"Sydney's newest street skateboard complex, Waterloo Oval Skate Park, will be officially opened on Saturday, 1 July between 10.30am and 5.30pm.
A full day of activities has been organised by the City of Sydney in conjunction with South Sydney Youth Services including live music and the park's first ever Street Skate Competition.
Entry is free and prizes will be awarded to the best male and female skaters in four divisions - U/12, U/14, U/16 and Open.
Registration for the competition starts at 8.30am."
When: 1 July 2006 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Where: Waterloo Oval, Cnr McEvoy and Elizabeth Streets, Waterloo
W: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/html/custom/2234-event-details.asp?EventID=14034
art, design, web culture, ideas, inspiration, community, lifestyle, environment
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Tadao Ando feature
Interesting feature on world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando. He's based is Osaka, started in boxing and started designing interiors, furniture and then architecture. He is now 64. He has no formal in architecture. First saw a link to the story on Jean Snow's website.
W: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20060608TDY01001.htm
Jean Snow's website: http://www.jeansnow.net
W: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20060608TDY01001.htm
Jean Snow's website: http://www.jeansnow.net
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Grab Your Fork - food blogger from Sydney
Came across this great food blog called 'Grab Your Fork because life is one long buffet table'. "Grab Your Fork is Helen's gastronomic journey around Sydney and abroad." Helen Yee takes lots of photos of each food item or food event she is blogging. It's a great site to check out. Makes you want to visit some of these places offering yummy goodies.
W: http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/
W: http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/
Google to offer spreadsheets
"Although it's still considered a work in progress, Google's online spreadsheet will offer consumers and businesses a free alternative to Microsoft's Excel application a product typically sold as part of the Office software suite that has been a steady moneymaker for years..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/spread-em-google-takes-on-excel/2006/06/06/1149359713087.html
To take a sneak peak tour of the application and to sign up: http://www.google.com/googlespreadsheets/tour1.html
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/spread-em-google-takes-on-excel/2006/06/06/1149359713087.html
To take a sneak peak tour of the application and to sign up: http://www.google.com/googlespreadsheets/tour1.html
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Sydney Writers' Festival talks available free online
Bigpond Broadband have put on 17 authors' talks from the Sydney Writers' Festival which took place between 24-28th May 2006.
Talks include Alain De Botton's 'Buildings as Guides to Happiness' talk, Neil Gaiman, David Malouf, Naomi Wolf and others.
W: http://swf.bigpond.com/
Alain De Botton's talk: http://bigpondguide.com/SWF2006VODAlaindeBotton001_29_
Talks include Alain De Botton's 'Buildings as Guides to Happiness' talk, Neil Gaiman, David Malouf, Naomi Wolf and others.
W: http://swf.bigpond.com/
Alain De Botton's talk: http://bigpondguide.com/SWF2006VODAlaindeBotton001_29_
The Shootout - Newcastle 7-9 July
"The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival is the most extreme filmmaking festival in the world. This is the film festival where filmmakers come together in one place to make a short film in 24 hours.
In 24 hours great stories are told in great short films using the most affordable and readily available equipment.
This is a filmmaking event where professionals do compete with aspiring filmmakers and the general public on a level playing field..."
Also happening in Toowoomba, Queensland during 11-13 August, and in Hamilton, New Zealand during 22-24 September, and Boulder, Colorado during 20-22 October.
W: http://www.theshootout.info
No nuclear plant while I'm in charge
"NSW Premier Morris Iemma has vowed no nuclear power stations would be built in NSW as long as he is premier..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/no-nuclear-plant-while-im-in-charge/2006/06/05/1149359643971.html
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/no-nuclear-plant-while-im-in-charge/2006/06/05/1149359643971.html
Monday, June 5, 2006
Google Idol
"Gidol is a new online competition for the many talented (and not so talented) people out there who have been waiting for their moment of fame. The competition places publicly submitted videos from Google Video in a head-to-head knockout tournament of 4 heats and 2 semi finals leading up to the grand final when a winner is announced.
Popularity is judged by the public who vote for their favourite video - and you can vote once a day for the Gidol you want to win. Votes are tallied at the end of the competition and the video with the highest number of votes will be named the winner. Winners not only receive prizes for their efforts, but are also inducted into the Gidol Hall of Fame.
The competitions are based on two categories: Webcam and Music Video.
The Webcam competition includes videos which are filmed in a single shot/take in front of a video camera. The Music Video competition in contrast includes performances that contain higher production techniques like multiple shots & locations, lighting and professional editing..."
W: http://www.googleidol.com
Popularity is judged by the public who vote for their favourite video - and you can vote once a day for the Gidol you want to win. Votes are tallied at the end of the competition and the video with the highest number of votes will be named the winner. Winners not only receive prizes for their efforts, but are also inducted into the Gidol Hall of Fame.
The competitions are based on two categories: Webcam and Music Video.
The Webcam competition includes videos which are filmed in a single shot/take in front of a video camera. The Music Video competition in contrast includes performances that contain higher production techniques like multiple shots & locations, lighting and professional editing..."
W: http://www.googleidol.com
James Hancock interview on Cyclic Defrost
"Hancock’s art and design – to him they’re inseparable – is built from the layering and recontextualising of everyday objects that the rest of us would either ignore or appreciate but not collect and obsess over. His work is a distinctive collage of fabrics, printing, drawing, painting and found objects. And while he is as at home on his laptop as he is with canvas, all his work maintains a tactile and homespun feel..."
Hancock also began the artist-run Space3 with two friends in 2000. "It became very well known as a place for artists, musicians and creatives to have the opportunity to collaborate and exhibit their work in a very free environment..." The history and events of Space3 have now been put in a book by Hancock.
Cyclic Defrost interview: http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/article.php?article=697
James Hancock's website: http://www.jameshancock.net
Go the 'motion' section and check out Josh Pyke's 'Middle of the Hill' video clip. The illustrations are cool.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Charging up the stairs
"Can we harvest the energy expended from footsteps and the vibrations from trains? Architect Claire Price describes how this can be put into practice..."
W: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5009358.stm
W: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5009358.stm
Feeling fed up? Don't worry, you'll snap out of it in your 70s
"People in their mid-20s and early 70s are the most satisfied with their lives, while those around 50 have the lowest life satisfaction levels, according to the Bureau of Statistics' measure of progress report.
People tend to be less content in their 30s, 40s and 50s than other age group, apart from the very old, it found..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150330929.html
People tend to be less content in their 30s, 40s and 50s than other age group, apart from the very old, it found..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150330929.html
You snooze, you lose: weight linked to sleep patterns
Article in SMH: "Compared with sound sleepers, women who slept no more than five hours a night were 32 per cent more likely to experience major weight gain - defined as an increase of 15 kilograms or more - during the course of the study.
They were also 15 per cent more likely to become obese compared with women who slept for at least seven hours..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150330954.html
They were also 15 per cent more likely to become obese compared with women who slept for at least seven hours..."
W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150330954.html
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
I want it that way - spoof video clip
I got shown this clip from YouTube. It's two Chinese guys living in a university dorm in the States having a bit of fun miming to the Backstreet Boys 'I want it that way clip'. They're natural comedians and they're really fun to watch.
W: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFYDBtKeG2k
They've got a blog too called: The Dormitory Boys - Life is short, make fools of yourselves while you can. They've published more clips on their blog.
W: http://twochineseboys.blogspot.com/
Rotaloo
20% of all household water is flushed down the toilet. ROTA-LOO composting toilets DO NOT use any water!
W: http://www.rotaloo.com/
W: http://www.rotaloo.com/
Giacometti
Sculptures, prints & drawings from the Maeght Foundation
Art Gallery of New South Wales
18 August until 29 October 2006
"One of the most original and inventive artists of the 20th century"
The Art Gallery of New South Wales brings to Australia for the first time an exhibition of some 79 works by Alberto Giacometti. Renowned for his relentless investigation of the human figure and his unique and singular vision, Giacometti stands beside Picasso and Matisse as one of the towering masters of 20th century art.
The 35 sculptures, 22 prints and 22 drawings in the exhibition span the two most intense phases of Giacometti's career - the surrealist period from 1929 to 1934 and the post World War II period from 1947 to 1965, when he produced the thin and unnaturally elongated figures for which he has become best known.
The works have been drawn from the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation in the south of France, which holds one of the most significant collections of Giacometti's work..."
W: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artmail/media/giacometti
It takes a village
"New planned communities are designed so that people can live and work with everything they need nearby...
Today's home shoppers demand better homes and neighborhoods than ever, and developers are meeting the challenge. The best communities are places where people can build their lives -- where everything they need -- schools, stores, jobs and meaningful social relationships -- are nearby.
Driving America's housing trends are changing demographics. The nation's population is getting older and more diverse, with recent immigrants make up a growing share of the mix. Households are increasingly made up of smaller families, non-families and single people. A majority of women now hold jobs outside the home. All of these factors influence the kinds of homes and neighborhoods people want.
Less than a quarter of all households are the "traditional" married couples with children, while more than a quarter consist of a single person. Despite decreasing household size, the average size of new homes keeps increasing -- 2,140 square feet today, up from about 1,600 square feet 20 years ago..."
W: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060521/OPINION/605210396/1002
Today's home shoppers demand better homes and neighborhoods than ever, and developers are meeting the challenge. The best communities are places where people can build their lives -- where everything they need -- schools, stores, jobs and meaningful social relationships -- are nearby.
Driving America's housing trends are changing demographics. The nation's population is getting older and more diverse, with recent immigrants make up a growing share of the mix. Households are increasingly made up of smaller families, non-families and single people. A majority of women now hold jobs outside the home. All of these factors influence the kinds of homes and neighborhoods people want.
Less than a quarter of all households are the "traditional" married couples with children, while more than a quarter consist of a single person. Despite decreasing household size, the average size of new homes keeps increasing -- 2,140 square feet today, up from about 1,600 square feet 20 years ago..."
W: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060521/OPINION/605210396/1002
Lawn or latte?
"Wake up and smell the coffee: these days, cafes are the new backyards... And with Sydney becoming an increasingly high-rise city, with more apartments being built with cafes and restaurants underneath, it seems a good time to take stock...
"I think it's really the way to go," says Chris Johnson, the executive director for urban renewal at the NSW Planning Department. "Apartments are changing the way we live. Instead of using the kitchen and dining room in our own houses, we're using the broader precinct outside as part of the home.
"We have breakfast downstairs, lunch around the corner, dinner close by and then meet up for coffee underneath," Johnson says. "It's a totally new style of how we live."...
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/property/lawn-or-latte/2006/05/12/1146940713204.html
"I think it's really the way to go," says Chris Johnson, the executive director for urban renewal at the NSW Planning Department. "Apartments are changing the way we live. Instead of using the kitchen and dining room in our own houses, we're using the broader precinct outside as part of the home.
"We have breakfast downstairs, lunch around the corner, dinner close by and then meet up for coffee underneath," Johnson says. "It's a totally new style of how we live."...
W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/property/lawn-or-latte/2006/05/12/1146940713204.html
Monday, May 22, 2006
Experimenta New Visions Commissions 2006
Call for applications
"For the 2007 exhibition Experimenta Play, Experimenta is commissioning new interactive works that allow the audience to play, and be played upon.
Up to $6,000 per project is available for emerging and mid-career Australian artists to create new interactive media art works for an exhibition of Australian and international media artworks to be launched in Melbourne in September 2007.
Extending ‘play’ beyond the realm of games, Experimenta is looking to commission works that have humorous and unexpected outcomes, involve an element of chance, toy with preconceptions and assumptions, provide a journey or an opportunity for discovery. Within this playfulness lies the potential for deviousness, trickery, teasing, surprise, humour, inversion/subversion and delight. What are the possibilities for playful new media artworks? How can we play with technology to create new experiences?
Sources of inspiration might come from traditional narratives, labyrinths, puzzles, everyday environments, re-imagined objects or activities, re-purposed toys. The commissions are for interactive media artworks that can be: audio/visual, installations that play with scale and perspective, immersive environments or small, intimate and object based.
Please visit http://www.experimenta.org to download the Guidelines and Application Form. Contact Emma McRae, Experimenta’s Curatorial and Project Coordinator to discuss your projects. emma@experimenta.org
There is no cost to apply and applicants need not be members of Experimenta Media Arts.
The closing date for applications is Friday 21 July 2006"
Experimenta is supported by the Australia Council, Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, Arts Victoria, The City of Melbourne and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory governments.
"For the 2007 exhibition Experimenta Play, Experimenta is commissioning new interactive works that allow the audience to play, and be played upon.
Up to $6,000 per project is available for emerging and mid-career Australian artists to create new interactive media art works for an exhibition of Australian and international media artworks to be launched in Melbourne in September 2007.
Extending ‘play’ beyond the realm of games, Experimenta is looking to commission works that have humorous and unexpected outcomes, involve an element of chance, toy with preconceptions and assumptions, provide a journey or an opportunity for discovery. Within this playfulness lies the potential for deviousness, trickery, teasing, surprise, humour, inversion/subversion and delight. What are the possibilities for playful new media artworks? How can we play with technology to create new experiences?
Sources of inspiration might come from traditional narratives, labyrinths, puzzles, everyday environments, re-imagined objects or activities, re-purposed toys. The commissions are for interactive media artworks that can be: audio/visual, installations that play with scale and perspective, immersive environments or small, intimate and object based.
Please visit http://www.experimenta.org to download the Guidelines and Application Form. Contact Emma McRae, Experimenta’s Curatorial and Project Coordinator to discuss your projects. emma@experimenta.org
There is no cost to apply and applicants need not be members of Experimenta Media Arts.
The closing date for applications is Friday 21 July 2006"
Experimenta is supported by the Australia Council, Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, Arts Victoria, The City of Melbourne and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory governments.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Inside magazine no. 41
Features in the latest issue of (inside) australian design review magazine include:
Michael Wolf’s Hong Kong density photography projects p62-68; and the
Tokyo Hipster’s Club in Tokyo, designed by Tom Dixon and written by Jean Snow p98-103
(inside) has a new editor - Robyn Gower. I found this issue quite jam packed with interesting articles and snippets.
Michael Wolf: http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/intro/index.html
Tom Dixon: http://www.tomdixon.net/
(inside) - media kit and blurb about the magazine only on the website: http://www.niche.com.au/in/inside.html
Other links from this issue I've noted down to have a look at:
MagScapes - magnetic wallpaper (I've been looking for ways for conveniently hang things on the wall like a visual reference wall, but without putting holes through the plasterboard, and being able to frequently change the things I put up): http://www.magscapes.com
Shigeru Ban architects: http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com
Recyclicity - will need Alta Vista's Babelfish http://babelfish.altavista.com/ to translate the website: http://www.recyclicity.net
Eric Markow and Thom Norris - Woven Glass: http://www.wovenglass.com/
Dotgroup - movable Door company - may come in handy one day: http://www.dotgroup.com.au/
moth design - was interested in their 'In the Shed' installation at Federation Square, Melbourne: http://www.mothdesign.com.au
Andrea Zittel: http://www.zittel.org/
Lucas Ihlein's Bilateral Petersham exhibition - May 26, 27
"EXHIBITION
SATURDAY 27 May, from 2.30pm to 6pm
Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Pidcock Street Camperdown (off Mallett Street, and not far from Parramatta Road).
with afternoon tea, a little excursion to Johnston’s Creek, and, if we’re lucky, a ribbon-cutting by the Mayor Himself, Sam Byrne.
It’ll be your chance to get a hard copy printout of the blog to put next to your toilet…
DINNER
FRIDAY 26 May, 6pm
Petersham Bowling Club, cnr The Avenue and Brighton Street.
with delicious dinner cooked by Fiona, bowling shenanigans, and a slide show by some amazing visiting Filipino artists who are here for the Biennale, Alfredo Juan Aquilizan & Maria Isabel Gaudinez-Aquilizan. There’ll also be a powerpoint presentation by yours truly, which hopefully will satisfy the likes of Tully and his household.
Dinner available at the cheap Big Bowl prices. RSVP to Fiona on 0434813926"
W: http://www.squatspace.com/petersham/
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