David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


21 April 2016

West Space Fundraiser 2016

       
Opening tonight : the West Space Fundraiser is a curated exhibition that includes artworks available for purchase by over 100 artists, who are all West Space alumni, friends and supporters. Featured artworks are of diverse size and medium, including sculpture, photography, drawing and painting, priced between $150 and $4,000. 
    
By purchasing an artwork in the 2016 Fundraiser you will be directly contributing to West Space remaining rent free for artists into the future.
            
Fiona Abicare | Akira Akira | Sean Bailey | Damiano Bertoli | Fergus Binns | Angela Brennan | Jack Brown | Lauren Burrow | Beth Caird | David Capra | Trevelyan Clay | Renee Cosgrave | Ross Coulter | Georgina Criddle | Christo Crocker | Sarah crowEST | Adam John Cullen | Avni Dauti | Saskia Doherty | David Egan | James Eisen | Debris Facility | Emily Ferretti | Lewis Fidock | Tony Garifalakis | Stephen Giblett | Michael Graeve | Helen Grogan | Irene Hanenbergh | Ry Haskings | Andrew Hazewinkel | Leanne Hermosilla | Bianca Hester | Anna Higgins | Greatest Hits | Heidi Holmes | Lou Hubbard | Kez Hughes | Rafaat Ishak | Josey Kidd Crowe | Christopher L G Hill | Lucina Lane | Katie Lee | Yona Lee | Merryn Lloyd | Andrew Long w/ Lane Cormick | Dane Lovett | Jordan Marani | Helen Maudsley |
        
Helen Maudsley
The Uncontained Energy.
Without Mind; the Dream of Freedom.
The Unleashed. The Feral Force.
2009-2010
Oil on canvas
53 x 60.5 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Niagara Galleries

| Laith McGregor | Rowan McNaught | Sanné Mestrom | Scott Miles | Viv Miller | Tully Moore | Callum Morton | David Mutch | Noriko Nakamura | Tom Nicholson | Torie Nimmervol | Grant Nimmo |


Grant Nimmo
Step out of a broken jar
2016
Synthetic polymer paint on board
36.5 x 42 cm

| John Nixon | Ruth O’Leary | Charles O’Loughlin | Sanja Pahoki | Nik Pantazopoulos | Sean Peoples | Joshua Petherick | Drew Pettifer | André Piguet | Kenny Pittock | Toby Pola | Kerrie Poliness | Patrick Pound | Daniel Price | Lisa Radford | 
     
Lisa Radford
Furniture Painting (Blue Bricks)
2013
Acrylic on board with yellow frame
40 x 30 cm (plus frame)

| Aaron Christopher Rees | Stuart Ringholt | Geoff Robinson | Kiron Robinson | Brigit Ryan | Christopher Sciuto | Sally Smart | Julian Aubrey Smith | Vivian Cooper Smith | Sam Songailo | Bryan Spier | Masato Takasaka | Emily Taylor | Natalie Thomas | Meredith Turnbull | Peter Tyndall | Danae Valenza | Ronnie van Hout | Isadora Vaughan | Daniel von Sturmer | Nick Waddell | Xanthe Waite | Lydia Wegner | Grace Wood | Benjamin Woods | DAMP and others.
Patrons Pre-sale : Thursday 21 April 2016, 4–6pm*
Opening : Thursday 21 April 2016, 6–8pm
Exhibition Dates : Friday 22 April to Sunday 24 April 2016
           
Contact : Thea Jones - thea@westspace.org.au - for further info
West Space : Level 1, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000

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