featuring works by some of my friends from Hornsby TAFE ceramics department. It was held in Vita Restaurant, Wangi Wangi which might seem a strange venue for an exhibition but, as a space, it worked as you can see from the following pictures.
Pots by Dan and pictures by Ingrid.
Pots by Pete.
The opening was fueled by pizza (it's an Italian restaurant). I think that this was a great idea for displaying work away from the tyranny of the major galleries with their large comissions and hope to see more of it.
An added bonus was finding that the Dobell house, where the artist William Dobell spent the latter part of his, life was just up the road.
I have always been an admirer of his portraits precisely because of that element of caricature that prompted the famous court case. While they don't have any originals there (except a door:), they do have a comprehensive collection of reproductions including the contentious painting of Joshua Smith, together with a study for it, next to a photo of Joshua Smith himself. I had not seen the photo before and was fascinated to see just how Dobell managed to capture the very essense of the man.
Well worth a visit!
Preferably closer to Sydney:)
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