Category Archives: Art Teaching

A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER-COLLECTION #2

Posted on December 12, 2024 by artordeath

More cartoon strips about climate and conservation issues by Bryce Mahalski (Copyright Bruce Mahalski) . All of these strips have been published in the Otago Daily Times. You can buy a full book of them via the Otago University Book … Continue reading →

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A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER (COLLECTION ONE)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by artordeath

A Change in the Weather’ is a cartoon strip about climate change issues produced by myself and Abe Hunter. The first seven strips were produced by artist/tattooist/cartoonist. Veronica Brett but these are not shown here. The strip is published every … Continue reading →

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Escape from the Animal Attic

Posted on November 7, 2019 by artordeath

The Animal Attic is an upstairs space gallery space at the Otago Museum. It not only sheds light on taxonomy and evolution, but on Victorian-era architecture and ideas about how museums should be presented to the public. From Falkland wolves to … Continue reading →

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What’s my Name? Tagging Culture and Law Enforcement in Wellington, New Zealand (2016)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by artordeath

The old male bear reared up on its hind legs and sank its claws deep into the pine tree. Then he raked them sharply down the trunk with a loud splintering noise. Next he sat on his haunches and sniffed … Continue reading →

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Graffiti to Street Art – A Short History

Posted on June 24, 2018 by artordeath

There seems to be a strong impulse in human beings to leave their mark. To tell the world you were here. Unlike other animals we know we’re going to die and leaving some sort of physical mark behind  is one … Continue reading →

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Poster Boy

Posted on August 14, 2015 by artordeath

Poster Boy I was down the alley at the back of the Robbie Burns putting up a spread of posters for a band called ‘The Poodles’ when the police car pulled up beside me. I tried to ignore it and … Continue reading →

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