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ART MONTHLY AUSTRALIA Art Notes Issue 225 Congratulations to wife and husband artist-duo Gillie and Marc Schattner whose contemporary blend of tragicomic chic earned them first prize for the Biennale of Chianciano, 13 to 27 September 2009, Tuscany, Italy, for their painting He'll never be famous but he doesn't give a damn, he's a musician, which features a Dalmatian-headed figure playing guitar. This work was chosen above 150-plus pre-selected entries worldwide. The Schattners are not averse to incorporating dog-headed beings in their work. Their life-like silicon and fibreglass sculptural piece, The baby that shouldn't be, bound for December's Florence Biennale, portrays an oversized dog-headed naked baby (asking us to consider all the world's unwanted, neglected, impoverished babies. And controversy lingers with their work, If Jesus was alive today he would be a skateboarder, which features in the inaugural 2009 Blake Prize Director's Cut, an online exhibition which extends the Prize exhibition, 7 October to 7 November |
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2009 Biennale of Chianciano, Tuscany, Italy Gillie and Marc win first Prize! Gillie and Marc win first prize at the 2009 Biennale of Chianciano Tuscany, Italy. |
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OUT AND ABOUT The West Australian A gallery full of guests spilled out of the new space for Linton and Kay, Contemporary, in Subiaco. The show was the perfect start to the bright future of the intimate gallery. The pair who paint together on the same canvas, have taken a colourful exploration around the idea of unconditional love through man's best friend and assigned their dog subjects human activities and personalities. |
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CANINE ART IS DOGGONE Western Suburbs Weekly SYDNEY artists Gillie and Marc Schattner are sick of dogs and say they will be steering clear of canine subject matter in their future endeavours. The couple’s latest exhibition The Dog in Us All, showing at Linton and Kay Contemporary in Subiaco, attracted nation-wide attention when it debuted earlier in the year, largely because of a huge sculpture entitled Good Boy. It depicted a naked man with the head of a dog posed on all fours and sipping a cappuccino. The Schattners attributed the furore that erupted to serendipitous timing and placement – the sculpture was displayed on the pavement outside a gallery that was next door to a childcare facility and the exhibition occurred at the same time as Bill Henson’s controversial photographic exhibition. “Good Boy was supposed to be fun and light-hearted, people probably took it too seriously,” Gillie said. Marc said that at the time of the exhibition people had a heightened sense of morality that played into a right wing concept of art versus porn. “We had some really interesting interpretations of Good Boy as the castration of man and as a feminist statement,” he said.But the Schattners were no strangers to the canine connection, with much of their previous work exploring the concept of the duality of man and dog, including their finalist entry into the Archibald Prize, and they say their intention with The Dog in Us All exhibition was to expound on the theme in a whimsical and humorous manner. Although they may not be exploring the subject matter of dogs anytime soon, the Schattners are not shying away from controversy, with some of their new work including a sculpture of Jesus riding a skateboard. “A lot of the new works we’re doing are more and more challenging,” Marc said. “As contemporary artists, it is our obligation to challenge.”Good Boy is yet to be sold. |
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THE DOG IN US ALL EXHIBITION Linton and Kay Contemporary Gallery A huge sculpture of a naked man on all fours with a dog's head has caused a stir on the stylish streets of Subiaco. The three metre tall, half-man half-dog artwork is part of The Dog In Us All exhibition at Linton and Kay Contemporary gallery on Hay Street, but one appendage in particular has generated the most complaints. The sculpture takes pride of place on the footpath, and has caused traffic chaos as drivers crane their necks to have a good look at the unusual work. Called Good Boy, the figure's 40cm long penis caused a major controversy when the sculpture was shown on a footpath in Sydney. Mothers walking their children to a nearby day care centre were appalled by the image. At the time it caused a media frenzy, with many comparing the work to controversial artist Bill Henson's images of young children in various states of undress. But so far Good Boy has failed to offend as many people in Perth, leading the husband and wife artist team Gillie and Marc Shattner to conclude that West Australians were a more liberal and accepting lot than Sydneysiders. |
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THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY The West Australian Perth Doggies are non-judgmental |
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FOR THE LOVE OF A DOG Post Newspaper Perth "My ambition in life it to be the person my dog thinks I am." |
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THE DOG IN US ALL - It Must be Love xPress Street Mag - eye 4 arts The Dog In Us All is on at Linton and Kay Contemporary Gallery, 123 Hay Street, Subiaco, from Friday, July 24 til Saturday, August 8. |
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DOGGED BY CONTROVERSY The West Australian Perth - The Wire Lift Out A giant kneeling man with the head of a dog and a 41 cm penis is likely to turn heads in any setting, but when he is situated on a Sydney street, near a childcare centre, it can spark a furore. Such was the discovery of artistic duo Gillie and Marc Schattner.
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Inside Cover The West Australian Perth - Page 2 Gillie Schattner and Husband Marc Schattner are sculptors. Last year, their Good Boy sculpture caused outrage when it was shown in leafy Woollahra in Sydney. Today, it will be erected outside the Linton and Kay Gallery in Hay Street, Subiaco. You won't be able to miss it. Gillie filled out IC's Proust Questionnaire. |
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GOOD BOY The Sunday Times Perth - STM Arts You would be hard pressed to find a husband and wife more in sync and more in love than Gillie and Marc Schattner.. The Sydney duo share not only a love of eachother and their two children, but also of art. |
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