Jacqui gave an impassioned lecture that held everyone in its interest. The Kelly Myth is a large structure and is continually being explained by works like Jacqui's.
Neville Gibb
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At our last Art Appreciation for the year we listened to a lecture by Jacqui Stockdale concerning her installation in the Simpson Gallery entitled The Outlaws Inn. This is a work that combines historical and fantasy. It depicts some members of the Kelly Family together with images of fantasy figures. Jacqui gave an impassioned lecture that held everyone in its interest. The Kelly Myth is a large structure and is continually being explained by works like Jacqui's. Photograph: Benalla Art Gallery Facebook Post Jacqui spoke extremely well and everyone appreciated her interest.
Neville Gibb At our most recent Art appreciation we experienced something different. - a lecture in Auslan.
To comprehend a lecture in Auslan we needed an interpreter. So we had an artist telling her story and we had an interpreter watching her symbolic hand and arm movements and explaining to us what she was saying. What the artist was saying was interesting. She did not hold back in telling us the difficulties a young deaf person experiences and what we can do to alleviate it. There are many obstacles that a deaf person has to cope with that a hearing person never considers. Suffice to say there are real problems that are difficult to overcome. Our speaker explained that the invention of the Auslan language was a revelation to her and she had to fight to learn it and to get other deaf people to learn it. Apparently, it was not fashionable to learn Auslan in its early days. The basic premise of her lecture was that Auslan should be learnt by everyone. It was interesting to experience listening to a lecture through an interpreter. There was one slightly humorous moment when the sound system mal-functioned and the hearing people were subjected to a loud dose of reverberation coming through the speakers. We had the experience of hearing a loud thudding electrical echo when of course our lecturer was not aware of the problem. This was a perfect example of irony. Coming up at First Mondays on Monday 5 December 10-11am: "Join artist Jacqui Stockdale for a compelling talk on her exhibition, ‘The Outlaws’ Inn’. Jacqui will share her process, practice, and dive deeper into her interest in the story of Ned Kelly and other dominant narratives of Australian colonial folklore." Neville Gibb On Monday the 7th of November the Art Group were treated to a lecture by Catherine Bennetts-Cash on an exhibition of paintings, masks, drawings and photos by a local Artist Jacqui Stockdale.
Jacqui has two large canvasses on display which she uses as a backdrop to her photographs. These canvasses are done in the colonial style - indeed one is a blow up of a colonial age painting of Mount Wellington. Her photographs are recreations of possible situations both past and present - all seem to relate to historic local myths. The Kelly Family and their relatives are both either on display or referred to. Particular reference is made in a general sense to the role of women in these widely held local myths. The exhibition as a whole is quite thought provoking. Bravo Jacqui. In the Simpson Gallery there is an exhibition of Pastel works by Jennifer Paul. These are drawings of a high standard and well worth a viewing. Jennifer will be giving a talk on Saturday 26th November about her work on display and I would recommend attendance. Neville Gibb |
Art Appreciation
Join Benalla Art Gallery staff and other members of the community on the first Monday of every month at 10am for an eclectic and ever-changing curated program of talks and tours. See the latest exhibitions and listen to talks by guest artists and curators. Stay on after the session for a coffee at the Gallery Cafe and catch up with other members of the Art Appreciation group. Meeting Times1st Monday Convenor & Contact DetailsNeville Gibb 0428 858 688 Categories
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