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Louise Whelan, Community and Social
Entrepreneur, Photographer and Mover N Shaker
Louise
Whelan, or "Lou Lou" to her friends, is
one of the most dynamic, strong, yet soft, creative
persons you are every likely to come across. She is
simply a dynamo.
Whether
organizing a function, taking photographs, researching
a project, or whipping up a media frenzy, and bringing
together some industry "heavyweights", Louise
Whelan is there!
Media
Man Australia is delighted to call Louise our friend
and associate.
EXHIBITION:
PHOTOGRAPHY by LOUISE WHELAN
Bondi
Beach
Award
wining photographer Louise Whelan's latest exhibition
opens at the Iain Howell Gallery Balmain on Friday
August 4 from 6-9pm. It runs until August 17th.
Whelan
is presenting three diverse bodies of work - Sydney
an Aerial Perspective, Sydney Night Moves and Sydney's
Burlesque Beauties.
The
exhibition will be opened by Australia's adventurer
and entrepreneur Dick Smith.
In attendance at the opening will be some of Sydney's
Burlesque beauties, The Bella Donna's, Wendy Woo,
Rachel St James, Gypsy Germaine, Sarina del Fuego
and Kira Hula La.
Sydney
an Aerial Perspective. Whelan's images have a distinctive
style blurring the line between reality and abstract
.Small extraction of Sydney from the air, transform
to abstract images in print. An aerial representation
of Sydney not seen before.
Sydney's
Burlesque Beauties. These images are a celebration
of the Burlesque revival . Whelan captures the stars
of Burlesque on and off the stage both poetically
and with a documentary purpose.
Sydney
Night Moves. A series of funky photographs taken at
night and in low light, with all effects produced
in camera.
Contact:
Louise Whelan M.0417202489
Louisewhelan@optusnet.com.au
Ian Howell Gallery
230 Darling St Balmain
T.98181671 iainhowell@bigpond.com
Media
Man Australia was delighted to assist in the media
and publicity for the Louise Whelan Photography exhibition.
Grant
Dwyer, Dick Smith, Greg
Tingle and Kashif Amajd
Greg
Tingle and Rachel James
Article
/ Review
Inside
the studio, a view to a kill - The
Sydney Morning Herald - 8th August 2006
...Landscapes
of a different kind are on display at Iain Howell
gallery in Balmain. They're the creations of Louise
Whelan who works extensively as an aerial photographer,
and one half of the gallery is devoted to computer-manipulated
views of Sydney from the sky - repeating and inverting
vistas in order to create odd, artificial symmetries.
Upstairs, Whelan offers very different images which
chronicle the increasingly popular world of burlesque,
or, as I suspect it should be labelled, striptease.
These
photographs are affectionate, impressionistic records
of performance but reveal Whelan's uncertain grasp
of the tradition and grammar of documentary photography.
Framing and display of these photographs is also chaotic.
Occasionally Whelan gets close to capturing the sexual
satire at the core of burlesque but I struggled to
find pictures that seriously addressed the humanity
of her energetic subjects.
Article / Review by Victoria Murphy
Sydney's
award winning photographer Louise Whelan has unveiled
her latest collection of contemporary work to a jam
packed Iain Howell Art Gallery in Balmain.
The
exhibition, comprising of three separate bodies of
work, was toasted as a fresh glimpse of the diversity
that is Sydney.
Sydney
an Aerial Perspective reflects the way we live from
a previously unappreciated vantage point and opens
your mind to the endless possibilities around you.
The large range of images allows you to indulge in
a view of our divine city from above.
Sydney
Night Moves is a series of stunning photographs exploring
unique locations across the city in the enchanting
hours of the night.
Sydney's
Burlesque Beauties celebrates the revival of the 60s
art of strip tease and it's rebirth into Sydney culture.
The honest pictures give an insight into the Burlesque
world portraying its raw beauty that, like the art
itself, will remain timeless.
Opening
night's success is a reflection of the exhibitions
appeal to all walks of life. More than a dozen of
the well priced pieces were snapped up by impressed
guests, including an aerial shot by adventurer and
entrepreneur Dick Smith who was on hand to do the
honors of opening the show.
The
exhibition runs until August 17th at Iain Howell Art
Gallery, 230 Darling Street Balmain. Don't miss it!
Websites
Louise
Whelan official website
Iain
Howell's Art Gallery
Profiles
Photographers
Iain
Howell's Art Gallery
Speakers
Arts
and The Creatives
Burlesque
For
more information contact:
greg@mediaman.com.au
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