Showing posts with label Adelaide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adelaide. Show all posts

Friday, September 24, 2010

The Outsiders Festival is dead

The Outsiders Festival 2010

Many thanks to all artists that took part in the Outsiders Festival - Adelaide 2010 (in random order):

Barbara Cannon
Skye Bartlett
Miron Abramovici
Mark Roberts
Mike Greenwood
Mike Retter
Joanne Chua
Steve Oatway
Jungle Phillips
Julie Stephens
Bruce Miller
Leon Woods
Julia Sisi
Dan Casado
Claudio Braier
Elva Maude Turner Lindsay
Krystal Marks
Melanie Papertalk
Jamie Leffers
Craig Pinkie
Clifford Williams
Rowena Pinkie
Marley McHughes
Joseph Sansbury
N'Tarleah Cleaver
Kirk Wright
Ben Retter
Pearl Rodgers
Donovan Christie
Dana Nance
Tracy Hansell
Sunyata
George Pivas
Frédérique Albou
John Douglas
Jade Zivanovic
Destry Sparks
Space G

The third edition of the Outsiders Festival is planed for November 2011
Registrations now open.
www.outsiders-festival.com


Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Outsiders Festival - Adelaide 2010 promo - thanks to Mike Retter




The Outsiders Festival - Adelaide 2010
29 August - 26 September
The West Torrens Auditorium
1, Brooker Terrace, Hilton, 5033
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226981983501&ref=ts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Donovan Christie


My name is Donovan Christie, I am reasonably new to the art world and I am striving to be a big part of it. In the past one to two years I have taken the time to commit myself to painting and making a living out of my art. Recently, I put on my first major exhibition through the Fringe and entered the Flagstaff Rotary Club Art Exhibition and received the Highly Commended award, this was a proud moment for me. I possess a very broad understanding and appreciation towards a diverse range of art, as you can tell in my own range of work.

My preferred medium is acrylic paints on canvas. My body of work generally consists of photographic realism pieces; whether they are portraits, streetscapes or traditional landscapes. I so frequently find myself standing still and appreciating things that people take for granted in life. This outlook makes me an avid admirer of people, architecture and urban landscapes in particular.

His work shows huge potential and maturity – with an understanding of abstract, colour and subject matter, putting me in mind of Jeffery Smart. - Penny Dowie (Judge, Flagstaff Hill Art Exhibition 2010)

My home town of Adelaide gives me my inspiration, taking suburban and rural photographs; this might be anything that appeals to me such as a bus stop, an alleyway or even a set of powerlines. I then collate a number of angles of the one subject and configure, crop and edit these images and sketch out a final draft. I then sketch and paint this to canvas as I believe a painting conveys more feeling and sentiment rather than a photograph.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Echoes to the Outsiders Festival

One or two extremely versatile. Good to see a mixed selection. Thank you.

Great local talent - enjoyed the diverse works on show. Good luck with this idea and project.

Some interesting and inventive work.

Hi Stefan - quite a show! It was so good to see so much energy of creativity.

Some extraordinary works!

Ella Dent - some of the finest art which I had ever seen.

Absolutely wonderful art. Congratulations everyone!

Such thought and depth - absolutely beautiful.

I love Julie Stephen's bird paintings and witty titles.

Some very original works.

Help me God I'm drowning - so lovely - keep ya head up.

The art standard is hi.

Pivas - J. Stephens, what a future, WOW. Thank you for cheering up an old man.

Stefan, my sincere gratitude back, you have helped so many humble souls to display and enjoy each others art in a way that was not possible before. You did it solely from the goodness of your heart. That is why the Outsiders Festival in Adelaide was not only a success, but also a way for many to believe in their own art as relevant parts of their own creativity, for you shone that light by believing in their talents and befriending then as your peers. This is the true definition of community. I am so humbled and grateful to be part of this special group of individuals. Together, silently and non-physically we are evolving and we are quietly making a difference . With much love and thanks.

Leon Woods

Although I could not go to Stefan's Festival, I would just like to congratulate him on the magnificent job he has done. I would like to thank him very much for letting me take part in his festival and from what I hear it was a outstanding success. Proved all his critics wrong , and I will certainly be looking forward to next year. Thank you Stefan.

Julie Stephens

Well it was a really cool event Stefan so thank you!

Mike Retter



Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Jungle Phillips

If you are in Adelaide and want to see something really interesting, go to see Jungle Phillips at 558 Marion Road. You won't regret it.
He is currently concentrating on getting his works ready for the South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) in August.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Steve Langdon




A true Outsider, Steve has started painting eleven years ago and he's a very happy man.


If you're in Adelaide make sure you pay a visit to his studio on Sturt Street in the city (a short walk from the CBD).


Be warned, though, you may end up bying some of his art.