Tastes of Ink Will Conway Lazy Grammophone. 2010. 130pp £4.99 ISBN-13: 978-0-9552-530-5-8 The short story is the lighthouse of modern literature. The form has been used as a microscope into human relationships and world truths, as a social comment on…
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Bic Runga – Mark Tronson
Airbrushed acrylic ink on vinyl record, 1 of 8 in the set. Painted for NZ music month and displayed at the Devonport Artspace in the “Sound room” exhibition in May 2010. Other musicians in the set incuded the Finn Brothers,…
Can-can – Nadeesha Godamunne
Can-can, ink on paper, 2009. Nadeesha Godamunne is a recent fashion design postgraduate, having completed her Masters in Fashion Illustration in 2010 with First Class Honours. Godamunne breaks away from certain aesthetic boundaries associated with fashion illustration in an…
Flower Child – Len Kuntz
My son is busy eating dirt, scooping up the grainy earth that looks so much like coffee grounds. I should stop him. I should call someone for advice. He’s out back by the tree swing, beside her sun-scorched garden.…
Word Weave (Tank) – Jen Besemer
‘Word Weave (Tank)‘, mixed media collage, 2011. Jen Besemer works with words, actions and images to expose hidden relationships (and discover new ones) between and within those media. “Misusing” text, processes and products to create camouflaged or hybrid forms, Jen…
Pink Noise Art Appeal
Feeling helpless? Want to help the survivors of the Christchurch Earthquake but not sure what you can do? Then do it with art! http://pinknoise.katierobinson.co.nz/art-listing/blog/pinknoise-art-appeal/ Visit Pink Noise for details about how you can contribute. All proceeds will go to the…
Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Our thoughts are with those who are currently struggling in the aftermath of Christchurch’s devastating quake. Power, water and phone lines are still out in places. For those who are still trying to track down whanau and friends, visit http://christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com/…
Submissions Are Open
Submissions are now open for the July issue. Deadline is the 1 June. Check out the curies section to see how you can submit your work.
Lazy Gramophone
Rem loves the avant-garde, the first rice shoots, the moving picture, the blurry still. Rem loves the impassioned people who dance even if no one else is joining in. Sam Rawling’s email fell into my message box a couple of…
Book Review: Track This – Stephen Bett
Track This: A Book Of Relationship Stephen Bett. www.stephenbett.com BlazeVOX [books]. 2010. 148pp. US$16.00. ISBN: 978-1-60964-033-0. Reviewed by Orchid Tierney. Two Responses I. The Review As Convention Track This: A Book of Relationship is the eleventh poetry collection by Canadian…