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Writing a painting - Tangkarlo pintyandi, Tangkarlo wirkandi, Tangkarlo marnendi

Exhibition title in Chinese
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Works by Robin Best: Visiting Pukatja, 2004 (detail), cast coloured porcelain with underglaze black Punu (water pattern) by Nyukana Baker of Ernabella, 280 x 560mm (private collection, London).
Visiting Jingdezhen, 2004 (detail), cast white porcelain (engraved with water pattern) with onglaze red enamel painting of Dragon and Phoenix pattern by Hu Lian Qiang of Jingdezhen, 280 x 560mm (private collection, Shanghai).
Photography courtesy of Grant Hancock

 

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Works by Helen Fuller: RAG TRADE Nos 1-12,
2005, acrylic on Chinese paper, 99 x 50cm.
Photography Michael Kluvanek Helen Fuller

Part of the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts 2006 (3-19 March), Writing a painting is a project of the South Australian School of Art exploring Australias relationship with China through recent work by locally based artists Helen Fuller and Robin Best, in association with Huang Xiuqian of Jingdezhen, China, and Nyukana (Daisy) Baker of Ernabella. The shared Chinese and Indigenous and non Indigenous history of the City West site is explored in a related project in Fenn Place.
Media release (PDF 76kb, download Adobe Acrobat)

Curator: Vivonne Thwaites
Writers: Mary Eagle, John Kean and Nicholas Jose
Funding acknowledgements: UniSA International, The Australia China Council, Arts SA, The Gordon Darling Foundation. Robin Best's Asialink residency in China is funded by Arts SA and the Australia Council.

Opening times and location

Opening event 8pm 1 March 2006, 2-19 March, 10am to 6pm. 20-24 and 27-31 March 10am to 4pm.
South Australian School of Art Gallery, Kaurna Building, City West Campus, University of South Australia, Fenn Place, Adelaide

Catalogue

Writing a painting catalogue contains essays by Mary Eagle, Nicholas Jose and John Kean, an introduction by Vivonne Thwaites, project curated by Vivonne Thwaites, 38 pages full colour. 
Writing a Painting catalogue (PDF 727kb, download Adobe Acrobat)

Associated projects

Out of site: a project curated by Melinda Rankin assisted by Annalise Rees, Qi Zhang and Stephanie Radok. Funded by the Australia-China Council and the Adelaide City Council. More information (PDF file, 2.3mb)
Little growths: a Fenn Place temporary public art work by Maria Parmenter, Yhonnie Scarce, Mariska Thynne, Anne Weckert and Qi Zhang. Funded by the Helpmann Academy.
in this skin: Fenn Place projection, a collaborative project by Emma-Jane Byles and Michelle Pearce exploring the similarities and differences between Aboriginal, Chinese and Caucasian Australians, and the combination of these cultures that makes this special 'place' diverse and valuable.
Presence: three dimensional works in recycled and found materials by Year 11 Wilderness School students.

 

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