Dennis O'Connor - Layered Studies

Above are the studies I've been working on of Dennis O'Connor, an associate of Arthur Wicks.  I've been working on these layered paintings through trial and error to get the process perfect.  Although I've made drawings like this countless times, these are among the first I've done as a process of portraiture, to capture the actual likeness of a person with this method.  The process is solid now so subsequent works will be made more directly with (hopefully) only one piece as the study.  The finished works for this series will be painted on glass.

Below is a preview of an animation I'm working on for my installation Finding Arthur Wicks, scheduled for exhibition in October.

Arthur Wick's Moving Preview from Tony Curran on Vimeo.

Tone Destiny Featured in New Work by Lucy Turner

Clare and Albert, 2011 by Lucy Turner

Several years ago, Lucy Turner and myself were among a a handful (60ish) studients from all over the world chosen to participate in Richard Goodwin's Porosity Studio, a kind of scholarship residency thing that was funded by the British Council.  Turner who was a student at the Glasgow School of Arts collaborated with me on sound design project which we (I) called Tone Lucy.  Just recently Turner emailed me a movie animation that she recently completed which featured a track by me (yes, I am Tone Destiny!), Beam on the Horizon, from my recently completed album 1+0+ which she got from my webpage where I've put up a free download.

A New Exploration in Portraiture

I was playing around with a few ideas of producing narratives on the web without text or video file stuff.  Something that could be automatically interactive, wouldn't to buffer and wouldn't be a passive exploration for the audience as it would be controlled by them.

This work is a portrait.  The nature of the medium I am using is to explore the nature of the figure in time and space and how that is distorted when the viewer is able to determine spatial and temporal aspects of hte subject.  The process will be ongoing and develop over time and you should bookmark this address http://tonycurran.com.au/works/everything.html

Keep checking up on it and be sure to let me know what you think by commenting below.

DIFFERENCE

Each of these stereo images are made up of the same two photos. They are layered across each other in subtly different ways. The beauty in each of these images lies in the difference between its two parts and how that difference is read.

I MADE A WEBSITE FOR 2042

I made Website. It's the first website I've ever made and you can view it here at www.2042artonthestreet.com. Check it out and follow the links, bookmark them and wait for the news about what's happening. This year's 2042 is looking great and will feature great artists from and around Newtown.

Check out the Twitter, the blog, the facebook and the website.

New iPhone Application

I used to use one thing, and then I heard reviews about another one and a guy got on the cover of the New Yorker with it so I thought I'd give it a go.

experiment experiment experiment

PLENTY OF FISH

Turn and Draw was a group exhibition featuring myself, Luke Tipene and Tina Salama last Wednesday night at THE WALL, The World Bar in Kings Cross.

I projected a DVD of this stereoptic work and supplied a bunch of the accompanying 3D glasses

Show Opened at Cafe Giulia

Awesome show. No Flyer, no prices, but I just put titles in. So far I've included The Hustler, Operation, Luke with Skull Shadow, Falling Back, and two Self Portraits.

When Viewing The Hustler ask a staff member for 3-D Glasses.

This work is not in the Cafe Giulia show but I just thought I'd put it out there

Night Time