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Julie Ashcroft
Shadowed lives
Linocut
NSW, Australia
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 I like the title of this work. Australians could learn a lot about water and air management from Aboriginals. They looked after the land for 1000's of years before the rest of the mob got here. Standing in the shadows are the people we should be asking.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Rebecca Beardmore
New arrivals
Digital print and emboss
NSW, Australia
See more work by Rebecca Beardmore
in the 2005 'Landscape' portfolio
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Hi Rebecca. Again interesting work, obb Anne and Gwenda like your work. After spending many hours at airports waiting to go or come to Australia, one does notice the fact they all look and feel the same. I think your print does bring to the attention the idea of place or origin of nationality. I like the idea, within an airport the only document to describe a persons nationality is their passport. Im from French 4 generations ago. I can not get a European passport as my links to the pass are not in line with the legal conditions of Austrlia. I feel French, and want to live in Spain, but my passport say's im Australian. I am working on ideas like learning Spanish and working in Spain as an artist this year. Maybe even getting married to a Spainish person. Anyway back to the airport, I think you have captured the cross of cultures a many. The place where everyone in the world gets together. The only problem is the communication does not go much further than can I see you ticket and passport please. I think on the one hand Australia is still much the same as an Airport. We have all these people from all over the world living here, but out side of the business of the cafe world there is not a lot of the personal. We still have a major problem with new cultures settling here also. But on the whole a freindly place. I must admit Ive just been to Brisbane and had a quick look at the Asia Pacific show, great to see an old freind from Thailand work a guy called Sutee who did MA at SCA in 1990. Se 2001 portfolio EPPM on our web site for his work. Fab work all of it, but the curators had not really passed the process of getting the artists from Australia and Asia to work together. Instead the artists were given there own space. Bit like renting in my eys. Australia art needs to combine artists from here and OS. Working on projects like EPPM for eg. Breaking down the personal. It seems like artists too enjoy the personal, my space. I mean forget the signature and ego's for a day, and make some work as one unit hahahaha. OK anyway very exciting print Rebecca hope to see you again in 2007 portfolios.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/21/2007
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Lesley Davy
Island II
Etching
, United Kingdom
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Fantastic work. Organic and personal with a concern for the future. Like the text spiraling but not out of control. Great work like to see more.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/23/2007
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Wonderful! I will show my class of year 4's to inspire them in their work on journeys.
. -Michelle Mytton - 1/28/2008
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Annis Fitzhugh
Refugee
Toray litho
ANGUS, United Kingdom
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Strong Strong work. Rugged and solid. Thematically tuned love the figures atomomy the block head really spells out the identity of being a refugee in the modern world. Hope to see more in the future.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/23/2007
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Michael Florrimell
Everyone who came to Australia in the last 250 years is a refugee
Digital Print
VIC, Australia
See more work by Michael Florrimell
in the EPNP gallery
in the 2001 'Nature' portfolio
in the 2001 'Love' portfolio
in the 2001 'Sin' portfolio
in the 2002 'Art and politics' portfolio
in the 2003 'Culture' portfolio
in the 2004 'Revolution' portfolio
in the 2004 'Green Worlds' portfolio
in the 2005 'Portrait' portfolio
in the 2005 'Landscape' portfolio
in the 2006 'False Gods' portfolio
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What the hell is this? I came to Australia a few years ago and I'm not a refugee, not in the UN sense of the word anyway. Perhaps in some other psychomological sense of the word I was seeking Refuge from something in my past. Now I want refuge from the future. Because lets face, it this image is a snapshot portrait of the Australian collective consciousness - completely and utterly barking mad.
. -Paul Somerset - 2/22/2007
Reply Abstract is more to my liking but yep could be barking mad. Must admitt my ego fun factor was out of control when I made the work. Thanks to Michael P for the flicks of myself having fun. I like the idea of mass media have fun with it self see Borat. A golden Globe the people love him. In a world full of destruction why not have a little fun at some time. If you think this print is bad just you wait hahahaha. Ps see my Vampire work in the gallery which is part of RG's portfolio this year.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/23/2007
ReplyMichael, a 'crash-hot' digital print. Not a 'thick as the dust on a public servant's out-tray' type print but a 'crash-hot' print.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
ReplyThanks Michael Z. Interesting to see the land rights have been handed over around the goldern triangle near Lismore. The Queensland side have not signed yet though. Public servant hahaha yes thats just what it feels like preaching to the public about land rights and refugees. Still it seems so obvious to state Australia was orginaly looked after by the Aboriginal commun's for thousands of years before the rest of us got here. The question for the future is can we all retore the damage we have done over the past 250 years. Start with the rivers and cleared land, then maybe solar and wind, stop the coal mining and every one get a solar car or a bike, this might help a little.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/1/2007
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I'll be voting "GREEN" in the 2007 Oz elections. How can I vote for Liberal's Howard as he is too old and dishonest and how can I vote for Labor's Rudd as he wants to screw the Tasmanian enviroment with the world's dirtyest wood pulp mill. How are you going to vote? Welcome to Australia surfer.
. -Wonda Round - 8/6/2007
ReplyIll be voting Green for sure, one of our artists is silk screening Green tee shirts for Brisbane election go greens so we can surf in clean water in the future. Good on you Wonda go greens go.
. -Michael Florrimell - 9/9/2007
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Atlanta Frith
untitled
Lino cut on canvas
VIC, Australia
See more work by Atlanta Frith
in the 2002 'Art and politics' portfolio
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Interesting print again Atlanta. A piece of the puzzle. Again this work reminds me of mapping. Also like the lino on canvas. Can't understand why more artists don't use materials like canvas, plastic etc to print on. Silkscreen on stell works really well and is great for printed works in public.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Rona Green
Milos
Linocut and watercolour
VIC, Australia
See more work by Rona Green
in the EPNP gallery
in the 2001 'Love' portfolio
in the 2005 'Landscape' portfolio
in the 2006 'False Gods' portfolio
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Mighty Mouse to the rescue. Like the atom symbol, like im here to clean up all the mess you humans have caused over the past 3 centurys. But realy would'nt it be great if a fiction could just jump out of the television and put things right. Like Superman hahaha, I some times wonder if people realy believe this will happen. I was thinking about the percentage of virtual living city people do. For eg we drive our cars, turn on our computors at work, turn on our tele's at home etc etc all virtual non physical communications. But what's real anyway hahaha the great 21 st century debate. But I really think their is a lesson here, the war in Iraq could of been a lot better if it had been a play station game, a virtual condition where no one was harmed or killed. Maybe the idea of a super hero will be the virtual world.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Colleen Morris
Trap
Lithography
VIC, Australia
See more work by Colleen Morris
in the EPNP gallery
in the 2001 'Nature' portfolio
in the 2002 'Art and politics' portfolio
in the 2003 'Culture' portfolio
in the 2004 'Green Worlds' portfolio
in the 2005 'Portrait' portfolio
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Hi Colleen, this is a very solid work. It reminds me of several ideas. As humans farming our foods and products for the market place, we extend ideas and ways production line. The problem is how to manage a sustainable future for production. Eg the Murry Darling. The state have divided the water way, daming, selling of water to farms, coporations etc etc. But now there is a wter shortage the polies are rallying for their bit of the action. Lets hope they are thinging not just about profits this time.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
ReplyI agree with your comments regarding the environment. The state of the Murray Darling Basin (rivers, water paths, habitat etc )is of great concern. We can only hope that the current media 'visibility' being afforded this region is much more than a political opportunity. Colleen
. -Colleen Morris - 2/23/2007
ReplyYes let us hope for the best. But yes the media and political hype over the Murry must be made real with good old fashioned work. There are plenty of people out who im sure would do their bit to save it. But what we need now are real and positive moves by political party's both federal, state and council. It's kind of like the statement Bob Brown made about coal mining. If we stop production in 3 years we could really do something about emitions in Australia. Patch work only leaves the problem for the next generation, basically the earth is now telling us enough is enough.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/1/2007
ReplyColleen, top litho. I like the idea of water creatures seen as refugees (barred from entering natural water systems) and not just humans as refugees. Many years ago I stayed on a boat on the Murray River. It was magic - the birds, Murray cod, yabbies, gum trees, etc... but recently I have seen TV documentaries on this area - it is now simply just disgusting. It is so sad and shocking what has been allowed to happen. Who makes the water allocation decisions; the cotton corporate, busine$$ farmers; the communities or the original aboriginal land-owners? I hope it can be repaired so that it is as healthy and fit again as a Mallee trout and not the fizzer it now is.
. -Michael Zschech - 3/28/2007
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Michael Prior
Always a reffo
Digital photograph
VIC, Australia
See more work by Michael Prior
in the EPNP gallery
in the 2005 'Portrait' portfolio
in the 2006 'False Gods' portfolio
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Hi Mike this is a complete work in every sence. It's philoshopy is very precise in the act of population a nation such as Australia. See my refugee print every one who came here in the last 250 years is a refugee.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Michael, a 'rapt' digital/photo print. Not a 'silly as a wet hen/rooster' type print but a 'rapt' print.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
ReplyDoes the verse form always have to repeat it's self at the end? I think it sounds better as just a 'rapt' digital/photo print. Not a 'silly as a wet hen/rooster' type print. By the way the print above rings true. I was always the pom in aussie and now i'm the aussie in pommie land. Can you do that in verse?
. -Paul Thirkell - 3/20/2007
ReplyG'day Paul, if it was a mono print then maybe but the repeat relates to printing an edition, repeating the same-same over and over again. Get the drift, not that I want to flog the cat. I like the attitude look of the model in this work and yes, 'always a refo', most Aussies in the past never new what group to put me in so it was just easier for them to put me in the 'wog' group but you know 'fair suck of the sauce'.
. -Michael Zschech - 3/20/2007
ReplyI not sure about that Paul T. I think your are more and more the pommie every day. It must be the stale air and the fog and the mud you have to deal with every day. You def need a dose of Aussie good humour and some sunny day's at the beach to bring you back to your good old cheery self. Its not about where you come from at EPPM it's about what you have to say for yourself and about participating in a great fun project each year. Try and get yourself together old bean for 2008, and keep up the good work on the web site.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/20/2007
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Sean Rouke
Terezin
photo-etching
, United Kingdom
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Artists Statement:
I see beauty where others may not, down alley ways, in worn signs and graffiti'd doors, man-made scars and accidental compositions.
The image for my exchange print was taken on a visit to Terezin concentration camp. It has sat with other photographs for some years, an uncomfortable aesthetic view of something I do not undertsand. I felt awkward taking photographs on my visit and yet drawn to recording it and hiding behind a viewfinder seemed easier. I don't even know what the words say. I assume they are mundane ordering. In way the meaning is not important. The scars on the wall, even the holes that could have been from bullets, (from a time of liberation?), are the more poignant aspects of the image. My wife thinks the colours are odd. They were..they belonged oin black and white. This is not an easy 'picture'.
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This work reminds me of a public work transfered back to the printmakers world of the plate orginal. The number 13 intrigues me though is this the number of the beast or an angalic reference, mmmm yes interesting.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Sean, a 'beaut' photo/etch print. Not a 'thick as a brick' type print but a 'beaut' print.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
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Jasper Johns or Tom Phillips aint got nothing on this one! Nice one. A bit of an unlucky number to be a refugee eh?
. -Paul Thirkell - 3/20/2007
ReplyWhy unlucky uncle Paul T. The 13 gives the print perfect thematic response. Ohhhhhhhh is that what you mean 13 unlucky. Ok i'm cool with that keep the good stuff coming glad to see some one new on the web site. MMM Sean a wonderful print I keep seeing new images in the line work like sailing ships and water.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/20/2007
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Susan Ryland
Different Territories
Etching (Two plate photoetching printed on Zirkall 350 g/m paper
SURREY, United Kingdom
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This photo-etching layers images of a fingerprint, part of a passport photo, an aerial map of Darfur and a section of a UK ten pound note on to two pieces of a jigsaw that do not fit.
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Another fav, high quility and stunning real life work of the highest nature. The thematic response also interesting. Puzzles? working it out the problem, I mean. Look forward to more in 2007.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Darren Sherwood
Horizon
Etching
, United Kingdom
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Yes I notice your proof which was used in one of our adverts for Imprint magazine last year. This work is a little less subdued but of high quility never the less. Very insiring work. Like to see more in 2007.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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Darren, a 'trimmer' of a print. Not a 'not the full two bob' type print but a 'trimmer' print.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
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Paul Somerset
Part of a conversation with the bloke in the bread shop
Digital photograph
NSW, Australia
See more work by Paul Somerset
in the EPNP gallery
in the 2001 'Nature' portfolio
in the 2001 'Sin' portfolio
in the 2002 'Art and politics' portfolio
in the 2003 'Fashion' portfolio
in the 2004 'Revolution' portfolio
in the 2005 'Still Life' portfolio
in the 2006 'Terra Nullius' portfolio
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Another one of my frav's. The work was inspired by a meeting with a local Balmain Bread maker. The quote is from an interveiw. Somersets work is so to say from the horses mouth. It works in Jounalistic fashion and is poetical and lyrical at the same time. The act of recording a result in media is to pursue an act of reality this work is as close as you can get in an artistic manner. Great work again PS
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
ReplyNo not from an interview, from a conversation. I always find the stories people will tell you if you give them a chance are so amazing. There are people all around who have these incredible experiences in their lives, I am just trying to give some respect to that.
. -Paul Somerset - 2/22/2007
ReplyDon't denie yourself the personal interaction of the interveiw and documentation of art PS. You are very good at it judging by the prints you have produced over the past 6 years. I suggest to any artists out there looking at Pauls work to cheek out his back cat of EPPM work. I also suggest you go do some work with him on a particular project you won't be sorry for taking time out.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/23/2007
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Paul, a 'beauty' of a digital/photo print. Not a 'silly as a two-bob watch' type print but a 'beauty' print.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
ReplyHi Michael, I don't really get these little comments. We know you are a good writer and perceptive, why not write something a bit more meaningful.
. -Paul Somerset - 2/23/2007
ReplyHi Michael, I dont really get these little comments. We know you are a good writer and perceptive so why not write something a bit more meaningful.
. -Paul Somerset - 2/23/2007
ReplyHi Paul, the comments are all based on Aussie slang, positive slang compared to negative slang. As this is an Australian print exchange, why not use and write in the language use which has developed here over decades. I like it's (Aussie slang) open-endness, symbolism and abstraction which allows the reader to interpret from their own holistic context and experiences. It is also a 'blanket' form of praise (treating every person equally) as opposed to an 'individual education' praise approach. The issue is acknowledgement (respect) of the printmaker and the print itself, not what is written or how it's written. A reward sticker (a gold star maybe), no matter how big or small can inspire and motivate (and maybe cause to think). However I find that the 'meaningful' has already been stated visually in each print and to restate the obvious would be offensive to the artist - like graffiting over their printed image (I could be wrong).
. -Michael Zschech - 2/23/2007
ReplyI don't really know if what I have produced is meaningful or not. The only way I can tell if the work stands up for itself is from other peoples responses to it.
. -Paul Somerset - 2/25/2007
ReplyHi Guys yep I agree sorry Michael Z.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/27/2007
ReplyHey men, it's all a bit like 'underground, sliced mutton' and just as well sombody told me what they thought as I had run out of Aussie slang, positive, praise, reward comments from the book I was given (hundreds of negative put-downs but only about 20 positives) which generally, sadly reflects the literacy/communication ability of Ozies (verbal and written), for example look at the written participation statistics on this web site. I've also been told 'don't treat people equally (the same)' as that reflects a communistic/socialistic approach which does not work in reality in an individualistic/capitalistic country like Oz. Oh well, 'blowies' come and go and 'computer says no" but I can do a three sentence comment for each print, without nouns and verbs for $0.49 each if you like? Paul, yes your work is meaningful. I think a lot of rabbit shooters approach shooting rabbits as a fun game also but I can't grasp applying the same game to human children or adults for that matter. Bullets certainly slice the living flesh up. So is that then (the quality poem) the opposite to balance out the 'bread of life' image or $$$ image? Do you think this 'bloke', from your personal chat with him is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, that he openly discussed this with you assuming that this experience took place many years ago? Did you know that there now is a new perscription drug available to help erase all negative experiences from a person's mind (Pronanidol I think). Now is that unsliced positive or sliced negative? If he had access to this drug, you would have never been able to create this print. Anyway, chat latter, off to make a wheat-free bread sanger for lunch.
. -Michael Zschech - 2/28/2007
ReplyNow thats funny and cool Michael Z keep the good stuff rocking EPPM;s way. EPPM is not about $$$$$$ though never has been never will be. Hey man think positive then trash the negative Vibes of the world on EPPM we hare here for all artists, throw your hands in the air like you just don't care, Ya back on track MZ.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/1/2007
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Denise Walker
I
Etching and aquatint
SCOTLAND, United Kingdom
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Hi Denise, this will be a well kept work in my own personal collection. Very experienced work and responsive to theme. Hope you received your portfolio at long last with the donations. Hope to see you in 2007 with more work and hope to see you and Aine in Scotland after August this year.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
ReplyOh Denise, Denise.......this is an exquisite print. It cannot truly be appreciated on a screen monitor. But I have a copy in my portfolio so I know the physical presence that it possesses. It is a small image but has such a 'refined angst' within its aesthetic make up. I love the elegance to be sensed in the gesture/pose of the figure. The way that communicates a sense of apprehension and of 'being outside of the main flow' . When I lived in Spain for the year that I was taking my Masters course in fine art, I lived in a locus where the language was not my own and I felt something of this 'otherness' ....it was sometimes very lonely. Having chosen to make the image in black and white - consolidates the rawness of the emotion. Well done.
. -Aine Scannell - 3/11/2007
ReplyHi Aine glad to see you on line. I am hoping to hear news on the donations ASAP. Also hope to see you all in London in August.
. -Michael Florrimell - 3/20/2007
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Leigha White
Boats Sink, People Drown
Etching
NSW, Australia
See more work by Leigha White
in the 2002 'Art and politics' portfolio
in the 2003 'Music' portfolio
in the 2004 'Green Worlds' portfolio
in the 2005 'Still Life' portfolio
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Again the title say's it all. Very cool work though Leigha. Interesting to see the theme approached from a diff perspective. Keep em coming in 2007
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
ReplyLeigha, this is an excellent etching. I like the range of blue tones you have achieved from the one color blue. Brings back real memories of 'the children over-board' images from the Christmas Island scandal that John Howard milked which was based on mis-information. You have portrayed a feeling of sinking and drowning because of the viewpoint (looking up for air/light) that you make the audience see from - not a cockatoo weather report. The large mass of lower blue in the image could also be either deep ocean or the old, rusty hull of an escape boat. All genuine refugees deserve a fair crack of the whip.
. -Michael Zschech - 3/28/2007
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Cherie Winter
Looking Out
Stone lithography and relief drypoint
VIC, Australia
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Artists Statement:
Looking Out is a comment upon refugee status in Australia. Drawing attention to the plight of refugees and the time taken for the government to process applications. It also reminds us how we all need to look out for minorities or mistreated groups within the Australian community. My work utilises traditional print techniques that combine to represent a hope for a better future and an acknowledgement of the past.
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This work struck me like a heart ache when I saw the proof. So charged but so sutle. The act of caging other humans is totally out dated and should never happen in Australia. This work draws refernce to the political act of the plight of refugges in Australia and over the world in fact. It is important for artists to stand up for the rights of others court up in the system of un fare legal battles. Heart felt work Cherie, well done def come back in 2007.
. -Michael Florrimell - 2/22/2007
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