Arts Council Toowoomba held the AGM October 19 at the Immunisation Rooms and elected a new committee.
The highlight of the evening was the talk by George Szerencsi complemented by his excellent slides. We enjoyed hearing about his ideas and seeing his new living environment in the countryside. The following is a summary of the talk.
George described his new studio in two large shops in the main street of Bell. He showed us his photography of sunsets, buildings, flora and fauna in the area and his work with installations of 15 ladders (inspired by Jacob’s ladder and the big questions of life and its meaning). Playing with these big ideas for his own joy led George to developing the work Escalation which was selected for the Directors Cut for the Blake Prize. George showed us images, emphasising the importance of the shadows and described how the piece was made, photographed and attached to the wall. He described how he responds to questions about whether the stairs and ladders could be seen as going down. He replied that he always sees them going up but not quite getting there.
He described how he had a submission for a 10 m x 10 m monumental sculpture in Mexico and is awaiting news on this. There is a $20 000 US first prize and if selected he will supervise construction of this large piece.
We wish George the best of luck for his submission.