Yvette Watt

Alternative Points of View

28 June - 21 July 2007

Yvette continues her investigation into animal-human relationships with her new work, Alternative Points of View. The exhibition is an extension of the PhD she is completing at the University of Tasmania, School of Art.

National Radio station Triple J was in town to preview the work and to interview Yvette. You can read the interview by following this link.

Alternative Points of View will be exhibited during the Animals and Society Conference hosted by the University of Tasmania Animals and Society Study Group from July 3 - 7 2007.

New Deities: The Cult of Celebrity opens 29 June 2007 at Devonport Regional Gallery

Curated by Catherine Wolfhagen, New Deities focuses on the work of eight Australian artists whose work addresses the cult of celebrity. The exhibition will explore the transformation of the ephemeral pop culture image to icon. Celebrities have come to represent the new deities of a modern society where celebrity worship is the new religion.

Artists include John Vella (TAS), Grant Stevens (QLD), Monika Tichacek (NSW) and Paul Wrigley (VIC).

John Vella
Ricky Swallows (sometimes it’s as if we all have Parkinson’s disease) 2007
Photocopy, birdcage and computer scanner in plywood enclosure
2400 x 2400 x 2400 cm