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sidney

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About Me

Sidney Sprague holds a BA in Fine Arts, a Diploma of Multimedia and Certificate 4 in Workplace Training and Assessment.
Sid has extensive experience in community based multi-media projects including project management and artistic directon of Express 3/5 Youth Film Festival, Bute Utes the Movie (RAV), The Silver Ball Film Festival and the Worngundidj Multimedia Alliance.
Sid is currently working with indigenous communities in SW Victoria and with the Tarerer Festival to document cultural histories and sacred sites.
Sid has also lectured at TAFE, secondary schools, ACFE and designed and delivered workshops in a range of arts practices and multimedia technologies for community members of all abilities.
Sidney is also a Fine Artist creating paintings and sculpture from his studio in rural Victoria, exhibiting his art works at galleries in Australia.

My Interests

art. commissions gladly accepted. grants to create and exhibit new works greatly appreciated. oil and acrylic fine art painting. sculpting in stone or wood. works on paper. graphic art and design. photography. video production. animation. multimedia. experimental art production.

I'd like to meet:

the inspired ones.

Music:

making beats and making samples.

Movies:

Australian film, especially the early ones.

Television:

television - not much.
Radio - ABC, BBC, Vision Australia Radio.

Books:

d'arcy niland and patrick white at the moment. still thinking about d'arcys book 'when the cross turns over'. Tao De Ching while i'm waiting for new d'arcy book.

Heroes:

mum

My Blog

bitter minds

bitter mindsbitter timesbitter linesbitter rhymesbitter hands hold bitter landsbitter eyes spy bitter skiesbitter teeth gnash bitter speechbitter tongues spit bitter liesbitter ears shed bitter tearsb...
Posted by sidney on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:10:00 PST

dead men running

'dead men running' by D'arcy Niland.what a unbelieveable insight to life.the very human exsistance we live and how to live it well. I can taste the earth. I can feel the sun on my back. Do it right.D'...
Posted by sidney on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:01:00 PST

know

the mind casts a shadowof what we knowthe shadow cast over future knowledgenot so bright in the dappled lightthings to knowtrying to make out in the dim pale night
Posted by sidney on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:05:00 PST

building

stage 1 of building.measure and mark out the area.put in hurdles.remove anything thats in the way. downpipes etc.place then square up the sting lines.measure then dig the holes.remove dirt from buildi...
Posted by sidney on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:06:00 PST

Patrick White, The Tree Of Man

just finished 'the tree of man' by patrick white.wow that guy can write.so many levels at once.i really enjoyed the way he describes a scenario with his structuring or sculpting of words to illustrate...
Posted by sidney on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:25:00 PST

Woody Allen, Match Point

what do you think was Chris's fathers profession in 'Match Point'.IRA?because there seemed t be this thread that parents have a lot to do with their childrens moral/ethical view.I asked this guy who s...
Posted by sidney on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:31:00 PST

old man

theres on old man from calamazooin the district of shwiffy nantuckethis house stood aloneexcept for a pay telephoneand was odly shaped like a bucketthe old man had no wife he had no doghe had nothing ...
Posted by sidney on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:15:00 PST

rain

my brain my brain my brainmy brain has been left in the rainabsorbing the painas you step on itmy brain my brain my brainmy brain absorbing the painas you wipe your feet on itmy brain my brain my brai...
Posted by sidney on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:47:00 PST

NO! im not, fraser re scott

that's it you got it rightNO! I'm not fraser re scottpushing my rottelling you how to be or be notnot interested not looking just automaticmy secrtary answers my mail with the typing all typed in brai...
Posted by sidney on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:14:00 PST

finally got broadband

hey its finally here.the government has funded the connection to broadband.i got the sat dish the other day and new mac today.did i mention i live in the bush, outback Australia.just uploaded some vid...
Posted by sidney on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:41:00 PST