Light catchers go to Brighton

Over the last few weeks I have read in the blog posts of fellow bloggers about how their works have been accepted or rejected for this or that exhibition or award event.  This occurred at the time that the deadline for getting notification for an exhibition I applied to enter came and went. I thought  - well you've got to give it a go and if it doesn't come off it is just not my time.


It made me think - why do we do this? Why do we accept invitations to enter; or apply to enter? And where and what do we enter in? For me, in the first instance, it is about sharing what I am doing; and attempting to lift the profile of my art. Whilst it would be good to win an award or be purchased - the main thing is just letting people know who I am and what I do.

After my initial thoughts that my application to be in the Adelaide Airport Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures Exhibition had not been accepted I got a belated notice that my three small light catchers below had been accepted.

Barry Smith © Light catcher series

These are not new works but before this they had only been shown in Fiona and my small personal exhibition in Handheld Gallery in Melbourne. I have entered the three pieces into the Exhibitions small indoor sculpture section as a cluster; and also in the environment exhibition given they are all made from assembled reclaimed-recycled objects and materials.

Barry Smith © Star Light - star gate

Barry Smith © Moon Light - moon gate

Barry Smith © Light Shuttle

I entered these three pieces as I felt there is a theme of timber, brass, lens and navigation by the stars-moon running through them that could connect with the clipper ships that served Adelaide in the past and sailed in the waters off Brighton. The pieces have been packed and posted to Adelaide and will be delivered to the exhibition on the 23 January.