April 2024 Mailbag No 1
The first item is that Bendigo's Iconic Letters celebrated International Woman's Day 2024.
The iconic Bendigo sign in the Rosalind Park piazza has been decorated with the art of local women as part of the Women of Gold project to help celebrate International Women’s Day 2024.
Women of Gold is an immersive exhibition showcasing the works of local female artists and featuring diverse stories from the Greater Bendigo community to give visibility to the untold stories of women. The project includes free public art displays, short film showings and events to recognise International Women’s Day 2024.
Creative artists involved in the project include Yorta Yorta artist Annie Brigdale, Ginny Jeong, Rhayven Jane, Sara McQueenie, Lauren Starr, Julie Andrews, and collaborators Aimee Chapman (music), Louise Fisher (Design Pond) and Mitch Nivalis (filmmaker).
The iconic Bendigo sign in the Rosalind Park has been decorated with the art of local women to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The letters all feature elements of the artwork of the upcoming Women of Gold exhibition which will take place in Pennyweight Lane from March 1, 2024.
Women of Gold showcases the works of Bendigo female artists to "give visibility to the untold stories of women".
The project includes free public art displays, short film showings and events for International Women’s Day 2024 on March 8.
Creative force behind the Women of Gold project Megan Champion said the Bendigo sign's redecoration was a "strong commitment to embedding the stories and perspectives of women in our community, culture, and history.”
Artists involved in the project include Yorta Yorta artist Annie Brigdale, Ginny Jeong, Rhayven Jane, Sara McQueenie, Lauren Starr, Julie Andrews, and collaborators Aimee Chapman (music), Louise Fisher (Design Pond) and Mitch Nivalis (filmmaker). (Credit: https://www.facebook.com/TheBendigoNews)
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The other item from D our Roving Reporter in Central Victoria is about the death of Jan Senbergs (1939-2024) posted on the Instagram page for the Bendigo Art Gallery.
Vale Jan Senbergs
Bendigo Art Gallery acknowledges the passing of Jan Senbergs (1939-2024).
The Gallery has significant holdings of Senbergs’ work and several important paintings acquired through the generous recent gift of The Honourable Paul Guest OAM QC, who has enjoyed a decades-long friendship with the artist.
Born in Latvia in 1939, Jan Senbergs migrated with his family to Australia at the age of ten and settled in Melbourne. He formally studied commercial screen-printing however regarded himself as a self-taught artist whose early association with Leonard French was formative, as were subsequent friendships with artists George Johnson and Roger Kemp.
Jan Senbergs was renowned for his dense, expressive views of cities and industrial landscapes as both poignant and humorous observations of the trappings of civilisation. Working deftly across printmaking, drawing and painting with the use of a distinctive black line and dramatic palette, Senbergs’ work gave rise to the icons of industry; his painterly, masculine works drawing both from observation and the artist’s vast imagination.
We extend our deepest condolences to Jan's family and friends.
Here are some examples of Jan Senbergs' amazing paintings and drawings. You will find his works in many of the Australian galleries including at the Bendigo Art Gallery if you are lucky enough to be able to visit.
To learn more about Jan Senbergs and his remarkable view of the world please follow the bookmark link below.
Next from the photographer Colin Morris a link to a new and exciting photographer called Ricardo Da Cunha which includes some interesting quotes about being a photographer.
Finally today from Monica in Tanzania comes the recommendation that we check out a book titled The Madman's Gallery by Edward Brooke-Hitching which this week is reviewed by DelanceyPlace.com - a site which delivers eclectic excerpts to your email every day!
And from The Madman's Gallery is the information that London had some of the largest paintings in the world and the one being referred to in this daily excerpt is Robert Barker's London panorama of 1792, from the top of the Albion Mills.
You can read all about this painting by following the bookmark link below and in a few days there will be a post reviewing more about Robert Barker and his panoramic view of the world. And would you believe it - but this is the person who coined the word panorama!!
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