Wired News: Mingling With Metal Men BROOKLYN, New York — Francisco “Chico” MacMurtrie may have every geek’s dream job — he tools around in his Brooklyn workshop, making robot sculptures that are displayed around the world. But as is evident from his work and philosophy, blending art and technology isn’t always a walk in the park…. more power to him and his group – what fun!
It seemed a bit stupid to have my old profession seeing as it appears that it will probably be a long while yet before I am well enough to start looking for work again, let alone get another job (considering that everyone will be afraid of workcover claims)…. we will see in another 6 months or so (it needs to be 18 months after the accident) it also depends on how they assess impairment…. Meanwhile, I have added some links to arty blogs that I am currently reading and some other arty links I am using and enjoying.
In a coup for Melbourne, more than 150 works by legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso will be exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria next year…. Among the works to travel to the National Gallery are the sculpture Head of a Bull (1942) and the paintings Portrait of Dora Maar (1937), Man with a Straw Hat and An Icecream Cone (1938) and Head and Shoulders of a Woman with a Striped Hat (1939). Mr Bracks said yesterday that the first of the gallery’s Winter Masterpieces series, 2004’s The Impressionists, was Australia’s most successful art exhibition, with more than 380,000 visitors at an average of 3728 a day and had been estimated to have generated $25.7 million for the state’s economy.
Jennie's Palette 