A Group and Solo Gallary Opening
10x8 Gallery
It is not too often that you can go to a grand opening, yet one that starts off with such a bang. Just take a look at whose work was hanging from the walls Alexia Sinclair, Andrew Quilty, Donna Baily, Marco Bok, Raul Canibano, Rennie Ellis, Stephen Dupont, James Brickwood, and William Yang all had at least one piece up on the walls.
10x8 gallery is located on the 5th floor of a building on Foster Street, just around the corner from Central, and well worth a visit.
Salerno Gallery
Their latest photography exhibition is 'Behind the Scenes: The Australian Ballet on the International Stage' by Lisa Tomasetti. I often quip you cannot take a bad photograph of a Ballet dancer, with all their grace, power and athleticism' Of course, this is not true, but it must be close to it!
When one thinks about photography and Ballet dancers, many photos come to mind, most of which are black-and-white photos of a dancer on a stage or in a photo studio looking extremely graceful. That is not totally the case here. While the grace still shines through, the rest is replaced with urban areas where the company has taken its shows.
The photographs themselves are relaxed. They don't seek the technical perfection of an advertising campaign but allow the location to be as key to the shot as the dancers. There is a shot on the Brooklyn Bridge where you can see the tourists pulling out their cameras to grab a shot!
If you find yourself near Glebe Point Road, I highly recommend a visit to this exhibition. The photographs are so captivating that I would love to have a few on my wall. I'm still waiting for that lotto win, though. But trust me, they are worth a look!
