Finally I’ve made it to Craft to see an exhibition; though I’m still sad I didn’t manage to see the previous show ‘White Goods‘ (boo).
So it’s ‘Fresh!‘ time again.
exhibition
I’m still getting my thoughts in some kind of order … but in reading the works list I noticed that all but two artists are RMIT graduates [there are ten artists; whereas previous years had 12]. I hope that doesn’t mean the Melbourne graduate craft scene is becoming RMIT-centric. Where are the other universities’ students? Are the courses just not there any more? Are the courses not of an equivalent standard (that’s a terrible question, but you can understand why it’s asked)? Are the selections simply reflections of this year’s judges preferences? Lots of questions.
exhibition
Selected/awarded artists are:
- Emma Blackmore (RMIT) – fashion (textile)
- Katie Collins (RMIT; website) – gold & silversmithing
- Leana Kim (RMIT; website) – ceramics
- Christopher Massey (RMIT) – gold & silversmithing
- Henry Madin (RMIT) – wood sculpture / furniture
- Scarlett Mellows (RMIT; website) – print image practice
- Jess Milne (VCA) – ceramic / furniture
- Thomas O’Hara (RMIT) – gold & silversmithing
- Tricia Page (RMIT; website) – trampoline!
- Kate Sylvester (VCA; website) – painting (textile)
For me the most outstanding are the jewellery pieces by Katie Collins (below).
exhibition
Mmmm … what did you think when you visited?
‘Fresh! 2015‘ is at Craft until 24th May 2015.
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Other posts:
- ‘Fresh! 2014‘ (May14)
- 2013 : this year the exhibition wasn’t at the end of the year but transferred to early in the new year; the year-naming changed over at this point
- 2012 : oh, I must have missed this exhibition
- ‘Fresh! 2011‘ (Dec11)
- ‘Fresh! 2010‘ (Dec10)
- ‘Fresh! 2009‘ (Dec09)
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Melbourne Jeweller 