Library
Exhibitions: 2001
- William Shakespeare
- Public Exposure: Professional Eye
- Icons
- Provocations, Clarity & Confusion: Unpacking Interpretation
- Eternity: a Tribute to Arthur Stace 1884-1967
William Shakespeare
5 - 28 March 2001
A poster exhibition prepared by the British Council examining the life and times of William Shakespeare.
Public Exposure: Professional Eye2 - 29 April 2001 |
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Public Exposure: Professional Eye is a photographic exhibition presenting a selection of works by Macquarie University's photographers:
Effy Alexakis
Mario Bianchino
Michelle Wilson
These photographs highlight the diversity of people, places and events that make up life at the University. Examine for yourself some of the creative solutions devised by the University photographers in recording these various aspects as part of their work through the Centre for Flexible Learning.
The range of photographs showcases both the visual richness of colour photography and the detail and precision of black and white photography in creating evocative and powerful images.
Through the use of both traditional and digital photography these various images demonstrate the contrast between merely 'recording' the world photographically - and 'seeing' its complexities and diversity with a professional 'inner' eye.
Icons15 May - 16 June 2001 |
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An exhibition of icons from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. This exhibition offers an opportunity to see not only icons lent by private collectors and the Eastern Orthodox churches in Sydney, but also the work of contemporary iconographers working in Australia.
The curator of the exhibition, Dr Ken Parry, is a research fellow in the Ancient History Department at Macquarie University, and writer on the history of Byzantine Christianity. He is the author of Depicting the Word: Byzantine Iconophile Thought of the Eighth and Ninth Centuries. (1996), and more recently he was chief editor and contributor to The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. (1999). He has previously organised icon exhibitions in the UK.
During the period of the exhibition a day conference entitled 'The World of Byzantium' will be held at Macquarie University on Saturday June 9th, 10.30 am - 4.30 pm. The speakers at the conference will be Prof. Sam Lieu, Assoc/Prof. Alanna Nobbs, and Dr. Ken Parry. Among the topics to be discussed will be Byzantine Christianity, Byzantine historiography, and Byzantine art and architecture. Further details from: Anne Irish, Ancient History Department, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, tel: (02) 9850 8833.
Provocations, Clarity & Confusion: Unpacking Interpretation
25 July - 26 August 2001
Children's art exhibition curated by the staff of the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University.
Eternity:
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Arthur Stace is known as the man who wrote the word 'Eternity' on the pavements of Sydney, and areas such as Newcastle, Campbelltown and Wollongong for a period of 37 years.
The progress of his colourful and difficult life is not well known.
David Lever has painted a series of paintings depicting Stace's life from early childhood and formative years, his years of crime, alcoholism, war service, his path to reform, discovery of the word 'eternity' and its impact on his life.
The source of these paintings came from the inspiration generated by Stace's strength in extracting himself from a life with a limited future and his dedication to one pure thought, one huge word: 'Eternity'.