Sydney: Africa - The Wild

Black Eye Gallery is pleased to announce: 

‘AFRIKA – THE WILD’

 By photographers Ken and Michelle Dyball.

 

 ‘AFRIKA – THE WILD’ will be the international first time showing by photographers Ken and Michelle Dyball. The images have been selected from a vast archive of work shot over a ten year period whilst the couple resided in Africa. Unlike most ‘visiting’ image makers of Africa, the Dyball’s knowledge and connection to the land is apparent through their unique and unrepeatable images.

The Dyball’s work has been recognized internationally winning multiple awards, which include include ‘Nature’s Best African Photography Awards’  and ‘BBC Wildlife Photographer of the year’.  The couple will also be the subject of a future publication by the prestigious Natural History Museum  in London, who not only acknowledge the beauty of their work but of its ethological importance.

Black Eye Gallery director Tom Evangelids – “This is a truly unique representation of Africa by two of Australia’s foremost international nature photographers. The work is grand, intimate and most of all emotional- its compelling to see native animals in their natural habitats. Having Nick Brandt’s work in the gallery last year, we are honoured to have another fine body of images from this amazing continent and we are thrilled they are Australian!”

Black Eye Gallery blackeyegallery.com.au

Located @ 3/138 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst,

Opening night – Thursday Nov 16, 6-8pm

RSVP for opening: mickie@blackeyegallery.com.au

Exhibition details – Nov 14 – Dec 3, 2017

 

Australia: Robyn Beeche - A Retrospective

On the 2nd of February Black Eye Gallery is proud to present 'Robyn Beeche - A Retrospective' celebrating the extraordinary photographic work of Robyn Beeche whom sadly passed away earlier this year.

The exhibition will present Beeche's documentation of seemingly opposing worlds: the post-punk, new romantic fashion and music scenes of 1980s London, and the colour saturated Hindu ceremonies held in the Indian pilgrimage town of Vrindayan, Uttar Pradesh. Beeche was an active collaborator of counter-culture personalities Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Leigh Bowery and Divine with her work being characterised by a fascination with documenting physical and spiritual transformation. 

Robyn Beeche, the native Sydney photographer, who sadly passed away this year at the age of 70, documented seemingly opposing worlds: the post-punk, new romantic fashion and music scenes of 1980s London, and the Hindu ceremonies held in the Indian pilgrimage town of Vrindayan, Uttar Pradesh. Beeche became renowned in London for her ground breaking photos of painted bodies, transforming the body into a canvas and a site of dynamic exploration.
 
Collaborating with counter-culture personalities Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Leigh Bowery and Divine, Beeche was drawn to personalities who were fascinated with the possibilities of physical transformation. Employing imaginative makeup and sophisticated lighting, bodies were fragmented, distorted and transformed into sculpture. Regularly visiting India in the mid-1980s at the peak of her career proved life-changing with Beeche settling in the pilgrimage town of Vrindavan permanently in 1992. For the next three decades Beeche captured both the serenity and dye-drenching ecstasies of Indian religious rituals. The colour saturated week-long Holi festival in Vrindayan reminiscent of Beeche’s experimental work with makeup artists.!

Anne O’Hehir, curator at the National Gallery of Australia, stated that, “much of Beeche’s work of the 1970s and 1980s sits in its own place between fashion photography and art photography. For me there’s an interesting tension in her work between the image as decoration and the image as portraiture – particularly in the images of famous figures – Leigh Bowery, Sir Roy Strong, Andrew Logan.” ! ! Beeche’s inspiring life story has been told by Lesley Branagan in a revealing documentary film ‘A Life Exposed – Robyn Beeche: a photographers transformation’, which was broadcast on ABC TV June 2013. The film reveals how Beeche, at the center of London’s high fashion world, finds that fame and success are no longer enough and traces her intrepid
move to India to rediscover herself.! ! Robyn Beech is survived by her brother, Geoff and sister, Gai.

More information can be found here: blackeyegallery.com.au

Head On Photo Festival

Head On turns the city of Sydney into a living cross-section of cutting edge photography and video media. Exhibiting across all genres and experiences, Head On is a platform for the passion of the photographers, the excitement of the audiences, the beauty of the medium and the issues photography addresses. Through world-renowned exhibitors and speakers, innovative workshops and compelling exhibitions, Head On is the Australian hub for photographic enthusiasts, professionals and collectors alike.

Head On is a bridge between Australian and International photographic markets.
In 2014 alone, Head On exhibited 55 artists from 18 countries. Festival tours in America, China and New Zealand introduced the international photographic elite and audiences in excess of 500, 000 to the wealth of photographic talent Australia possess with great acclaim.

The Head On Awards, now in its 11th year, is the flagship of our annual program.
Our anonymous judging ensures each work is selected solely on its merit rather than the celebrity of the photographer. Across 4 categories, 16 judges, 130 finalists and $50 000 in prizes, the Head On Awards represent a global selection of the best emerging and established photography.

We know photography matters and we show it.

See for yourself from the 1st – 31st May, 2015.

Information and program: HERE