MOMA, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Wow. Just wow.

Like many people, I am truly not the world's most arty person. That means in relation to both creation and observation. I would struggle to tell a Rothko from a Lego but that may be his simplicity. That said I had heard lots of interesting things about Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art. So, we decided to hit it up while we were staying with the coolest kids in Hobart, the Timsar family.

Entrancing the Entrance.

Symbolic

The strange mirrored entrance, I wonder what birds think of it....

A welded intricate industrial art.

You do need to start the right way, coffee with a view.

A light view.

When you enter, you go down three floors into the ground. You get given "The O" which is an audio/reading guide that can give you as much or as little info as you like, all in an iPhone. Seriously good stuff.

The four entrances to the temporary rooms. On the Origin of Art. It was AMAZING. With four guest curators.

Flicker art.

It explored things like art and the impact on the brain.

The brain.

Simpleton and the Brain. 

Some antiques and some antiques.

Who wouldn't like to eat from this? 

Nude archer.

I loved the lighting.

Yayoi Kusama the 80-something Japanese artist.

Modern art can be simple

Interesting

Odd.

Creative.

Just plain gross.

And depressing.

Sidney Nolan's snake.

The great digester, it creates its own poop.... art you say.

Julius Popp's Bit.fall

Is well worth it!

Cava d'Ispica, Sicilia

The caves of Ispica are actually something pretty darned impressive and cool. Both cool in a literal sense, as they are caves after all, but also more in the impressive sense. There is archaeological evidence that dates back to the prehistoric times, but the majority of the tombs themselves were there up to the late 17th century. They are really impressive, and to be buried in these small permanent coffins must have been some sort of honour. If you are the south of Sicily, go for a poke around the park, it is easy to get around, has some interesting information and for a couple of Euros you won't be able to get something this cool anywhere else in all of Europe (for my mind anyway).

hand carved, this must have taken quite some time!

Top ten pics of 2009

So here they are in order from No. 1 to 10.


So thanks to everyone who voted on here and on Facebook too. These are the top 10 picks in regards to colour and black and white. I am taking a top 5 of each to make a top 10. The top ten is complied in order of votes for each photo. So you can figure out the top 5 in each if you want. :)

Hope the festive season and pandemonium is going well for all.