Great Exhibition

[Woodturnerjosh]

Hi all!
I saw this guys work The website of Michael Gallop at Australian Galleries, in Derby street Collingwood, the other day and I highly recommend it to any who can go! It closes the 11th of October.
Cheers
Josh

[springwater]

Far bloody-out that's good, bit morbid, disturbing and menacing, thanks for the tip WTJ

[Sebastiaan56]

Wow, technically superb and vivid images, thx for posting Josh

[Woodturnerjosh]

His work is great to see in the flesh and I find it reminiscent of Ricky Swallow's work. Swallow is actually having a show at the NGV's Ian Potter centre, National Gallery of Victoria ,that I'm really looking forward to. His show runs for a few months (starts october 16) and I strongly recommend that anybody with the remotest interest in woodcarving (who is in the Melbourne area) make an effort to see it.
Cheers
Josh

p.s. Should I be changing my name to WoodcarverJosh? ;-)

[underfoot]

great link Josh,I've been following both their careers with interest. these guys are dragging woodcarving (kicking and screaming) away from the sunday craft markets and plonking it right in the middle of the contemporary art scene. and hopefully inspiring some young players to follow their lead.

p.s. Should I be changing my name to WoodcarverJosh? ;-)

well yeah, sure, if you want to be taken seriously , and invited to better parties

[Woodturnerjosh]

As I am hopefully finishing my art degree in the next six weeks (if I can get my essays finished, not mention sculptures), I am looking forward to hearing less of the art versus craft debate! Now there's a topic I could write an essay on!
Both Swallow's and Gallop's work is amazing and after seeing them in the flesh it made me realise that it's not the sort of carving I would like to do. I could never equal, much less improve upon, that sort of work! I'd love the skills though!

Cheers
Josh (I'll omit both the carver and turner prefix, I don't think either are accurate anymore)

[underfoot]

I could never equal, much less improve upon, that sort of work!

that's a load of carp

[Woodturnerjosh]

What can I say, I'm a pessimist!

[Iggy]

I'm with Underfoot, the work you do is your own and you should be critical of its quality for it's own sake of worth and expression not how it compares with another's take on the world.

[Woodturnerjosh]

Oh, I completely agree but every now and then you see some work and think "wow, why do I bother," well I do anyway. I don't mean these things in a negative or defeatist way I just think it's human nature to compare and unfortunately my current work for assessment (which I'm completely sick of at the moment) consists of similar objects, which makes it hard not to.
Cheers
Josh