Carolyn Cardinet: Visual Art Blog

French Film Festival 2017 at The Astor I love seeing these new versions of my work all lit up...  Upside-down Jellyfish and  Anemones (below)

 Exhausted and very happy to have participated in Lorne Sculpturescape this year a massive weekend but so so rewarding to engage with the crowd and hear their thoughts responses and questions about the work for for anyone who didn't have the occasion to ask here is the cheat sheet or Fat Sheet: 1 strand is one 2 litre milk plastic bottle 250 bottle per branches 3 trees 5 branches 1200 bottles although I probably did cut 1500 as some didn't really make the cut for this work all bottle were cut by hand scissors were used at first then RSI injury led me to use a Stanley knife to finish this work it took 18 months to create this work this includes collecting, washing, removing the labels-plastic rings and plastic lids, the cutting & threading onto ropes

Exiting Invitations have arrived All Welcome to our opening Tuesday 26 August 2014 6-8pm

Thrilled to have my own work shown  "The Great Mother Goddess"  shown in Time Square July 24th at 8pm  be there be square

This artwork has been selected as a finalist for the inaugural Noosa Art Award 2014, later this year at the Noosa Regional Gallery 28 August-5 October 2014 Opening on August 29th should you be around Anemone Blanche 2014 (Detail)

Oceans is a 2009 film by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, narrated by the handsome Pierce Brosnan. Although you can only hear him. It took 4 years to film all the material needed to make 'Oceans'. Watching this documentary is music to our ears and a total and absolute pleasure to watch. I highly recommend it for all young and older public. Below are some exerts of the commentary read by Pierce Brosnan. A little bit at a time new forms of life ripple the waters of the world, spreading and multiplying adapting and evolving Pollution runs out of rivers spilling (as can be seen by satellite) We have littered the oceans with hundreds of thousands of trash spilling poison around. Sculpture III 2013 Copper and Found Black Plastic Human 'objects' challenge each creature to find new place or new ways to survive. Human indifference is surely the Ocean greatest threat. Every Breath We Take Every Drop We Drink Depends on a Healthy Ocean

REGURGITATE Carolyn Cardinet and Janita Ryan The Library Artspace www.thelibraryartspace.blogspot.com Wednesday 06 March 2013 to Saturday 23 March 2013 Opening Wednesday 06 March 2013 6-8pm !!Come and regurgitate!! Carolyn Cardinet and Janita Ryan regurgitate the flotsam and jetsam spewed onto the City of Port Philip shoreline between 2011 and 2012. This gleaned debris is reprocessed, decontextualized from its original purpose and reframed to take on new meaning. Cardinet’s large monochromatic paintings hanging from the gallery’s beams are a strong contrast to Ryan’s miniature egg tempera works.

In Memoriam 2 @ Gossard Space This installation of single use cardboard packaging used to transport art stretchers is painting with mistints from Bunnings The idea of this project is to use the overlooked. Many items  has been regarded as not worthy by Western society. The sad truth is that yet we produce more, when we already have plenty to use and choose from.

This piece Family is made of single use packaging. What is considered art ? What can be used as a support to make art? What is in the box (wooden art stretchers) or can the packaging be used instead Paintings of plastic trash washed on shore are painted on the boxes as unstable towers

More rubbish then shells  its becoming a reality Look at the colour of the plastic after a stay in water I had to cut in half all the bottle I had previously gathered  Interestingly the pungent smell was one of petrol Once a bottle stays in te water for a while it gathers oils and other substance from the water  The original colour changes then releases other toxins in the water  and a smell similar to petrol

Trash Rubbish Garbage Litter Dirt Debris Fragment Filth Refuse Junk Detritus Disregarded Lost Discard Broken Matter Found Devalued Left over Cast off Unwanted Unloved Unnoticed Disused Scraps Waste

I have made a list of what I found and recognisable to date on the beach Objets trouves – Melbourne Beach 2012 - Plastic Only Lego Yogi bear Straw Barbie shoe Mc Donald straw Barbie bag Cap Net Lid Rope Ball Peg Tennis ball Party popper Bouncing ball Cup Syringe cap Plate Soya sauce cap Comb Bottle cap Lolly Pop stick Coke cap Handle Soft drink cap Balloon Water bottle cap Masking tape Milk Bottle Tape Spray paint cap Biro Take away coffee lid Biro cap Nozzle Bottle stopper Ties Toy car Tag Toy character Tent picket Ice cream container Wheel Spoon Container Knife Plant container Fork Dessert container Yakult bottle Construction cap More stra...

What I see, What I find ... makes me question the world we live in... and where does it all go Have a look at this little film to realise just what is! www. storyofstuff .org/movies-all/ story -of-bottled-water

 A walk this morning with a friend of my sister was very rewarding! Can you spot the difference from last week? How much more rubbish collected are placed in the trays My backyard is starting to look very... Colourful