What: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (also known as Hermes of Praxiteles or Hermes of Olympia) Artist: Praxiteles Type: Sculpture Year: Fourth century BC Medium: Parian Marble Subject: Hermes holding Dionysus Where: Archaeological Museum of Olympia Why: I like this work for its historical values. I often ask myself: what does any specific artwork tell … Continue reading
Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot). Image via Wonder Bros. Pictures SPOILERS LIKE CRAZY Y’ALL: STAY SAFE FAM Well into the third week of Wonder Woman’s tenure at the local cinema, I slunk into the back row of the Tuesday 9pm session. I had been worn down by enthusiastic reviews from friends. “It’s great!” they would say, eyes … Continue reading
What: The Garden of Earthly Delights Artist: Hieronymus Bosch Year: Early 1500’s Type: Triptych, painting Medium: Oil on wood Subject: Religion Where: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Why: I can’t remember how I first came across Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights but it is an absolute masterpiece of the bizarre. As one glances across its … Continue reading
Photo credit: J V Birch I recently overheard someone say that she “was never going to be able to tell if a poem was good or not” and I completely understand where she was coming from. Which was why I approached a talk by Australian poet Mike Ladd with some trepidation. However, the event, organised … Continue reading
Natalie Carfora with Professor John Carty at the Yidaki exhibition at the South Australian Museum. Photo credit: Rachel Wong What is a museum? What stories should be told? These two questions curator Professor John Carty asked me have stayed in my mind after our conversation. I visited John at the South Australian Museum to walk … Continue reading
William Crighton. Photo credit: Rachel Wong Welcome to our coverage of the final day of WOMADelaide! These last few days have been such spectacular fun and today should be no exception as Fuel Fandango, Nattali Rize and The Specials take the stage. William Crighton Armed with a ukelele, this heavily bearded blues musician enthralled the crowd with … Continue reading
Aurelio. Photo credit: Rachel Wong We are here at WOMADelaide Day #3! Aurelio, The Piyut Ensemble, and the Philip Glass Ensemble are some of the acts we are looking forward to seeing! Despite today’s rain and strong winds, we will persevere to get you exclusive photos and the latest updates. Aurelio The spitting rain was momentarily forgotten when … Continue reading
