Talk | What is the Piranesi effect? | Ian Potter Museum of Art

What is the Piranesi effect?

Andrew Hazewinkel 2 figures (after Caillois) 2013 (detail) plaster, agate, steel 170 x 30 x 30 cm (each figure) Private collection, Sydney © Courtesy the artist

Jenny Long with Michael Graf and Andrew Hazewinkel

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was one of the most extraordinary printmakers of the 18th century. He was also an architect, antiquarian and firebrand. Curator of The Piranesi Effect Jenny Long will discuss with contemporary artists Michael Graf and Andrew Hazewinkel what it is about Piranesi’s work which continues to excite artists and designers in the 21st century.

Jenny Long is a free-lance curator based in Melbourne and Bendigo.

Michael Graf and Andrew Hazewinkel are well known artists based in Melbourne with a long standing interest in the works of Piranesi. A number of Graf and Hazewinkel works are included in the exhibition.

Date: Saturday 22 Feb 2014, 2.00- 3.00pm

Venue: The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Swanston St

Free. All welcome. No bookings required.

Websitehttp://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/public-programs/current-events/prgm-date/2014-02-22/prgm/saturday-talk-the-piranesi-effect

Piranesi Exhibitions in Melbourne from February

The Piranesi Effect at the Potter 20 February until 25 May 

Piranesi’s works are  juxtaposed with Roman and Etruscan antiquities, also works by contemporary artists Rick Amor, Michael Graf, Mira Gojak, Andrew Hazewinkel, Peter Robinson, Jan Senbergs and Simon Terrill.

Piranesi at the State Library of Victoria 22 February until 6 July 
Rome: Piranesi’s vision is the largest exhibition of Piranesi’s work ever to be seen in Australia, with over 100 significant works focusing on superb prints from his ‘Vedute di Roma’.

Piranesi at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura 26 February until 30 April
A Traveller’s Dream: Piranesi and Rome  is on at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Cultural Institute), South Yarra