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- Title:
- Head First – Mind over Matter
- When:
- 12.06.2009 - 19.07.2009
- Where:
- Manly Art Gallery & Museum - Manly
- Region:
- Sydney Area
Description
Official Opening: Friday, 12th June
Head First – Mind over Matter
"My bowls are simple, beautiful and unique in that their provenance is known from their source in the ground to the gallery. I collect all my materials from around my home to make my bodies and glazes. Which are fired in a kiln made of local bauxite clay. I grow my own fuel, inc. prunings from my organic orchard. Some pieces are fired in my electric kiln using solar energy from my solar panels.
My work is sustainable and carbon neutral. I live a passive, low impact, creative life of minimal consumption, and my work exemplifies this philosophy."
Steve Harrison
Directions from National Art School:
Manly Gallery The Esplanade, Manly.
From the bus stop on Oxford St opposite Palmer St.
Take any bus going to Circular Quay. [13 mins approx]
Then walk down to the Quay from the bus stop [Young St, 480 metres, Phillip St, 392 metres]. Take the Manly ferry from No. 3 Wharf [goes every half-hour, takes 30 mins.] At Manly, turn left as you come off the wharf and walk along the Esplanade to the end of the beach. [280 Metres]. The Gallery is at the end of The Esplanade.
To return: Walk to wharf and take ferry to Circular Quay. At Circular Quay walk to Stand E and take bus no. 392, 294, 399, 380, 396 or L94, to Oxford St, near Palmer St.
Steve Harrison, Kata Hhusin, Steve Harrison, The Present State of Science 2008, photo credit: Steve Harrison 2008, photo credit: Steve Harrison | |
Steve Harrison, Attention to Natural Truths, 2008, Photo credit: Steve Harrison |
Venue
- Venue:
- Manly Art Gallery & Museum - Website
- Street:
- Manly Esplanade
- City:
- Manly
- State:
- NSW
Description
Contact details:
Phone: +61 2 9976 1420
Fax: +61 2 9948 6938
Email:
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Website: http://www.manly.gov.nsw.au
Opening hours of gallery:
Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm
Welcome to the Manly Art Gallery & Museum, magnificently situated on Sydney Harbour and four minutes walk from Manly Wharf.
Opened in 1930 as the first metropolitan-based regional gallery in NSW, the Gallery has become a popular destination for thousands of visitors each year.Manly Art Gallery & Museum is unique and distinctive among regional galleries for a number of reasons including its focus on Australian ceramics, its extensive holdings of paintings by Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and the two youth art awards presented annually.
Ceramics Collection
Manly Art Gallery & Museum has been developing an important collection of Australian ceramics which trace the development of styles and techniques in Australia since 1945. Through an active acquisitions program and donations, the collection is continuing to develop and build into one of Australia's most significant ceramic resources. As a key member of the Regional Galleries Association of NSW, this specialisation in ceramics is seen as a key focus in the NSW network of public galleries.
The collection represents many key artists including Peter Rushforth, Ivan Englund, Janet Mansfield and Gwyn Hanssen Piggott. The works represent the diversity of techniques, aesthetics and artistic practice within the broad field of ceramics. From traditional wood-fired, salt-glazed and oxide-treated works, and works influenced by Japanese and Chinese ceramics, through to contemporary, post-modern works. Functional, decorative and sculptural styles of ceramics are represented.
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