069685474" /></a>This week I've been playing with pink! <br /><br />In Thailand at the moment there is a pink shirt craze. Recently the Thai King suffered a stroke and when he was released from hospital he was wearing a smart pink blazer. Apparently an astrologer has advised him to wear pink to aid recovery and as a result, there have been floods of pink shirts at local markets as people around the country have been wearing pink shirts as a tribute to the Thai king and to help him regain his health. <br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7120561.stm">Thai King sparks pink shirt craze</a><br /><br />Inspired by all this pink, I began some new work using bamboo, dyed raffia, copper wire, hemp, plastic and waxed linen.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-11042314158292251092007-12-13T01:51:00.000-08:002008-02-22T01:48:14.477-08:00Chaw Ei TheinLately I have had the chance to hang out a bit with Burmese artist <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/world/asia/13prisoners.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Chaw Ei Thein</a>, who is truly a Renaissance woman ! She is based in Rangoon where she runs Soulflower Gallery and a children's art workshop. She paints, does performance art, curates, writes, teaches, dances .... <br />I first met Chaw Ei at the Asiatopia Symposium where she did an awesome performance piece on the current climate in Burma and delivered a paper on Performance Art in Burma. Before talking with Chaw Ei, I hadn't realised how exciting the developing contemporary art culture in Rangoon is, despite the huge obstacles the artists face. Chaw Ei gave a talk to my students about these challenges and ways that the artistic community attempts to overcome them. <div><br /></div>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-86214022833797213072007-12-07T08:34:00.000-08:002007-12-07T23:55:41.881-08:00Transmigrate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittBs74hiIg5KXwhT6LxFI_s8O-70PBlRab46Ya4r1BsWkwxxM4HpEjAp_j9W1elVFMD1J4C0nKnffwbLu2beeVc6xeNFMEMT2FvWAbH0FF6873ruc1ejxyb4pi9byx7iXk4x82OuiRkQ/s1600-h/header+cropped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittBs74hiIg5KXwhT6LxFI_s8O-70PBlRab46Ya4r1BsWkwxxM4HpEjAp_j9W1elVFMD1J4C0nKnffwbLu2beeVc6xeNFMEMT2FvWAbH0FF6873ruc1ejxyb4pi9byx7iXk4x82OuiRkQ/s400/header+cropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141505512810555026" /></a>I have just bundled up and sent off some work from my <span style="font-style:italic;">Transmigrate </span>series to <a href="http://www.4a.com.au/">4a Gallery</a> (Asia Australia Arts Center) in Sydney for the 10th Annual Members Exhibition.<div> </div><div><br /><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8HVfiKmjzTVduXRO-TveGJfGmCqdTqiAHhM7Id8V4z0JxEcmgYWWDP6kXxlGFkzvS2llYGN-CLsJsdY_NR1xhuo9jrYsBiH7s_nU1JJPimOmm2erLFkDYF36Q7GCfl9R6OqWSne_AZM/s1600-h/invite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8HVfiKmjzTVduXRO-TveGJfGmCqdTqiAHhM7Id8V4z0JxEcmgYWWDP6kXxlGFkzvS2llYGN-CLsJsdY_NR1xhuo9jrYsBiH7s_nU1JJPimOmm2erLFkDYF36Q7GCfl9R6OqWSne_AZM/s400/invite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141507127718258338" /></a></div>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-83676679672637382882007-11-22T08:13:00.000-08:002008-02-22T01:49:00.032-08:00Journey of Kumjing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBpSv_xcJLI-0ZKvGaeLSMz5dXLFCqEtCfuX2RPEtagpszASiV60ogtsa3f-FR4HAlJVYqqjKgCHtEtfCje_ot8gWtmlK04X_1bQHcFdBh0G2RTOciNxWqwgJ1iyRR6h2s4vnZ5rU2vg/s1600-h/ayuthya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBpSv_xcJLI-0ZKvGaeLSMz5dXLFCqEtCfuX2RPEtagpszASiV60ogtsa3f-FR4HAlJVYqqjKgCHtEtfCje_ot8gWtmlK04X_1bQHcFdBh0G2RTOciNxWqwgJ1iyRR6h2s4vnZ5rU2vg/s400/ayuthya.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141515648933373634"></a><br /><div> </div>I love this project! It's called <a href="http://www.empowerfoundation.org/kumjing.html">The Journey of Kumjing</a> and is coordinated by Chantawipa and Chumporn Apisuk in collaboration with <a href="http://www.empowerfoundation.org/">Empower Foundation</a>. It comments on the experience of women migrant workers in Thailand. The project began back in 2003 with the production of paper mache 'dolls' by migrant workers in Mae Sai, Thailand. Each 'doll' has an identity and a pink passport which allows them, unlike most migrant workers to be able to travel freely and safely. The dolls have travelled to variety of cities in Thailand and countries abroad, attending conferences and some have even been 'adopted' by foreigners. <div><br /><div> </div><div>I recently met Chumporn Apisuk at <a href="http://asiatopia.blogspot.com/">Asiatopia</a> in Chiang Mai. I love this project in that it reaches broadly into the community with artists working working migrant women to construct the dolls. And a large part of this project seems to be educating the Thai and foreign communities about the conditions that Burmese migrant women face in Thailand. I also think it's a great project for its longevity. </div><div><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYoYl1929w2vS7f5uUFVt_A58He4HBRBeT3GOjcSMeG9nLIoC7avWJcleem8EOulla2cPmyFkW5byiysUxC3HnEHiX9Lltd8m_gvSC27aVoXWmoLn2AuetR0W0TdBj0kzGv4Gi8xdcfE/s1600-h/DSC00110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYoYl1929w2vS7f5uUFVt_A58He4HBRBeT3GOjcSMeG9nLIoC7avWJcleem8EOulla2cPmyFkW5byiysUxC3HnEHiX9Lltd8m_gvSC27aVoXWmoLn2AuetR0W0TdBj0kzGv4Gi8xdcfE/s400/DSC00110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162771051794460322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII7OAKzbZ_Xp5FmTGp9wd5dn_N5eg6MSwGLh4PCmOh5mFfeO4dbY9AUc2L-AwUtkcoTx7vmuS92Gyiozt0PKXyPeYT3G-kFzp_MWTJmXW_FJobV06L0iivccG9O-KlH4o9PTAuG4ji3I/s1600-h/DSC00109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII7OAKzbZ_Xp5FmTGp9wd5dn_N5eg6MSwGLh4PCmOh5mFfeO4dbY9AUc2L-AwUtkcoTx7vmuS92Gyiozt0PKXyPeYT3G-kFzp_MWTJmXW_FJobV06L0iivccG9O-KlH4o9PTAuG4ji3I/s400/DSC00109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162771038909558418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsr7RMHQs6YnZ_2btFptCzh0m7r7F9smuP3RDGpyNNoehQUzToIief60555Ux6kDR7um6SBGUn_EPOdAuRhgnU0OnefjF-106Ecli1WZpb9A2GiMXCuPDpNiyCAWO9GPaTHTBYvgsqaM/s1600-h/singapre.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsr7RMHQs6YnZ_2btFptCzh0m7r7F9smuP3RDGpyNNoehQUzToIief60555Ux6kDR7um6SBGUn_EPOdAuRhgnU0OnefjF-106Ecli1WZpb9A2GiMXCuPDpNiyCAWO9GPaTHTBYvgsqaM/s400/singapre.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162772683882032818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P6UTJkz83Q82iSeOsnqZ9xbjKBf5Bq8WWIwOzcjtxmfRlz35yNJUDmy3Xf7DenVoxECniMeJ9LqzVEZlzOyaAIyEGMWO1UCqne7jFHT_32frsTxgWOtftNeVDylIg080vC3tXa2qUGk/s1600-h/kum+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P6UTJkz83Q82iSeOsnqZ9xbjKBf5Bq8WWIwOzcjtxmfRlz35yNJUDmy3Xf7DenVoxECniMeJ9LqzVEZlzOyaAIyEGMWO1UCqne7jFHT_32frsTxgWOtftNeVDylIg080vC3tXa2qUGk/s400/kum+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162772688177000130" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-88457792541685499002007-11-22T08:03:00.000-08:002008-02-22T01:49:29.782-08:00At last !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNQDC2BqXWX2zA4Z7Q3JN-AAP9xG4GX9tr7M6ixV3By5AsQC-WIlhxiICBYSAM-HhqxQB-oRAKSOsRj-dn1ufUed2iXjiKDnw2OYq8toLewKlBBBZm9hZYauluWQE4p6fz7vh9HX2D_Y/s1600-h/DSC00156.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNQDC2BqXWX2zA4Z7Q3JN-AAP9xG4GX9tr7M6ixV3By5AsQC-WIlhxiICBYSAM-HhqxQB-oRAKSOsRj-dn1ufUed2iXjiKDnw2OYq8toLewKlBBBZm9hZYauluWQE4p6fz7vh9HX2D_Y/s400/DSC00156.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135697971985930178" /></a><br />Picked up this handy little breath spray in Bangkok a few weeks ago.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-53724102432194699972007-11-18T08:13:00.000-08:002007-11-22T07:38:38.132-08:00Angkrit Ajchariyasophon; Siamese Twins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIOzP3TgbMQ56RInNbdelrxw-Rb7Q2q1nrYTOjzIHjK-e1vmHroA7e-nKaXyxbEaKhDITBi8_OipbvE-yGAcqLldTDEweApLMbmvChljRzPZ30ligFm8zLYuVq2QAIOhSKm43j0ICrrM/s1600-h/siamese+twins25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIOzP3TgbMQ56RInNbdelrxw-Rb7Q2q1nrYTOjzIHjK-e1vmHroA7e-nKaXyxbEaKhDITBi8_OipbvE-yGAcqLldTDEweApLMbmvChljRzPZ30ligFm8zLYuVq2QAIOhSKm43j0ICrrM/s400/siamese+twins25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135689205957679026" /></a><br />Chaing Rai based artist <a href="http://www.rama9art.org/angkrit/">Angkrit Ajchariyasophon</a> spent 24 hours of the weekend of Asiatopia ‘connected at the hip’ (with the aid of a special designed canvas harness) to Hafiz, a young Singaporean fireman he had met only 6 hours earlier. This performance was inspired by the infamous congenital twins <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker">Chang and Eng Bunker</a>, who originally came from Thailand (<span style="font-style:italic;">Siam is old name for Thailand</span>). Angkrit and Hafiz remained connected for 24 continuous hours and as they went about their business, distributed information about the Bunker twins. Angkrit told me he was drawn to the idea of becoming a siamese twin for a day as he was interested in the construction of Thai identity as oriental, exotic and freakish. <br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/angkrit/24HrSiameseTwins">More photos</a><br /><br />Last year I saw a group exhibition <a href="http://bangkokok.typepad.com/platform/2006/11/images_from_ang.html">Platform</a> at Queens Gallery in which Angkrit exhibited an installation "The Perfect English Gentleman" which documented his transformation to being a 'perfect English Gentleman'. Angkrit is the Thai word for English.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-31848612877478260772007-11-12T08:42:00.000-08:002007-11-18T08:12:40.528-08:009th Asiatopia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFGwM22R8dXbLspCFFdC4cgD-FQUBPJMIgyezzmBzxVqMZ5q-xsNQ5wv8_nAb1hai-jniwl2Su8vmr3BUFadHprVdCl-idv9owQNDKMtZnX6YNQHat0V3FOJBSZVYwsSGFOa8kZromck/s1600-h/Vasan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFGwM22R8dXbLspCFFdC4cgD-FQUBPJMIgyezzmBzxVqMZ5q-xsNQ5wv8_nAb1hai-jniwl2Su8vmr3BUFadHprVdCl-idv9owQNDKMtZnX6YNQHat0V3FOJBSZVYwsSGFOa8kZromck/s400/Vasan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134213880396535698" /></a><br />I have spent the last few days at the <a href="http://www.aaa.org.hk/details.aspx?id=8991">9th Asiatopia</a> festival (and Southest Asia Performance Art Symposium) being inspired by thoughtful and moving performance artworks and lively dialogue about performance art and cultural democracy in SE Asia.<br /><br />Too many highlights to name all but I thought I would dedicate my next few blog posts to some of the artists I met there.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-91777019343122036432007-10-31T08:14:00.000-07:002007-11-15T09:08:31.278-08:00A (not so old) favourite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrUkej65zrTmsRTuCo4PLyHIQMR94OFKlbC4qwIaWc1tHfAlm-RDECQI5gzUGtlxUP743OUgNpeuW7hSQmlr2-SHuR81yMaZYpzwUJicYGnp0kwMTH5qpzNzkovnF7JGzi_AdIirNeyM/s1600-h/southern.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrUkej65zrTmsRTuCo4PLyHIQMR94OFKlbC4qwIaWc1tHfAlm-RDECQI5gzUGtlxUP743OUgNpeuW7hSQmlr2-SHuR81yMaZYpzwUJicYGnp0kwMTH5qpzNzkovnF7JGzi_AdIirNeyM/s400/southern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133101763039745922" /></a><br />This morning I stumbled across this beautiful, little, dyed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus">pandanus</a> basket in one of my 'places to keep special things'. I remember that I bought this basket in Krabi, but am thinking it must have been 10 years ago, which was well before I began working with natural fibres. Anyway, I estimate that I have moved homes a good 15 times in the last ten years so am impressed that the little basket and I are still together. <br /><br />Pandanus leaves and this style of weaving are used by women in Southern Thailand; my mother-in-law used to work like this (before she became addicted to daytime TV) and used to always have pandanus drying under and around her house. Most of the older women I know in Krabi have skills in preparing and weaving pandanus for floor mats and I have seen in some of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urak_Lawoi">Urak Lawoi</a> (sea gypsy) communities I have been to, that pandanus weaving is still very much alive. Unfortunately though, so many places in Southern Thailand have become overrun with tourism and invaded by Tescos and Macros that artforms like these and traditional weaving skills are rapidly being lost.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-7164375450340937312007-10-30T08:16:00.000-07:002008-02-22T01:50:06.742-08:00Art/craft debate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpt8zkxX-8ZbgsfLXCpzTRHbSqS6Lus21cBcAlBWey_gAJsRur0_IAA8W0aRaFH6OZi8JPV3tznRLY1r1FSWF7lwoMCEBNJG-ayibEhsHQQ1ltKReEtgYrTe6g6xv6ysKwEn5x6taeRU/s1600-h/footpath.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpt8zkxX-8ZbgsfLXCpzTRHbSqS6Lus21cBcAlBWey_gAJsRur0_IAA8W0aRaFH6OZi8JPV3tznRLY1r1FSWF7lwoMCEBNJG-ayibEhsHQQ1ltKReEtgYrTe6g6xv6ysKwEn5x6taeRU/s400/footpath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132731410837608194" /></a><br />On the footpath outside Chatuchak market; whichever way you swing on the art/craft debate, these are great.Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-41399513988562668312007-10-26T01:25:00.000-07:002008-02-18T08:09:06.651-08:00TransmigrationSome recently completed works from my <em>Transmigrate</em> series.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogQ9COxuAwcL8iUfP5NZa494Mzw2SxXC1O8fOPXyfv11qCEpxar7l3UwieLgVhSxzahryQb-3gLJ52BKBRmbZR93q1p8i6fZhfEP9yz8A3AuylYOuEIM_bNg-Oqtwu82KCNgqTsDAiWY/s1600-h/Green+Eggs+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125560314357178802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogQ9COxuAwcL8iUfP5NZa494Mzw2SxXC1O8fOPXyfv11qCEpxar7l3UwieLgVhSxzahryQb-3gLJ52BKBRmbZR93q1p8i6fZhfEP9yz8A3AuylYOuEIM_bNg-Oqtwu82KCNgqTsDAiWY/s400/Green+Eggs+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIu8v6zciSeOLjKNscdc2GsSMfJkfwS12ZjspzjCbbynPzV1cTIZp5_dqQFSP2Gy81E3-nsRrVqHXMAqfRo6gxnJShgolHadVNWe1kF1_pQvGVKMHvzyxWEfGY8vbz9_MKO4UeMoonEk/s1600-h/Transmigrate+new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIu8v6zciSeOLjKNscdc2GsSMfJkfwS12ZjspzjCbbynPzV1cTIZp5_dqQFSP2Gy81E3-nsRrVqHXMAqfRo6gxnJShgolHadVNWe1kF1_pQvGVKMHvzyxWEfGY8vbz9_MKO4UeMoonEk/s400/Transmigrate+new.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132716752114226882" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KnqwakqRmMw-eiHUdchg-YP3aWMafcXQdhvgKk973uwkNLFoiN4LN_yzqoEsaG_LGVJa7mHlyDx76r8iDD8KSeSpQup6XbywTm-vLriJvUx89DDsGLTgRXUvBU57eYifX_DaK3eNJAI/s1600-h/Swallow+house+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125560765328744898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KnqwakqRmMw-eiHUdchg-YP3aWMafcXQdhvgKk973uwkNLFoiN4LN_yzqoEsaG_LGVJa7mHlyDx76r8iDD8KSeSpQup6XbywTm-vLriJvUx89DDsGLTgRXUvBU57eYifX_DaK3eNJAI/s400/Swallow+house+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100304925529256410.post-68830318721306459332007-10-23T07:15:00.000-07:002007-11-14T08:11:50.210-08:00BurmaBurma has been dominating the headlines the past few weeks. Heavy fisted Than Shwe and his cronies have once again silenced opposition to their regime with violence and blood. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.irrawaddy.org/">http://www.irrawaddy.org/</a><br /><br />In 1993, I became good friends with Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi (Mar) when we moved into the same house in Bangkok. I had just finished a privledged and exciting backpacking experience around India and Mar had just been forced to leave her home, family and friends in Rangoon and become a political refugee from Burma. Same age, same time, same roof, different lives. Through her personal history, Mar educated (educates) me about the social and political climate that lead to the 8/8/88 political uprisings throughout Burma and the oppression in Burma that continues today. In 1995 Mar migrated to Australia and is now a well recognised Burmese scholar in Australia, researching and working with victims of trafficking, migrant workers and stateless children. <br /><br />Last year Mar made a presentation <a href="http://www.pgpd.asn.au/documents/SOWP%20seminar%20presentations/Khin%20Mar%20SeminarSpeech.pdf">Hidden Stories: Cost of Burmese militarization on women and children</a> at Parliament House in Canberra.<br /><br />Mar and I speak at least weekly and she helps me to understand the complexities and challenges of life for the Burmese, both those inside Burma and those who live in exile. For me it is hard to understand why Burma's neighbours can't just pull together and expel Burma from ASEAN or why the Security Council cannot place Burma higher on it's list of priorities? I know it not as simple as this, but it is frustrating to see it take so long to bring change to Burma. On the other hand, in 1988 very few people in the international community knew what was happening inside Burma. This week, despite the tragic events, it has been great to see the widespread media coverage of Burma.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGHDd1PMBShslUUzaYoAWcwdzCfxI0vil9IjGRPM8xHOffV2G3KOK5c5yBVkRjnViX4OAiEvIm_HRYiLnj58H8ijfGU1UZdFFpHNMEuqtyFWLVwxg0hWLEAo0IefXqTrCWZlNWlRXOD4/s1600-h/canb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGHDd1PMBShslUUzaYoAWcwdzCfxI0vil9IjGRPM8xHOffV2G3KOK5c5yBVkRjnViX4OAiEvIm_HRYiLnj58H8ijfGU1UZdFFpHNMEuqtyFWLVwxg0hWLEAo0IefXqTrCWZlNWlRXOD4/s400/canb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132721940434720482" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">This is a picture I took of Mar in 2002 when we protested at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on the 15th anniversary of the 1988 political uprising in Rangoon.</span><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEes5cPXsw-XROjWgh1qX-oK81zeFg_RD3iJ7whtdTnetWv0Uz-jT8UTPWaBKuXLlXX4bcDsUwFz8TPj9a88zrQjn0QLOhjMafYWgEkZCNfim7DOJX1pcvBVRVH0nMNPrNcOO7H7K41w/s1600-h/laos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEes5cPXsw-XROjWgh1qX-oK81zeFg_RD3iJ7whtdTnetWv0Uz-jT8UTPWaBKuXLlXX4bcDsUwFz8TPj9a88zrQjn0QLOhjMafYWgEkZCNfim7DOJX1pcvBVRVH0nMNPrNcOO7H7K41w/s400/laos.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132723276169549554" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mar and I in Laos around 1998.</span>Natalie Kunsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807327700175263352noreply@blogger.com0