Category Archives: Artists

Illumine – Art and Performance Ruha Fifita

Originally posted on Be Illumined:
Art Work by Ruha Fifita Ruha Fifita Ruha Fifita was born in Vava’u, Tonga, in 1990 and has spent most of her life with her family in Vava’u, Ha’apai, and Tongatapu. In 2006 she co-founded ON THE SPOT (OTS), an arts organisation aimed at exploring and utilising the arts as…

Mystery of Visual Literacy – Leigh Hobbs Laureate at Large

Leigh Hobbs, this year’s Australian Children’s Laureate, is about to give a lecture, The Mystery of Visual Literacy, to the three quarters full auditorium in the state library, Queensland. The talk has been sponsored by Book Links and the Queensland Writer’s Centre. Scanning the audience I see many of my Writelinks buddies,  visitors from theContinue reading “Mystery of Visual Literacy – Leigh Hobbs Laureate at Large”

For Our Children – The Illustrative World of Helene Magisson

This blog originally appeared on Magic Fish Dreaming.  Visit the blog to read other interesting posts about the project. Join the facebook page or blog to be informed about the kickstarter. Helene Magisson is a Children’s book illustrator, who graduated from the painting restoration school “Art et Avenir”, Paris (France). She was also trained in theContinue reading “For Our Children – The Illustrative World of Helene Magisson”

Underpass Art

One of the things I love about cities is discovering the art in the underpasses and on the railway stop walls.  Some of these art works are commissioned creations; others are layers put over already existing art and blank walls by underground artists. During the lead up to hosting the G20, the city concerned aboutContinue reading “Underpass Art”