Blog.
Interview with Andrew Carstairs: Experimental Filmmaker
We chat to Andrew Carstairs, one of the artists featured in the Norman Rave Exhibition. Carstairs shares with us his experience with creating, filmmaking, and working with his brother's production platform to bring us 'Tea Party' - a response to the metamorphosis that is innately linked to the rave culture of the 90s.
The Norman Rea Gallery: What’s It All About?
Welcome to The Norman Rea Gallery! Our committee is so happy to meet you. Here’s a brief overview of what we do, and how you can get a piece of the action.
Everyone Wants a Bit of Basquiat
Sophie Norton observes a recent surge in Basquiat-themed merchandise, and considers the irony surrounding the commercialisation of the late artist whose values lay very much opposed to capitalization for profit.
Martha Rosler: Art That Brought War into the Home
Ella Gauci discusses Martha Rosler's collage artwork that came in response to the video coverage of the Vietnam War, aiming to retaliate against the desensitisation of these graphic images of death and destruction that were broadcast for the world to see.
Art is All Around Us; The Enduring Cultural Legacy of Pop Art.
Edsard Driessen contemplates the renewed relevancy of pop art in a digital age, and the reasoning behind a continued desire for bold and colourful designs that is influenced by social media’s perpetuation of mass consumption.