Arc Biennial of Art 2009

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This workshop took place on Sunday October 11th. The artist invited parents and children to make a long snake like creature using thin plastic painters drop sheets. This is a very simple workshop that involves box fans and the simple construction method of hand tying the plastic together to extend the length of the sculpture. A very enjoyable and fun workshop for children and adults alike.

This workshop took place on Saturday the 10th of October and was a collaboration between Brisbane City Council and Reverse Garbage. Shih Chieh Huangt collected materials from Reverse Garbage and also invited participants to bring a cheap battery toy to disassemble.

The workshop was a joint collaboration between Brisbane City Council, Artworkers Alliance and Reverse Garbage.

Taking images of Shih Chieh’s work is not easy with the constantly changing lights and movements of the works. Nevertheless these images capture some of the power of his Cubozoa installation.

The artist documents each of his installations using a stop frame method. This reveals the amount of work and amount of assistance needed to realise these projects. The finished product mirrors the movement of his installations and is a beautiful encapsulation of the delicacy of the work.

Artist talk and Forum with Shih Chieh Huang
Saturday October 10 @ Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

Shih Chieh Huang presents an overview of the works he has made so far and is then joined by a range of artists who also use art from everyday materials and technology in a exploratory discussion. Interaction welcomed from the audience.

Artist talk & forum 10am – 12pm

Cost: Free

Venue: Queensland College of Art Lecture Theatre, next to the Dell Gallery (Grey Street, across from the Southbank railway station).

More information

Artworkers: Telephone 07 3215 0853 or email info@artworkers.org

Opening Night

Friday 9 October 6.30 – 9.00PM
Shed E @ Howard Smith Wharves

To be opened by Mr Wen-Cheng Sung, Director General Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Brisbane in conjunction with Mathew Tobin, Principal Urban Art Projects

CUBOZOA – L-09: An interactive light installation by acclaimed New York based Taiwanese artist Shih Chieh Huang

• hauntingly beautiful
• confronting
• a major work about ecological imbalance
• repurposed and recycled materials

Shih Chieh Huang has created a poetic and fictional environment of blue blubber jellyfish in the Brisbane river which evolve and transform into varieties of creatures that inhabit the space and which are activated by the movement of people. It is a work that takes its cue from what happens to organisms when competition is removed by human depletion of fish and other environmental factors.

Artist’s website: www.messymix.com

Download a PDF version of the exhibition invitation

CUBOZOA – L-09
SHED E @ HOWARD SMITH WHARVES
9 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2009

Monday – Friday 12.30 – 7.30pm
Saturday/Sunday 10 – 4pm

Shih Chieh Huang has created a poetic and fictional environment of blue blubber jellyfish in the Brisbane river which evolve and transform into varieties of creatures that inhabit the space and which are activated by the movement of people. It is a work that takes its cue from what happens to organisms when competition is removed by human depletion of fish and other environmental factors.

Sculptural workshop with Shih Chieh Huang
Saturday October 10 & Visible Ink

Led by Shih Chieh Huang using recycled and re purposed materials. Suitable for artists and educators. Numbers limited.

Workshop 2 – 5pm
Cost: $20

Venue: Visible Ink, 54 Berwick Street Fortitude Valley.

This workshop is a joint collaboration between Brisbane City Council, Artworkers and Reverse Garbage.

RSVP

Artworkers: Telephone 07 3215 0853 or email info@artworkers.org