Explorations into artful existence through artful activity.
True stories, dreams and projects. Lucid reality hacking in the early 21st Century.
Broadcasting from Melbourne, Australia.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Yesturday... spent the day with Uncle Charles and his Partner Eicher. We went and looked at some historic Australian painting , went and saw 'African Safari' at the Imax theater and then ate at a fancy Hotel resturant on a 35th floor. A great day to forget about my performance and get into the family vibe again. Much interesting conversation! BAck to work now...The picture seen here is me daydreaming in The Adult Youth of Today show way back in 04. I got my glasses last week. Im a 1960s four eyes now. Are YOUR eyes tired ? Let Speegle to the talking!
NOw...for some serious performative cybernetix! With support and inspiration from STELARC , ROKEBY and my uncle CHARLES {amongst others} itll be nessasary to wire my doll up before to long. Lastest 'thoughts'include hooking up to a 'mind control' software program so i can dance and paint digital [Brain wave] pictures for you {beloved audience} at the same time,...sound cool?
My Doll in rehersal today. With only one glove and not the right shoes, but getting made nevertheless. Yumi really worked me hard. I actually poured sweat from the glove afterward. Doing 'ballet' when i have no technique or ground work in the art is harder than i anticipated. It really WILL be Butoh Ballet, evil, dark and quite wrong.
A quick post, with a cute cat on my lap, before i rush off for a photograhic life modeling session.Today i sorted out my act in my head so i feel not so stressed about my up and coming performance. My multi media time machine is set up now and with the pressing of a simple button I re-connected my camera which has been, mistakenly, out of service for a while. Check THis out, the biggest internet acrchive in the known world ! The 'ye'-old internet search engine machine is fun.
I went and saw Moira Finucane's show this evening, 'GOTHORAMA'. It was fatastic, shes an amazing and scary performer. She is an inspiration to my own work as it is VERY similar. Its impossible to describe her show in a few words. The day for me has been theater ,theater ,and then going to the theater. JUST how i like it! Playtime ALL day!
Everything happened at once! I went and got some rubber gloves and on the way home stopped by 'EPISODE' where i ended up putting money down on a skirt, blouse, leggings, and a jumper then back home to find my mask had arrived! 1001 birthdays! the mask is>>>fantastical! Now... the...... t r a n s f o r m a t i o n ...!!!
Aprantly, theres some insipring young artists that read my blog! This ones for Hamish, a student of my mothers, whos an art teacher. Two links: Check out MARK RYDENS paintings, they are the coolest. A leader in the neo-surrealism cult. No doupt you have seen Graffiti. Melbourne is graffiti central! Theres art everywhere! tags, bombs, huge works, posters,stickers...you name it. I have friends in the biz. I should really get my act togeather and join in the fun. Its such a culture now its hard to know where to start! Play well brother.
Living the fast and the furious. good training in the day,wild cybernetics in the evening. Im in preporation for my Doll performance.Things are going well, still have to choreograph the ballet but the costume is well on its way. Ive got a pretty good time machine set up my room now. Thers a few buttons i have no idea about but im learning.