Category Archives: Arts and music

A small victory for ugliness

Posted on 4 May, 2010 by admin

There is a great deal about illegal street art that I like. Some of the more complex works that are sometimes undertaken can be stunning and inspiring. They can transform otherwise tediously sterile public spaces. Graffiti can be intelligent and … Continue reading →

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Back2Back: Love Hate Love vs Rewi

Posted on 8 February, 2010 by admin

By Rewi Lyall I was pretty pleased with the turnout to this new exhibition last night, at Survive Garage in Yogyakarta. I’d guess that over the night about 100 people passed through, at it’s peak there was probably about 60, … Continue reading →

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Manuva #4 presented by Principle of South

Posted on 5 November, 2009 by admin

By Rewi Lyall I think I neglected to mention that one of the great outcomes of performing at Festival Mata Air a month ago (really? already?) was meeting the organizers and some of the talent from the Yogyakarta based organization … Continue reading →

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What a fantastic weekend

Posted on 16 October, 2009 by admin

By Rewi Lyall Festival Mata Air was, as far as I can see, a resounding success. The organizing committee and friends of TUK – all of who gave their time and effort on a voluntary basis – deserve congratulations galore. … Continue reading →

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Festival Mata Air takes shape

Posted on 6 October, 2009 by admin

Only two days until the street parade through Salatiga that marks the start of the Festival Mata Air, and I’m getting a bit excited. Last Friday I rode up again for the second of three weekends. The conditions were pretty … Continue reading →

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This obscenity must be stopped

Posted on 2 October, 2009 by admin

Anti-obscenity campaigners have had another tremendous victory, forcing the Tate Modern Gallery to remove from display a nude photo of Brooke Shields taken when she was 10 years old. Moral crusaders from around the world deserve to be rightfully, and … Continue reading →

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Dirty hands, cleaner water

Posted on 30 September, 2009 by admin

Part of the process of holding Festival Mata Air included a ‘Clean-up the World’ event last Saturday, which I traveled up to Salatiga to participate in. The photo to the right shows a particularly bad patch just centimetres from a … Continue reading →

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Festival Mata Air – 9-11 October, Salatiga

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by admin

Those of you coming to the fine Javanese city of Salatiga in early October should check out the Festival Mata Air.  A couple of Australian volunteers work for the organization which runs the festival, TUK, and the site for the … Continue reading →

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A good review, nice.

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by admin

Well, it’s a good review for the exhibition generally rather than my photos exactly, but it’s still nice. In the latest edition of Australian Art Monthly reviewer Ashley Crawford compared the Melbourne and Perth hangs of A Secret Life of … Continue reading →

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A bad review – nice

Posted on 22 June, 2009 by admin

Well it was only a matter of time… Ric Spencer of the West Australian wrote a review of ‘A Secret Life of Plants’ on the 19th of June, in which he said of my photos: ‘Rewi Lyall’s work is a … Continue reading →

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