Rachael McCallum's Unicorn Spew,

Rachael McCallum's UnicornSpew ~The online journal of Artness as-it-happens.


Wednesday 21 May 2014

Good Evening




During the sunset

When the sky is its most anguished.

I found some shards of broken glass and, with my camera, zoomed in on the reflected colours and silhouettes of the bush around me.

The images themselves are intriguing...

Yen Magazine Love Story (Short Version)

http://www.yenmag.net/artaward/entry.php?n=138

I love Yen. 
Ever since my -now ex-boyfriend started reading it, I have had a lot of respect for their enduring unique attitude to culture. 

He might be gay or dead or somethin' else now, but the mag is still there for me.
Now they are loving me back by placing me as a finalist in their comp - So if you can make it into Sydney, Gaffa Gallery on the 12th June -  we can party :)



Well Done Matey

There are exciting things bubbling away, I know because every now and then I can hear it.

I heard word today that a great friend of mine, GREAT in the awesome sense, and great in fondness, has been deemed a finalist in the iconic 'Sculpture By The Sea', an Arts and cultural event in Sydney next summer. A Competition at best, a high traffic exhibition space at worst, this fantastic opportunity is not just exciting, it is justice.
This friend of mine works harder than anyone I have known, and to hear that it is beginning to be recognized is thrilling. Hard work can go unnoticed in the art world. Year of skill can be disregarded if without concept, and years of thought development shrinks in the face of an unweilded media. Its an interesting threshold, because the opposite is true as well, depending upon the era and location.

It is not impossible to remants of a time when skill was art, and art was skill. Perhaps it is portrait Artists who continue the trade?
Oh what do i know, this is only the beginning of a thought, Im sure there is someone who has spent hours considering the 'balance of thought/skill' in what constitutes art.

All I know for sure is I am proud of this one, I will keep his name a secret yet, because he himself deserves to share the good news first... I can wait, from writing it at least.