Culture Vulture

Fig. 8 The Annunciation

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Fig. 7 The Presentation

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Fig 6 The Mocking of Christ

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Fresco in a Novice's Cell

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St Thomas Aquinas

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Friars Welcoming Christ as a Pilgrim

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Fig 1. Peter Martyr Enjoining Silence

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FIG. 15, St Patricks Cathedral, Parramatta

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Fig. 15. 'Sanctuary' of St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta 1997, Design Architect Romaldo Giurgola.

FIG. 14, Pieta

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Michelangelo's Pieta, 1499.

FIG. 13, David

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Fig 13. Michelangelo’s David, 1501 -1504

FIG. 12, Sydney Opera House

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FIG. 11, Australian War Memorial

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Fig. 11. The Australian War memorial, completed in 1941 has an art deco influenced neo-byzantine style.

FIG. 10, Chrysler Building, New York

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Fig 10. The spectacular art deco Chrysler Building designed by William Van Alen and completed in 1930, New York City.

FIG. 9, Former State Savings Bank

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Fig. 9. The former State Savings Bank in Martin Place, built in 1928.

FIG. 8, Old Fisher Library

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Fig. 8. The original Fisher Library, designed by W.L. Vernon and built in 1908. It is now known as the McLauren Hall.

FIG. 7, Fisher Library

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Fig. 7. The Fisher Library, built in such a way as to obstruct the full view of the neo-gothic main quadrangle and carillion tower. Designed Edward Herbert Farmer and completed in 1967.

FIG. 6, The Church of the Holy Trinity

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Fig. 6. The Church of the Holy Trinity in Vienna-Mauer designed by Fritz Wotruba and erected in 1976, an obvious example of ingenuity and ugliness combined.

FIG. 5, Campbell's Soup

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FIG. 4, The Fountain

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Fig. 4. The Urinal Signed by Michel Duchamp, called The Fountain.

FIG. 3, Piss Christ.

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Fig. 3. The 1989 work Piss Christ by American photographer Andres Serrano. It depicts a small plastic crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist's urine.

FIG. 2 (Koons in Versailles)

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Fig. 2. The Jesus Walks work by Matthew Winch

Though not the worst example, the description of the work is generally of the usual vague and meaningless nature which also ignores the Iconography inherent in the statue. It reads:

“My work combines both history and popular culture in a celebration of the different beliefs and faiths in our modern society. I believe ‘Superman’ is an image that people picture when they think of Jesus. The use of the Mexican Day of the Dead imagery is a reference to the death of people’s beliefs.”

From :http://www.jesuswalksart.com/artists/matthewwinch.html

FIG. 1 (Koons in Versailles)

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Fig. 1. Koons’ Michael Jackson and Bubbles in Versailles Palace, France.

The Light Horse, Australia Vs The Middle East

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Look at this image:

It is a sculpture dedicated to the troops who served in the Australian Lighthorse Brigade and their horses. More specific to the Lighthorse Brigade is the wire on each red pole which represents the emu plumage that was worn on the Light Horsemens' slouch hats.

Well done to the RTA and the NSW Government for such a fine memorial to the Light Horse on the M7. I wonder how much It cost to comission the 'artist.' I hope that some people actually figure out what those broken electrical poles actually mean. As for being inspired by the memorial? No, one has to travle to Israel for that.

Beersheba Light Horse Memorial, Israel

Master of Mistakes

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New College, UNSW. My friend recently received this message from the Master of The College.

"In this appeal I wish to draw to your attention to a need we have to build..."

The College, according to its website says it aims for

"...the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate accommodation, pastoral care and academic support"
AND
"...the development of scholarship and academic excellence."

This is the College that has been granted the tender to run a new 'village' for postgraduate students, who's master apparently has a PhD, and who will soon be sitting on a few 'boards' at the University.

Perhaps, Trev, you could use the scholarship money TO get yourself some basic grammar lessons. I'm sure you will have plenty of people lining up TO donate TO the development of 'scholarship and academic excellence' at New College after reading the words from your eloquent pen! TO