Alinta Krauth is perhaps one of the most important women to come out of Art and Queensland at the moment, because of the way her art explores and conveys scientific data through digital installations, prose, sounds and music, but also because of this, her role as a woman in the ‘tech’ industry.

Her complex digital installations feature interactive sculptures, often combining visual and aural effects with digital poetry in public spaces. She is an expert at creating an environment that engages the senses to trigger physiological responses from viewers, sometimes inviting them to interact with a control box she has created herself. Her work transverses digital fields on and offline, whether it is by using code to create interactive maps of real geographical areas, encouraging people to explore their environment by sending messages to neighbourhood trees, or by taking real data, animating it and overlaying audio to provoke thought and discussion.

2015 The Roaring Borealis Projection Art 3D Installation

Her combination of art and technology is by definition pioneering as each work needs to be site-specific. She has grown accustomed to the challenges and restrictions that come with installations in an array of venues using her talents to prove time and time again, that being a woman does not impede her ability to create art within a technical industry.

Much of Alinta’s art is influenced by science and the environment and her work also opens up an important dialogue about the relevance of art and culture to explore and convey scientific data.

“In my head art and science is so intertwingled that I find it hard to separate them. To me, they’re different ways to explore the same data – that data being the world around us and the universe beyond. In the end, the sciences make an easy to read version, and the arts make an easy to love version, and both are necessary to allow the general public to be involved with, and find these topics important.”

Her experimentation with links between these fields is informed by her tendency to think visually and be influenced by music and prose. Which makes sense when you consider her background in the performing arts and creative writing.

Little Boxes detail

 

“I think in chaotic, absurdist animation and macabre cinematography. I think in relations – how different people, themes, and imagery relate to each other. And from that comes some kind of messy interaction that I try to create between human and artwork… Creative writing influences my work a lot – some of my works are considered ‘digital poetry’ or ‘digital literature’ works, as they are centred around a narrative story or poem.”

2015 Wind blisters those who try to run – Projection art onto landmark historical building

See how stimulating Alinta’s interactive light projections and sound effects can be as she blends the art and science in Fish Lane, Brisbane as part of the World Science Festival 2016.

Friday Night Laneways – Fish Lane South Brisbane

And explore more of Alinta’s work below:

www.alintakrauth.com

http://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/news/explore-brisbanes-vibrant-laneways/

http://www.climeart.com/

www.treemails.net

Ali. x

When you look into the haunting eyes of the girls that Logan Artist, Braidy Hughes has painted, you can’t help but be moved. Each girl exudes a unique personality behind their quirky, imperfect beauty and as Braidy confesses, their stories are deeply personal, often elicited by painful emotions or memories. Her surreal, expressive style with paint and pen is self taught, and while she did go to University, Braidy felt it didn’t suit her and left to pursue her more organic, solitary approach to creating.

“I often drive my work by painting to music that I know will trigger an emotion or a memory. And these days, often when I work, I feel like a few close people that have left are there with me. It’s a way of keeping in touch with the moments in my life that I wish I had back. The girls are a reflection of this.”

The Only Way Is Up

Like many artists do, Braidy works intuitively entwining her personal stories into her paintings. She creates for no one but herself and this is why her images have such impact. They are genuine.  Braidy says, “people are drawn to art because they have reflected something in their work that someone else can relate to.” And creating is something that Braidy can’t help but do.

As a writer, Braidy’s work appeals to me in the same way a poem or a short story does. Each line in the story unfolds as you peel back the layers of cheerful colour, juxtaposed against the forlorn expressions, the repetition of certain symbols, patterns and the mix of the surreal and urban tones. The layers tease out an individual response in the viewer, much like the prose in a poem, the syntax, the beat and alliteration.

Saint Chloe

“Paint, paint, draw, draw and paint some more. Get messy.” Braidy Hughes.

Braidy’s work will be on display at Miami Marketta this Wednesday evening as part of their Tapas Club Night. Go and support her!

You can also find her work on Facebook and Instagram.

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Exhibiting alongside Braidy is another Logan Artist, Phil B. Phil’s colourful urban style derives itself from a street art culture of textile portability, fun and, like Braidy there are plenty of quirky characters. His main tools are posca pens (acrylic pens) and spray paint on scraps of wood, cardboard, books, and other recycled items.

“I love working with poscas, I love vibrant colours and fun topics, especially vibrant, and I do more than half of all my artwork on the bus to and from work. I paint a lot of artworks on book pages purely due to they’re easy to carry, cheap to purchase, and they hold the paint really well without getting too wet or falling apart.”

#paintingonthebus

Viking on the bus

Although he is known for his Vikings, Phil’s illustrative talent doesn’t stop there.  Through development of his craft by painting every day (not just on the bus but also in his lunch breaks and waiting for his sons to finish karate…), Phil paints striking portraits and images of animals. His portraits feature expert use of light and shadow to create depth and show character, while the detail in his animal paintings portray his skill with a paint brush.

“I don’t limit what I can do, quite a while ago I made the decision to stop saying no, and stop doubting myself artistically.”

Snape

Skateboard art

Phil loves surprising people and it’s obvious that is one of the things people love about his work. His work can be found around Brisbane and on Facebook and Instagram . You might even catch him at a live painting event nearby.

@leighlee68: I’ve admired your talent for years now you never stop wowing me

@steisl_:  Imagine what you gonna create on the plane trip!

@dodgyusername: Your art is so versatile. I love it so much. You nailed her face.

Action shot – viking wall

We are excited to be heading down to see PhilB and Braidy Hughes’ work in person on Wednesday. Want to join us? Grab more details on the event here.

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Cheers,

Ali x

Don’t let it be said that Logan, despite its poor reputation, isn’t full of culturally vibrant and talented people. The cast of more than 700 singers, actors and musicians that took part in the Queensland Music Festival event Under This Sky, is enough to show you just how diversely talented our area is.

“The talent pool was an ocean.”  – Artist Director James Morrison

The premise behind the concert was to celebrate the different narratives of the people who live in Logan, to explore its heritage, its dynamism and cultural diversity, to share the opportunities and experiences and to celebrate its successes. It’s what we at Fringe have known all along. Logan is a diverse but talented city and by coming together as a community, we can make positive change in each other’s lives.

And that message came across loud and clear. We felt the energy as we sat on our rug before the stage, listening to the stories of the different people and the refugees who received their education, raised families and studied to become a part of our Logan community. After all Logan is home to as many as 217 ethnicities across 64 suburbs and events like this highlight that our diversity should not be a divider, it should be celebrated.

Our biggest problem is that when we walk away from an event like this and return to our everyday lives, we often forget how important it is to be inclusive, or we just don’t know how to connect. The arts are an important tool, if not the most important in bridging those boundaries because they provide a way to demonstrate different ways of living and thinking, without the conversational barriers that can sometimes occur.

Under This Sky

Under This Sky

Under This Sky

Under This Sky

 

The greatest aspect of events like Under This Sky is the opportunity it provides for our community to come together and collaborate. It gives programs like Traction that invite school aged youths to participate in workshops run by arts professionals a way to connect with other artists, all while promoting respect and acceptance in a diverse group. In combination these events and programs not only open career pathways into the arts, but they also provide a way for our youth to engage across boundaries.

“We can change the world one thought at a time, one child at a time, one family at a time, one community at a time, one city, one state and one country at a time.”     — Bryant Mcgill

Under This Sky was a success because of its message but in order for that message to resonate with the community and make a difference, it needs to keep coming. Our arts programs need to keep challenging us to celebrate our diversity and heritage and needs to be supported by ongoing efforts of inclusivity.

The supporting urban food truck and music pop up series, Eats & Beats, has the potential to be a great way to get people mingling and talking about our diversity. The international food trucks gave a great variety to most people (there were some vegan/vegetarian/gluten free options but not many) and the music was provided the right atmosphere of light hearted acoustic tunes and vocals. It would be a great way to involve the community and feature different cultural music and art every month as it already attracts a number of people.

For anyone wanting to know more about future events in Logan, arts programs and grants, opportunities or if you’d like to submit to us for discussion, please contact us on our Facebook page or via the Submit tab at the top of our site.

Ali x

The idea for Fringe was spawned by a trip to Melbourne in 2014 where an inner-city bookshop attendant of The Little Bookroom , imbued with enthusiasm, renewed our dream to create a place where people can share that same enthusiasm for literary culture, but also art and music, critical thought and philosophy. A place for the young, and the young at heart, where discussion is mandatory, passion is overflowing and freedom of expression is valued above all else.

Specifically, we will be reviewing local culture via our blog and upcoming podcast. Discussions will be ignited, some of it controversial, some of it moving but all of it will get you thinking and at its centre, we will be promoting Logan’s finest.

In the near future you will see a review of the Beenleigh Theatre Group’s Beauty and the Beast and keep your eyes peeled for their next show Gypsy coming up in November.

Have you attended the local Eats and Beats events? Or wondered about them? We will be reviewing that too in conjunction with the upcoming local music festival Under This Sky on August 1st and 2nd.

If you, or someone you know might be interested in submitting work for discussion and promotion please do contact us. We are looking for:

• Writers willing to read their work (prose/poetry) on our podcast
• Local authors with books for discussion via the blog
• Musicians with new music to be reviewed, live music included.
• Street artists and visual artists of any kind – submission for discussion on blog & podcast
• Comedians, Philosophers, Speakers
• Actors and local theatre companies with shows we can review
• Anything else you might like to submit!

Our only catch is that you must have been founded in Logan, currently residing in Logan or currently performing in Logan. Any questions? Just shoot us an email.

We look forward to meeting you!

Grant and Ali x