OPENING FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Benny and the Dukes welcomed people at the door with their incredible musical talent.

Benny and The Dukes is a dynamic 5 piece band, fusing the genres of pop, rock and jazz to create their own eclectic sound. Their self-titled debut EP was recorded in the summer of 2012, featuring six contrasting original songs. Since the release of their debut EP they have received 5 star ratings and reviews from Triple J Radio Presenters, and had their songs “Balloon Head” and “Rendez-Vous” played on local and national radio.  

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MEDIA RELEASE ENERGIES 2012

                   

ENERGIES POSTER

ENERGIES IS : a regional exhibition all Gold Coast Secondary Schools are invited to participate.

PHILOSOPHY:  A non-competitive, teacher organised effort to promote the place of visual art in the curriculum and to present the diverse examples of excellent standard visual artwork to the public.

DATES:    Saturday 22 Sept. until Sunday 21 Oct., 2012

Opening is Friday 21st Sept., 6 – 8pm

LOCATION:

Timothy Leung

Timothy Leung

“The Dog”

Digital photographs, faux and real fur, found objects

This body of work reflects the metissage of human and animal identities; the co-existence of environments and of living. The beauty of an animal is altered through selective breeding, genetic sciences and animal hybrids. As a result, the wild, free and untamed nature of these creatures is forever frozen in place. The dog is domesticated and carefully bred, it may never go and hunt with a bonded pack its natural behaviours and survival skills are refined and hybridized. These images do not argue whether selective breeding and genetic sciences are right or wrong but ponder the moral questions. The plaited pelt symbolises domestication and control while the eight photographs display past freedoms. The nest and shoe capture a co-existent environment, living within the boundaries of other species.

Jessica Hall

Jessica Hall

“Thalidomide I, II & III”           

Photography and doll parts

This body of work is inspired by the intersection of science and the human form and serves as a reminder of how easily this combination can go wrong. In particular looking into the controversial drug Thalidomide and the trail of devastation and mutated bodies it has left in its wake. The use of dolls inspires the idea of childhood innocence being exposed to such a harmful drug, the water distorts the doll’s image as a symbolic way of displaying the horror thalidomide causes to the limbs of the body. This work speaks not only of emotional sadness, but more importantly of the victims.

Deni Paradise

Deni Paradise

“The Persona”

Bitumen and Acrylic paint on canvas

This body of work reflects Carl Jung’s theory of the persona as it represents our public image. The word is related to ‘person’ and ‘personality’, and comes from the Latin word for ‘mask’. The persona is the mask you put on before you show yourself to the outside world. At its best, it is just the "good impression" we all wish to present as we fill the roles society requires of us. But, of course, it can also be the "false impression" we use to manipulate people's opinions and behaviours. And, at its worst, it can be mistaken, even by ourselves, for our true nature: Sometimes we believe we really are what we pretend to be.

Amber Cunneen

Amber Cunneen

“Narrative”

Digital photograph, Cut book pages

 “Words are only painted fire; to look is the fire itself.” – Mark Twain

Building upon the axiom that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words,’ the body of work Narrative separates illustrations from their original context, and re-positions them so they chronicle entirely new adventures. Through this process the images become their own unique identities, escaping from the tyranny that the text held over their meaning. By depicting the works as a métissage of mediums; combining sculpture, photography and illustration, they appear as dynamic creatures, paused in mid-movement. Figures are shown battling elements that weren’t originally depicted on the novel’s pages, facing the threat of a colossal and all-consuming wave that manages to circumvent the constraints of the book and is only contained by a white frame. Narrative explores the multifaceted nature of story-telling, the importance of re-contextualisation and the many mediums within which information can be conveyed.