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West Coast of NZ

Anne Fullerton — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:43:57 +0000

Driving along the west coast of the southern Islands, some amazing tree formations on the edge of the sea. Has been played with (a.k.a manipulated!) by using Adobe Photoshop.

A night at the library

Anne Fullerton — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:04:13 +0000

Movies screenings at the State Library. Spending a night at the library never sounded so good. The State Library of Victoria, Melbourne is hosting the Outside-in cinema on their big screen at their Experimedia venue. They’ll be showing contemporary documentaries and animated films over the next couple of months. The best part is, it’s free! Films being shown in the month of May are Crossing the Bridge, and The Tents.

Crossing the Bridge is about German musician Alexander Hacke on a visit to Istanbul to capture the diversity of Turkish music – from modern electronic sounds, rock and hip-hop to classical ‘Arabesque’ music.

The Tents is for lovers of all things fashion and New York. The film gets behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week and reveals how it began in the early 1990s. Told by iconic fashion designers Betsey Johnson, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan and Tommy Hilfiger, as well as fashion editors from Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and InStyle, it looks behind the glamorous veil of the industry.

Don’t forget to book a seat for your movie at the State Library Website. The event is BYO snacks and non alcoholic beverages. So pop some popcorn, bring along a soda and enjoy a night in the library.

Find the full movie schedule here

Sun and Rain

Anne Fullerton — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:51:27 +0000

The beauty of weather in Melbourne.

Chinatown, Sydney

Anne Fullerton — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:52:55 +0000

This stunning light installation In Between Two Worlds by Jason Wing hovers in a Chinatown back alley. It is sensational. http://thebetterlivingindex.com

Sydney Film Festival

Anne Fullerton — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:40:43 +0000

The Sydney Film Festival is in its 59^th year, which makes it Australia’s longest running film festival. If you think that’s impressive, we’ve got three double passes to the following flicks up for grabs.

The first is Crazy Horse, a film about nude dancing in Paris. Crazy Horse is a club that takes erotica to the next level and boasts the greatest nude dancing in the world (outside of your own bedroom, of course). The film follows the rehearsals and the creation of the club’s newest show, described as “kind of like the Cirque du Soleil with nudity” and gives insight into the lives of the performers.

Next is First Position. This is another follow-the-performer film, this time focusing on the most prestigious children’s ballet competition in the world: The Youth America Grand Prix. Love to hate those stage mothers.

The last, and possibly strangest of the trio, is Beasts of the Southern Wild, a film set in a defiant community cut off from the rest of the world. Icebergs melt and prehistoric creatures descend. There’s a six-year-old girl named Hushpuppy, and her father is named Wink.

To enter, fill out the form below and tell us which film you’d like to see and why.

Can't see the form? Click here.

Sunflowers

Anne Fullerton — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:31:33 +0000

Beautiful sunflowers!

Next Wave Festival

Anne Fullerton — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:40:50 +0000

Next Wave Festival 2012 is a place for questions and for madness. It’s a festival of art that intends to reinterpret what it is to be a human being. Social, political and civic humanities are to be represented in art forms that call upon the subconscious.

Your mind’s image of yourself may have just taken off its shoes and jumped on the next astral plane, rising to meet the full moon in a hessian sack. Just let it go, man. This isn’t a festival of answers. It’s a festival of questions. It’s art that makes arguments for difference. It’s art that tackles topics head on and may make your brain implode – all in good fun, of course.

Next Wave is a community of people taking on their most complex thoughts in search of answers, but not in a tangible, logical form because this isn’t a festival of answers. You go to the festival to immerse yourself in the artists’ thoughts, share breakfast, see art, talk about it, be silent about it, see more art, eat more food and then watch the sun rise again.

This year the mode of communication has changed with the introduction of the Next Wave Magazine. You can download a copy here and there will be hard copies at selected national sites.

The festival is held all over Melbourne and day passes are on sale now, but there are also heaps of free events between May 19-27.

Girlosophy

Anne Fullerton — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:32:27 +0000

Girlosophy wants to take you to India! The next trip is departing for Delhi on November 23, 2012 and includes photography workshops, The Taj Mahal, a tiger safari in world famous Ranthambore National Park, shopping in the bazaars of Jaipur plus yoga and meditation in various locations throughout Rajasthan. Book now, positions on this dream tour are filling fast! For info please email travel@girlosophy.com or visit www.girlosophy.com.

Check out these lovely images of India from Girlosophy contributor Saskia Rysenbry.

Yen X Face Hunter Fashion Week Party

Anne Fullerton — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:08:51 +0000

We celebrated the end of another fabulous Sydney Fashion Week by partying with Face Hunter at The Backroom. If you were there, here are some pretty photos to remind you of all the fun you had. If you weren’t there, here are some pretty photos to make you wish that you were. A big thanks to everyone who came along.

By Yvan Rodic

By Luke Latty

By Yvan Rodic

By Luke Latty

Chain Mail, True Self

Anne Fullerton — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:13:03 +0000

The Jacky Winter Group and Melbourne’s GPO have reinvented chain mail. The Chain Mail: True Self is all the fun of an original chain letter, without the pressure of having to decide to send it on to 50 people or die. This time, an art board is sent to artist number 1 who works their artful magic and sends it (san death threats) to artist number 2. It goes on and on until the artwork is returned to Melbourne’s GPO via post.

The artworks will feature illustration, photography and fashion design by artists Beci Orpin, Kelly Thompson, James Gulliver Hancock, and about 47 others. The theme is self-image and transformation, and all profits from the event will be donated to (a real) charity, Fitted for Work. Each work will be sold for $200 to help disadvantaged women find employment.

The exhibition is held on Level 1 of Melbourne’s GPO from Thursday May 31 to Sunday June 24, and entry is free.

So, now that you’ve read this all the way to the end, pass it on to 10-15 people in the next 5 minutes or little girl ghosts will jump on your bed while you sleep. Just kidding. But seriously, pass it on.