Monday found us in the hair salon for a de-shagging. We had become rather shaggy and could no longer put off the much needed trim. We got to exercise before we went to the salon. Leslie had been dancing the Zumba and I have been using the fly machine and treadmill in the gym. This time she joined me downstairs. After the hair cuts we has a quick sushi bite at Ichiban and then returned books at the Library. Leslie has been burning through the books she checked out but I have been more sedate in my pace of reading. I have been thoroughly enjoying "Mr. Stuart's Track" a chronical about the first European to treck across Australis from south to north.
This library spreads out over three floors of books, meeting rooms, computers and open spaces
The top area is a cool meeting area
This book makes my nomadic life book list
Tuesday brought us another free concert at the City Hall. This one was a high energy show called the "Superstars of Piano" The star of the show was Aussie Shelly White and she played piano with gusto! The superstars were the pianists that she chose works from: Billy Joel, Elton John, Liberace, Freddy Mercury, Mozart, Peter Allen and Scott Joplin. She really had a wide range of musical influences. We headed to "Steamed" after the show for the one dollar dumplings. We ate them on the pedestrian bridge overlooking the GOMA. GOMA is the Gallery of Modern Art here in Brisbane. We did not get through the entire museum as the Aboriginal art was so detailed that it required much attention. There were some very old paintings on tree bark and from there the works progressed to very modern pieces. Some of the modern pieces were etched into metal from water tanks and carved into the rubber from conveyor belt remnants. Plus there were giant inflated spheres hanging all around the gallery. Some were a shiny metallic material and some were transparent, they all swayed in the air currents of the space. After GOMA we went to Fish Lane which had more street art than the funky restaurants we were told about. No worries we have lamb waiting to cook at the apartment
Looking a bit like Liberace
Super indeed
In the far right was a huge group of schoolkids
In the comfy seats of the balcony
Introductions
Ready for the show
Since she was constantly moving and I could not get a good picture
Meet and greet
A sit in by the school kids, not really, it was a way to keep them in one place
Our dumpling picnic
With salads
We ate on the greenish platform right on the bridge outside
Now we are inside the museum
"The World Turns" is an allegorical work referencing a native water rat, the kuril, who still exists in the mangroves despite the changes all around. The sculpture contains a chair for contemplative viewing that can be seen in the first picture of this post
The building is big and open and one of the spheres can be seen in the window
Big shiny balls
Inflated and swaying in the museum
10 foot diameter kind of big
Selfie time
Long knives painted on tree bark
The ancestors to humans on the oldest piece in the exhibit
Fancy underwear on this guy
Time to Dance and Sing
Intricate work
Emu Feathers
This woven piece was 12 foot long and shows a water spirit pregnant with twins
Three female water spirits
Iron wood carved and used as signposts for the deceased
Spooky
I got the impression of Baobab trees
Detail upon detail
Flowing feather like
Snakes, birds, kangaroos, dugongs, crocs fish and a man with his canoe
Happy
Before there was tie dye
The crocodile or a snake canoe?
Long and skinny
The back of the canoe
X marks the spot to get the kangaroo with a spear
Moving from the traditional gallery to the more modern, we passed "Theater of the Irrational" Which is also reflects in the sphere
Sphere Selfie
More modern pieces on canvas
This one shimmered and the colors changed with the viewing angle
Carved int to the rubber of this conveyor belt
Etched into metal to memorialize a fishing trip gone awry
This art is made up of sheets of glass filters that transmit some wavelengths and reflect others
A kinetic modern art piece had electric fans that would oscillate and propel the lights
The fans themselves would reflect different lights and thereby constantly change
This store in Fish Lane was not open for business
Big Art
Bees!
Bigger Art
Which way?
Whimsical
Mr. Pinapple
