Walk in the Park
It always feels great to get a beautiful, blue sky day following a couple of days of rain and gray. We started the day off with a visit to a funky little Sunday market in the neighborhood of Marrickville . I’ve seen a lot of markets on my travels and each is imbued with its own unique character and vibe. The area where the Marrackville markets take place are covered in trees which gives the whole place a cool and relaxed vibe. I have to say that it was one of the most enjoyable markets I have been to!
After the market we headed for the Sydney Botanical Gardens and the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the closing day of an exhibition on Japanese wood block prints. The prints were amazing and the video of how the wood blocks (basically big stamps) are made really drove home what an incredible art form this is.
Hymn to beauty – the art of Utamaro
Across the hall from the wood block prints was an exhibition called ArtExpress which features the work of High School students from around Australia. I left that exhibition totally floored by the ingenuity and incredible self expression of the young artists who were featured in that particular installation. Check out the online gallery if you have a moment: Inside ArtExpress 2010
I think the coolest of the works on display was “Dragster” by Joshua Warren. He took the parts of a bicycle and welded them into the frame just like you would get when you would buy a plastic toy model; inspired. I also really enjoyed “Fictitious decay” by Imogen Darling-Blair. Although, two pick only two from the 44 works on display is not easy since they were all so amazing!
After that, ice cream in the park followed by a DVD (we watched Where the Wild Things Are).
Not bad for a sunny day in Sydney. Here are some pics from the our day out and about:
Olives on sale from Molive at the Marrickville Organic Market
Welcome back to the blog, David!