Nan's Notes
IN THE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Sculpture Reception August 20
There’s a secluded spot on Waterloo Road where trees are the main attraction – a bosky setting for a small sculpture show. The garden is opened for events: on August 20, it will host a formal reception for the sculpture show: Laila Voss’ tree-trunk shapes (rather like finding shapes in clouds), John Ranally’s ten-foot, briskly striding painted metal structures (Stand back! They’re advancing!) And don’t miss Brni Lavrisha’s Cuss Words, attached to the fence by the entrance (and forged while he was going through a divorce). The reception will be free, too; details will follow.
AT ARTS COLLINWOOD
“Primal Cuts” In The Gallery
Katy Richard’s show of paintings of meat is sort of like walking through the butchers’ section of the market in Calcutta where I used to shop after I figured out how much the cook was cheating. Without the flies and the smells, of course – a more pleasant experience. Katy is very, very good at painting meat; she convincingly conveys the physicality of solid flesh. A rather creepy touch is added by the small fabric squares (white, with bits of eyelet and embroidery) stained with (I take it) meat juices; blood, in other words. This is a striking show.













