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Artists make Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and UFOs out of Lego
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro are using Lego to explore the strange things people believe in – from the paranormal to conspiracy theories.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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‘Quite spooky’ portrait of Play School favourite wins Archibald people’s prize
Jaq Grantford’s painting of Noni Hazlehurst is a nod to the long-running children’s TV show.
- by Linda Morris
One of these pictures is real. Can you pick which one?
Artificial Intelligence is just the latest tool with which artists explore their ideas. So why is everyone getting so het up?
- by Andrew Stephens
‘The pop star disappeared’: How Platon exposed Adele and other icons
Platon’s artistic leanings emerged far from the centres of fame and power. From hours of quiet observation, he came to understand how the body expresses energy and emotion.
- by Tara Kenny
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Sound ideas at Melbourne’s festival of the future
Max Cooper’s immersive electro-science show is at the heart of the city’s Now or Never festival.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘We are stuck’: The NSW vineyards caught in a catch-22
Some of Australia’s historic vineyards are under threat from mining and residential development, but can’t become heritage listed due to conflicting regulations.
- by Linda Morris
Future of controversial exhibition at centre of furore revealed
The exhibition had been suspended following claims of the provenance of the artwork.
- by Linda Morris
Fashion’s new fakes: How AI will change what you wear
Six people at the forefront of a revolutionary creative frontier reveal (some of) their secrets.
- by Janice Breen Burns
The surreal deal: Art inspired by the unspeakable
From Del Kathryn Barton and Patricia Piccinini, there are many Australian artists who have been influenced by Surrealism.
- by John McDonald
Why artist Wendy Sharpe is happy to leave things up to chance
Sharpe won the Sulman Prize when she was fresh out of art school, and she reckons that fate intervened on her behalf.
- by Elizabeth Fortescue