Create Your Own Wall Gallery

What could be a better way to display your photos of those precious moments or to exhibit someone’s proud artwork than to lay them out on a wide span of space and create your own gallery wall. Or as the image above shows, you don’t even need to have many images for the gallery walls – inspirational quotes work just as well. Perhaps this would be a fun weekend project for the family. For some tips on how to create your own gallery wall (such as consistency in frames or perhaps even a colour that runs the artwork), do head over to Design Crush. It is quite a good read for those who are up to the project.

(I love how the gallery is not all hung up but instead sits on the shelves or leans against the wall)

Hope you’re having a delightful day.

-T.

Images: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 

Some links you may have missed:

• Samples of Australian artists here, here and here
• Amazing words of encouragement, especially (but not limited) for all creatives
• Home Interiors: elegant and modern

Cafe + Gallery in Perth

As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan of art; even if I don’t understand it, I am often still intrigued and will often strive to see the artwork from the perspective of the artist. In the past few years, quite a few cafes with adjoining galleries have popped up all over the city. What could be more perfect than good art and delicious food to indulge in? Here are a few favourites of mine:

Venn Gallery
With old chemistry bottles lining the shelf, distressed original brick walls and a newly opened laneway filled with beautiful and cleverly selected greenery, Venn would be the perfect place for a lazy Sunday afternoon spent in the gallery, followed by some gourmet food and coffee at their bar+cafe.

Address: 16 Queen Street, PERTH WA
Current exhibition: New World Order, featuring new work by Tom Mùller (Perth), Yarra Vega (New York) and Augustyn Schwarzwald (Berlin). Exhibition ends 4 October 2013.

Bivouac
Just before seeing a show down the road at the State Theatre, why not stop in to Bivouac for some tasty morsels or some good wine to begin the evening on a good note. While you’re there, don’t forget about the art displayed on the walls. If any of them take your fancy, you might just be able to take it home with you.

Address: 198 William Street, NORTHBRIDGE WA
Current exhibition: Found and Saw by Jessica Wyld. Exhibition ends 19th October 2013.

Moana Project Space
If you’re in the city and looking to take a break, why not head to Moana Cafe, situated upstairs in the Moana Chambers. Enjoy a cup of smooth coffee (with beans by Five Senses) as you sit back and relax amidst the backdrop of beautifully detailed plastered walls, rich jarrah accents and the quite hum of the city below you. If you aren’t in a rush, don’t forget to take a peek at the artwork on show in the gallery below

Address: 618 Hay Street, PERTH WA
Current exhibition: The Aesthetics of Disengagement, a series of “meditations on boredom, communicational rupture, anxiety, loss of pleasure, withdrawal; the withering of oneʼs capacity to remember and project, to dream, desire, and fantasize.” Exhibition ends 28 September

T.

Anna Walker

Loving these whimsical illustrations by Melbourne illustrator Anna Walker. I first spotted her work as I was taking a student back to their class from a piano lesson, a beautiful poster hung up on the library wall, ignored by many who passed by. But not me. Making a mental note, I finally have the chance to look through her folio, from the quaint little illustrations to her clever books. For more information, please do visit her website.

Do you know of any other illustrators? If you have any in mind, do let me know. I’d be very interested to look into them.

-The Fine Duchess

All image credits go to Anna Walker.

And some posts you may have missed:

• Film Music: Rain
• Adventure Time: BMO Chop
• Beautiful Rooms: Elegant And Modern

Miso

…am absolutely loving the simplicity of the works by Melbourne artist, Miso, as a part of her exhibition Everywhere I Have Been. The exhibition features works on paper which have been pin pricked to result in a beautiful image.

With everything stripped back to the bare minimum, it is so delicate and calm, allowing us a glimpse into what the artist may have perceived at the time of the event or inspiration.

For more details, visit Miso’s site or perhaps even read an interview with her.

All images by MiCK Gallery

Van Gogh, Dali and Beyond

Pablo Picasso: Violin and Grapes

On a cloudy afternoon, the Duke and I finally took a trip to the Art Gallery of WA and paid a visit to fantastic exhibition in town, Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond. These were a few of our favourites:

Pierre Roy: Daylight Savings Time

Jean Metzinger: Landscape

Salvador Dalí: Illuminated Pleasures

Salvador Dalí: Debris of an Automobile, Giving Birth To A Blind Horse Biting a Telephone

The last work by Dalí really is something, isn’t it. And the title is quite the mouthful too! I’m rather fascinated at how so many things are occurring all at the same time and yet they all work well together. What do you think? Maybe a bit too dark to sit in the living room?

Hope you’re having a good start to the new week.

-The Fine Duchess

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• James Blake + Concert Etiquette
• Lovely Chignons
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Swim

An endearing animation by Thoka Maer (via More Design Please)

-The Fine Duchess

How To Do Your Laundry

Isn’t this such a sweet way of describing the process of doing one’s laundry? It sure would be the perfect house warming gift for that young person you know who is moving out (or doing their own laundry) for their first time.

This poster can be purchased from Caravan.

-The Fin Duchess

Nanny Nap

 

… only to wake up 3 hours later and find the Duke home from work. Oops…

-The Fine Duchess

Winter Arts Festival

Grab your coats and mittens, my lovelies, and head out to the city for a night filled with snow, music and glorious food to satisfy your appetite. Tonight kicks off the Perth Winter Arts Festival and boy, will it be magnificent. There will be a giant snow dome (that’s right, Perth finally snows…sort of) which will feature the Perth Jazz Society, STEPS Youth Dance, the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra and many more. When your heart has been filled with the vibrant nuances of the arts, it is time to fill your stomach with mouth watering delicacies; at the Twilight Hawkers Markets, one will find everything from paella to baked potatoes to mulled wine.

And just when you think that the night is at its end, don’t head back to your warm houses just yet. With plenty of props laid out, go and strike a pose at the Yelp photobooth with a loved one and finish the night on a high!

“This Winter Arts Season, indulge in the artforms you love and sample some you’ve never tried before, starting with free music, dance and comedy under a snowy and starry Perth autumn night sky.”

-The Fine Duchess

Image via perth winter arts

Van Gogh, Dali and Beyond

The Duke and I are so excited to hear the news that the Art Gallery of Western Australia will be in partnership with MoMa to exhibit works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol, Dali and many more artists.  Not only do we admire the works of Dalí, we even have a melted clock like the one in the image above (the Duke sourced it out at The Daily Planet). I personally was overjoyed to hear that Henry Toulouse-Lautrec would be a part of the crowd too. Having studied him quite in depth in high school, it would fantastic to be able to see a vast portion of his works. Words simply can not describe my excitement!

“This exhibition presents three of the most fundamental artistic genres which link and transcend the ‘isms’ of twentieth century art, from Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and beyond to the art of today…”

Tickets are on sale now. For more information on the exhibition, click here.

-The Fine Duchess

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