On Friday night I had the honour of being an artist in the opening of the Pen to Pixel exhibition as part of the Manly Arts festival. The exhibition was opened by the Manly's lord Mayor. I had such a happy time chatting to the other illustrators and being part of the community.
The distinctive, often exciting visual language of illustration is to be celebrated in Manly Council’s innovative ‘Frameworks’ art spaces - eight permanent ‘frames’ creating an 'outdoor gallery' along Market Lane in Manly’s business district and at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum forecourt on West Esplanade Reserve, close to Manly Ferry Wharf.
Artist and curator Angela van Boxtel will use the
‘Frameworks’ to explore illustration as art by a selection of eight
works grouped under the title ‘From Pen to Pixel’ commencing 3 September
2010 to 6 March 2011, letting the public to enjoy them all hours of the
day and night - free of charge.
“Illustrations are everywhere in our daily life,”
says Angela. “Most people’s first connection with art is through the
illustrations in a children’s book. Illustrations add countless layers
of meaning to the written text by visual impact alone.”
“As human beings we are daily swamped by illustrations in advertisements and magazines, story books, comics and on the internet, too. “But illustrating has always been a great career path for young artists to earn money on the side and to be challenged and creative in unique, creative ways.”
The eight artists exhibiting in ‘From Pen to Pixel’ are Angela van Boxtel, Lara Allport, Julie Nettleton, Saffron Craig, Hung Lin, Cheryl Orsini, Simon Swingler and Alissa Stytsenko.
3pm, Sunday 12 September 2010. Join curator Angela van Boxtel and artists for a talk about the ideas and artworks.
Artists’ Talk
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Kate Conklin commented on 06-Sep-2010 06:45 PM
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